About Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
- Released on April 21, 2002
Based on the true story of Clarence Brandley, a black man wrongly accused in 1980 of the murder of a 16-year-old white high school girl named Cheryl Ferguson. Brandley worked at Conroe High School, where Ferguson was visiting as a member of the Belleville High School volleyball team. Three days after her body was discovered, Brandley was arrested as the murderer. Jew Don Boney, a popular activist and Houston city council member, leads the fight to uncover the truth about the Ferguson murder. Mike DeGeurin, a Texas attorney, is brought in to act as the head defense attorney for Brandley, and is joined by a former minister, Jim McCloskey. The lawyers discover that not only is there a complete lack of evidence against Brandley, but the District Attorney, James Keeshan, has been strategizing with the presiding judge. After nine years in prison, three trials and a stay of execution that saved Brandley's life, justice finally prevails as Brandley is granted his freedom.
Full Cast of Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
Courtney B. Vance plays Clarence Brandley
Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. Vance started his career on the Broadway stage in ...
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Eamonn Roderique Walker is an English film, television, and theatre actor. In the United States, he is known for play...
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Gil Bellows (born June 28, 1967) is a Canadian film and television actor. He is best known for the roles of Tommy Wil...
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