The Murder of Mary Phagan: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A fact based movie set in 1913, about the events surrounding the murder of a young woman at the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta. Leo Frank, the manager of the factory, is charged with the slaying and, when convicted and sentenced to be hanged in an atmosphere of mob violence, vengeance, and anti-semitic sentiment. Frank's fate lies in the hands of the popular Georgia governor John M. Slaton.

Series details

• Title: The Murder of Mary Phagan
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, History
• Premiere date: 1988-01-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-01-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 135 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 56672

Cast and credited roles

• Jack Lemmon — Governor John Slaton
• Richard Jordan — Hugh Dorsey
• Robert Prosky — Tom Watson
• Peter Gallagher — Leo Frank
• Kathryn Walker — Sally Slaton
• Rebecca Miller — Lucille Frank
• Paul Dooley — William Burns

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-01-24; final listed air date 1988-01-26; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Murder of Mary Phagan on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.