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Alleged

"Some lies just have to be told."

Alleged is a romantic drama based on events occurring behind the scenes and outside the courtroom of the famous Scopes "Monkey Trial" of 1925. Charles Anderson, a talented young reporter, feels trapped working for his deceased father's weekly newspaper and living in a tiny town (Dayton, TN) in steep decline. Seeing the "Monkey Trial" as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to break into the journalistic big leagues, Charles manages to insert himself into the middle of the "Trial of the Century." Once in the midst of this staged event, however, he is torn between his love for the more principled Rose, his fiancée, and the escalating moral compromises that he is asked to make as the eager protégé of H.L. Mencken, America's most colorful and influential columnist.

Top Cast

  • Nathan West

    Nathan West

    Charles Anderson

  • Colm Meaney

    Colm Meaney

    H.L. Mencken

  • Brian Dennehy

    Brian Dennehy

    Clarence Darrow

  • Fred Thompson

    Fred Thompson

    William Jennings Bryan

  • Ashley Johnson

    Ashley Johnson

    Rose Williams

  • JR Bourne

    JR Bourne

    George Rappleyea

  • Khori Faison

    Khori Faison

    Abigail

  • Thomas D. Mahard

    Thomas D. Mahard

    Judge Raulston

  • Geoffrey Beauchamp

    Geoffrey Beauchamp

    Dr. Morganthall

Overview

Alleged is a romantic drama based on events occurring behind the scenes and outside the courtroom of the famous Scopes "Monkey Trial" of 1925. Charles Anderson, a talented young reporter, feels trapped working for his deceased father's weekly newspaper and living in a tiny town (Dayton, TN) in steep decline. Seeing the "Monkey Trial" as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to break into the journalistic big leagues, Charles manages to insert himself into the middle of the "Trial of the Century." Once in the midst of this staged event, however, he is torn between his love for the more principled Rose, his fiancée, and the escalating moral compromises that he is asked to make as the eager protégé of H.L. Mencken, America's most colorful and influential columnist.

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