Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story 22 years old

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.

Credits

Gil Bellows as Mike De Guerin

Eamonn Walker as Jew Don Boney

Courtney B. Vance as Clarence Brandley

Richard Eden as Peter Speers

Chuck Shamata as Don Brown

Joseph Ziegler as James Keeshan

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story Cast

Name	Character
Gil Bellows He was 34, now 56 years old	as Mike De Guerin
Eamonn Walker He was 39, now 61 years old	as Jew Don Boney
Courtney B. Vance He was 42, now 64 years old	as Clarence Brandley
Richard Eden He was 46, 380 years old when he died	as Peter Speers
Chuck Shamata He was 60, now 82 years old	as Don Brown
Joseph Ziegler He was 100, 86 years old when he died	as James Keeshan
Phillip Jarrett	as Rev. Jerry Jones

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story Crew

Name	Department
Stephanie Gorin as Casting.	Production
April Webster as Casting.	Production
David Bloch as Casting.	Production
Jean Lépine as Director of Photography. He was 125 (90) years old when He died	Camera
Abby Mann as Writer. He was 74 (80) years old when He died	Writing
Tony Bill as Director. He was 61 (now 83) years old	Directing
Van Dyke Parks as Music. He was 59 (now 81) years old	Sound
Axel Hubert as Editor.	Editing

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (22 years)

Release day: Sunday, April 21, 2002
Runtime: 108 minutes