A Death of Innocence

Plot

Shelly Winters and John Randolph star in Death of Innocence as distraught small-town parents who learn that their estranged daughter is on trial for murder. They journey to New York City and attend the girl's trial, where the mother learns several details of her daughter's recent life that she'd rather not know. Filmed at the height of the "generation gap" era, Death of Innocence was based on a novel by Zelda Popkin. One of the better TV movies of 1971, the film was first telecast opposite a George Plimpton "wish fulfillment" special, thereby losing out on the large audience it deserved. Casting note: Kim Stanley was to have played the principal juror, but fell ill before shooting. She was replaced by Ann Sothern--the mother of Tisha Sterling, who plays the defendant in the case! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

Antoinette Bower - Cara Fellman; Richard Bright - Jimmy Rekko; Harold Gould - Alexander Weisberg; Marc Hannibal - Mr. Stewart; Don Keefer - Medical Examiner; Doreen Lang - Macy Fingerhut; Peggy McCay - Helen McCloud; John Randolph - Charles Cameron; Pilar Seurat - Miss Santiago; Ann Sothern - Annie La Cossit; Tisha Sterling - Buffie Cameron; Shelley Winters - Elizabeth Cameron; Tony Young - Joe La Cossit; Arthur Kennedy - Mark Hirsch; Rege Cordic - Judge Morahan

Credit

Joseph Jennings - Art Director, Paul Wendkos - Director, Gene Fowler, Jr. - Editor, Morton Stevens - Composer (Music Score), Ben Colman - Cinematographer, Mark Carliner - Producer, Joseph Stefano - Screenwriter, Zelda Popkin - Book Author

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