Interesting parallel with To Kill a Mockingbird:
"Brock Peters" plays Henry, the freed Negro slave who is falsely accused of robbery but, defended by Abe Lincoln, is found Not Guilty due to the fact he has a damaged hand and couldn't have committed the crime. Later, Peters would play Tom Robinson in _To Kill A Mockingbird_ , a black man falsely accused of raping a white girl, which Atticus Finch shows he could not have committed due to the fact his hand (and arm) were damaged. Peters didn't get off as easy in that film however, due to the prejudice of the townspeople who find him guilty anyway. Too bad he didn't have Abe Lincoln defending him again instead of that shyster Atticus Finch! I liked this movie very much. docweasel
