
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 ... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...it's ultimately impossible not to wonder just what Hines originally set out to accomplish with this pedestrian mess. |
| User ReviewDavid MA much more unbiased view of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, the young adult actors do a great job! Dennehy and Thompson dominate the scenes they are in. Movie stresses the behind-the-scenes activities and beliefs behind the trials. |
| User ReviewJohn SI'm an extra in this, along with my dad. That's the best thing I can say for this. Kinda interesting, but the drama (what little of it there is) is soapy at best. |