Carolina Skeletons

Amazing made for tv ,but certainly deserved movie house distribution. When this aired on NBC it was powerful and 30 years later has not lost it edge. Outstanding acting by Louis Gossett Jr. and Bruce Dern, Melissa Leo . Then child actor Kenny Blank who plays the 14 year old sent to the electric chair for a double murder he didn't commit, makes you as the viewer feel the trauma he is going through as he is strapped in the chair in his final moments. The film is a rock bed of what it was like in the Jim Crowe South and even after Civil Rights. Screenplay is by Tracy Keenan Wynn who adapted the novel for film and made the characters come to life.

Louis Gossett, Jr. as always, great! He champions Black America by making films that give insight into life, showing us what we should be. Another such movie he made is "In His Father's Shoes". But "Carolina Skeletons", based on a true story, is suspenseful and heartwrenching. If you think you know who-dun-it, you're wrong! Gotta see the end! There are so many things in this world that have been and are so wrong but Louis shows us, through great acting and, I believe, personal integrity, that we are all called to do the right thing.

I thought the movie was good considering it was a made for tv movie, but when I read the actual account of what happened to George Stinney, I realized the movie didn't "go there" like it could have, and should have. They should have shown how 14 year old George's family was run out of town, leaving this young boy all alone to face the naked hatred and racism of an entire town. Instead they focused more on Louis Gossett Jr's character and his determination to find evidence that would posthumously exonerate his brother. I realize the movie is based on George Stinney's execution with the names changed and some aspects fictionalized, but I still felt they did a disservice to the true life story by glossing over certain events. Despite the short-comings, it was a good movie with great performances all around especially for the young man who played the central character.

This Movie is great , About a man coming back to town after so many years to clear his brothers name and clear him of murder charges.Because he new his brother did not do it. He wanted to wright a wrong.This is really a moving story. This is a movie I also watch over and over it is that good .

I hated what happened to that young boy, people are people, they are not defined by their skin color anymore than we whites should be. The movie just broke my heart! Worth watching.

based on a true life event of this young 14 year old boy. movie was very well written and casted by wonderful actors. horrible horrible injustice was committed on this young boy's life.

This DVD is defective, it freezes and blacks out in various places. I did all the trouble-shooting described and when that didn't work, I emailed the seller a courteous email about the problem. I received no response whatsoever. I will never buy from this seller again...I am very unhappy with this product.

Louis Gossett, Jr. is the star of Carolina Skeletons and gives his usual excellent performance as a man returning to his small South Carolina town in 1964 who is asked by his dying mother to prove that his older brother executed thirty years previous was wrongly accused. Carolina Skeletons is a made-for-television movie that is somewhat lacking in some of the production values of more expensively produced films. It has several scenes that come to a dramatic climax and then fade to black. I found myself expecting commercials. The movie is worthy of attention because it reminds us of the unjust treatment of African Americans in our country - especially in the South. As citizens, we must always be aware of injustice in order that it be identified and vanquished.