The Pardon

The Pardon
Directed by	Tom Anton
Produced by	Tom Anton; Blair Daily; Jacqueline George; Sandi Russell
Written by	Tom Anton; Sandi Russell
Starring	Jaime King; Jason Lewis
Cinematography	Matthew Irving
Distributed by	Monterey Media (US)
Release date	March 22, 2013
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Pardon is a 2013 drama film directed by Tom Anton. Filmed in Shreveport, Louisiana, it stars Jaime King as Toni Jo Henry, a woman who overcomes a tragic beginning but was executed for murder, and John Hawkes as "Arkie" Burke, Henry's partner in the crime.

The picture is based on an actual case tried in Louisiana in the 1940s. Adapted from the true crime book Stone Justice by Evelyn L. Morgan and Debi King McMartin.

Plot

With all the picturesque glamour of the 1940s, The Pardon recounts the unlikely true story of Toni Jo Henry (Jaime King), a woman tried three times and executed in Louisiana, 1942.

Surviving a legacy of childhood abuse, which lands her in the art deco brothels of the time, Toni Jo briefly discovers love and happiness when she marries the dashing boxer Cowboy Henry (Jason Lewis). Cowboy is soon after sent to prison, leaving the bereft Toni Jo to embark on an ill-fated mission with Cowboy's sometime partner Arkie (John Hawkes). A grisly murder and a series of sensational trials where she pleads her innocence instantly makes the beautiful Toni Jo into a celebrity. Facing conviction after conviction, will she find true redemption in the face of the crimes for which she is accused?

Cast

Jaime King as Toni Jo Henry
Jason Lewis as Cowboy
M. C. Gainey as Gibbs Duhon
Leigh Whannell as Clement Moss
John Hawkes as Finnon "Arkie" Burke
T. J. Thyne as Father Richard
Tim Guinee as Norman Anderson
Niki Spiridakos as Niki
Brad Dison as a Reporter
Stuart Greer as George McQuiston
Ed Bruce as J. P. Copeland
Kip Cummings as Deputy Sheriff
Nancy Ellen Mills as Mrs Calloway
Celeste Roberts as Aunt Emma
Jeddah Danielle Salera as Young Toni Jo Henry
Jim Dickson as prison guard

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