Murder in the First

This moving courtroom drama is based on a true incident that exposed the shocking conditions at Alcatraz. The tale begins when 18-year old Willie Moore makes the biggest mistake of his life. Now all he wants is a chance to talk baseball before he dies.Recorded at the DoubleTree Guest Suites, Santa Monica, in 1995.Directed by Steve AlbrezziProducing Director Susan Albert LoewenbergEdward Asner as Henkin and Warden Harold HumsonKate Asner as Mary McCasslinDavid Birney as Byron DavidsonRon Byron as The Bailiff and The JailerWilliam Frankfather as Milton Glenn and Harve Bennet Arye Gross as Henry Willard DavidsonAndrew Hawkes as Willie MooreCynthia Mace as Blanche and IreneEric Poppick as William McNeilJohn Randolph as Judge Henry T. ClawsonGil Segel as Jerry Hoolihan, the Landlord, and Burt RussellBill Smitrovich as Derek Simpson, the Foreman, and Terrence SwensonRadio Production and Original Music by Raymond Guarna; Foley Artist: Amy Strong