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The Teller and the Truth (2015)
In 1974, 24 year-old Francis Wetherbee, a bank teller who is the subject of small-town envy and gossip, disappears from her hometown of Smithville, Texas two weeks after her fiance's bank is robbed. Her car is dredged from the bottom of a local river but it yields no clues. After a vigorous but futile search for the missing woman, the authorities give up, and Francis recedes into legend--until the case is revisited nearly 40 years later when key figures in her life come forward with theories and clues surrounding her disappearance. The film then morphs from documentary style to narrative as the odyssey of Francis' life unfolds for the audience and the truth is revealed.
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In 1974, 24 year-old Francis Wetherbee, a bank teller who is the subject of small-town envy and gossip, disappears from her hometown of Smithville, Texas two weeks after her fiance's bank is robbed. Her car is dredged from the bottom of a local river but it yields no clues. After a vigorous but futile search for the missing woman, the authorities give up, and Francis recedes into legend--until the case is revisited nearly 40 years later when key figures in her life come forward with theories and clues surrounding her disappearance. The film then morphs from documentary style to narrative as the odyssey of Francis' life unfolds for the audience and the truth is revealed.
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Genre:Crime, Romance
Written By:Nevie Owens, Andrew Shapter
In Theaters:11/1/2015
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Runtime:82 minutes
Studio:Roadwings Entertainment
Cast
Andrew Shapter
Director
Leilani Galvan
Francis Wetherbee
Russell Gustave Ochoa
Oliver Pearce
Helena Stoddard
Bianca Pearce
Diane Perella
Narrator (voice)
Carl Westergren
Paul A. McQueen
Harold McMillan
Haze Michael
Michael Glasscock
Tobin
Keith Sloan
Willie
Anastasia Andres
Elder Francis
Olivia Bell
Young Francis
Jason Borkowski
Roddy Wetherbee
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