The astonishing Academy award winning movie "To Kill A Mocking Bird" set in the 1930's, released in 1962, brings Harper Lee's classic novel of childhood in a sleepy Southern town to life through Oscar winning performances by Gregory Peck, and other exceptionally brilliant characters. Unlike the novel which portrays Scout as the main character and where the theme of childhood central, the movie is more of a court room drama. In the movie it is Gregory Peck (or Atticus Finch) who plays a powerful role, as a conscientious lawyer, a highly principled man, and a responsible father to Jem and Scout.

Jem played by Philip Alford and Scout (Mary Bednam) are ordinary children, spending their time going to school and playing outside, especially with their new friend Dill. They have a weird attraction with the Radley house down the street, where according to them the...