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White Lightnin' (2009)

Deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, where every man owns a gun and a moonshine still, abides living legend Jesco White, "the dancing outlaw". As a boy Jesco was in and out of reform school and the insane asylum. To keep him out of trouble, his daddy D-Ray taught him the art of mountain dancing, a frenzied version of tap dancing to wild country banjo music. After his father's death, crazy Jesco dons his father's tap shoes and takes his show on the road.

  • Drama
  • Thriller

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Edward HoggEdward HoggJesco White
  • Photo of Carrie FisherCarrie FisherCilla
  • Photo of Muse WatsonMuse WatsonD. Ray White
  • Photo of Owen CampbellOwen CampbellYoung Cesco
  • Photo of Stephanie Astalos-JonesStephanie Astalos-JonesBirty Mae
  • Photo of Kirk BovillKirk BovillLong
  • Photo of Stephen LesterStephen LesterDoctor
  • Photo of Wallace MerckWallace MerckEdgar
  • Photo of Steve NicolsonSteve NicolsonVernon
  • Photo of Clay SteakleyClay SteakleyReilly

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