Episode 12.1: The Most Dangerous Man
This is the first episode of a special four-part miniseries on Imagine Air Theater.
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A controversial political figure is accused of violating the Espionage Act. His backers want him to run for president again... even if he\u2019s convicted and sent to prison. A look into the future? No. It happened a century ago.
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In 1917, the world was in the throes of its first global conflict, the war to end all wars. After America joined the fight, Congress passed laws prohibiting anyone from interfering with the war effort. Violators could face long prison sentences. But in the American Midwest, one popular labor leader\xa0was vehemently against the war. Who was this person... and how far was he willing to go in opposition?
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The series features\xa0Paul Rogan\xa0as Eugene Debs and Louis Brandeis,\xa0Tim McCaffrey\xa0as Clyde Miller,\xa0Stella Valente\xa0as Kate Debs,\xa0Hayes Dunlap\xa0as Edwin Wertz,\xa0Collin Hughes\xa0as Francis Kavanagh,\xa0Teg Gray\xa0as Seymore Stedman, the Bailiff and the Jailer,\xa0David Pinion\xa0as Oliver Wendell Holmes,\xa0Pilar Uribe\xa0as Janet and the Emcee, with\xa0William Jones\xa0as Judge D.C. Westenhaver.
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Script consultant: Mark Boyce
Casting director: Stella Valente
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