Robert Mulligan's 1962 movie is the story of the Finch family, including young protagonist, Scout, who watches as her small Southern community reacts to a rape case involving an African-American man and her lawyer father, Atticus, defends him in court.
Actress Mary Badham, who portrayed Scout, made her feature film debut in "Mockingbird."
Another actor who made their film debut in the movie was actor Robert Duvall, who played the role of famously reclusive Boo Radley.