Version with John Patterson ending?

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Phenix City Story

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quixotism-9 — 19 years ago(November 26, 2006 11:36 AM)

FROM IMDB alternative versions:

• The initial release version ran 87 minutes, but soon after, a gratuitous
  13-minute "newsreel" preface was added and an epilogue, read by Richard Kiley.
  The real John Patterson used this film as campaign too when he ran for Governor > of Alabama (beating the young George Wallace). Patterson filmed the same
  epilogue as Kiley, and Patterson's version was used when the film played in
  Alabama.

Does anybody have access to a version with Patterson's epilogue?
Can anyone tell me more about this or give me a citation?
Are there any documentaries or TV specials about Patterson or that would use footage of this?
Were any of the personnel from the film involved in this reshoot? And how did Patterson, who I understand was a segregationationalist, feel about the film's treatment of race issues?
Big thanks out there to everyone or anyone who can help. Please send me a pvt msg or post a response here.

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urish — 17 years ago(January 18, 2009 04:53 PM)

I don't know anything that could help you, but if you check the thread I started about "Cut Before Release?" it may be relevant.