Word: courtroom
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...small, imitation-marble pillared Federal courtroom in Chicago last week, six closely guarded naturalized U.S. citizens, German-born, went on trial for treason. By week's end the jury (nine housewives, three men) and a handful of spectators had heard the first grim chapters of a story that might well have come from the mind of a dime novelist...
Tough little James Caesar Petrillo, boss of the A.F. of L. Musicians Union, who has won most of his battles with the methods of a dictator, triumphed again last week-in the polite precincts of a courtroom and with the blessings...
Although the acting is only passable and all the punches are telegraphed, it is pretty good entertainment at times. The dialogue is clever in spots and the photography and directing help cover a multitude of errors. What's more, there are two courtroom scenes that try to supply suspense and drama. Anyway, the Met is air-conditioned, so buy a bag of candy and settle back...
...courtroom a civilian witness testified he had heard no screams from the shelter. The court pronounced: "Not Guilty...
...Coleman. Their mother went down with the Lusitania. Their father died on a World War I battlefield. They have passed the best part of 23 years in court trying to get a clear title to the half-billion dollars fate and father left them. The Gay Sisters chronicles this courtroom crisis straight through to the final gavel...