Photograph shows (l to r): Attorney Ben Margolis, Lester Cole, Alvah Bessie, and Ex-Attorney General Robert W. Kenny. They are gathered for the trial of Film Writer Lester Cole's suit seeking reinstatement in his $1350-a-week job with the MGM Studio, which is scheduled to open today before U.S. Judge Leon R. Yankvich, following a last-minute attempt on the part of counsel to avert what is expected to be a lengthy trial.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Cole, Lester,--1904-1985 Bessie, Alvah Cecil,--1904-1985 Kenny, Robert W.--(Robert Walker),--1901-1976 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer--Employees Employees--Dismissal of--California--Los Angeles Trials--California--Los Angeles Actions and defenses--California--Los Angeles Screenwriters--United States Men--California--Los Angeles Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Anti-communist movements--United States Blacklisting of authors--United States Hollywood blacklist Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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