Photograph was edited for publication purposes.; Photograph was also used for articles dated December 13, 1949 and August 28, 1952. Not long after Joan Barry filed the first paternity suit against Chaplin, federal prosecutors brought Mann Act charges against Charlie Chaplin in relation to Barry; he was acquitted. Photograph caption dated February 26, 1944 reads, "Sitting firm and with his eyes fixed on an object, Charlie Chaplin is shown when he came to court to make his formal plea in 'white slave' case."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Chaplin, Charlie,--1889-1977 Chaplin, Charlie,--1889-1977--Trials, litigation, etc Barry, Joan--Trials, litigation, etc United States.--Mann Act of 1910--Cases Comedians--United States Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Trials--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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