It was the old American indoor sport of "draw poker" that landed 10 tall Russians and one American in jail today, according to police. The 11 men, many of them Imperial officers, were in the Russian Club in Hollywood when police walked in. Photo shows the men in jail. Left to right: Robert Mossmann, the American, a waiter; Capt. Vladimir Dubinsky, singer; Dimitri Draginsky, musician; Paul Potekhin, mechanic; Capt. Nicholas Kobliansky, technical director; John Jones, salesman; Nicholas Stahevitch; Nicholas A. Kabush, architect; Nicholas A. Smolenzeff, waiter; Serge Donskoy, waiter; and Private Benjamin Ladov, artist. Photo dated May 10, 1935.
Gambling--California--Los Angeles Gambling and crime--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Group portraits Portrait photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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