Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption dated February 18, 1987 reads, "John Landis answers questions from his own attorney in first day of testimony." Due to a tragic accident causing the deaths of three actors of the set of the film, Twilight Zone, Landis, Associate producer George Folsey, Jr., production manager Dan Allingham, pilot Dorcey Wingo, and explosives specialist Paul Stewart were charged with child endangerment and involuntary manslaughter in civil and criminal action suits. All were acquitted in 1987.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Landis, John,--1950--Trials, litigation, etc California.--Superior Court (Los Angeles County) Twilight zone (Motion picture)--Trials, litigation, etc Trials (Manslaughter)--California--Los Angeles Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles Motion picture producers and directors--United States Motion picture industry--Accidents--California--Ventura County Helicopters--Accidents--California--Ventura County Courthouses--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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