Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Capt. Leopold McLaglen, self-styled Jiu-Jitsu champion of the world, appears in court over charges that he attempted to blackmail and extort his former employer, millionaire Philip M. Chancellor. McLaglen was accused of threatening to implicate Chancellor in a robbery, unless Chancellor paid McLaglen $20,000. McLaglen is accompanied in court by his lawyer, Harry F. Sewell, at left. November 18, 1937. Text from original nitrate sleeve: McLaglen, Leopold, Capt.; Sewell, Harry F., Judge
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Extortion--California--Los Angeles Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Bribery--California--Los Angeles Entertainment Sports Legal Lawyers--California--Los Angeles Sewell, Harry F., 1889-1941 McLaglen, Leopold
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