Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Clark Gable and Jack Powell Text from original nitrate sleeve: Gable, Clark; Gable, W.H. (Father); Powell, Jack - Dept. US Atty. (Norton-Gable Trial); Horse - "Beverly Hills" Film actor Clark Gable conferring with U.S. Attorney Jack Powell over an open book. Gable had been visiting the Federal Court in order to serve as a witness against Mrs. Violet Wells Norton and Jack L. Smith, who were charged with attempting to extort money from the actor.
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
14642 uclamss_1387_14642-04 ark:/21198/zz00288ngd
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Lawyers--California--Los Angeles People Legal Government Actors--American--California--Los Angeles Gable, Clark, 1901-1960 Powell, Jack Lewis, 1909-1997
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