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Vince Barnett and W. R. Wellman at Barnett's retrial for public drunkenness, Los Angeles, 1935

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Title: Vince Barnett and W. R. Wellman at Barnett's retrial for public drunkenness, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: October 15, 1935
1935-10-15
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
On June 21, 1935, Vince and Genevieve Barnett were arrested for public intoxication after allegedly tearing down posters in the R.-K.-O. Theater. The Barnetts said the posters were torn down by overzealous fans looking for autographs from their friend Wallace Ford. Genevieve Barnett was acquitted; Vince Barnett was found guilty, but was granted a retrial in October.
Related to "Barnett Retrial's Hour Dooms Dream of Officer," Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct 1935: A12.
The time was 7:34 p.m. as Barnett's trial was at night so him having to appear at trial would not put the film crew's and other actors' jobs on hold.
Vince Barnett (left) and W. R. Wellman stand in a crowded wood-paneled courtroom. The audience section is full. Barnett is talking to Wellman, and is gesturing with his right hand. Wellman is looking directly into the camera and is resting his left hand on the room divider's gate. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling. A wall clock over the door has the time at 7:34. A policeman stands outside the door.
Handwritten on negative sleeve: 1157. 10/18/35 Vince Barnett; W. R. Wellman; Drunk Trial 10/15/35
Handwritten on negative: L2R Vince Barnett, W. R. Wellman 10-15-35
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_7481
ark:/21198/zz002df5tq
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles
Actors--American--California--Los Angeles
Drunkenness (Crime)--California--Los Angeles
Trials--California--Los Angeles
Barnett, Vince, 1902-1977
Wellman, W. R
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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