Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Not long after Joan Barry filed the first paternity suit against Chaplin, federal prosecutors brought Mann Act charges against Charlie Chaplin in relation to Barry; he was acquitted. Photograph caption dated March 23, 1944 reads, "Charlie Chaplin, accused of Mann Act violation, draws pictures while court proceedings progress. Here he appears to be in a happy mood, apparently unmindful of legal battles being waged."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Chaplin, Charlie,--1889-1977 Chaplin, Charlie,--1889-1977--Trials, litigation, etc Barry, Joan--Trials, litigation, etc United States.--Mann Act of 1910--Cases Comedians--United States Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles Drawing--California--Los Angeles Trials--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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