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Lindbergh Case

Lindbergh Case
Clip: 344096_1_1
Year Shot: 1935 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1512
Original Film: 007-317-05
HD: N/A
Location: Flemington, New Jersey
Timecode: 00:20:23 - 00:22:22

Rolling light in color and contrast-imagery. Audio comes in and out. Prosecutor and defense counsel cross swords in spirited combat as the man charged with the murder and kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby Bruno Hauptmann faces the jury. Milling crowds of curious persons jam the little town seeking admission to the court. Bruno Hauptmann begins a fight for life, charged with the murder of the flying Colonel's (Charles Lindbergh) baby son. Universal newsreel presents a graphic view of the most sensational case of a generation. Prosecutor and defense counsel cross swords in spirited combat as the man charged with the murder and kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby Bruno Hauptmann faces the jury. Milling crowds of curious persons jam the little town seeking admission to the court.