Famed director and choreographer Busby Berkeley attending court to face three murder charges after he caused a car accident that resulted in fatalities after leaving a cocktail party. Witnesses reported smelling alcohol on Berkeley's breath at the time.
Famed director and choreographer Busby Berkeley attending court to face three murder charges after he caused a car accident that resulted in fatalities after leaving a cocktail party. Witnesses reported smelling alcohol on Berkeley's breath at the time.
Photo likely related to trials and court appearances following Berkeley’s 1935 traffic accident that resulted in the death of three people. Giesler was Berkeley’s lawyer.
Famed director and choreographer Busby Berkeley attending court to face three murder charges after he caused a car accident that resulted in fatalities after leaving a cocktail party. Witnesses reported smelling alcohol on Berkeley's breath at the time.
Famed director and choreographer Busby Berkeley attending court to face three murder charges after he caused a car accident that resulted in fatalities after leaving a cocktail party. Witnesses reported smelling alcohol on Berkeley's breath at the time.
Famed director and choreographer Busby Berkeley sitting in court to face three murder charges after he caused a car accident that resulted in fatalities after leaving a cocktail party. Witnesses reported smelling alcohol on Berkeley's breath at the time.
Photo likely related to trials and court appearances following Berkeley’s 1935 traffic accident that resulted in the death of three people. Cohen and Giesler were Berkeley’s lawyers.
Opening day of civil trial arising from a traffic crash in 1935 caused by Berkeley that killed three people. Cohen and Barnes were Berkeley’s lawyers. Berkeley settled the civil suites several days later but faced several criminal trials that ended in deadlocked juries.
LeRoy Prinz was a choreographer, director and producer who worked on Broadway, and for the film industry, mostly for Paramount (1933-41) and Warner Bros. (1942-57). He was married to Agnes Suzanne Thorstadt (1926-1934) and Betty Bryson (1936-1983).
Dance director Le Roy Prinz and actress Betty Bryson surprised associates when they returned from a weekend trip to Yuma to announce they were married.