Having lived in Los Angeles for less than a month, Toner and Van Doren, along with their wives Alice and Elizabeth, were arrested on the grounds of burglarizing 2,500,000 feet of film negatives from a film laboratory in Parlin, N.J. Upon initial questioning both men denied knowledge of the burglary but later Toner ascertained he had been contacted by someone to sell the raw film, but he did not know the material had been stolen.
John holds the letter he's writing to Dr. Cornish in his lap, the other hand resting against his cheek and holding a cigarette. The bars of his jail cell can be seen behind him. It is a photograph of a photograph.
Medium close-up of Margaret Schulze, in dark dress, holding cigarette and ornate card or cigarette case, open with cigarettes visible, indoors with wall in background
Medium close-up of Margaret Schulze, smiling, in dark dress, holding cigarette and ornate card or cigarette case, open with cigarettes visible, indoors with wall in background