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Calling court cases "the trial of the century" is a traditional bit of American hyperbole, like calling a circus "The Greatest Show on Earth". Nearly every juicy tabloid trial in our history was called the "trial of the century" by somebody. "Every time I turn around, there's a new trial of the century," said defense attorney F. Lee Bailey.
Hauptmann's guilt or lack thereof continues to be debated in the modern day. Newspaper writer H. L. Mencken called the kidnapping and trial "the biggest story since the Resurrection". [5] [6] American media called it the "crime of the century"; legal scholars have referred to the trial as one of the "trials of the century". [7]
Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) [1] and Richard Albert Loeb (/ ˈ l oʊ b /; June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two American students at the University of Chicago who kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on May 21, 1924.
“We had a 21st century technology and 19th century evidence-collection methods,” one of Simpson’s lawyers, Barry Scheck, said years after Simpson’s acquittal. “After watching this trial ...
The "Trial of the Century" was televised and captured the eyes of the nation, lasting seven months. Simpson was ultimately acquitted of all charges in 1995. Show comments
The trial has spurred several documentaries and scripted reenactments, including Lifetime’s “The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson” docuseries (released in June), ESPN's docuseries "O.J ...
William Gold (January 3, 1921 – May 20, 2018) was an American graphic designer best known for thousands of film poster designs. [1] [2] During his 70-year career, Gold worked with some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, including Laurence Olivier, Clint Eastwood, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Elia Kazan, and Ridley Scott.
In 1914, Paramount Pictures made the then unheard-of offer of US$1,000 a day plus twenty-five percent of all profits and complete artistic control to make movies with Arbuckle and Normand. The movies were so lucrative and popular that in 1918 they offered Arbuckle a three-year, $3 million contract (equivalent to $63 million in 2024 [15]). [18]