portrait of this blog's author - by Stephen Blackman 2008

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Just say ‘No!’ kiddywinks . . . . . .

 

Robert Mitchum in his jail cell following his conviction for possession of marijuana. - 1948


After serving a week in the L.A. county jail (he described the experience to a reporter as being “like Palm Springs, but without the riff-raff”), Mitchum spent 43 days at a Castaic, California, prison farm. 

Mitchum’s conviction was later overturned by the Los Angeles court and district attorney’s office. The arrest inspired the film 'She Shoulda Said No!'  (1949).


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