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Groucho Marx — Part 1
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‘Marx Pair Gailty
Violation
2 Film "Comedians
” Face Year in Jail
Or $1 00) Fine
LOS ANGELES, Oct. BE—
{INS)—A sober-faced fury re
quired fust 47 minutes today to
convict Groucho and Chico Marx
of vielating the Federal Copy-
right laws.
The brothers, among the high-
est paid ‘comedians of radio apd
sereen, were found guilty of con
verting io their own use a radio
farce which had been submitted
to them for approval.
FACE JAQL OR FINE.
Faced with @ penaity ¢ of $1.
fine or a year fe int), Chics and
Grouehe, who lost their smiles,
when they went % court yester-
day, anneunced they could seri a
Sew trial intnediately,
-Federat Judge Cosgrave di
rected the comediats, to appears
in court Monday for sentence.
“VIOLATION PROVED."
A minuie before to judge comt-
menced his imetructiions, the
jurors had heard Assistant U. 8.
Attorney Carl Bardty doraad in
nO Gncerts.7 corms that the jury
enn cet.
“We have already proved,” he
said, “thet ikere wae vielution
“at te copyright ‘aux of the
Unites States in this case. We
ask a veriirt af guaty”
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