- Title: F-6711
- Summary: UNDERSTANDING THE LAW: DUE PROCESS OF LAW. DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. SHOWS HOW THE COURT SYSTEM WORKS IN AMERICA. EXPLAINS THE RIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE LAW AND BY THE LAW. DRAMATIZES A FELONY CASE TO ILLUSTRATE STEP-BY-STEP FUNCTIONS IN THE DUE PROCESS OF LAW. CIVIL RIGHTS. GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
- Description:00:00:03 - COURTROOM, CIRCA 1953. LAWYER ADDRESSES THE JURY. 00:00:06 - CU MAGNA CHARTA. 00:00:09 - [SIC] STATUE OF LIBERTY SUPERIMPOSED 00:00:22 - ILLUSTRATION SHOWING TWO BRANCHES OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM. STATE AND FEDERAL COURT SYSTEMS. 00:01:18 - BUSY CITY STREET. PEOPLE ON CROWDED SIDEWALK. PEOPLE WINDOW SHOPPING 00:01:28 - EXTERIOR URBAN COURT HOUSES, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS. 00:01:41 - MAN IN JAIL WITH LAWYER & POLICEMAN. LAWYER IN COURTROOM. COURT HOUSE. JUSTICE OF PEACE. BAIL IS SET. 00:02:02 - CRIMINAL TAKEN OUT OF CELL. COP SHUTS CELL. RING OF KEYS. SHAKE HANDS WITH LAWYER. CRIMINAL CASE TRIED. ASSIGNED A LAWYER. 00:03:29 - PROSPECTIVE JURORS GO UP LARGE STAIR CASE. JURY SELECTION. 00:03:47 - JURORS QUESTIONED. LAWYER QUESTIONS CITIZENS 00:04:30 - TRIAL. DEFENDANT. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. JUDGE. QUESTIONING WITNESS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY. PAN JURY, CIRCA 1953. 00:06:50 - PEOPLE GOING INTO COURTROOM. CIVIL COURT. 00:07:03 - VERDICT IS READ. CASE AT LAW. 00:07:30 - JURY STANDS. SOUND BITE: "HAS THE JURY REACHED A VERDICT?". GUILTY OF MURDER. 00:08:16 - COURT OF APPEAL. HIGHER COURT. PANEL OF JUDGES. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. DEFENSE ATTORNEY. PILE OF PAPERS PRESENT. 00:09:06 - HIGHER COURT. JUDGE. LAW BOOKS. WOMAN'S HAND WRITING WITH PEN. SWORN IN. FEDERAL COURT. 00:10:28 - MAP OF THE UNITED STATES. FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT. COURT OF APPEAL. SUPREME COURT 00:10:47 - SUPREME COURT BUILDING IN WASHINGTON DC. PAN OVER TO CAPITOL DOME. 00:11:01 - TAPE ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1953
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: F-6711