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Apr. 18, 2022
Stream It Tonight! A Place in the Sun (1951)
The movie is based on Theodore Dreiser’s classic novel “An American Tragedy” (1925). The deeper story is about the American class system.
Michael Asimow
Professor
UCLA School of Law
Email: asimow@law.ucla.edu
Michael is Dean's Executive professor of law at Santa Clara Law School, teaching contracts as well as law and popular culture.
Paul Bergman
Professor Emeritus
UCLA School of Law
Email: bergman@law.ucla.edu
Paul continues teaching evidence.
Why Watch? Circumstantial evidence and a powerful courtroom demonstration send an unlucky social climber to the chair.
George Eastman (Montgomery Clift) hails from the poor side of the Eastman family and goes to work for his wealthy uncle Charles. He begins a torrid affair with fellow worker Alice Tripp (Shelley Winters) and gets her pregnant. George then meets the wealthy and socially prominent Angela Vickers (a stunning 18-year old Eliza...
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