Entertainment & Sports
Aug. 18, 2023
Stream It Tonight! "Marked Woman" (1937)
The story is loosely based on Thomas Dewey’s pursuit of mob boss Lucky Luciano. Dewey’s prosecution of Luciano catapulted Dewey to a successful campaign to be the governor of New York, and ultimately to the Republican nomination for president in 1948.
Paul Bergman
Professor Emeritus
UCLA School of Law
Email: bergman@law.ucla.edu
Paul continues teaching evidence.
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.
Why watch? A crusading District Attorney tries to convince clip joint “hostesses” to take on their mob bosses in a film that features two of Hollywood’s greatest stars.
Vicious gangster Johnny Vanning runs illegal gambling dens and brothels. Crusading District Attorney David Graham (Humphrey Bogart) wants to end Vanning’s reign of terror. But crooked lawyers and politicians protect ...
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