Morton Sobell : a plea for justice
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An investigative journalist reports on the case of Morton Sobell, and interviews people who maintain that Sobell was a victim of an unjust trial. In this documentary about Morton Sobell's infamous espionage case, interviewees - including family members, lawyers, Dr Harold C. Urey, Norman Thomas and the Reverend Erwin A. Gaede - discuss the events leading up to his arrest, trial and imprisonment in Alcatraz.
Credits
- Cast
- Thomas, Norman; Piel, Eleanor Jackson; Love, Stephen S.; Urey, Harold C.; Sharpe, Malcolm P.; Gaede, Erwin A.; Sobell, Helen; Sobell, Mark; Sobell, Rose
Complete catalog record
Original source: AMDigital Reference: N-507340 | Film format: 16mm Comb BW pos | Production Company: Veritas. | Reproduction of: USA, c. 1964. 16mm Comb BW pos. | The British Film Institute
Original production: [United States] : Veritas, [approximately 1964]
Physical description: 1 online resource (1 video file (29 minutes, 11 seconds)) : sound, black and white.
Subjects: Sobell, Morton -- Trials, litigation, etc | Communism -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Trials (Espionage) -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Original production: [United States] : Veritas, [approximately 1964]
Physical description: 1 online resource (1 video file (29 minutes, 11 seconds)) : sound, black and white.
Subjects: Sobell, Morton -- Trials, litigation, etc | Communism -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Trials (Espionage) -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Sources
- UCLA Library Catalog · record ↗ — title, year, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
Record added 2026-11-08 20:56:08