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Thou Shalt Not Kill (1914)

1914 · Newsreel · 62 min · dir. Will S. Davis

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  • Drama
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Footage created by the Baltimore, Maryland television station WMAR-TV (Channel 2). 1. Introduction - Richard Riser 0:21 2. California capital punishment - gas chamber 1:41 3. Sensationalist news coverage - Steven Nash and Caryl Chessman 4:18 4. Lawrence Payne, father of child murdered by death row inmate Billy Rupp 9:17 5. Impact of crime scene images, with Deputy District Attorney J. Miller Leavy 13:04 6. Austin MacCormick, Professor of Criminology 17:04 7. Concept of execution as deterrence 18:50 8. Pete Pitchess, Los Angeles Sheriff 20:57 9. Judge Thomas Ambrose 22:08 10. Decline in death penalty usage 23:58 11. Judge Evelle Younger 25:06 12. Unequal application of death penalty 27:50 13. Opinions of people on street 32:04 14. Interviews with inmates 33:56 15. Reverend Byron Eshelman 42:18 16. Warden Sam Dixon 45:09 17. Lieutenant Russel Becker on gas chamber execution procedures 46:29 18. Controversy around broadcasting executions 52:23 19. State Senator Robert McCarthy 53:37 20. Editorial position on death penalty 55:22 21. Credits 1:00:08

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Director
Will S. Davis
Running time
62 minutes
Language
English
Collection
News & Public Affairs

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