Movie star hits USC football player over car crash, September 21, 1938

Posted on September 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Nazis poised to take Sudetenland

Britain and France warn Czechoslovakia she must surrender or fight alone. Germans set tomorrow as war deadline.
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John Barrymore in "Hold That Coed." Bonus: Learn to dance the Limpy Dimp.

 

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Train crash kills 11

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson is arrested after assaulting a USC football player over a traffic accident. Police say Robinson got into an argument with USC’s Paul Moffat, who struck Robinson’s chaffeur-driven limousine at Jefferson Boulevard and Orchard Street during a traffic jam.

Robinson drew a gun but instead of firing, hit Moffat on the head with it. Robinson was released on his own recognizance and Moffat was taken to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital, where he received five stitches to close the gash in his head.  The matter went to the grand jury, which refused to indict Robinson.

At left, the neighborhood where Robinson lived in 1938, 1194 W. 36th Place, via Google maps’ street view.
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