The People versus Paul Crump
(DVD)

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Friedkin, William, television director,
Quinlan, Sterling, television producer.
Crump, Paul, interviewee.
Smith, John Justin, 1919-1989, interviewer.
Crump, Lonie, interviewee.
Published
Chicago, Illinois : Facets Video [Distributor], [2014].
Status
Available
Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
DVD DOCS PEOPL
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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Facets Video [Distributor], [2014].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (14 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
Language
English
UPC
736899137724

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a documentary for WBKB television, Chicago, in 1962.
General Note
Facets Cine-Notes booklet (14 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.), featuring essays on Crump's case and Friedkin's career by film scholar Susan Doll, original production notes, production stills, and script excerpts inserted in container.
Creation/Production Credits
Producer, Sterling (Red) Quinlan ; director of photography, Wilmer Butler ; edited by Glenn McGowean ; audio, August H. May ; music, Marty Rubenstein.
Participants/Performers
Interviewer, John Justin Smith ; featuring Paul Crump, Mrs. Lonie Crump ; Brooks Johnson as Paul Crump, age 22.
Description
Paul Crump robbed the Chicago stockyards on March 20, 1953 with four other black men and shot one guard to death. He was tried and sentenced to die in the electric chair. William Friedkin met Crump in the Cook County Jail. Friedkin was impressed by the "model prisoner", Crump. Friedkin produced this documentary as an impassionate plea for Crump's return to society.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Language
In English.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Friedkin, W., Quinlan, S., Crump, P., Smith, J. J., Crump, L., Johnson, B., Butler, B., McGowean, G., May, A. H., & Rubenstein, M. (2014). The People versus Paul Crump ([Newly restored high-definition digital transfer from an archival 16mm print].). Facets Video [Distributor].

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

William, Friedkin et al.. 2014. The People Versus Paul Crump. Chicago, Illinois: Facets Video [Distributor].

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

William, Friedkin et al.. The People Versus Paul Crump Chicago, Illinois: Facets Video [Distributor], 2014.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Friedkin, W., Quinlan, S., Crump, P., Smith, J. J., Crump, L., Johnson, B. and Butler, B. et al (2014). The people versus paul crump. [Newly restored high-definition digital transfer from an archival 16mm print]. Chicago, Illinois: Facets Video [Distributor].

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Friedkin, William,, et al. The People Versus Paul Crump [Newly restored high-definition digital transfer from an archival 16mm print]., Facets Video [Distributor], 2014.

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