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The story of Clarence Earl Gideon and his fight for the right to have publicly funded legal counsel for the needy.The story of Clarence Earl Gideon and his fight for the right to have publicly funded legal counsel for the needy.The story of Clarence Earl Gideon and his fight for the right to have publicly funded legal counsel for the needy.
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- GoofsAfter Gideon wins his second trial and leaves the courthouse a reporter asks him a question. As Gideon leaves the reporter scribbles something on his notebook. However the reporter's notebook is closed throughout the shot.
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Abe Fortas: [discussing a person's right to have an adequate defense during a trial] What I'd like to say to the Court is: "Let's not talk; let's go down there and watch one of these fellows try to defend themselves".
- ConnectionsEdited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
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Just saw this this morning. It was well done, but I think dumbed down for general consumption. It was painful to hear so many distinguished jurists referring to attorneys or counsel as 'lawyers', as if the public wouldn't know to what they were referring. At least in the high court, they did use the proper nomenclature. Fonda did a good job of playing Gideon, although I believe the actual man was only about 50 at the time. He also made him out to be at the same time sympathetic and the unpleasant indignant multiple felon he likely was in reality.
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