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] Glum Groucho & Chico Marx Await Sentence in Theft | of Radio Skit | Bz United Pree a HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 1—Groucno and Chico Marx +: ‘were called into Federal Court today to be sentenced for violating the copyright law. a Groucho's {alse mustache and Chi-@ cos hiitle peaked hat were missing. | was the merry twinkle gone from | th ir wide eyes and both shook their | heads dourly. Groucho said some-! thing about it being Set.Ous business | :and he jooked as if he expected the i worst. APPEAL EXPECTED { Maximum penalty for the offense | is @ year's imprisonment and a $1000! ‘fine. There was little likelihood the : celebrated cemedians would go to jsil; soon. because their attorney was pre- | paring to appeal from their canvie- tion, They were at liberty under $1000 bend each awaiting sentence after a! ‘Jury found them guilty in 45 minutes | : Saterday of using a skit for a radio | ‘ proadcast without paying for it. i A DIRECT STEAL : “Re gecusers who said they com-: ' posed the skit were also brothers, | ‘Garret and Carol Graham. The’ Marx Brothers presented it as “The! | Hollywood Adventures of Mr. Dibtte- rand Mr. Dabble” and the Graham | ' brathers said i: was a direct steal | | fre 1 @ script they bad submitted wi ithe Marxesa for approval ' ; Tt was the first conviction on copy-; oyight infringement charges in several | GROUCHO MARX we wet Groucho testified he first read the ONLY 2 INVOLVED | Graham brothers’ script in 1935, but Only two of the original team of | four Marx brothers were ta: sved— | Groucho, ideritified with the thick: “mustache”. af gpainl....and. Chico, | whose specialty is Italian dialect.“ he : Harpo, the mute.member of the team | whose forte is pantomime, had no: i part #7 the radie perfarrnance Zeppe | has quit the act to become the bust- | Tits AEE, The broadea. it was Eept 1, Ws. 3 ; id nat use if berause he hed no yadio program scheduied. When he did. have. oerasion for. such a. story, said, be asked Al Boasberg, rddia writer, to prepare a script and tha result was "The Adventures of Mr. Dibble and Mr. Dabbie.” . Th. Griheanm brethers said it Was thelr sters “beyond a doub:" and the years at the movie colony. ; |