Because Marshall was an out-of-state attorney, he enlisted the help of a local lawyer, Sam Friedman, who was white and had expertise in trying civil cases, not criminal ones. In early 1941, Marshall was in Bridgeport, Conn., to represent Joseph Spell, a black chauffeur accused by his wealthy, white employer of rape. Michael Koskoff, a lawyer who wrote the screenplay with his son, said he began with the information he had about the case, then filled in the gaps. The question of looks aside, what moviegoers get in “Marshall” is a film faithful to the facts and to the man, according to those who have studied the real-life Connecticut rape case from 1941 and those who knew Marshall. “He’s a very good-looking man, but he’s not as handsome as my husband was,” she told her son John after seeing the film, he said. She liked it, but had one observation about actor Chadwick Boseman, who plays the civil rights pioneer and legal giant. WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall’s widow, Cecilia, has seen two showings of the new movie “Marshall” about her late husband. Click here to find news in your practice area and gain insights into lawyers, judges and the legal community. As a CDLB subscriber you have access to Lawyerport News, including access to 30 years of news archives.
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