60 Years Ago: Mitchum Released From Prison

Story from DC Examiner

On this day, Feb. 25, 1949, actor ROBERT MITCHUM was released from a prison farm after a two-month sentence for marijuana possession.

In 1948, Los Angeles detectives burst into a small party and found Mitchum smoking a joint. Mitchum, who two years earlier had been nominated for an Oscar in “The Story of G.I. Joe,” reportedly said, “This is the bitter end of everything.”

Instead, it seemed to enhance his image as a rebel, and his next movies were box office smashes. Mitchum went on to define the film noir in classics like “Crossfire,” “Out of the Past” and in his portrayals of psychopaths in “The Night of the Hunter” and “Cape Fear.”