Photos of Robert Mitchum's 1948 arrest

Check out this photo gallery of ROBERT MITCHUM's 1948 arrest for marijuana possession here at the LA Times. Mitchum was arrested in a sting by the LAPD. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail and was duly photographed mopping floors, etc. The charge was later expunged from his record, although his bad boy reputation and -- surprisingly -- his film career, never faltered. He later said that jail was "like Palm Springs, without the riffraff." Read more on his arrest and other brushes with the law here.

President Eisenhower: Not a Mitchum Fan!

Turns out that Dwight Eisenhower was not a fan of ROBERT MITCHUM and refused to let any of his movies be screened at the White House, according to a new article about presidential viewing habits in the Washingtonian.

"Westerns were a lot more common in the 1950s than they are today, but Ike clearly favored silent-type, tough-guy movies. He was also discriminating. He refused to watch films featuring Robert Mitchum because Mitchum had served time for marijuana possession. This was no small sacrifice: Mitchum was a star who appeared in more than 20 movies during Eisenhower’s two terms, including 1955’s classic 'The Night of the Hunter.'

White House projectionist Paul Fischer occasionally would try to sneak a Mitchum film past the President, but Ike would get up and walk out of the theater upon seeing the actor’s face onscreen."

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.”

Lila Leeds: Movie star mystery photo

Photo by LA Times
See story, photos at LA Times

Mystery star photo revealed to be Lila Leeds, at her LA home after the raid in which ROBERT MITCHUM was arrested, showing that it's not a marijuana shack.

See also: Photos of the site in 2003; Robert Mitchum, The Original Bad Boy