Marilyn Chambers Defends 'Behind the Green Door' (1973)

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Film Date
6/6/73
Film Reference Number
KRON 3348-8
Description
KRON-TV News footage from June 6th 1973 featuring brief scenes from a press conference by actress Marilyn Chambers (1952-2009) who is responding to local criticism in Hayward of her film Behind the Green Door produced in San Francisco by Artie and Jim Mitchell. She states: "I have a 1st Amendment right to my freedom of expression. My acting is very important to me ? My film has never been found to be obscene by any court in the United States or anywhere else in the world. We just recently showed it at Cannes." Note that KPIX-TV reporter Pat O'Brien can be heard off-camera asking Chambers questions about her performance. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.
Format
16mm magnetic sound film