SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 14 – (AP)

The impetuous Hollywood career of Frances Farmer came to a new climax today as the actress, looking anything but glamorous, launched with violence a six month’s jail term.

The comely blonde Seattle girl, a university graduate who once won a hometown newspaper’s popularity contest and a trip to Russia as a reward, was sentenced for violating probation in a drunk driving case.

In court, she told the judge she had been drinking "everything I could get."

Floors One Officer

Then, as she was waiting in the matron’s office for removal to jail, she asked to use the telephone. Denial set off a melee in which one husky officer was floored, the matron and another officer bruised, and Miss Farmer herself battered somewhat before the law restored order and removed her shoes to prevent additional damage.

"Have you ever had a broken heart?" she screamed at the matron as she was carried away to a cell.

There was no other hint of the reason behind her demonstration. She was divorced last June from actor Leif Erickson.

She finally was jailed to begin serving her term in Los Angeles this afternoon, after haughtily telling the desk sergeant who asked her occupation:

"I’m an actress, hadn’t you heard?"

Turning to reporters, she asked:

"The judge sentenced me to 180 days. Where do I eat, where do I sleep, where do I brush my teeth?"

Drank Everything

Her eyes were bloodshot, her blonde hair was straggling, her blue suit was mussed as she walked into Police Judge Marshall Hickson’s court this morning. A warrant had been issued for her arrest January 6, after she had failed to pay the remaining half of a $250 fine assessed in October for drunk driving in a dimout zone. Two policemen said she told them, "You bore me."

"Since you appeared in this court October 24," Judge Hickson asked, "have you had anything to drink?"

"Yes," she shouted, "I drank everything I could get, including benzedrine."

"You were advised," the judge declared, "that if you took one drink of liquor or failed to be a law-abiding citizen ..."

"What," she interrupted, "do you expect me to do? I get liquor in my orange juice – in my coffee, must I starve to death to obey your laws?"

He asked her if she had been in a fight at a Hollywood hotel Tuesday night.

"Yes," she reported, "I was fighting for my country and for myself."

Had she, the judge asked, reported to the probation officer, as directed?

"No," she replied, "I never saw him. Why didn’t he show up?"

"Did you expect him to look you up?"

"I expected him to be around so I could get a look at his face."

The judge was leaving the bench, after sentencing her, when she shouted:

"I haven’t any lawyer. What I want to know is do I have any civil rights?"

The judge kept on walking.

The actress’ arrest cost her the lead in a new film. Director Frank King announced she was being replaced in her role by Mary Brian.  

Provided by Ulrich Fritzsche M.D.

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