The line from the most famous first amendment case in history stated that a man is not protected from "Falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic". However, the reverse seems to have actually occurred and was widely enough known that Justice Holmes' words were inspired by it. Does anyone know of a source (or an actual event) of fire in a movie theater in which a large number of people were killed pre-1919? Thanks, Marlyn Robinson Reference Librarian University of Texas School of Law ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]