Harold, like Manny, was a jazz musician. He also happened to be a court reporter in NYS Supreme Court, Jamaica, Queens, the very courthouse where Manny’s trial took place. Call it synchronicity. Yup. In 1956, my Dad was the court reporter assigned to the Balestrero trial. Hitchcock came scouting talent that February. So... when my Mom found out they were going to film in my Dad’s workplace, she rallied. “They’ve got to use you, Harold — you’re the real court reporter on the case. ”What’s a court reporter, you might... MORE
