Ken Burns: Thomas Hart Benton disaster from Bat Masterston's \"Peacemaker\" to

from Bat Masterston's \"Peacemaker\" to Billy the Kid's \"Lightning\"

From a story in part by John Fante (soon to begin a storied literary and screenwriting career) and with future director Richard Quine as a snobbish fellow cadet

He pulls beautiful girls down into murky canals that catacomb the sewer of the ancient Italian city

Detective Everett Babcock has to unravel the mountain of ballistics evidence on the scene to solve the case

Ken Burns: Thomas Hart Benton disaster from Bat Masterston's \"Peacemaker\" toOne of America's best known, least understood painters was Thomas Hart Benton. Ken Burns traces the pioneering artist's turbulent career in this bittersweet portrait, highlighting the fierce controversy over his work. The film combines rare archival material, commentary by those close to the artist, and a stunning selection of Benton's superb paintings and murals to create a moving profile of the 20th century genius.