The Mitchells' father Robert (known as Bob), from Oklahoma, was a professional gambler. ( April 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Their notoriety significantly increased with Jim's fratricide and they became the subject of three books, X-Rated, Bottom Feeders, and 9½ Years Behind the Mitchell Brothers' Green Door and the movie Rated X. They were also successful as defendants in many obscenity cases. They produced and directed many adult films, including Behind the Green Door in 1972. They opened the O'Farrell Theatre in 1969 as an adult cinema and at one time operated 11 such businesses. They operated in the pornography and striptease club business in San Francisco and other parts of California from 1969 until 1991 when Jim was convicted of killing Artie. JSTOR ( March 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)īrothers James Lloyd "Jim" Mitchell (Novemin Stockton, California – Jin Petaluma, California) and Artie Jay Mitchell (Decemin Lodi, California – Februin Marin County, California) were American entrepreneurs.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Mitchell brothers" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.