Hollywood: The Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle Trial

In 1930s Hollywood, Howard Strickling and Eddie Mannix were two of the most powerful men in town. From arranging secret adoptions to covering up murder, they were more than just MGM’s managers, they were The Fixers. Sponsors! Veestro - Visit TryVeestro.com/Dark and try the 6 most ...  Show more

In the 1940s, the Red Scare had everyone on high alert, as whispers of Communist conspiracies swept through Hollywood. When Edward Dmytryk was wrongfully accused of a Communist agenda, he would soon learn that one false move would lose him absolutely everything. Parcasters - Indi ...  Show more

Unveil the tragic tale of Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle, the silent cinema sensation whose rise to fame and fall from grace shook Hollywood. Scandal, trials, and redemption - a story like no other! Sponsor: Factormeals.com/casual50 and use code casual50 to get 50% off Learn more about ...  Show more

This week Chris takes James and Michael back to the birth of Hollywood, and tells the story of silent film comedy superstar Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle. At one point the highest paid actor in America, Fatty's world came crashing down when he was implicated in the tragic death of a yo ...  Show more

As the investigation into William Desmond Taylor's murder amps up, lead investigator Detective King examines the evidence and begins to suspect three of the most powerful women in 1920s Hollywood: comedy queen Mabel Normand, ingenue Mary Miles Minter, and notorious stage mother C ...  Show more

This 2017 episode covers the early days of Hollywood, and its reputation for debauchery. When a high-profile director was murdered, it added to that image, and revealed that Taylor, like so many in Hollywood, had lots of secrets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ...  Show more