Episode 381 - Clara Bow Part 3

Hollywood Crime Scene

Rachel Fisher

True Crime, Comedy

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In Part 3 we discuss the real story behind an infamous rumor, Clara's social standing in Hollywood, her new fiancé, and more.

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to Hollywood crime scene. This is Rachel Fisher.
0:03.2	This is Desi Jettigan.
0:04.5	And this is part three of Clara Bow.
0:07.4	Yay. Where we last left off.
0:11.5	Oh, I guess I should say my sources.
0:13.3	My sources are the book Run in Wild by David Sten and a lot of old newspaper articles and some old photo play magazines.
0:26.3	Let's get into it.
0:28.0	Where we last left off.
0:30.7	Clara Bow is a huge star after 1927's It comes out.
0:38.3	She also begins a romance with Gary Cooper after starring together in the film Children of Divorce.
0:46.0	Now, at this time, she's still seeing director Victor Fleming on the side.
0:50.2	But she can't decide between Victor Fleming and Gary Cooper.
0:55.9	Right.
0:56.8	I mean, that's hard.
0:57.8	I mean, Clara really felt that Victor took care of her.
1:02.5	He was older than her.
1:04.1	He was, like, in his 40s.
1:06.0	He's daddy.
1:06.6	He's daddy, but she was mommy to Gary Cooper.
1:11.2	Ooh.
1:12.0	So she couldn't decide which was better or worse.
1:15.4	It's a tough choice.
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