Murder In The Dark

The Secret History Of Hollywood

Adam Roche

Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In 1922, one of the most confounding crimes in the history of Los Angeles took place beneath the gaze of the most famous sign in the world. A twisted enigma was born that night... Become a guardian of cinematic history TODAY - go to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret and sign up - it's simple, quick, and you'll be off to the races in the company of Hollywood's most golden era. You'll get access to the complete Secret History of Hollywood catalogue, including Death On Alvarado Street, The Adventures Of Alfred Hitchcock, The Game Is Afoot, Bullets And Blood, and much more... An ALL-NEW Classic Movie Library, designed from scratch - a whole new experience created to allow you to get the best out of Old Hollywood, including trailers, deeper information, and even curated playlists of films! Small Tales - short fiction with a sinister edge... An entire bank of Movie Commentaries, bonus review shows, a weekly Film Club invitation, and access to my personal Classic Movie Library... Sign up now at Patreon or go to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an airwave media podcast.
0:04.0	Hollywood is yours.
0:06.0	To unlock the secret history of Hollywood,
0:09.0	simply go to Patreon.com
0:12.0	slash Attaboy Secret or follow the link in the Patreon. The year was still young.
0:25.0	1922 had swept in with frost and promise giving way to brighter evenings. But the chill of scandal was keeping everyone
0:37.0	on their toes. In November just passed, Hollywood had been rocked by the news that one of their gods, Roscoe Arbuckle, had been shaken from his pedestal by an accusation of rape and assault, and Hollywood had fallen with him.
0:53.0	Olive Thomas' accidental death in 1920,
0:58.0	a mere case of mistakenly drinking mercury by chloride
1:01.0	had turned from tragedy to transgression as her and husband Jack Pickford's
1:06.2	notorious private lives had been prized open like a clam and spread across the front pages
1:12.2	in its wake.
1:14.0	The Purists have been the first to speak out,
1:17.0	their conservative minds eager to denounce the film industry as immoral, corrupt, and now dangerous.
1:26.4	Stars were under strict orders to keep their lives clean and in order.
1:31.0	Pecadillos were discouraged until the situation was under control.
1:34.9	Paranoia was hanging on the air like cigarette smoke.
1:39.1	The last thing anyone needed was another scandal.
1:50.0	On Alvarado Street, actor and director William Desmond Taylor was on his best behavior.
1:57.0	Almost.
2:01.0	It was the height of prohibition, and yet there was Gin Ant Sweet Vermouth in the cupboard, enough to keep the orange-blossom gin cocktails flowing.
2:10.0	His companion for the evening was Mabel Normand, the comic actress with whom Taylor had been in love for years.
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