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History Dweebs - A look at True Crime, Murders, Serial Killers and the Darkside of History

Scandal - The Fatty Arbuckle Story

History Dweebs - A look at True Crime, Murders, Serial Killers and the Darkside of History

Tim Scott

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4619 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2015

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the early 20th century.  In 1921, he was at the center of the film industry's first major scandal. Arbuckle became the defendant in three widely publicized trials for the rape and manslaughter of an aspiring young actress named Virginia Rappe.

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0:00.0

Hi and welcome everyone to history deweeds. I'm Tim, and today's topic is on Roscoe Fattie Arbuckle, one of the leading silent film actors of the early 20th century and famous comedian who also was involved

0:24.4

in Hollywood's first major I think you would say first major scandal and so we're going to talk

0:31.4

about that but before we do let me introduce my co-host here, the incomparable, Devonair, and all around nice guy, Colonel Charles Bolrigard, Hawk Waters, the Third, affectionately known as the Southern gentleman. How are you, Colonel?

0:51.2

Well, I'm wonderful. Thank you for such a kind introduction to me.

0:55.0

Well, you know, I always try to give you a very good introduction.

0:59.3

But sometimes when, you know, who is here, it makes it difficult.

1:04.0

She wants to chime in and she says negative things.

1:07.4

And you're listeners out there.

1:09.1

You might be sitting there with a smile on your face

1:11.2

thinking,

1:11.7

oh,

1:08.2

I don't have to put up with an hour of the devil this time. That's right. Brandy is not here today. She will be here on our next podcast, but Brandy is, I think she's worshipping Satan today. She's actually, Brandy is under house arrest. She has a ankle bracelet on. Oh, I didn't know.

1:09.3

She will be able to join us on our next podcast.

1:11.5

Hopefully, y Brittany is, she's finishing up that 12th step. Yeah, I think she's on step 15 of the 12th step. Have you got an apology where she makes amends? Not yet. I'm waiting for that. I'm waiting for one too.

1:45.7

That's like one of the 12 steps is that the person has to make amends for all the harm they've called others.

1:52.4

Yeah.

1:52.7

And I keep waiting.

1:54.8

So maybe you're...

1:55.4

I said an entire day aside for the girl to make amends with me.

1:58.5

Maybe the problem is that she's stuck on that step.

2:01.3

That could be.

2:02.5

You know, she's got a lot of... She's trying to remember. The girl drinks a little bit. She don't remember what she did all the time. She does. And, you know, she sends a lot of drunk texts. She absolutely does. We got a couple shoutouts we'd like to give today. Timmy, there's been some people leaving some nice comments uh on our page and

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