Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle: The Tragic Story Behind Hollywood’s First Scandal
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And this is why you should never listen to the news or authorities in America. They are corrupt and inept. That DA should have been put in prison along with that one woman.
Wish you could do one on Phil Spector
I thought peritonitis was typically caused by a ruptured appendix ?? ... it being an inflammed/infected peritoneum, multiple sites can cause perotinitis ... whatever the site however, it can become infected exponentially and quickly lead to sepsis and death, especially if it ruptured.
The appendix is a more common site and easily id’d at autopsy (I imagine) ...
This travesty has always been a prime reason that DAs shouldn't be an elected position, nor should there ever be a case that "makes a career"
The potential for abuse of the facts is too alluring
I knew Fatty Arbuckle had gotten a bum rap, but I didn't realize they had done him this dirty. Poor guy. Its just like what hapoenw today where some wily bitch comes out the woodwork and oresses false claims and ruins someones carerer, ehich desoite being lrived innocent?, still turms cancelation.
Supposedly Chris Farley was in talks to do a film on the Fatty Arbuckle' Story. He would have been sensational.
John Belushi and John Candy we’re alo offered the role in years earlier, but they all died before they could do it
Should ask Artie Lange to do it,
@@Splanch I thought that story was about playing Ignatius Reily in a scrapped film version of A Confederacy of Dunces
@@Splanch Sounds cursed!
@@organismgel1043
There was to be a Fatty Arbuckle movie too, duh!. That Chris Farley was to do, do some research.
Buster Keaton never abandoned him, Buster was great.
He actually paid him a salary till he died.. He also wanted to testify for him ..
So many people in Hollywood have done so much worse than what Arbukle was accused of. He was a scapegoat
He didn’t do anything except attend a party with some crazy fake seeking women. Literally wrong place wrong time wrong women.
@Shifty McGee462 That's a tough one
Like John Landis killing three people (two of them LITTLE Children) all on film and getting a slap on the wrist. He still makes jokes about it. I won't shed single a tear when he bites it.
@Shifty McGee462 Add the Vatican to the list
@@hozonkai9967 genuinely curious what you are referring to about the Vatican
I heard a story about Arbuckle speaking to Hearst after the trial asking him why he spread such lies about him. Hearst replied, "Sorry, Roscoe, just trying to sell newspapers."
So the guy just basically admitted he was spreading lies for money.
Hearst was a giant in LA, and a monster. So glad that Orson Welles had the guts to make a movie based on him, showing what a POS he was.
I tried to edit and correct what I wrote but somehow after 30 attempts and failure to post, I gave up. Roam instead of rogan and so many lies.
Hearst was a grade A scumbag and probably who Rupert Murdoch modeled his ideals after.
He should have stuck a bottle up in Hearst after hearing that
It's extremely sad what they did to him. Every time people try to point out how corrupt hollywood has "become" this is my go to case for the fact that it was always this way and society has always been disgusting. I'm sure there are others but it's the only case I know of where a jury literally apologized to the defendant for how hard the gov't was trying to railroad them.
They should have put him ion prison for the rest of his life. He was a perverted murderer.
Fully agree. It irks me when people blather about “the good old days.” As long as there has been people, there has been injustice, corruption and lies. Hollywood isn’t especially corrupt. Go to any town and you’ll find the same behavior. It’s often less overt but it’s there. Case in point: the Murdaugh murders in South Carolina. One corrupt family who ruled the small town they were in and were rarely held accountable because they had money and power for generations.
It’s not just Hollywood. Women throughout society ruin men with false allegations for fun, revenge or profit. Men are treated today just like Fatty was treated back then.
We had a repeat with the recent Depp vs Heard trial.
@@Puzzoozoo Funny how it happened about 100 years later. I don't know the exact details, but it's pretty close. Then again, things like it probably happen more often than I know.
@1:54 How deliciously passive aggressive of the father to name his son after a politician he despised. These days a dad would just straight up name his son "Loser Babydick" or something
😂
Poor kid. His mother probably simply developed gestational diabetes and his father punished him for it.
It's criminal what happened to poor old Roscoe, unfortunately 100 years later, people are still getting judged in the court of opinion, only this time it's not just the gutter press, it's social media too.
you can't tell people to simply accept the facts as they appear but you also can't trust them to take responsibility for the social implications of the ideas and opinions they express. we can only hope that in the future objectivity and constructive skepticism will be normalized
@@roeelongo1584 good luck, expecting people to take responsibility.
theres as much evidence he did it as there is he didnt so idk what everyones acting like he got vindicated for
@@TMeyer-cc9cw I don't think I watched the same video as you did. You either didn't finish the video or are trying to troll.
@@limitedbom2206 there's literally clear testimony on record in 3 trials that he was alone with virginia rappe for an hour immediately prior to her medical crisis and this is also covered in the video
There is more to the story too. There are two books: "Frame-up" and "The Day the Laughter stopped."
During the trials the prosecutors were searching Roscoe's past to find something he had done that they could hold against him. The worst thing they found was that he once slapped a man for cursing in front of a lady.
I just read the novel "autobiography" - "I, Fatty", told in the first person as if Roscoe Arbuckle was dictating it, published 20 years ago in 2004. Very good with lots of facts (as much as possible). Some things are suppositions. I want to read the New Yorker article, but they want money to read, from 10/4/2021. I did read one in the Smithsonian online.
Pretty tragic story, Tabloids ruined a lot of people's lives
Many of the supposedly serious media have done the same, often creating stories, not just reporting them, doesn't matter where or when.
Tabloid headlines sometimes make me smile though: "X discovers Y committing adultery!" Me: "Oh, I didn't know they were even married. Glad to know they're doing well." I don't follow celebrity gossip, and I always believe the opposite of what tabloids say
If you examine the full facts, it's very clear that he was guilty.
@@helenwood8482
What facts are those?
"Resulting in a brief morphine addiction"
Brother believe me, no opiate addiction is short. Even when you kick, that ghost still haunts the deepest parts of you
Not just the deepest parts but for the rest of your walking and sometime even when sleeping life. It's always there looming like death. Just waiting for you to pick it up again. It knows you will.
Very true
I finished a book called American Sherlock recently that’s about a guy named Oscar Heinrich who was the crime scene investigator on the arbuckle case. Good read.
he was done dirty.
Hearst probably had a hand in it.
I read it last week 😂
He was immensly talented and was part of the original crew who created both Hollywood and comedy film. He was the "older brother" of the Marx brothers, Buster Keaton, & Harold Lloyd. He deserved so much better and deserves more appreciation.
Nothing has changed. Trial by media instead of trial by jury.
Quite scary
And the bottle story. Johnny Depp. That's why I found out about this case. A historian said that.
Fun (but ultimately sad) Fact: Actor Chris Farley was slated to play as Arbuckle in a movie about his life but Farley died before production started
That would’ve been the performance that would’ve changed his career
"Allergic to the truth." A common problem in any era.
I love this! I definitely want more “old Hollywood” biographics!
Some things never change. This reminds me a lot of the Johnny Depp trial happening currently
Yknow, the three stooges could use a biographics
Depends of if he covers them all or just the famous 3
1:20 - Chapter 1 - Early Years
3:55 - Chapter 2 - The big screen
5:55 - Mid roll ads
7:15 - Chapter 3 - The party
10:15 - Chapter 4 - The crime
13:00 - Chapter 5 - The trials
16:55 - Chapter 6 - Cancelled & comeback
Apperantly the jury took 5 minutes to reach a verdic and 4 minutes and thirty seconds was spend writting an apology for Roscoe
This story is exactly why tabloids should be outlawed and the penalties for spreading false news and defamation need to be many times higher then they are as well as properly enforced far harsher then they are
How would you define "false news". Would religion be included, as Zero evidence of god, heaven etc so to many this would be false news.
@@archstanton6102 It is
@@archstanton6102
Random person: This is why tabloids are so dangerous.
13 year old atheists on the internet: acTuaLLy tHeRe iS no gOd
@@RRNelson21 I didn't mention tabloids only false news. And asked the original comment how he would define it?
If I offended you by suggesting your made up space fairy doesn't exist, pray I either go to hell or am suddenly converted.
Or give the fact checked evidence for your god.
I have heard a story about Virginia Rappe being one of the actress being groomed by her studio. Only she caught syphilis in the "process" and spread it around the lot so she was kicked out. Arbuckle story's shows how even the big stars could be brought down. Rappe's story is about the dark path to fame. Others walked it and made it. She just didn't.
A lot of slander was spread after her death by Arbuckle's team, so it's not surprising that this story ended up going around to try and save his reputation.
That's right. She also contracted crabs and infested the furniture on a set. At the time of her death she had been blackballed and had not worked in 2 years.
His film “The Garage” is thought to be the first instance of Product Placement with Crown Oil being featured in several places in the gas station. His Co-Star is Buster Keaton. Classic physical comedy in a Silent Movie.
I love that song. Great base line
Oooh!!! An unexpected buy interesting subject for a video! Loving the ones you guys have been putting out recently!
So THAT’S where the “Keystone Cops” reference comes from!
I love how you take us on a journey through history with accuracy and respect, you and your team are doing a great job, keep it up ❤️❤️🇰🇪🇰🇪
You should do Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and Boleslaw I, Duke of Poland
Simon have you done a Biographics about William Randolph Hearst? He has a fascinating story
@Jacob Moll yes Patty Hearst. She was kidnapped by a terror group. She allegedly was a victim of the Stockholm syndrome.
@Jacob Moll She did indeed.
Hearst "The Creator Of Fake Main Stream Media" should be the title.
@@jasonallen3678 Please WRH was the founding father of Fake News and of Main Urine stream fake News media industrial complex
I remember going to the Hearst mansion as a kid and it was ridiculous how huge and extravagant it was. Especially for the time. He may have starter shock news, but he made a lot of money doing it!
Thank you Simon!
I knew of Arbuckle's scandal and loved his movies I was able to get my hands on... but never knew of his whole life.
Great job as always!
Y'all made a video about Roscoe Arbuckle and as always you didn't disappoint
I was always fascinated with this guy...maybe just hearing his name...something struck me about him . I was glad to see they did an episode on him
Fatty Arbuckle had comedic genius. His silent films hold up even today. His family was important to California. San Francisco was the city for getting away from it all, for the LA scene. Parties were the way to connect. Virginia and her friend/manager couldn't afford not to attend. Because things were couched in innuendo and delicate wordings, the mystery grew. There was every indication that she suffered from a botched abortion. Clyde Arbuckle was his brother and known California historian. San Jose was his specialty.
And the "He did this to me" could very well have been her agent who took her to a butcher.
I think we should being back removing people with hooks for bad performances, it's hilarious, the last time I saw it happen was Showtime at the Apollo when the Sandman would hook acts!
"prodigious posterior" is how I'm referring to my butt from now on 🤣
Good video 👍
Great video
I feel sorry for the man, framed by media and crooks. He deserved better.
Right
theres as much evidence arbuckle did it as there is he didnt so idk what everyones acting like he got vindicated for
@@TMeyer-cc9cw only "evidence" of him doing it was one "witness" who later admitted to only wanting, to extort money.
@@fennoman9241 mm sorry bud in modern rape cases motive is considered a given and opportunity was there based on his own account, in which he stated he was "rubbing her belly to make her feel better" during the time he spent alone with her prior to the medical crisis she suffered. its a pretty solid case.
@@TMeyer-cc9cw it definitely isnt
Good info as always Simon. And man that beard is looking luxurious latley
This dude was thrown to the lions for profit and that poor girl, she suffered so much. Crazy stuff.
Great video on Roscoe!
Just watched that with my 94 year old grandma who is Roscoe’s great niece! Her Grandpas brother was Roscoe!
Her maiden name is Arbuckle. Not sure how many direct Descendants are still around, but she is!
She enjoyed the video and seeing mention of her Grandpa!
Excellent!
Loved this episode. I had only heard bits and pieces of Fatty Arbuckle's story. Thanks for filling in the gaps. Would you please turn your attention to the story of crime writer Eugene Guy Izzy. He's not as well know but he has a more than fascinating ending that still raises questions. Thank You
Such a tragic story. Tabloids, and an ethically dubious Prosecutor, ruined someone’s life.
2022 ... what's new there then?
What else is new
It happens so often. How many prosecutors withhold evidence that proves the defendant is innocent to preserve their win/loss status?
And what about the woman who chose to lie about him? The friend of the woman who died? The woman who started the whole thing? No blame on her part, no?
Simon I love Biographics, it's by far my favourite channel. Thank you & the team so much, for the image you created but mostly for Biographics. Would you consider re-doing the Steve Jobs video? If you can include he created Gorrila glass for me 😂 this is a seemingly endless chanel since 100 billion humans have ever lived, we have a limit of 100 billion 😂😂 so can you try something about humans that go uncredited or Humans that Biography has mislaid or a video about George Best would be awesome!
I remember hearing about this guy. His brother Jon was a cartoonist.His cat became quite famous.
13:18 Colombo reference, I like it! Only just recently started watching the show with my dad (who grew up watching it) and have been absolutely loving it. Wasn't expecting such a reference on a modern day youtube channel like this lol, but I love it!
A million bucks in 1914 money was like a king's ransom. Then one could buy milk and bread for mere pennies.
Thank you❤
I’ve recently become obsessed with Buster Keaton, and this story emerges often in things I’ve read about him. Thank you for explaining the story so thoroughly and clearly. It saddens me that Roscoe’s whole world was derailed. Buster had such affection for him and never left his side. I can only say at least he died happy, thinking his dreams were about to come true 😔
I remember first hearing a story on the E! channel from a show a long time ago called "mysteries and scandals" definitely one of the most tragic episodes he was more than escape goat he was a victim of American libel during William Randolph Hearst era back then you couldn't sue for that that poor soul had to endure it and it took him years to rebuild his reputation again.
$1 Million a year in the early 1900's? Damn he must have been one hell of an entertainer
The period photos of San Francisco locations were an excellent enhancement of this story. Incorporating similar works in other historical peices would be an improvement in portraying the time of the piece
I think it’s fascinating we have recordings of people from 1900s on video for our viewing pleasure. Life is crazy sometimes
Aye👍
You act as if the 1900's were a long time ago lmao 🤦♂️
@Jacob Moll where is your source for this figure?
Utter bs.
We have moving pictures from the 1800's.
@@MrBoombastic1904 Relatively speaking, the 1900s were over 100 years ago; meaning it occurred longer than the average lifespan of a human. So yeah, when you think of life in that sense, it was quite long ago.
They did him dirty
I wonder if the Fatty Arbuckle case was also one of the reasons "fixers" became prevalent in Hollywood 🤔
This is why giving knowingly false testimony should be punished as though it were the crime itself. Few people are going to seek fame through a death penalty conviction if they would get that same penalty when the lie is discovered.
It _is_ a crim. It's called perjury.
@@benthomason3307Only while in court.
@@benthomason3307 And it needs to have more severe consequences.
It is a crime. In court it is perjury, and in society it is Defamation, for which you can sue for money.
@@DoctorD250 Let's just assume that there are absolutely no qualifiers to that. When the cases are clear and malicious, they are just immediately prosecuted.
OK. So you got people killed through your defamation / perjury. We'll just take 10,000 dollars off your hands. Have a good day.
Could you please do a bio on Ip Man? Thank you :)
So San Francisco had a political district attorney? Imagine that
I would love to see the Three Stooges featured in a biographic. Anyone else???
Most definitely. Kinda suprised that he hasn't already done a video on them.
Maude Delmont specialty was blackmailing those in Hollywood with false accusations of sexual assault and when Rappe fell ill she expected quite an unanticipated payday. That's when she pounced as the actress lay in pain for several days having tagged along with Virginia Rappe who she met only a day or two before the party. What proved lethal to Rappe was she had a history of painful attacks due to Cistitus when she drank at times and would often tear at her clothing in reaction. Though Arbuckle wanted to call a doctor immediately he was talked out of it due to this and even Rappe may have thought it was just another bad episode. The DA Brady had deep political ambitions and hoped to run for Governor after convicting Arbuckle but what was worse was he likely knew the truth all along about his innocence. Indeed it was Brady that keep Delmont from going onto the stand during the three Trials and her only appearance was in a Inquest into her death where she could spin her tales freely. Delmont was the witness that never testified in Court even though she was the only one accusing Arbuckle of assault claiming Rappe was her closest friend which was a lie unto itself. By the last Trial Delmont had absconded and the truth about her sordid schemes was out as well as the machinations of the DA who's political aspirations were buried deeper than Arbuckle's career. The Hays Code at it was called came mostly from a drumbeat by Religious Groups that were in charge of Local-State Film Boards who weren't liking what they saw on film. These Boards banned films in their areas for "immorality" like brief nudity in a Tarzan film or implied sex even within a marriage on celluloid. The Code even lasted even on TV well into the 1960s was why there were two beds not just one for couples and the toilet was the final frontier with only All in the Family hearing it flushed but unseen at first.
I met an actor/singer one time, and we got to chatting. And he told me that the entertainment industry is a nest of vipers. Crazy to see how true it is, and how old the problem is. I suppose those levels of wealth and fame just sort of natrually attract these leeches and flim-flam men? But it's a sad commentary all the same.
So were Delmont's statements entered into record as evidence? If so, why can't the defense get a subpoena and force her to testify on the veracity of her claims? If not, how did they even have enough evidence to bring this to trial? As a follow up, why was the case not thrown out once it was clear that all of the evidence was fabricated and the DA disbarred?
Sorry for all the questions, but you seem to be fairly knowledgeable about the case and I am just having a hard time wrapping my head around how this went through 3 separate trials on such weak evidence.
To Lowm... Calling a witness to the stand must be done by either the Plaintiff or the Defense only and Delmont wasn't by either side. The DA didn't need to for two reasons since the Inquest where she Testified like a Grand Jury only hears one side not both. Indeed Delmont could weave her lies in front of them with near immunity since those hearing it findings could only recommend charges not question there validity. Indeed Delmont played her role for all it was worth in the Press so much before the first Trial that the DA was certain it would lead to a conviction. By not calling her to the stand he avoided giving Arbuckle Defense the chance to tear her apart and it was a gamble he won at first. Even though his Defense had every right to call Subpoena Delmont and treat her as a hostile Witness they knew she would just repeat her lies and the publicity she garnred was a daunting obstacle to overcome. The DA began the the first Trial confident that the Press and its lurid tales did all the work for him and looked forward to riding it into the Governors Office afterwards. The first Jury deadlocked over convicting Arbuckle, but by the second Trial which deadlocked over setting him free begun to swing in his favor. seeing his political ambitions going up in flames the DA went after Arbuckle once more but by then Delmont lies and how she made money thru blackmail was out and other witness finally said the DA had threatened them with consequences if they didn't go along so much so that the third Jury spent more time writing a note exonerating Arbuckle than deliberating. Not calling someone like Delmont to the stand on either side isn't unprecedented since Witnesses can't show up and be expected to be heard unless either side asked for them. Only in Civil Case can someone be compelled to give a Deposition that might work against them since they can be questioned by both sides not just one. What Arbuckle did plead guilty to in the travesty was buying the liquor for the party during Prohibition and much to his credit Buster Keaton gave him work afterwards and support during the Trials since he knew the comedian was Innocent. Indeed during the scandal no credible accusations against Arbuckle being a predator came forward since in Hollywood its an open secret what an actor etc. was in their private lives and Studios only cared if everyone involved keep quiet by all involved since whether it was hiding a pregnancy out of wedlock or paying for the damage they caused in a hotel suite everyone lost if the Press rode it for all it was worth.
@@richardmattingly7000 Makes sense. Thanks!
I've had cystitis. I didn't tear off my clothes nor did I die.
Not sure which channel to put it under (probably either Xplrd or Highlight History,) but a piece somewhere on the Hays Code could be truly great.
3:46 The Pantages theatre W. Hollywood is beautiful inside. I saw Talking Heads there in 1984.
Absolutely disgusting how low some jerks will go. Such a shame to suffer this injustice
😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😭 ...so sad. ...i wonder if i can find some of his stuff on CZcams...
Gosh that was an abrupt ending.
Arbuckle's last film was called "Tomalio". He finished it a day or two before he died. I have seen it. Arbuckle did a lot of physical comedy in this film. Physical comedy being Roscoe's trademark. This may have led to the Heart attack that took his life. My interest in this film comes from the fact that my grand Uncle Clyde Veaux, (and my middle namesake). A prolific Broadway actor, singer, dancer who worked with the likes of Ginger Rodgers and Ethel Merman, made his only film appearance with Roscoe in Tomalio.
Yes, I just got done reading the fictional "autobiography" from 2004. "I, Fatty". He almost collapsed after running in that last film. The director said "lets wrap for the day" but Roscoe wanted to finish filming. A good book. It was written as if Roscoe had dictated the text, in the first person.
awesome
The funny part is that compared to today’s standards, the guy is an absolutely AVERAGE weight. There are many children in ELEMENTARY SCHOOL heavier than he! I challenge you to drive through Oakland and then tell me otherwise.
This may be true, but it's not healthy. A lot of those children you're talking about in Oakland live in poverty and don't have access to healthy food. Fatty was only 46 when he died. Let's not claim that that's perfectly fine because it's now average in an era where life expectancy in the US is going down.
@@Author.Noelle.Alexandria
Of COURSE IT’S UNHEALTHY!
But there are PLENTY of markets and grocery stores in Oakland. And food stamps are spent on Cheetos and soda, NOT anything healthy.
Don’t even.
@@chudleyflusher7132'don't even'??? Don't even what, point out a known issue in the US? Healthy food is more expensive to make and takes far more time to cook and prepare. Parents working multiple jobs do not have that extra time because it is legal to not pay a living wage in this country. The school system provided breakfast and lunch are also not usually the picture of healthy meals either, if you want to blame someone for children's health. There are also things called food deserts, common in low income areas, so just because an city or suburb might have 'plenty' of grocery stores in your view does NOT mean that they are accessible or affordable to the entire population. How would you know they aren't trying their best to be healthy? Tons of US families spend their income on treats for their family, why are you judging that they are able to spend some of their food assistance on 'junk' food in the same way?
As a fat person and an RN, Arbuckle is still not the average weight at ALL and we know it isn't healthy. It isn't the death sentence that people make it out to be because we now know how much genetics plays into our long term health and likelihood of diabetes, heart disease, etc. Far more deadly for fat people is the fatphobia, because it leads to self hatred, shame, disordered eating, mental illness, and things like refusal to go to medical appointments because of the judgement and treatment experienced. Mickey Atkins is a great channel to learn about what diet culture and medical fatphobia can do to people- and she is just a lovely human (and therapist!).
There are very, very few elementary school kids that weigh more than him. I'm almost his height, and based on my build he looks to be close to 350 lbs or more. You might see 300 + lbs in some highschool kids, but not elementary at all. Young kids that heavy, I'd be worried about abuse or a serious hormone/mental disorder. Not that their parents dared to buy them Cheetos and soda with food stamps.
@@justvibinginouterdarkness
The kids I’m talking about are definitely enormous because they love fatty foods, have poor self control and are too lazy to exercise, just like their parents.
I know you want to spin a kinder narrative, but DON’T EVEN try.
@@chudleyflusher7132 Sir this is a wendy's
Great video as always! A few interesting individuals to consider for future videos: Actress, Mary Pickford, Explorer Sven Hedin, and Explorer Ibn Battuta.
This is a fascinating Biographics. An interesting Biographics on Hollywood figures would be on Anderson Cooper or Carrie Fisher.
I didn't even know who this man was prior to this video. Thanks for another great production
Are u guys still doing podcasts for this channel?
I saw some of the comedy films with Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. I'll bet they wished their lives were more like those movies, since they both went through a lot and had too many unhappy times. (How about a video on Mabel Normand?)
Could you please do a video on Daniel Boone?
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William Randolph Hers:
"Arbuckle is guilty without proof!"
Also William Randolph Hers:
"Patty Herst is innocent in spite of the evidence!"
Good call
Please do one about William of Orange
Poor Arbuckle. I choked up a little by the end. At least he died peacefully without pain. 😢
Yes, and on a positive note. Worse still if he'd passed alone and sad.
Can you do a Biographics on Biggles the RAF character?
I lived 45mins from Smith center ks down in Osborne ks.. it's nice that small ks town is getting noticed
I never knew the full story of Roscoe Arbuckle … I knew the name as there was a restaurant called Fatty Arbuckles in Stratford upon Avon in the early 90’s…. a sad story indeed.
Just watched the casual criminalist episode on him, watched a clip montage of his films and now I'm back for a biographic. He seems like a really interesting person.
I love seeing musicals at the Pantages. It’s so beautiful.
I'll tell ya what is truly tragic about this story... The commercial is the longest segment. 🤑
Ah yes! 👏👏👏👏
Good choice! 🎥📼🎞️🎞️
Please do a biographics on Claus von stauffenburg
I love these biopics. Although he needs to find someone else to do his subtitles.
Very sad story💔
Paul Merton did a series about the early days of Hollywood, it was only 3 episodes long but the second episode was sole about Roscoe Arbuckle. It is worth searching for and watching.
Any chance you have or would make a website with all your videos embedded? At this point you've made so many channels it's pretty impossible for me to watch anything else without "The Algorithm" knocking one of yours off my recommended list then it goes a while before I figure out which one got punted. I'd love it if I could just go find all Simon Whistler youtubes in one place rather than split up among the different channels. Just a thought :) Have a great day!
this would make an excellent film
The movie Road to Perdition: "why ya laughin'?"
"Cuz it's all so friggin hilarious".
Another interesting biography.
For a complete and thorough review of the Arbuckle Scandal and Trials, see the series “Hollywood” by Kevin Brownlow and the segment “Double Beds and Double Standards.” Brownlow interviewed everybody who was there and who remembered what had happened and were still living. Maude Delmont ran a Badger Game in which she would get chorus girls to go to Hollywood parties and have the girls claim that a star/producer/director had “raped” a girl. Then hush money would be collected from the victim and distributed by Delmont to her girls. Her nickname was “Madame Black,” and the district attorney told her “if you don’t testify that it was Arbuckle’s fault-we’ll railroad YOU!”
"Found innocent." No--remember that a jury finds the defendant either 'guilty' or 'not guilty'. This difference may appear subtle, but in law the difference is huge.
Usually this is true, but there is a third possible verdict called Actual Innocence, and that is what Arbuckle got.
A Mack Sennett video would be amazing!
How about doing one on the Grand Funk Railroad. Once upon a time the biggest band in the world (money wise) for a couple years.
Please do more classic Hollywood stars, directors and other related folk 🥺
I heard that Michael Jackson kept a photo of Fatty next to his bed. I don't know if this is true, but definitely is interesting.
Most likely help him with what he went through
Good o'le false accusations. Bless you Roscoe. You entertained millions while helping create an industry, and paved the way for performers for generations to come.