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<p>In 1921, one of the biggest movie stars in the world was accused of killing a woman. What followed was an unprecedented avalanche of press coverage, the original “trial of the century,” and a wave of censorship that altered the course of Hollywood filmmaking. </p><p> </p><p>It began on Labor Day, when comic actor Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, then at the pinnacle of his fame and fortune, hosted a party in San Francisco's best hotel. As the party raged, he was alone in room 1219 with Virginia Rappe
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- Author
- Greg Merritt; Greg Merritt
- Publisher
- Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press)
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781613747926
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Memoir, True Crime, Sports
- Rating
- 3.86 / 5 (37 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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