In this episode of pplpod, we dive deep into the life, meteoric rise, and tragic downfall of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, one of the highest-paid silent film comedians of the 1910s. Discover how Arbuckle, a pioneering American silent film actor and director, went from discovering and mentoring comedy legends like Charlie Chaplin, Bob Hope, and Buster Keaton to becoming the center of 1920s Hollywood's most notorious scandal.

We break down the dark events of Labor Day 1921 at San Francisco's St. Francis Hotel, which resulted in the tragic death of aspiring actress Virginia Rappe. Explore the sensationalized true crime media circus fueled by William Randolph Hearst's yellow journa ...