Old Blood
Destroying Angel: A Hollywood Mystery
Two actors fled Hollywood for Salt Lake City in 1928. One was bludgeoned to death, and the other would call upon none other than Charlie Chaplin for help. As authorities scrambled to uncover what happened to the murdered Don Solovich, Hollywood’s most famous actors fought to keep their secrets safe. Before long, the tiny Utah town learned that Chaplin had been subpoenaed to testify and prepared themselves for a Hollywood invasion. What exactly did the King of Comedy know about the murder of his homosexual butler?
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Sources:
Babcock, Muriel. “The Headline History of Chaplin: 1918-1932.” Movie Classic Vol. 3. No. 3. November, 1932.
“Editor & Publisher: The Fourth Estate.” Vol. 61 No. 1. New York. 6 May, 1928.
Grey Chaplin, Lita and Vance, Jeffrey. Wife of the Life of the Party: A Memoir (Lanham: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1998).
Hurewitz, Daniel. Bohemian Los Angeles: and the Making of Modern Politics (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007).
“LGBTQ+ ‘Panic’ Defense.” The LGBTQ+ Bar. https://lgbtqbar.org/programs/advocacy/gay-trans-panic-defense/
Painter, George. “The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers: The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States.” Sodomy Laws. 2004. https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/california.htm
Quinn, D. Michael. Same-Sex Dynamics Among Nineteenth-Century Americans: A Mormon Example (Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1996).
Newspapers:
Gunnison Valley News
Deseret News
Salt Lake Tribune
Manti Messenger
Daily News (New York)
Los Angeles Times
San Pedro News Pilot
New Britain Herald
Imperial Valley Press
San Bernardino Sun
Bismark Tribune
Evening Star (Washington, D.C.)
Variety
Music: Credits to Holizna, Fesilyan Studios & Virginia Liston
For more information, visit www.oldbloodpodcast.com
Two actors fled Hollywood for Salt Lake City in 1928. One was bludgeoned to death, and the other would call upon none other than Charlie Chaplin for help. As authorities scrambled to uncover what happened to the murdered Don Solovich, Hollywood’s most famous actors fought to keep their secrets safe. Before long, the tiny Utah town learned that Chaplin had been subpoenaed to testify and prepared themselves for a Hollywood invasion. What exactly did the King of Comedy know about the murder of his homosexual butler?
For Magic Mind's limited offer that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one-time purchases, use code OLDBLOOD20 at checkout.
You can claim it at: https://magicmind.com/oldblood
Sources:
Babcock, Muriel. “The Headline History of Chaplin: 1918-1932.” Movie Classic Vol. 3. No. 3. November, 1932.
“Editor & Publisher: The Fourth Estate.” Vol. 61 No. 1. New York. 6 May, 1928.
Grey Chaplin, Lita and Vance, Jeffrey. Wife of the Life of the Party: A Memoir (Lanham: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1998).
Hurewitz, Daniel. Bohemian Los Angeles: and the Making of Modern Politics (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007).
“LGBTQ+ ‘Panic’ Defense.” The LGBTQ+ Bar. https://lgbtqbar.org/programs/advocacy/gay-trans-panic-defense/
Painter, George. “The Sensibilities of Our Forefathers: The History of Sodomy Laws in the United States.” Sodomy Laws. 2004. https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/california.htm
Quinn, D. Michael. Same-Sex Dynamics Among Nineteenth-Century Americans: A Mormon Example (Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1996).
Newspapers:
Gunnison Valley News
Deseret News
Salt Lake Tribune
Manti Messenger
Daily News (New York)
Los Angeles Times
San Pedro News Pilot
New Britain Herald
Imperial Valley Press
San Bernardino Sun
Bismark Tribune
Evening Star (Washington, D.C.)
Variety
Music: Credits to Holizna, Fesilyan Studios & Virginia Liston
For more information, visit www.oldbloodpodcast.com