One hundred years ago, Arkansans gaped as a bright star of delightful silent movies was accused of a crime so vile it was pretty much impossible to describe in print. And yet the newspapers managed.

Kansas-born Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle became a famous actor and comedian in silent films more than a century ago, but saw his career collapse amid unsubstantiated allegations of rape and manslaughter.

One is known for his deadpan genius as the star and auteur of such silent-film triumphs as “The Navigator,” “Sherlock Jr.” and “The General.” The other is remembered, if at all, for a scandal that ...

Today we continue with the ruination of Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle, circa 1921. His stage name was Fatty Arbuckle, and he was a big, graceful actor with acrobatic ingenuity and a befuddled charm that ...

Around 100 years ago nowhere near Duluth, one of Hollywood’s best-paid stars had just opened the film “Crazy to Marry” when his headlines shifted from the silent comedy to real-life tragedy. On the ...

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, photographed between 1920 and 1925. (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs/ George Grantham Bain Collection) One hundred years ago, Arkansans gaped as a bright star of ...