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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...