{"product_id":"room-1219-the-life-of-fatty-arbuckle-the-mysterious-death-of-virginia-rappe-and-the-scandal-that-changed-hollywood-9781613735206","title":"Room 1219: The Life of Fatty Arbuckle, the Mysterious Death of Virginia Rappe, and the Scandal That Changed Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Greg Merritt\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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, a little-known actress. Four days later, she died, and he was charged with her murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoom 1219 \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of Arbuckle's improbable rise and stunning fall--from one of Hollywood's first true superstars to its first pariah. It explores how the earliest silent film experiments evolved into a studio-based system capable of making and, ultimately, breaking a beloved superstar. Simultaneously, it presents the sensational crime story from the day of the \"orgy\" through Arbuckle's three trials. Relying on a careful examination of documents, the book finally reveals, after almost a century of wild speculation, what most likely occurred in room 1219. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chicago Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086132961431,"sku":"9781613735206","price":1260.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781613735206.webp?v=1767638760","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/room-1219-the-life-of-fatty-arbuckle-the-mysterious-death-of-virginia-rappe-and-the-scandal-that-changed-hollywood-9781613735206","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}