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Revisiting the Arbuckle/Rappe’ Scandal of 1921
A simple story really right? We’ve all heard about it, it was quite the scandal of 1921. Boy decided to celebrate a big movie contract rents 3 rooms at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Boy meets swarmy Madam then Boy meets Girl, Boy helps Girl who is sick on the toilet and she dies 4 days later...Boy is Arrested for Murder. Simple Right? The Beginning Labor Day Weekend September 1921 Roscoe Arbuckle was celebrating Adolph Zucker signing him to a 3 year 1 Million a year contract. ($14 Million a year in today’s economy) Roscoe rented rooms 1219-1221 of the St. Frances Hotel in San Francisco CA It is unknown if Maude Delmont (AKA Madam Black) was invited or crashed the party with starlet and sometime prostitute Virginia Rappe’. There were a lot of people at the party and it was during the days of Prohibition and (bathtub gin) everyone got drunk quickly. Roscoe found Virginia with her head in the toilet he came in to help her when Maude Delmont came in and Virginia starte