The Day the Laughter Stopped

by David Yallop

Overview

The true story behind the 'Fatty Arbuckle' Scandal

David Yallop is no stranger to controversy. The impact of his investigations in such bestsellers as In God's Name, Beyond Reasonable Doubt and To Encourage the Others has reverberated around the world. In The Day the Laughter Stopped, he uncovers the incredible true story behind the Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle scandal of 1921, when the fat film comedian stood accused of the rape and murder of a pretty screen actress.

Arbuckle's is the story of a man born in extreme poverty who was destined to rise to the heights of a multi-million dollar career, only to have it snatched from him by a wave of hysteria and bigotry that swept the globe. It is the story of Hollywood and what really happened in the corridors of power; the political corruption of San Francisco; the immorality of a president. How Charlie Chaplin's career was saved. How Buster Keaton's was begun. Both by Arbuckle. It is a life story that ranges from comic heights to tragic depths.

The Day the Laughter Stopped confirms David Yallop's reputation as the world's greatest investigative author, combining exhaustive research with compulsive narrative.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472116598
Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date:	10/23/2014
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

David Yallop has established a reputation as an investigative writer without equal, a 'seeker of justice'. He is the Author of To Encourage Others, Beyond Reasonable Doubt?, Deliver us from Evil, To the Ends of the Earth, How they Stole the Game and In God's Name, which has been translated into forty languages and has sold over six million copies worldwide.
David Yallop is a highly regarded 'seeker of justice'; he has investigated, written and over-turned opinion with every book he has written. In 1983 he published In God's Name, which revealed the amazing truth behind the murder of John Paul I.