Scandal! Then And Now

Scandal! Then And Now

Documentary 1999

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From publicity stunts gone wrong, to grisly murders that rocked the word, Scandals looks at the most fascinating crimes of the 20th century. A look not only at the crimes, but the media coverage of these crimes, and the role the press plays in the criminal landscape.

Documentary 1999

TV-PG

EPISODE 1

Resurrection In L.A.

How Aimee Semple McPherson used the media to become a rich and famous preacher and faked her own death to manipulate her followers - all back in 1925.

46 min · Jan 1, 1999 TV-PG
EPISODE 2

Silenced Star

The story of renown actor Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle's fall from grace when a movie star is found dead in his home.

46 min · Jan 1, 1999 TV-PG
EPISODE 3

Unspoken Lies

Two stories of stock exchange fraud with devastating consequences - the Windfall Mine fraud of 1950, and the Bre-X gold fraud of 1990.

47 min · Jan 1, 1999 TV-PG
EPISODE 4

Brothers In Blood

The media has a hay-day when two young, well-off men from American high society murder an innocent child.

46 min · Jan 1, 1999 TV-PG
EPISODE 5

Southern Knights

After a teenager is found raped and murdered, the town takes vigilante justice to the extreme in 1913 Georgia.

46 min · Jan 1, 1999 TV-PG
EPISODE 6

Crossing The White Line

After becoming the first black boxer to win a world championship, American politicians drafted a law with the sole purpose of putting him in jail.

46 min · Jan 1, 1999 TV-PG

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Scandal! Then And Now

DOCUMENTARY

From publicity stunts gone wrong, to grisly murders that rocked the word, Scandals looks at the most fascinating crimes of the 20th century. A look not only at the crimes, but the media coverage of these crimes, and the role the press plays in the criminal landscape.

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Released: 1999
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Subtitles: English (United States) (SDH)