# Mabel Normand

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Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin

Hey hey movies lovers and fascism haters! Filmmaker, writer, and all around great guy Bryan Young joins co-hosts Kelly Swails and Brandon Wilhelm to discuss a few movies directed by and featuring two silent-era giants: Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin. Topics include:  How fast the movie industry…

Feminist film historiographies: in conversation with Kate Saccone

Our podcast guest this month is none other than the wonderful Kate Saccone! Kate is a film curator, scholar, and editor based in Amsterdam. She received her PhD from the University of Amsterdam in May 2026. She is the project manager and an editor of The Women Film Pioneers Project and currently s…

Charlie Chaplin, Part 1: The World's Greatest Comedian and the Darker Life Behind Him — Victorian Poverty, the Birth of the Tramp, and Silent Superstardom

This is Part 1 of our two-part series on Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin, one of the greatest icons of silent cinema and film comedy, built his legend on making the world laugh. But behind his beloved image was a private life that was increasingly troubling — and, throughout his life, increasingly…

Bonus Episode: Hollywood’s Origin Scandal Story

In this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, William Desmond Taylor, Mabel Normand, and the birth of the Hollywood scandal. Plus, dirty recs with Disgraceland’s Jake Brennan about scandalous movies and songs – and your voicemails, texts, and emails. Become an All Access…

Old Hollywood Murder_ The Mysterious Death of William Desmond Taylor

On the morning of February 2, 1922, a manservant arrived at the fashionable Alvarado Street bungalow of William Desmond Taylor, one of Hollywood's most respected directors. He found his employer lying on the living room floor, neatly dressed, his eyes open. Assuming the man had suffered a heart att…

Hollywood's Irish Connection: William Desmond Taylor

In this episode Nules delves into the mysterious murder of William Desmond Taylor, a prominent Irish-born Hollywood director in the 1920s. Nules in an off the cuff episode explores Taylor's fascinating life journey from Carlow, Ireland to becoming a respected figure in early American cinema. The po…