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Homicide in Beverly Hills
Step back in time to April 1958 and into the rented Beverly Hills home of actress Lana Turner. A fight is underway between her and her lover, John Steele (aka Johnny Stompanato). The door opens, a sudden action and a death occurs. This is where we begin with Homicide in Lana Turner’s Pink Bedroom. (From…

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The Curse of Superman – Episode 2
With a new book out on Cursed movies and troubled backstories behind classic motion pictures – Curse of the Silver Screen – we are revisiting one of the chapters on the book – The Curse of Superman. In this episode we look back at the production of the 1978 film Superman, the inspiration, the producers,…

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The Curse of Superman – Episode 1
With Superman soaring back into movie theaters in July 2025 we have a fascinating story to share behind The Curse of Superman. Inspired by content from a new book, Curse of the Silver Screen – Tragedy and Disaster Behind the Movies, this three-part series discusses the book, the production of the 1978 film Superman, and…

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The Murder of Ramon Novarro – Episode 5
Ramon Novarro never really reconciled with who he was and was troubled by his conflicted feelings he had for his Roman Catholic religion and his homosexuality. He hid being gay so he could keep working in Hollywood and the pressure lead to a life-long struggle with alcoholism. Fortunately, he had purchased a home with the…

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The Murder of Ramon Novarro – Episode 4
In 1935, when his contract with MGM Studios expired, the studio opted not to renew. Novarro struggled to find work, but occasionally found roles to earn an income. By the 1940s, he was working less frequently, but in 1949 he landed a supporting part in John Huston’s, We Were Strangers. In the 1950s his work…

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The Murder of Ramon Novarro – Episode 3
Ramon Novarro achieved his biggest success in 1925 with the silent film version of Ben-Hur. With revealing costumes he became a sex symbol with the film’s release and a Hollywood heartthrob overnight. After Rudolph Valentino’s death in 1926, Novarro became the top Latin actor in Hollywood and was known for his swashbuckler action roles. Considered…

