- 128
- Episodes
- 67
- Transcribed
- 1,147
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 1M
- YouTube views
About The Secret History Of Hollywood
An ongoing series of specially produced histories, bringing to life the stories and secrets that shaped cinema. @moviehistories secrethistoryofhollywood.com www.patreon.com/attaboysecret
- Publisher
- Adam Roche
- Category
- tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 May 2017
- Latest episode
- 19 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
67 of 128 episodes have a transcript.

19 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Death On Alvarado Street

17 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
James Cagney: Bullets & Birthdays

1 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Alligator Who Lived Forever
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Death On Alvarado Street
Published 19 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Why do you think that was? I don't know anything anymore, said Fedor. Then let me enlighten you, said Parkins. He took his glass and threw back the inch of brown juice at the bottom. Woolwine wanted everyone to think that Eddie Sands was the man who shot the gun that night. Because as long as they were looking for him, they weren't looking for Woolwine's lady friend. Midway through the 20th century, the film director King Vidor was in search of a project. He hit upon the idea of bringing to the screen a mystery that had turned Hollywood upside down in the 20s. The murder of William Desmond Taylor. which had sent shockwaves through the town, and which, together with the Roscoe-Arbuckle scandal, had helped to usher in censorship laws, which remained in place for decades. […]
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- YouTube views
- 1,088,535
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 1,020 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 127 ratings
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- Quality
- 28
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 94
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