
139: Mary Astor's Diary (Fake News: Fact Checking Hollywood Babylon Episode 13)
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Dodsworth - A Film Review
The trial began in the midst of one of the hottest summers on record. Astor took inspiration from her dodsworth character, who was eternally calm and confident. Chatterton astor barely knew each other, but chatterton observed that mary had no hollywood friends by her side during this ordeal. Ruth chatterton would be in court almost every day of the trial,. She would often be accompanied by her then boy friend, director fritz lang. As the plaintiff, astor's side was able to present their case against franklin thorpe before thorpe's side was allowed to introduce the diary. One night, while little mary lynne was at thorpe's house,
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