Rebroadcast: Fatty Arbuckle and the MPAA

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Did Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle murder Virginia Rappe? That questions defined the film industry for thirty years. Upset with Hollywood's moral failures, Christians demanded changes. We took over, fighting until the studios decided to censor themselves.

This special episode of Truce ties into our last episode with Abby Johnson of the Unplanned movie.

This episode explores:

* Who was Fatty Arbuckle?

* Who was Virginia Rappe?

* Did Fatty Arbuckle murder Virginia Rappe?

* What is the MPAA?

* What started the Motional Picture Association of America?

* Did Christians really censor the golden age of films?

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