Episode 320 - The Day the Laughter Stopped - The Strange Death of Thelma Todd
This week, we dig into a mystery from the early days of Hollywood. This Wholly Odd case (what we did there, did you see it) looks into the death of film legend Thelma Todd. Signed to Paramount, on loan to Hal Roach studios, she was hired to be a 'Greta Garbo-Type' but Thelma had a talent. She was naturally funny and wore comedy as easily as she wore a dress. She made regular appearances in Laurel and Hardy short films, was paired with Zasu Pitts and Patsy Kelly. Thelma was also the face of the Sidewalk Cafe, and it's downstairs nightclub, the Joya's Room. She ran the club along with possible…
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