Comments on: Roland West: Of Mystery and Scandal http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/02/roland-west-of-mystery-and-scandal/ MovieMorlocks.com is the official blog for Turner Classic Movies (TCM). No topic is too obscure or niche to be excluded from our film discussions. And we welcome your comments on our blogs and bloggers. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: TCM's Classic Movie Blog http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/02/roland-west-of-mystery-and-scandal/#comment-13140 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:25:00 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=15658#comment-13140 [...] blamed himself for her tragic end and never made another film. [For more information on West, click here for my previous post on his tragic life and short career.] Given his strong visual style and [...]

]]> By: TCM's Classic Movie Blog http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/02/roland-west-of-mystery-and-scandal/#comment-12038 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:49:48 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=15658#comment-12038 [...] be invented.  Monster movies were rare and more common were mysteries with horrific overtones.  Roland West’s THE BAT WHISPERS (1930) was a sound remake of his earlier THE BAT (1926), a film adaptation [...]

]]> By: michaelgsmith http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/02/roland-west-of-mystery-and-scandal/#comment-10547 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:50:08 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=15658#comment-10547 Fascinating stuff. Someone should make a movie about the life of Roland West!

]]> By: moirafinnie http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/02/roland-west-of-mystery-and-scandal/#comment-10544 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:19:10 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=15658#comment-10544 I had read that Roland West had implied to Chester Morris that his involvement with Thelma Todd had led to her demise before, but your presentation of the known story weaves an even greater mystery about this interesting filmmaker, the unfortunate Miss Todd and the often sketchy characters who were attracted to the fringes of Hollywood. To cap it all off, you reminded me of one of those actresses who seemed destined for disappointment, despite her memorable, strangely vulnerable yet often hard presence in films and her checkered marital and extra-marital record: Lola Lane.

Could she be a possible subject of one of your future excellent profiles? Great stuff, Suzi. You should write a mystery.

]]> By: debbe http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/11/02/roland-west-of-mystery-and-scandal/#comment-10543 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:38:37 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=15658#comment-10543 wow. this is a very rich post suzidoll. I was interested in how so early in films the public taste for horror films was in in full force. I caught myself thinking ( sadly…) what would TMZ have done with the story of Thelma Todd’s death. I am fascinated in this blog by the idea of the more things change the more things stay the same. I am hoping tcm will have some roland west films soon. really interesting… and glad you got it posted…….

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