Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, May 1922 · page 13 of 68
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This is a celebrity gossip section from *Captain Billy's Whiz Bang*, a satirical magazine popular in the 1920s. It consists entirely of Hollywood rumor and innuendo—not a cartoon. The "Taylor murder case" reference concerns director William Desmond Taylor's 1922 unsolved murder, which scandalized Hollywood and prompted calls for returned intimate letters and garments from various actresses, suggesting widespread affairs. The remaining items are brief gossip tidbits about silent-film stars' dating lives: Marshall Neilan and Blanche Sweet's constant pairing, Charlie Chaplin's pursuit of Lila Lee, Dana Todd's romantic switches, and Maurice's dancing partner swaps with Constance Talmadge (the final barb—"socially speaking, of course, not professionally"—implies scandalous professional conduct). The satire mocks both Hollywood's moral reputation and the public's appetite for celebrity scandal during the industry's early era.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 11 Hollywood Flirtations SINCE the Taylor murder case burst into headlines, movie directors in Hollywood have just been annoyed to death. Every-one's asking to have their letters and pink nighties returned! * * * MARSHALL NEILAN and Blanche Sweet are seen together again almost every evening. Even when they go to big par-ties they dance every number together! * * * Charlie Chaplin has again upset all bets by beginning to call frequently on Lila Lee these days. * * * DANA TODD used to escort Gloria Swan-son and Elinor Glynn everywhere last winter, but just now he's going in for singles again. Marjorie Daw is the chosen lady. * * * MAURICE, former husband of Florence Walton, the dancer, is whirling Con-stance Talmadge about the slippery floors just now. Socially speaking, of course, not professionally.