Coldest End
Millionaires, movie stars, and royalty have no guarantees on marital bliss. A royal prince trades his silver screen queen for a wealthier songbird. Mourning her lover Rudolph Valentino, silver screen siren Pola Negri meets, marries, and divorces Russian Prince Serge Mdivani. Her rival Mae Murray meets and marries Prince David Mdivani. The two celebrity couples compete with each other to disastrous results. As Pola’s money disappears, Prince Serge finds another wealthy songbird Mary McCormic. Other people and subjects include: March – April 1931, Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, Claire Windsor, Ziegfeld Follies, bankruptcy, celebrity divorce battles, Johnny Depp v Amber Heard, Brad Pitt v Angelina Jolie, Tinder Swindler, Bad Vegan, ending messy romantic entanglements, and two year anniversary of As The Money Burns podcast. Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
March 31, 2022
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Millionaires, movie stars, and royalty have no guarantees on marital bliss. A royal prince trades his silver screen queen for a wealthier songbird.
Mourning her lover Rudolph Valentino, silver screen siren Pola Negri meets, marries, and divorces Russian Prince Serge Mdivani. Her rival Mae Murray meets and marries Prince David Mdivani. The two celebrity couples compete with each other to disastrous results. As Pola’s money disappears, Prince Serge finds another wealthy songbird Mary McCormic.
Other people and subjects include: March – April 1931, Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, Claire Windsor, Ziegfeld Follies, bankruptcy, celebrity divorce battles, Johnny Depp v Amber Heard, Brad Pitt v Angelina Jolie, Tinder Swindler, Bad Vegan, ending messy romantic entanglements, and two year anniversary of As The Money Burns podcast.
Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
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