Hollywood's Dark History: Silver Screen Scandals by Matt MacNabb explores thirteen sensational and often forgotten scandals from the early decades of Hollywood. The book looks beyond the glamour of the silent and silver screen to examine the troubled personal lives, controversies, violence, scandals, and tragedies surrounding famous figures such as Jean Harlow, Mae West, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Errol Flynn, Joan Crawford, Clara Bow, and others. It also provides context on the transition from vaudeville to silent cinema and then to talking pictures, showing how fame and public scrutiny shaped the lives of early Hollywood stars. Through these stories, MacNabb presents a darker and less romanticized view of Hollywood's golden age.