A Murder in Hollywood

Most of the moviegoing public knows how Clete rejected the standards of his upbringing, became a sort of bum, worked his way across country, and eventually became a tough brawling leading man in the tradition of Mitchum and Wayne. They suspect rigging, or they suspect a phony ploy to hide some other production delay. That is why the police are able to apprehend criminals from time to time—they are fortunate to be dealing with the only segment of society less intelligent than they are.” Perkins didn’t seem to be in a good mood. Because the truth was that Claude was right—somebody had to tell Orgell to keep his mouth shut.