The Disturbed Southern Belle and Gentleman
A mother and son duo exploring the dark, strange, and twisted things in the world around them.
Episodes
In this episode, the hosts explore the fierce life and career of Betty Davis — born Ruth Elizabeth Davis — tracing her rise from a stormy birth in Lowell to Hollywood legend. They unpack her perfectionism, landmark films, notorious feuds (notably with Joan Crawford), and candid autobiographies that reveal a complex, driven woman who pushed against studios and societal expectations.
Through anecdotes about her childhood, stage begin...
Welcome back to our podcast. In this episode we trace the life of Robert "Bobby" Driscoll — from his serendipitous start as a freckled child actor, through Disney stardom in Song of the South and Peter Pan, to his struggles with addiction, legal troubles, and his lonely, tragic death. We explore how fame, studio politics, and personal demons shaped his heartbreaking decline.
Join us as we discuss one of the most iconic stars of the 50s and 60s, the beautiful Elizabeth Taylor.
Join us as we discuss the tangled affair of Hollywood heartthrob Tyrone Power.
Join us as we discuss the sad life of Rita Hayworth. A life filled with pain and sorrow.
Join us as we discuss one of the biggest heartthrobs of the "Golden Age of Hollywood".
A concise look at Jean Harlow’s rapid rise from wealthy socialite to Hollywood’s platinum blonde, her scandals and studio-controlled image, and the tragic early death that sealed her legacy.
In this episode we trace Ingrid Bergman’s journey from a tragic childhood in Sweden to becoming a Hollywood icon, examining her breakthrough roles, ambitious drive, and complex personal life.
We delve into the affairs and scandals—most notably with director Roberto Rossellini—that led to public exile, her eventual comeback, family conflicts, health battles, and the mixed legacy she left behind.
This episode explores the complicated life and legacy of Clark Gable, from his troubled childhood and rise through Hollywood to his defining roles.
We cover his breakthrough performances, Oscar win, and role in Gone with the Wind, alongside the many affairs, marriages, and scandals that followed him.
The hosts discuss the love and loss of Carole Lombard, Gable’s wartime service, later career highlights like The Misfits, and the con...
This episode traces Montgomery Clift’s meteoric rise as a Hollywood rebel and his devastating decline after a near-fatal car crash, exploring his private life, struggles with addiction, and the studio image that both made and trapped him.
We examine the rumors, friendships, and performances that shaped his legacy, and why his tragic story still resonates as a portrait of talent, vulnerability, and the costs of fame.
This episode traces Charlie Chaplin’s journey from a poverty-stricken Victorian childhood to international stardom as the Tramp, highlighting his creative breakthroughs in silent cinema and his signature films like The Gold Rush, City Lights, and The Great Dictator.
We also cover the scandals, political battles, exile from the United States, and late-life honors that shaped his complicated legacy — a pioneering artist whose work en...
This episode unpacks the life and scandal of Lana Turner — from her discovery as a 16-year-old, rise to stardom in films like The Postman Always Rings Twice, to the violent affair with Johnny Stompanato that ended in his killing by Turner’s daughter Cheryl Crane.
We cover the sensational trial, the media frenzy that followed, the impact on Turner’s career and Crane’s life, and how the case changed public conversations about domesti...
A concise episode covering Joan Crawford's journey from a difficult childhood and chorus-girl beginnings to Hollywood stardom, turbulent marriages, famous feuds, and controversial family allegations.
In this final October episode, the host shares personal encounters with the paranormal across different stages of life: cold spots and phantom footsteps in an old house, a disembodied voice, a rattlesnake moment, a soothing hand on the back of his head, recurring shadow figures, and a DVD inexplicably hurled across the room after his father’s death.
These true, unexplained events shaped his curiosity about the supernatural and leav...
Join us as we discuss one of the most famous actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood, Errol Flynn.
We will discuss his rise to fame and the scandals that came about due to his relationship with underage girls.
Join us as we discuss one of the most horrific stories of survival. A small group's plan goes down in the brutal conditions of the Andes Mountains. The survivors are forced to make some of the most difficult decisions of their lives in order to survive.
This episode traces Judy Garland’s life from child performer Frances Gumm to the star who captivated the world as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, and the hidden struggles that followed.
We cover MGM’s relentless pressures, her lifelong dependence on prescribed drugs, turbulent relationships, breakdowns and hospitalizations, and the circumstances surrounding her untimely death.
Join the Disturbed Southern Belle and the Gentleman for an October episode of unsettling true stories. This installment collects eerie accounts including lost time at an airport, a painting that moves, a party photo showing a double, a commute that repeats itself, a doctor who never existed, a mysterious woman named Aurora, a childhood doppelgänger, and a haunted Cape Cod house.
Short, spooky, and grounded in personal recollections...
Accompanied by the Disturbed Southern Bell. Hello! In this episode we begin a new series with a deep dive into the 1921 scandal surrounding silent-film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, the mysterious death of Virginia Rapp, and the three trials that followed.
We cover Arbuckle's meteoric rise, the infamous Labor Day party at the St. Francis, conflicting eyewitness accounts, medical findings, the sensational press coverage, and the las...
In this episode the Disturbed Southern Belle and the Gentleman launch an October series of true horror stories, focusing first on the infamous 1940s exorcism of Roland ("Roland/Robbie") Doe—the case that helped inspire William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist. They recount the reported events, eyewitness accounts, and the dramatic rituals, then examine contradictory investigations and skeptical explanations.
Was this a genuine case of d...
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