Thomas Ince was already a well-known movie producer across Hollywood in 1924 when one day, he accepted an invitation from newspaper publisher Randolph William Hearst to board the man's yacht for a day out on the ocean. Very quickly afterwards, Ince came down with what was described as "a stomach ailment," and one day later, without warning, he was dead. To make matters worse, his body was almost immediately cremated after that -- before anyone could do an autopsy. The producer's sudden demise and death didn't go unnoticed by the public, though. There has long been a rumor swirling around that Hearst had also invited Charlie Chaplin onto his yacht that day; when Hearst allegedly found out that his mistress had been cheating on him with Chaplin, the newspaper magnate reportedly pulled out his gun and took a shot at Chaplin -- only he missed, the story goes, and instead struck Ince in the stomach, eventually leading to the man's quick and sudden demise. Whoa...
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Feb 09, 2015 10:14am PDT
