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Hollywood lore tells us that in 1924 William Randolph Hearst shot and killed movie mogul Thomas Ince.

Supposedly he shot Ince in the head, while trying to shoot Charlie Chaplain.

Hearst suspected Chaplain was fooling around with his mistress Marion Davies.

So what if Hearst hits his target and kills Charlie Chaplain aboard the Oneida in November 1924 what happens next?

Can the media tycoon cover up a Chaplian death as effectively as he did that of Thomas Ince?

What happens to Chaplain's legacy? He had was finishing up The Gold Rush at the time.
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