A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

Intimate musical performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.