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Extraction Summary
6
People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Investigative file / narrative excerpt
File Size:
1.29 MB
Summary
This document, marked with a House Oversight Bates number, appears to be an excerpt from a narrative or book discussing the production of the 1968 film 'Skidoo.' It details the FBI's concerns regarding the film's script, Jackie Gleason's status as an FBI contact, and a personal anecdote about Groucho Marx taking LSD with the narrator at a home in Beverly Hills. The text does not explicitly mention Jeffrey Epstein, despite being part of a larger oversight file.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Gleason | Actor / FBI Contact |
According to his FBI files, he was approved as a special FBI contact in the entertainment business.
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| Bill Cannon | Screenwriter |
Screenwriter for the film Skidoo; suggested Groucho Marx for a role.
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| Groucho Marx | Actor |
Cast as a Mafia chieftain named 'God' in Skidoo. Discussed using LSD with the narrator.
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| Preminger | Director |
Directed Skidoo; had a confrontation with Groucho Marx on set.
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| The Narrator ('I') | Writer / Associate |
Unnamed in text, but claims to have provided descriptions of acid trips and accompanied Groucho Marx on an LSD trip.
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| God | Fictional Character |
A Mafia chieftain character in the film Skidoo.
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Timeline (2 events)
Circa 1968
Ingestion of LSD (300-microgram tablets)
Home of an actress in Beverly Hills
Groucho Marx
The Narrator
Circa 1968 (implied by film Skidoo)
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Location in the film script where a file cabinet was stolen.
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Location of an actress's home where the narrator and Groucho Marx ingested LSD.
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Relationships (2)
Gleason was later approved as a special FBI contact in the entertainment business.
Had dinner together; arranged to take LSD together.
Key Quotes (3)
"Gleason was later approved as a special FBI contact in the entertainment business."Source
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"Groucho yelled back, 'Are you drunk?'"Source
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"We arranged to ingest those little 300-microgram white tablets one afternoon at the home of an actress in Beverly Hills."Source
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propaganda thinly disguised as a comedy adventure. However, LSD was not why the FBI was annoyed with the film. Rather, according to Gleason's FBI files, the FBI objected to one scene in the script where a file cabinet is stolen from an FBI building. Gleason was later approved as a special FBI contact in the entertainment business.
One of the characters in Skidoo was a Mafia chieftain named God. Screenwriter Bill Cannon had suggested Groucho Marx for the part. Preminger said it wasn't a good idea, but since they were already shooting, and that particular character was needed on the set in three days, Groucho would be playing God after all. During one scene, Preminger was screaming instructions at him. Groucho yelled back, "Are you drunk?"
I had dinner with him that evening. He was concerned about the script of Skidoo because it pretty much advocated LSD, which he had never tried, but he was curious. Moreover, he felt a certain responsibility to his young audience not to steer them wrong. He had read my descriptions of acid trips, so he asked if I could I possibly get him some pure stuff, and would I care to accompany him on a trip? I did not play hard to get. We arranged to ingest those little 300-microgram white tablets one afternoon at the home of an actress in Beverly Hills.
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