KalKal
Superstar
They wanted to get rid of the actor, but they did NOT want to risk smearing their main actress "Red" in the process.I think they already knew what was going on, they just wanted pictures. Fat boy probably already off contract. I can speak from personal experience, mugs just weird like that
even in the 1930s, they don't pay you what you're worth
The original guy who hired Perry was willing to give him a $200 check right there. When he found out the pictures were of Red, and that Perry was threatening to give the negatives to gossip magazines, he was like "I'll have to clear it with the studio boss".