Red Skelton: The Mask Behind the Mask

For twenty years, Hoosier comic Red Skelton entertained millions of viewers who gathered around their television sets. Noted film historian Wes Gehring examines the man behind the famous characters - someone who never let the facts get in the way of a good story. Gehring delves into Skelton's hardscrabble life with a shockingly dysfunctional family, his days on the road on the vaudeville circuit, the comedian's early success on radio, his up-and-down movie career with MGM and his sometimes tragic personal life.