Jim Thompson, Silk King
(1 x one hour)
After WWII, Jim Thompson turned a local, cottage trade into an industry that today mass produces the highest quality silks in the world. During his lifetime he collected ancient Buddhist antiques and historical Thai buildings which raised his popularity with locals and controversy with Thai officials. In 1967 Jim mysteriously disappeared without a single, valid clue as to what happened to him.“Jim Thompson, Silk King” reveals the industrious history and philanthropy and unravels the conspiracy theories that surround the father of the Thai silk industry and his mysterious disappearance. Jim’s disappearance in 1967 remains one of Asia’s greatest unsolved mysteries.