The Podcasts For Classic Movie Lovers
In this week’s show…
…Some guys are REALLY into cars…
…Fred Astaire’s here to put some pep in your step!
…Another mystery guest joins us for Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend?
…Reviews of three movies, including Edward G. Robinson as The Last Gangster, Warren William as a wily “doctor” in Bedside, and James Stewart as the man on his way to glory in Mr Smith Goes To Washington!
Radio entertainment comes from the Lux Radio Theatre
In this week’s show…
… a TRIO of fabulous movies to tell you about!
1932’s ‘The Beast Of The City’, an ultra-violent Pre-Code prototype of the Scorsese movies to come!
1935’s ‘Whipsaw’ sees a cat-and-cat game of wits between jewel robber, Myrna Loy and lovestruck government agent, Spencer Tracy!
And common-sense reigns supreme, all the way to the Supreme Court in fact, in Columbia’s delightfully intelligent comic-drama, ‘The Talk Of The Town’ from 1942, starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur and Ronald Colman.
Sookie drops in to talk about how she’s managing in the current situation, and radio entertainment comes courtesy of the Lux Radio Theatre!
In this week’s show…
…what’s the BEST drink for tired men who’ve spent the whole day in a brothel?
…how on earth do you get EXCITED about visiting a car dealership?
…exactly who the hell IS that Hollywood legend?
…PLUS, news, music, and two reviews, one featuring Jean Arthur and Edward Arnold forming a very unlikely alliance over a fur coat, and one featuring a spellbinding performance from the one-and-only Claude Rains, who also stars in this week’s radio presentation!
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It's a hat-tastic return to your ears as Episode 75 comes to town!
Featuring gorgeous music from Glenn Miller and Dinah Shore...
Plus... more 'Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend?'
More questions from the Question Pot!
Reviews of two classic movies... 1939's 'The Story Of Alexander Graham Bell', the 20th Century Fox biopic that makes wiring exciting, and 1948's 'A Foreign Affair', Billy Wilder's acidic swipe at wartime morale.
And as if that wasn't enough, there's a humdinger of a James Cagney competition for you to enter...
Radio entertainment this week comes from the Screen Director's Playhouse.
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Welcome back to Attaboy Clarence, now with a decided Calypso flavour...
Play another round of 'Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend?'!
Fumble for answers in The Question Pot!
Thrill to FOUR reviews this time, featuring a very British murder in a very public place, a French waiter trying to save a girl from her psychopathic husband, James Stewart and the pitfalls of being lucky, and James Mason as a murderer who goes caravanning...
Music this week is from Sir Lancelot and Fats Pichon, while radio entertainment comes courtesy of the Screen Director's Playhouse, which features a very special guest star...
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This week, we're celebrating one of the Golden Age's greatest directors, and Columbia's saviour, Mr Frank Capra, with a look at three of his finest films...
Also...
HEAR an ad that features a song that doesn't rhyme!
ROCK WITH LAUGHTER at America's "funniest" comedy duo (?)...
DISCOVER why the great financial crisis happened...
...and much more!
Episode 9: Buckets Of Blood
Adam shows you the most addictive advertisement you'll ever hear. You'll want it at your wedding. Also, listen to the true story of Francis Aiello, also known as "The Earl Of Warwick", but who was he?
Hear reviews of 'The Doorway To Hell', a hard-hitting gangster drama starring a baby-faced doctor; James Cagney and Joan Blondell at their con-artist best in 'Blonde Crazy'; and the film that ended Louise Brooks' Hollywood career, 'The Canary Murder Case'.
The radio play this week is from a groundbreaking, smash-hit, true-crime British radio show from 1949, a grisly tale that may be unsuitable for younger ears...
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