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On the second installment of our deep dive into Steve McQueen!

We go full throttle off a dirt ramp into the tale of his rise to stardom! Along the way he’ll race his bikes, cars and planes, do most of his own stunts, have a brush with Charlie Manson, marry and divorce numerous times, and ultimately die very young from complicated circumstances. Tune in to this thrilling finale!!!

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Steve McQueen: movie star, stunt driver, pilot, debbonair, but also a man with a disturbing childhood. Journey with us into the past of the highest paid actor of 1974, and find out what makes him tick in the first Part of the fascinating deep dive into Steve McQueen! 

Also BIG thank you to Ghost Town for our first promo swap! You can find them anywhere you listen to podcasts! 

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On this episode we brought back an oldie but goodie: The history of The Hollywood Sign! It’s a relaxed episode to decompress from Nosferatu, but it does take some twists and turns into the unexpected dark past of how this iconic sign was constructed! Tune in for a more freeform episode of FH:HF!!!!

The sign does has a history of facilitating suicide so if you are feeling suicidal, thinking about hurting yourself, or are concerned that someone you know may be in danger of hurting himself or herself, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)

For this very special episode of Film History : The History of Film, we brought in some help from an expert on all things horror and host of the binaural podcast sensation “Scare You to Sleep”: Shelby Scott!

1920’s Germany - acclaimed director F.W. Murnau sets off into the mountains of Northern Slovakia to utilize the landscape and actual ancient castles as Transylvania, home to Count Dracula, in his unauthorized rendition of Bram Stoker’s Victorian era novel: “DRACULA”!

Along the way, the production of “Nosferatu” would involve Nazis, the occult, lawsuits and rumors that the star of the movie was a real life Vampyre!

If you love our guest host as much as we do, be sure to check out her podcast, “Scare You to Sleep” to hear more of her soothing voice reading terrifying tales!

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In the thrilling finale of our 3 part deep dive on legendary 1930’s movie star James Cagney, we bring you a story of fame, fortune, and regular screaming matches with Jack Warner over his dubious contracts! The creation of SAG, “Block Booking” - and more! 

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We’ve got an exciting part 2 of James Cagney! Last we left our hero, he was just breaking into the “talkies”, a new technology trend where actors would speak on screen! What a concept!

But the early days of talking film were chock-full of insidious studio heads and contracts that were signed in blood.

In this episode we’ll discuss The Cag’s sudden meteoric rise to fame and how he leveraged his newfound position against Jack Warner in a true David and Goliath Hollywood story!

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