From Beneath the Hollywood Sign

EPISODE 56 - “MARJORIE REYNOLDS: CLASSIC CINEMA STAR OF THE MONTH” - 10/07/2024

Most film fanatics agree that after the Paramount Picture’s holiday classic “Holiday Inn” (1942), actress MARJORIE REYNOLDS, who gave a star-turn as struggling actress Linda Mason who gets a break singing and dancing in the seasonal nightclub run by BING CROSBY, should have been a big star. However, for reasons not quite clear, she didn’t rise into the stratosphere. While she had a very respectable and long career, she just didn’t soar to the top, as expected. As our Star of the Month, we will take a look into Marjorie Reynolds’ life and career and explore our theories on why “Holiday Inn” did not make her a major star. 

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

Christmas In the Movies (2023), by Jeremy Arnold;

Whatever Became of…10th Series (1986), by Richard Lamparski;

My Heart Belongs (1976), by Mary Martin;

Scarlet Fever (1977), by William Pratt (including the collection of Herb Bridges);

The Film Lovers Companion (1997), by David Quinlan;

Biography of Marjorie Reynolds, July 25, 1942, Paramount Pictures; 

“Super Cinderella,” November 1942, by William Lynch value, Silver Screen magazine;

“Marjorie’s Horse Comes In,” November 7, 1942, by Kyle Crichton, Collier’s Magazine;

Versatility Pays Off for Marjorie Reynolds,” March 10, 1944, by Hedda Hopper, Los Angeles, Times;

“Divorce Plans Discussed by Miss Reynolds,” July 23, 1951, by Hedda Hopper, Los Angeles, Times;

“Marjorie Reynolds to Be Wed to Film Editor,” May 16, 1952, Los Angeles, Times;

“Marjorie Reynolds Weds Film Editor,” May 18, 1953, The Sedalia Democrat (Missouri);

“Marjorie Reynolds: Sixty Years in the Film Business,” April 1984, by Colin Briggs, Hollywood Studio Magazine;

“Marjorie Reynolds, 79, Actress, In Classic Films and on Television,” February 16, 1997, The New York Times;

TCM.com;

IMDBPro.com;

IBDB.com;

Wikipedia.com;

Movies Mentioned: 

Holiday Inn (1942), starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, & Virginia Dale;

Wine, Women, and Song (1933), starring Lilyan Tashman;

Murder In Greenwich Village (1937), starring Richard Arlen & Fay Wray;

Tex Rides With The Boy Scouts (1937), starring Tex Ritter;

The Overland Express (1938), starring Buck Jones;

Western Trails (1938), starring Bob Baker;

Six Shootin’ Sheriff (1938), starring Ken Maynard;

Star Spangled Rhythm (1942), starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Veronica Lake, & Alan Ladd;

Dixie (1943), starring Bing Crosby & Dorothy Lamour;

Up In Mabel's Room (1944), starring Dennis O’Keefe & Gail Patrick;

Ministry of Fear (1944), starring Ray Milland;

Three Is A Family (1944), starring Charles Ruggles & Fay Bainter;

Bring On The Girls (1945), starring Veronica Lake & Eddie Bracken;

Monsieur Beaucaire (1946), starring Bob Hope & Joan Caulfield;

The Time Of Their Lives (1946), starring Bud Abbott & Lou Costello;

Meet Me On Broadway (1946), starring Fred Brady & Spring Byington;

Heaven Only Knows (1947), Bob Cummings & Brian Donlevy;

Badmen of Tombstone (1949), starring Barry Sullivan & Broderick Crawford;

That Midnight Kiss (1949), starring Mario Lanza & Kathryn Grayson;

The Great Jewel Robber (1950), starring David Brian;

Home Town Story (1951), starring Jeffry Lynn, Alan Hale Jr, & Marilyn Monroe;

Models, Inc (1952), starring Howard Duff & Coleen Gray;

His Kind of Woman (1951), starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, & Vincent Price;

The Silent Witness (1962), starring Tristram Coffin & George Kennedy;

Pearl (1978), starring Angie Dickinson, Dennis Weaver, & Robert Wagner;

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EPISODE 55 - “Favorite Classic Films of the 1950s ” - 09/30/2024

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The 1950s was a real transitional decade for classic films. As we got further away from WW2, and the Cold War began to rise up prominently, there was a cynicism across the land that influenced the content of many Hollywood movies. Films took on a grittier, more realistic feel, and the subject matters were darker and more controversial. It was the decade that sparked masterpieces like “Sunset Boulevard,” “All About Eve,” “From Here To Eternity,” “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof,” “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “Anatomy of a Murder,” “ Strangers on a Train,” “Shane,” and “High Noon.” Listen as Steve and Nan talk about some special 1950s films that inspire them.

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

TCM.com;

IMDBPro.com;

Wikipedia.com;

NewYorkTimes.com

RogerEbert.com

Movies Mentioned: 

No Man of Her Own (1950), starring Barbara Stanwyck, John Lund, and Richard Denning;

In A Lonely Place (1950), starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame;

A Place In The Sun (1951), starring Montgomery Cliff, Elizabeth Taylor, and Shelley Winters;

Pick Up On South Street (1953), starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, and Richard Kiley;

Witness For the Prosecution (1957), starring Charles Laughton, Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, and Elsa Lanchester;

A Face In The Crowd (1957), starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Lee Remick, Walter Matthau, and Anthony Franciosa;

Big Country (1958), starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford and Charlton Heston;

Indiscreet (1959), starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman;

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EPISODE 54 - "SPECIAL GUEST: PERI GILPIN TALKS OLD HOLLYWOOD" - 09/23/2024

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We all know her as the hilarious and acerbic radio producer Roz Doyle on the iconic sitcom “Frasier,” and on the reboot currently airing on Paramount Plus. This week, we have a sit-down interview with actress PERI GILPIN. Peri discusses her love of classic films, the films that inspired and influenced her, and the classic film stars who she has had the good-fortune to work with. Tune in to this very special episode. 

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

TheStudioTour.com;

TCM.com;

IMDBPro.com;

IBDB.com;

Wikipedia.com;

Movies Mentioned: 

Shell (2024), starring Elizabeth Moss and Kate Hudson;

Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (1960);

Pillow Talk (1959);

Move Over Darling (1963);

The Thrill of It All (1963);

Switch (1991);

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952);

Tootsie (1982);

Bringing Up Baby (1938);

The Philadelphia Story (1940);

All About Eve (1950);

Star Wars (1977);

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969);

North By Northwest (1959);

The Godfather (1972);

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956);

Sense and Sensibility (1995);

The Sound of Music (1965)

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EPISODE 53 - “Tribute to Gena Rowlands” - 09/16/2024

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When screen legend GENA ROWLANDS passed away last month at the age of 94, she left behind a film and TV legacy that will undoubtedly influence artists for decades to come. She was an acting titan who changed the way modern audiences looked at acting. From her historic independent movies with husband JOHN CASSAVETES to mainstream Hollywood to powerful performances in iconic television films, Rowlands’ performances were always honest, complicated, and emotionally raw. There was just no one like her; and there never will be again. This week, we pay tribute to her endearing legacy on and off the screen.

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

Cassavetes on Cassavetes (2001), by Ray Carney;

In The Moment: My Life As An Actor (2004), by Ben Gazzara;

“Family First, Says Pretty Blonde,” November 16, 1963, The Tribune (South Bend, IN);

“I Want It All…Husband…Children…Career!” June 1975, by Ronald Bowers, Photoplay;

“NBC Offers Drama About AIDS,” November 11, 1985, by John J. O’Connor, The New York Times;

“To Mom With Love: Gena Rowlands’ Son Directs Her Latest Film,” February 23, 1997, by Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press;

“Idol Chatter: Gena Rowlands,” 1999, by Al Weisel, Premiere Magazine;

“Shop Talk: Actress Gena Rowlands, Not Much of a Shopper, Tells Tales,” February 15, 2002, by Gwen Davis, The Wall Street Journal;

“Gena Rowlands On Pioneering The Indie Film Movement With Her Late Husband John Cassavetes,” November 13, 2015, by Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter;

“Oscar Goes To Gena Rowlands,” November 14, 2015, by Susan King, Los Angeles Times;

“And The Honorary Oscar Goes To…” November 20, 2015, by Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter;

“The Notebook’s Gena Rowlands Has Alzheimer’s, Is in Full Dementia,” June 25, 2024, by Cara Lynn Shultz, People Magazine;

“Gena Rowlands, Actress Who Brought Raw Drama To Her Roles, Dies at 94,” August 14, 2024, by Anita Gates, New York Times;

TCM.com;

IBDB.com;

Movies Mentioned: 

The High Cost of Loving (1958), starring Jose Ferrer;

Lonely Are the Brave (1962), starring Kirk Douglas;

The Spiral Road (1962), starring Rock Hudson;

A Child is Waiting (1963), starring Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland;

Tony Rome (1967), starring Frank Sinatra;

Faces (1968), starring John Cassavetes;

Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), starring Seymour Cassel;

A Woman Under the Influence (1974), starring Peter Falk;

Opening Night (1977), starring John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara;

A Question of Love (1978), starring Jane Alexander;

The Brink’s Job (1978), starring Peter Falk;

Gloria (1980), starring John Adams;

Tempest (1982), starring John Cassavetes;

Love Streams (1984), starring John Cassavetes;

Thursday’s Child (1984), starring Don Murray;

An Early Frost (1985), starring Aidan Quinn, Ben Gazzara;

The Betty Ford Story (1987), starring Josef Sommer;

Another Woman (1988), starring Mia Farrow;

Once Around (1991), starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter;

Night On Earth (1991), starring Winona Ryder;

Face of A Stranger (1992), starring Tyne Daly;

Crazy In Love (1992), starring Holly Hunter;

The Neon Bible (1995), starring Jacob Tierney;

Unhook The Stars (1996), starring Marisa Tomei;

She’s So Lovely (1997), starring Sean Penn;

Hope Floats (1998), starring Sandra Bullock;

Hysterical Blindness (2003), starring Uma Thurman;

The Notebook (1999), starring Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams;

Broken English (2007), starring Parker Posey;

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014), starring Cheyenne Jackson;

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EPISODE 52 - "BIG SCREEN TO SMALL SCREEN: CLASSIC CINEMA'S TV REMAKES." (052) - 09/09/2024

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Sometimes, a classic film is primed for being turned into a successful television series — think “M*A*S*H*,” “Alice,” “In The Heat of the Night,” or “Peyton Place.” But this isn’t always the case. There have been many classic films turned into TV shows with less-than-stellar results. Does anyone remember the “Casablanca" TV show on ABC with Starsky & Hutch star DAVID SOUL filling in for HUMPHREY BOGART? Don’t worry, nobody else does either! This week, we take a look at a few of the TV series that were based on classic movies that didn’t quite hit the mark.

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

Television Series of the 1950s (2016), by Vincent Terrace;

Encyclopedia of TV Shoes: 1925 - 2010 (2011), by Vincent Terrace;

The Complete Directory To Prime Time Network TV Shows (1988), by Time Brooks and Earle F. Marsh;

TCM.com;

IMDBPro.com;

Wikipedia.com;

Movies Mentioned: 

Operation Petticoat (1959), starring Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Dina Merrill, and Arthur O’Connell;

Halloween (1978), starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence;

Topper (1937), starring Cary Grant, Constance Bennett, Roland Young, and Billie Burke;

How To Marry A Millionaire (1953), starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell;

The Third Man (1949), starring Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, and Alida Valli;

My Sister Eileen (1942), starring Rosalind Russell and Janet Blair;

My Sister Eileen (1955), starring Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, and Jack Lemmon;

Please Don’t Eat The Daisies (1960), starring Doris Day and David Niven;

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison;

Casablanca (1942), staring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet;

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EPISODE 51 - “Richard Conte (Star of the Month) ” - 09/02/2024

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In the great film noir classic Thieves Highway, a gripping drama that takes on the dirty underbelly of the trucking industry, the spectacular RICHARD CONTE plays Nick Garcos, a world-weary, jaded, World War II vet who returns home. After finding his family's produce business in shambles and his father crippled, he seeks revenge against the crooked rival produce dealer who caused his father's accident. In his gripping portrayal, Conte shows his strengths as an actor. With his square shoulders, cleft chin, and intense eyes, Conte gives the impression that he means business. Conte was just as comfortable playing mobsters and street hoods as he was playing charming, sympathetic leading men. He always projected manly strength, and you knew he was no one you wanted to mess with. So say hello to our Star of the Month, RICHARD CONTE.

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

Bad Boys: The Actors of Film Noir (2003), by Karen Burroughs;

“Conte In the Sun,” March 3, 1946, by Thomas M Pryor, New York Times;

“A Star Comes Home,” March 3, 1950, by Louis Berg, Los Angeles Times Magazine;

“The Role I Liked Best…” May 20,1950, by Richard Conte, Saturday Evening Post;

“Richard Conte: Official Biography,” June 14, 1951, Universal Pictures;

“Conte Forms Indie Pix, TV Company,” January 21, 1960, Variety;

“Conte Has His Own Method,” February 14, 1960, by Don Albert, Los Angeles Times;

“Actor Conte, Wife Reveal Divorce,” July 12, 1962, by Harrison Carroll. LA Herald Examiner; 

“Richard Conte Getting Offers He Can’t Refuse As Ideal Mafia Type,” March 14. 1973, Variety;

“Richard Conte, Cold-Eyed Movie Gangster, Dies at 61;” April 16, 1975, by Jack Jones, Los Angeles Times;

“Richard Conte Dies In Hollywood at 65,” April 23 1975, Variety;

TCM.com;

IMDBPro.com;

Wikipedia.com;

Movies Mentioned: 

Heaven With A Barbed Wire (1939), starring Jean Rogers and Glenn Ford;

Guadalcanal Diary (1943), Starring William Bendix, Lloyd Nolan, and Anthony Quinn;

The Purple Heart (1944), starring Dana Andrews and Farley Granger;

Captain Eddie (1945), starring Fred MacMurray and Lynn Bari;

A Bell For Adano (1945), starring Gene Tierney and John Hodiak;

A Walk In The Sun (1945), starring Dana Andrews. Lloyd Bridges, and John Ireland;

The Spider (1945), starring Faye Marlowe;

13 Rue Madeleine (1947), starring James Cagney;

The Other Love (1947), starring Barbara Stanwyck and David Niven;

Call Northside 777 (1948), starring James Stewart and Helen Walker;

House of Strangers (1949), starring Susan Hayward;

Thieves Highway (1949), staring Lee J. Cobb and Valentina Cortese

Big Jack (1949), starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main;

Whirlpool (1950), starring Gene Tierney and Jose Ferrer;

The Sleeping City (1950), starring Coleen Gray 

Under The Gun (1951), starring Audrey Totter;

The Blue Gardenia (1953), starring Anne Baxter;

Highway Dragnet (1954), starring Joan Bennett;

The Big Combo (1955), starring Cornel Wilde;

I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955). Starring Susan Hayward;

New York Confidential (1955), Starring Broderick Crawford;

Full of Life (1956), starring Judy Holiday;

The Brothers Rico (1957), starring Dianne Foster;

They Came To Cordova (1959), starring Gary Cooper and Rita Hayworth;

Ocean's 11 (1960), starring Frank Sinatra;

Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed? (1963), starring Dean Martin;

Circus World (1964), starring John Wayne and Rita Hayworth;

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965);

Tony Rome (1967);

The Lady In Cement (1968);

Hotel (1967);

Operation Eagle Cross (1968);

The Godfather (1972);

Shoot First, Die Later (1974);

Evil Eye (1975);

Violent Rome (1975);

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EPISODE 50 - “Birthday Tribute to Classic Film star Vera Miles” - 08/26/2024

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After placing 3rd runner up to Miss America in 1948 as Miss Kansas, VERA MILES soon embarked on a long and illustrious career in Hollywood and was soon working with great directors like ALFRED HITCHCOCK (“Psycho” and “The Wrong Man”) and JOHN FORD (“The Searchers” and “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”). This week, we pay tribute to Miles as she turns 95 on August 23rd. Listen as we celebrate this beautiful, talented, and somewhat underrated star. 

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

Hitchcock’s Heroines (2018), by Caroline Young;

Women In The Films of John Ford (2014), by David Mevel;

“Vera Miles: Country Girl in Hollywood,” May 13, 1956, by J.D. Spiro, Los Angeles, Times;

“Vera Miles: She’s Alfred Hitchcock’s Newest Acting Find,” January 13, 1957, Parade Magazine;

“Vera Miles Says: I’m Glad I Was Poor,” May 1959, by Amy Francis, Screenland Magazine;

“Vera Miles: Official Biography,” September 1961, Paramount Pictures;

“The Loser Who Became A Star,” May 15, 1973, by Earl Wilson, The New York Post;

“Fighting Trim Vera Miles Still A Doer,” February 20, 1981, by Mark Hemeter, The Times-Picayne (New Orleans);

“Psycho Actress Defends Hitchcock,” June 25, 1983, by Richard Freedman, The Spokesman-Review, Newhouse News Service;

“Vera Miles: Hollywood Walk of Fame,” June 29, 2010, by Carina MacKenzie, Los Angeles Times;

TCM.com;

IMDBPro.com;

Wikipedia.com;

Movies Mentioned: 

For Men Only (1952), starring Paul Henried;

The Rose Bowl Story (1952), starring Marshall Thompson;

The Charge At Feather River (1953), starring Guy Madison and Helen Westcott;

Pride of the Blue Grass (1954), starring Lloyd Bridges;

Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle (1955), starring Gordon Scott;

Wichita (1955), starring Joel McCrea;

The Searchers (1956), starring John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter;

The Wrong Man (1956), starring Henry Fonda;

Beau James (1957), starring Bob Hope;

Web Of Evidence (1959), starring Van Johnson;

The FBI Story (1959), starring James Stewart;

A Touch Of Larceny (1960), starring James Mason and George Sanders;

5 Banded Women (1960), starring Jeanne Moreau;

Psycho (1960), starring Anthony Perkins, Janey Leigh, and John Gavin; 

Back Street (1961), starring Susan Hayward and John Gavin;

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), starring John Wayne and James Stewart;

A Tiger Walks (1964), starring Brian Keith;

Those Calloways (1965), starring Brian Keith, Brandon De Wilde, and Linda Evans;

Follow Me Boys! (1966), starring Fred MacMurray;

The Spirit Is Willing (1967), starring Sid Caesar;

Gentle Giant (1967), starring Dennis Weaver and Ralph Meeker;

Hellfighters (1968), starring John Wayne and Katharine Ross;

The Wild Country (1970), starring Steve Forrest;

One Little Indian (1973), starring James Garner;

The Castaway Cowboy (1974), starring James Garner;

Run For The Roses (1977), starring Stuart Whitman;

Smash Up On Interstate 5 (1976), starring Robert Conrad, Buddy Ebson, Sue Lyon, Terry Moore, and Tommy Lee Jones;

Psycho II (1983), starring Anthony Perkins;

The Initiation (1984), starring Clu Galugar and Daphne Zuniga;

Separate Lives (1995), starring Linda Hamilton and Jim Belushi;

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EPISODE 49 - “Birthday Tribute to Classic Cinema Star Ann Blyth ” - 08/19/2024

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With her crystal clear soprano voice, porcelain doll face, and fierce acting talent, ANN BLYTH became a much-in-demand star in the 1940s and 1950s. While known mostly as a romantic musical comedy star in films such as “Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid” (1948), “Rose Marie” (1954), and “Kismet” (1955), she was also a deft dramatic actress when given the chance. Who can forget her as Veda, the daughter who made JOAN CRAWFORD’s life a living hell in “Mildred Pierce” (1945), or as the downtrodden alcoholic singer in “The Helen Morgan Story” (1957)? Blyth turns 96 on August 16th and is truly a living legend. Listen this week as we pay tribute with an episode about Ann Blyth’s remarkable life and career.

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

Ann Blyth: Singer, Actress, Star (2018), by Jacqueline T. Lynch;

“Ann Blyth: Official Biography,” July 1956, Paramount Pictures;

“Film Actress Breaks Back in Accident,” March 10, 1945, LA Examiner;

“Actress Ready to Work After Skiing Accident,” January 18, 1946, LA Examiner;

“Ann Blyth’s Mother Dies,’ July 23, 1946, Los Angeles Times;

“Bright Future Visioned For Youthful Ann Blyth,” September 10, 1949, by Hedda Hopper, Los Angeles Times;

“Angelic Annie,” September 27, 1952, by Richard G. Hubler, Collier’s Magazine;

“The Blyth Spirit,” October 12, 1952, by William Brownell, New York Times;

“Ann Blyth: Bride of the Year,” June 1953, Photoplay Magazine;

“A Blyth Spirit From An Earlier Error,” February 28, 1985, by Jack Hawn, Los Angeles Times;

“She’s Still Singing Just As Beautifully,” March 19, 1989, by Mitchell Smyth, Toronto Daily Star;

“Looking Back: Ann Blyth” June 5, 1990, by Ann Blyth, The Hollywood Reporter;

“Playing Thier Songs,” October 14,1994, by Libby Slate, Los Angeles Times;

“Little Bit of This, Little Bit of That,” September 29, 1997, by Candace A. Wedlan, Los Angeles Times; 

“Not Like Veda,” August 12, 2013, by Susan King, Los Angeles Times;

TCM.com;

IMDBPro.com;

Wikipedia.com;

Movies Mentioned: 

Chip Off The Old Block (1944), starring Donald O’Connor, and Peggy Ryan;

Babes On Swing Street (1944), starring Peggy Ryan;

Mildred Pierce (1945), starring Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Zachary Scott, Jack Carson, and Eve Arden;

Swell Guy (1946), starring Sonny Tufts;

Brute Force (1947), starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne DeCarlo, and Ella Raines;

Killer McCoy (1947), starring Mickey Rooney;

A Woman’s Vengeance (1948) starring Charles Boyer;

Another Part of The Forest (1948), starring Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, Edmond O’Brien, and Dan Duryea;

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948), starring William Powell and Irene Hervey;

Top O’ The Morning (1949), starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald;

Once More My Darling (1949), starring Robert Montgomery;

Free For All (1949), starring Robert Cummings:

Our Very Own (1950), starring Farley Granger;

Katy Did It (1951), starring Mark Stevens;

The Great Caruso (1951), starring Mario Lanza;

Thunder On the Hill (1951), starring Claudette Colbert;

All The Brother’s Were Valiant (1953), starring Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger; 

Rosie Marie (1954), starring Ann Blyth;

The Student Prince (1954), starring Mario Lanza;

Kismet (1955), starring Howard Keel;

Slander (1957), starring Van Johnson and Steve Cochran;

The Buster Keaton Story (1957), starring Donald O’Connor;

The Helen Morgan Story (1957), starring Paul Newman;

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EPISODE 48 - “STEVE & NAN'S FAVORITE CLASSIC FILMS OF THE 1940s ” - 08/12/2024

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The 1940s was a phenomenal time for movies. Auteurs like ALFRED HITCHCOCK, GEORGE STEVENS, WILIAM WYLER, and BILLY WILDER were coming into their own with important and personal films that changed the landscape of cinemas. Also, stars like BETTE DAVIS, KATHARINE HEPBURN, CARY GRANT, and HENRY FONDA were defining the screen roles that would make them legends. This week, Nan and Steve will discuss and disect a few of their very favorite films of the most golden of all decades in film. 

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

Preston Sturges By Preston Sturges: His Life in His Words (1991), by Preston Sturges and Sandy Sturges;

George Cukor: A Double Life (2013), by Patrick McGilligan;

Raoul Walsh: The True Adventures of Hollywood’s Legendary Director (2013), by Marilyn Ann Moss;

Robert Rossen: The Films and Politics of a Blacklisted Idealist (2013), by Alan Casty;

Michael Curtiz: A Life In Film (2021), by Alan K. Rode;

Possessed: The Life of Joan Crawford (2010), by Donald Spoto;

George Stevens: The Films of a Hollywood Giant (2019), by Neil Sinyard;

Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel (2015), by Wiliam Wellman, Jr;

Stanwyck (1994), by Axel Madsen;

Fonda: My Life (1981), by Henry Fonda;

Ingrid Bergman: My Story (1980), by Ingrid Bergman and Alan Burgess;

Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise (2020), by Scott Eyman;

Ida Lupino: A Biography (1996), by William Donati;

TCM.com;

IMDBPro.com;

Wikipedia.com;

Movies Mentioned: 

Christmas In July (1940), starring Dick Powell, Ellen Drew, William Demarest, Raymond Walburn, Jimmy Conlin, Rod Cameron, and Franklin Pangborn;

Penny Serenade (1941), starring Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Beulah Bondi, and Edgar Buchanan;

The Lady Eve (1941), starring Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, William Demarest, and Eugene Pallette;

High Sierra (1941), starring Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie, Cornel Wilde, Arthur Kennedy, Henry Travers, and Alan Curtis;

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Harry Morgan, Mary Beth Hughes, Anthony Quinn, Jane Darwell, William Eythe, and Harry Davenport;

Gaslight (1944), starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten, Angela Landbury, and Dame May Witty;

Mildred Pierce (1945), starring Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Zachary Scott, Jack Carson, eve Arden, and Bruce Bennett;

All The Kings Men (1949), starring Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dry, Anne Seymour, and John Derek;

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EPISODE 47 - “Laird Cregar (Star of the Month) ” - 08/05/2024

With his sad, dark eyes, hulking frame, and aristocratic speech, actor LAIRD CREGAR often played the complex villain tortured by a sinister past or an unrequited love that turns into an obsession. No one played characters with suppressed anguish, a tortured soul, or darkness lingering beneath the surface better than he did. While he only made 16 films in a period of five years, he is unforgettable. His desire to be thin was his achilles heel that turned tragic. This week join us as we take a deep dive into the short life and career of this amazing actor. 

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

Laird Cregar: A Hollywood Tragedy (2017), by Gregory William Mank;

“Atlas With A Grin,” by Fredda Dudley, December 1941, Screenland magazine;

“Setbacks To Fame,” by Dorothy B.Haas, June 1942, Silver Screen magazine;

“Bold, Bad, (Bluffing) Cregar,” by Barbara Berch, January 1945, Screenland magazine;

“Ripping Tales: Laird Cregar: The Forgotten Ripper,” by Kevin G. Shimick, Fall 1991, Scarlett Street;

“Queers In History: Laird Cregar,” December 9, 2012, by Elisa Rolle, livejournal.com;

“Heavy: The Life and Films of Laird Cregar,” October 7, 2013, by Jennifer Garland, Virtual Virago;

IMDBPro.com;

Wikipedia.com;

Movies Mentioned: 

I Wake Up Screaming (1941), starring Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis, and Laird Cregar;

The Lodger (1944), starring Merle Oberon and Laird Cregar;

Charley’s Aunt (1941), starring Jack Benny, Kay Francis, James Ellison, and Laird Cregar;

Rings On Her Fingers (1942), starring Gene Tierney, Henry Fonda, Laird Cregar, and Spring Byington;

Hudson Bay (1940), starring Gene Tierney, Paul Muni, Vincent Price, and Laird Cregar;

Blood and Sand (1940), starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Laird Cregar;

This Gun For Hire (1942), starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, and Laird Cregar;

Ten Gentlemen From West Point (1942), starring George Montgomery, Maureen O’Hara, and Laird Cregar;

The Black Swan (1942), starring Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hara, and Laird Cregar;

Heaven Can Wait (1943), starring Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn, Marjorie Main Spring Byington, and Laird Cregar;

Hello Frisco, Hello (1943), starring Alice Faye, John Payne, Lynn Bari, and Laird Cregar;

Hangover Square (1945), starring Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell, and George Sanders;

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