EPISODE # 71: Lara and James welcome classic film commentator and author Jeremy Arnold to chat about one of the most popular MGM musicals of the 1940s, starring the one and only Judy Garland. Based on a series of short stories from New …
Tag: 40s
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
EPISODE # 70: TCM’s Dave Karger joins for this chat about his favorite 1940s comedy, based on a 1939 play of the same name. Sheridan Whiteside (Monty Woolley) is invited to dine at the home of a wealthy factory owner, but he slips on …
Citizen Kane (1941)
EPISODE # 69: Orson Welles produced, co-wrote, directed and stars in his 1941 masterpiece about a rich newspaper tycoon who utters the word “rosebud” on his deathbed. A newspaper reporter is then assigned to investigate the meaning of “rosebud,” uncovering details about a tragically …
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
EPISODE # 67: Before there was Warren Beatty in HEAVEN CAN WAIT… before there was Chris Rock in DOWN TO EARTH, there was Robert Montgomery in HERE COMES MR. JORDAN! Join us as we travel to the great beyond — to heaven! And who …
Rebecca (1940)
EPISODE # 61: From the “master of suspense” himself, Alfred Hitchcock, this 1940 film is the story of a young woman who marries a grieving widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife who recently …
Remember the Night (1940)
EPISODE # 58: Pour yourself a glass of eggnog and get ready for an episode of Classic Movie Recall that gives you a special gift: an opportunity to discover a great holiday classic film with two brilliant movie stars, destined to become one of …
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
EPISODE # 52: When it was released in 1946, THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES became the most successful film since GONE WITH THE WIND. The movie connected deeply with a country that was recovering from World War II as it told the story …
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
EPISODE # 51: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, one of Hollywood’s CLASS-iest films, not only marked a triumphant return to the screen for Katharine Hepburn but was also the movie that solidified Jimmy Stewart’s star status before he went off to World War II. But wait—why …
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
EPISODE # 50: What did the film CHICKEN EVERY SUNDAY have to do with the making of MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET? Did Santa actually play himself? And why was Maureen O’Hara so mad when she got the call to head to New York to …
Laura (1944)
Episode # 48: “I shall never forget the weekend Laura died.” Clifton Webb’s infamous dialogue opens LAURA (1944) with the revelation that the main character is dead, and it is the perfect beginning to a perfect film noir. James and Lara dive into director …