Vanguard of Hollywood

By Shannon Allen

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Category: Film History

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Episodes: 78

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A Feel-Good Classic Hollywood Podcast | This uplifting Classic Hollywood podcast offers inspirational insights into the films of the Golden Age & the stars who made them great.

Episode Date
The Remarkable Gene Kelly: An Interview with Patricia Ward Kelly
Apr 09, 2024
A Force of Nature: An Interview with Paul Petersen
Mar 28, 2024
Marilyn Monroe's Little Brother: An Interview with Scott Morrow
Mar 18, 2024
Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties with Foster Hirsch
Dec 27, 2023
A Lucky Interview with Mimi Gibson
Dec 20, 2023
The Importance of Thank You Notes: A Lesson from Jackie Robinson
Nov 23, 2023
Joe E. Brown: Hollywood’s Nicest Guy
Jul 31, 2023
Hud (1963), Pat Neal’s Oscar, and Newman’s Villain
Jun 21, 2023
Paul Newman Was Not Mean to Patricia Neal. Here’s Why It Matters
May 11, 2023
The Long, Hot Summer (1958) & The Newmans
Mar 10, 2023
Paul Newman: Old Hollywood Class and Modern Cool
Jan 26, 2023
Was Vera-Ellen Anorexic in White Christmas (1954)?
Dec 23, 2022
They Are Wisest: O. Henry’s ”The Gift of the Magi”
Dec 22, 2022
Meet John Doe (1941) with Introduction by Shannon
Dec 21, 2022
It’s a Wonderful Life Radio Play and What Happened to Alfalfa
Dec 20, 2022
Week Before Christmas: Introduction and Meal Plan
Dec 19, 2022
Bette vs. Joan: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? 60th Anniversary
Nov 09, 2022
Charade (1963) with Introduction by Shannon
Aug 22, 2022
Jimmy Stewart Was Not Racist. Here’s Why.
Jun 27, 2022
Platinum Perfection: A Lana Turner Birthday Tribute
Feb 08, 2022
Elegance and Eloquence: A Sidney Poitier Tribute
Jan 11, 2022
Inspiration from Jimmy Stewart, Frank Capra, & It’s a Wonderful Life
Dec 23, 2021
Otto Preminger: The Man Who Would Be King - Interview With Foster Hirsch
Nov 10, 2021
All Heart: Doris Day & Why She Matters
Oct 08, 2021
Inside Marilyn Monroe's Closet: The Classic Hollywood Collection of Greg Schreiner
Aug 18, 2021
Dean Martin: A Few Things You Didn't Know | Special Minisode
Aug 04, 2021
The Costellos: Film's First Family with Terry Chester Shulman
Jul 21, 2021
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967): A Revolutionary Ride with Tracy, Hepburn, and Sidney Poitier
Jul 02, 2021
A Little Bit of Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, and Jane Russell | Special Minisode
Jun 16, 2021
A Great Adventure: Katharine Hepburn & The African Queen
Jun 01, 2021
Cutting Her Down to Size? Katharine Hepburn & Woman of the Year
May 03, 2021
Isn't She Yar: Katharine Hepburn & The Philadelphia Story Comeback
Apr 19, 2021
They Say She's a Has-Been: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant & Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Apr 02, 2021
Katharine Hepburn: A Fierce Hollywood Original
Mar 18, 2021
John Garfield, HUAC, and He Ran All the Way (1951)
Mar 03, 2021
Lana Turner, John Garfield, and The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Feb 18, 2021
John Garfield: Hollywood's First Rebel
Feb 05, 2021
Rear Window (1954), Jimmy Stewart, Hitchcock, and Grace Kelly
Jan 20, 2021
Winchester '73, A New Jimmy Stewart, and Gloria
Jan 06, 2021
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) & Jimmy Stewart Bomber Pilot
Dec 23, 2020
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Dec 18, 2020
Star of the Month: Jimmy Stewart
Dec 09, 2020
A Place in the Sun (1951) & Shelley Winters vs. Frank Sinatra!
Dec 02, 2020
A Double Life (1947), Shelley Winters, and Marilyn Monroe
Nov 18, 2020
Star of the Month: Shelley Winters
Nov 11, 2020
Catherine Deneuve: All About the Elusive French Icon
Nov 04, 2020
Star Wars (1977), Peter Cushing, and the Vision of George Lucas
Oct 28, 2020
Dracula, Frankenstein, and Peter Cushing's Hammer Horror Years
Oct 21, 2020
Hamlet (1948)
Oct 14, 2020
Star of the Month: Peter Cushing
Oct 07, 2020
Tamango (1958) and Dorothy Dandridge's Last Years
Sep 30, 2020
Carmen Jones (1954)
Sep 23, 2020
Bright Road (1953)
Sep 16, 2020
Star of the Month: Dorothy Dandridge
Sep 09, 2020
The Unguarded Moment (1956)
Sep 02, 2020
Duchess of Idaho (1950)
Aug 26, 2020
Bathing Beauty (1944)
Aug 19, 2020
Star of the Month: Esther Williams
Aug 12, 2020
The Boston Strangler (1968)
Aug 05, 2020
The Great Race (1965)
Jul 29, 2020
Operation Petticoat (1959)
Jul 22, 2020
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Jul 15, 2020
Star of the Month: Tony Curtis
Jul 08, 2020
Billy Travilla: A Fashion Tribute
Jul 01, 2020
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
Jun 24, 2020
Nora Prentiss (1947)
Jun 17, 2020
Star of the Month: Ann Sheridan
Jun 10, 2020
Double Indemnity (1944)
Jun 03, 2020
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
May 27, 2020
Kid Galahad (1937)
May 20, 2020
Little Caesar (1931)
May 13, 2020
Star of the Month: Edward G. Robinson
May 06, 2020
The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)
Apr 29, 2020
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Apr 22, 2020
The Paleface (1948)
Apr 15, 2020
Doris Day: A Birthday Tribute
Apr 09, 2020
Star of the Month: Jane Russell
Apr 08, 2020
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Apr 02, 2020