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Welcome to It's A Wonderful Podcast! Happy New Year! We hope 2025 proves to be a wonderful year for you! Back to Old Hollywood hilarity for this week's New Years Eve movie with a rom-com that mixes pure silliness with deep sincerity in a way writer/director Garson Kanin would become even more noted for as Morgan and Jeannine talk BACHELOR MOTHER (1939) starring Ginger Rogers and David Niven! Our YouTube Channel for Monday Madness on video, Morgan Hasn't Seen TV, Retro Trailer Reactions & More https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvACMX8jX1qQ5ClrGW53vow The It's A Wonderful Podcast Theme by David B. Music. Donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ItsAWonderful1 Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ItsAWonderful1 IT'S A WONDERFUL PODCAST STORE: https://www.teepublic.com/user/g9design Sub to the feed and download now on all major podcast platforms and be sure to rate, review and SHARE AROUND!! Keep up with us on (X) Twitter: Podcast: https://twitter.com/ItsAWonderful1 Morgan: https://twitter.com/Th3PurpleDon Jeannine: https://twitter.com/JeannineDaBean_ Keep being wonderful!!
Last year, there were 116 new Christmas holiday movies released on TV and streaming streaming services in the US. I have watched very few of them, but enough to say with confidence that the majority - were average. Yesterday, filling in on Jack Tame's show, Chris Schulz spoke about a new Lindsay Lohan film on Netflix. It's called Our Little Secret, and it's currently the 2nd most watched film on Netflix in NZ, so you may have seen it. It's a perfect example of the holiday film you can expect at this time of year, throwing together a heap of holiday film tropes and hoping for the best - all in the name of Christmas entertainment. So when and why did Christmas and holiday movies become all about romance? When did they become all about cute meets? About career women finally meeting ‘the one' in quirky circumstances; cueing a series of misunderstandings to be rectified in a predictable third act? These films have become less about family, and more to do with having a date to meet the family. The first Christmas film was released in 1898. It was made in the UK and is 2 minutes long - you can watch it online. It shows children being put to bed, and Santa coming down the chimney and leaving them toys. Apart from the fact Santa brought a Christmas tree with him, little has changed with this traditional Christmas story. Throughout the years Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol has become one of the most adapted books and inspiration for Christmas films - over 38 have been based on this novella from 1843. Christmas movies also used to be about Jesus or stories from the bible, but as we've become more secular, they've become films to search out rather than dominating streaming services. It turns out though that Christmas films have included romance since the late 1930s. Bachelor Mother, The Shop Around the Corner and Holiday Inn are all films made between 1939 and 1942, with romance at their heart. But after Love Actually in 2003, Christmas viewing changed forever and the romantic comedy has become a staple. Four Christmases, The Holiday, and The Family Stone were predictable, but well cast and remain firm favourites today. So why has Christmas become so much about coupleness? It is OK to be single at Christmas. But the answer is simply because the audience decided it's what they want. After a long stressful year (topped off by preparing for the holidays) a lot of us are up for some easy, enjoyable and improbable escapism - with a happy ending. We've earned it. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dimestore Radio Theater: Holiday Film Fest!: “Bachelor Mother” & “The Whistler” Enjoy! https://ia601303.us.archive.org/13/items/dimestore-holiday-2023-bachelor-mother/DimestoreHoliday2023BachelorMother.mp3
A screwball comedy, set between Christmas and New Years, where a woman (Ginger Rogers) finds a baby on the steps of an adoption home, and everyone believes her to be the mother. David Niven stars as the somewhat oblivious potential love interest. Will McKinley joins us to talk about 1939's Bachelor Mother in the first of our sixth annual 12 Days of Christmas series!
On this episode I am joined by film historian and critic Raquel Stecher to discuss Bachelor Mother (1939).You can read more of Raquel's work here: https://www.outofthepastblog.com/ and https://quellemovies.com/, and follower her on Twitter @RaquelStecher Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lux Radio Theatre, sometimes spelled Lux Radio Theater, a classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934–35) (owned by the National Broadcasting Company, later predecessor of American Broadcasting Company [ABC] in 1943–1945); CBS Radio network (Columbia Broadcasting System) (1935–54), and NBC Radio (1954–55). Initially, the series adapted Broadway plays during its first two seasons before it began adapting films. These hour-long radio programs were performed live before studio audiences. The series became the most popular dramatic anthology series on radio, broadcast for more than 20 years and continued on television as the Lux Video Theatre through most of the 1950s. The primary sponsor of the show was Unilever through its Lux Soap brand. Listen to our radio station Old Time Radio https://link.radioking.com/otradio Listen to other Shows at My Classic Radio https://www.myclassicradio.net/ Podcast Service I Recommend https://redcircleinc.grsm.io/entertainmentradio7148 Remember that times have changed, and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Entertainment Radio
Presenting The Lux Radio Theater production of "Bachelor Mother" aired on Jan 22, 1940. Please support these shows with your donation today, thank you. https://mpir-otr.com/sponsors-donations
For our RKO 1939 episode, a Directed by Garson Kanin double feature: Bachelor Mother, starring Ginger Rogers as an unwed department store clerk accused of motherhood; and The Great Man Votes, starring John Barrymore as an alcoholic intellectual struggling to raise two children, including the most precocious child actor of them all, Virginia Weidler (of Philadelphia Story fame). We discuss the "plausible deniability" structure of Bachelor Mother and the kind of social commentary it permits, and the particular brand of autobiographical pathos and dishevelled charm that Barrymore brings to the part of an eccentric, melancholy widower. Time Codes: 0h 01m 00s: BACHELOR MOTHER [dir. Garson Kanin] 1h 04m 48s: THE GREAT MAN VOTES [dir. Garson Kanin] Studio Film Capsules provided by The RKO Story by Richard B. Jewell & Vernon Harbin Additional studio information from: The Hollywood Story by Joel W. Finler +++ * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's latest film piece on Preston Sturges, Unfaithfully Yours, and the Narrative role of comedic scapegoating. * Check out Dave's new Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project! Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join!
This week, I happily welcomed Beth Ann Gallagher to the podcast. A very talented film writer and the mother of one of the most photogenic and adorable babies you'll ever see in your life, she is the founder of the classic film blog Spellbound with Beth Ann which has been running since 2008.Last year, we were both honored to contribute essays on film noir to the dazzling Columbia Noir 4 Blu-ray box set from the UK boutique label Indicator and Beth Ann's writing has also appeared in such diverse publications as Turner Classic Movies' Backlot Site, Discover Rio Vista Magazine, and various film festival programs as well. Additionally, a former president of the Sac Town Classic Movie Club, she also co-founded the Luso World Cinema Blogathon, which is a celebration of the Lusitanic people and their impact on cinema.After asking her about both her site and her great Luso blogathon, the recent first-time mom shares her perspective on parenthood in the classic movies Bachelor Mother (1939), Penny Serenade (1941), and Never Too Late (1965) in this breezy free-flowing conversation.Logo: Kate Gabrielle (KateGabrielle.com)Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive
Lux Radio Theatre - Bachelor Mother
The Harold Lloyd Comedy Theater production of Bachelor Mother, originally broadcast December 24, 1944, 76 Christmases ago. An adaptation of the 1939 Ginger Rogers romantic comedy starring Louis Hayward and Brenda Marshall. Also an episode of Fibber McGee and Molly from December 22, 1955, 65 Christmases ago, Fibber and Molly break into Doc Gamble's apartment to sneak their Christmas card into Doc's mail. It seems they forgot to mail it.
Lux Radio Theatre, sometimes spelled Lux Radio Theater, a long-run classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934–35) (owned by the National Broadcasting Company, later predecessor of American Broadcasting Company [ABC] in 1943 /1945); CBS Radio network (Columbia Broadcasting System) (1935-54), and NBC Radio (1954–55). Initially, the series adapted Broadway plays during its first two seasons before it began adapting films. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherlock Holmes Radio Station Live 24/7 Click Here to Listen https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lux-radio-theatre/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
A knowledgeable classic movie blogger and devotee of all things film, it was such a delight to chat with the talented writer Raquel Stecher about growing up in the '90s with strong female screen role models, her annual summer reading challenge and love of books, and more.Listen in as she shares some of her favorite cinematic discoveries, introduces the world to the charming Ginger Rogers vehicle Bachelor Mother (a Watch With Jen recommendation as well), and comes up with some terrifically obscure recommendations of films and stars we should try to seek out if we can find them.Originally Posted on Patreon with links to items mentioned (8/10/20) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/40314140Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive
Raquel Stecher joins me this week to discuss 1939's BACHELOR MOTHER. Also, Raquel picks some of her favourite classic film book, DVD & Bluray releases from 2019...Thank you to everyone who's listened to The Movie Palace this year, see you in 2020!
Raquel Stecher joins me this week to discuss 1939's BACHELOR MOTHER. Also, Raquel picks some of her favourite classic film book, DVD & Bluray releases from 2019... Thank you to everyone who's listened to The Movie Palace this year, see you in 2020!
Greg and Susan try not to be a disgrace to the toy department as they discuss 1939's Bachelor Mother starring Ginger Rogers and David Niven and featuring Charles Coburn and Frank Alberston. The romantic comedy set between Christmas and New Years in NYC tells the story of a soon-to-be unemployed shopgirl who gets mistaken for the mother of a baby left at foundling home. Greg and Susan discuss the pairing of Rogers and Niven and speculate how the movie might have been much different if the original pick for the leading man was in the film. They discuss the best scenes featuring each central cast member. They also talk about the constraints of the plot due to the Hayes code.Sources referenced:https://www.popmatters.com/134616-bachelor-mother-2496101102.html
On this week's bonus episode of What's in the Basket, we head down to the foundling home for a research-free look at two lighthearted holiday takes on child abandonment: Ginger Rogers in Bachelor Mother (1939) and Debbie Reynolds in Bundle of Joy (1956). We explain why David Niven so handily defeats Eddie Fisher in the battle of the Merlin party boys, lay out our arguments for why children shouldn't be allowed in Hollywood, and offer Douglas Fairbanks Jr. some posthumous family therapy. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-4j Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go"
Instead of going for an obvious three-hanky approach for a story about a single mother out of work at Christmas, screenwriter Norman Krasna gift wraps a screwball delight. Ginger Rogers was riding high at the box office in a series of hits for RKO. Bachelor Mother proved that Ginger’s comic timing was as steady and accomplished as her foxtrot or carioca. As a shop girl with a sass mouth, she shows a man that he doesn’t know half as much as he thinks.
Bachelor Mother A New’s Years classic, Bachelor Mother is a great example of Ginger Rogers’ comedic talents and David Niven’s easy charm! Listen as we discuss the crazy plot, first date behavior, and mink coats! “I don’t care who the father is…I’m the grandfather!” By Lauren Johnson Spread the word Instagram Facebook Apple Spotify Pinterest
May 7-13, 1994 Today Ken welcomes comedian Emily Heller to the show. Ken and Emily discuss eating with your mouth full, visiting Boston for the first time, sweeps week, the return of Will Smith's Dad, San Francisco, Gymastics, Breaker High, kitchen TVs, Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, Kid empowerment, Camp Nowhere vs. Camp Cucumunga, what Joey Lawrence's love can fix for you baby, the Little Oscars, COPS, Dave Stevens, The Rockateer, comedians in serious roles, Kids in the Hall, Bachelor Mother, Nancy Kerrigan, the black TV renaissance, Thelma & Louise, Fox-O-Rama, the White Living Single, radio station format changes, The Stand, Evil Disney product placement, Ben Vereen and Zoobalie Zoo, huge orphans, making Nerds in Love for TV, Joseph Bologna, Disney TV animation, Direct-To-Video Sequels, Blossom, Prom vs. The Prom, Rip Torn's real name, baby heart transplants, made for TV madness, the myth of improv, Full House, Little Richard, Rescue 911, Phenom, LIVE! TV, JFK, Roseanne, Tales from the Crypt, JTT's retirement, learning how to have crushes, Virtual Reality, Unsolved Mysteries, The Simpsons, in-Laws getting married, buying things off TV, weird sexy baby dolls "Cute as a Butt-on", Ken's top 90s Sitcoms, secrets of the magic Castle, David Copperfield, Mystery Science Theater Hour, Seinfeld, shrinkage, Fraiser, celebrity voice cameos, TGIF, Bruce Campbell in the Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Family Matters, Boy Meets World, The X-Files, The missing Gs of the 90s, the lighting speed of TV marriage, 20/20, coming back from the dead, and ALL Cheers all the time.
Lux Radio Theater-Bachelor Mother 1-22-40 http://oldtimeradiodvd.com
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