Podcast appearances and mentions of Dalton Trumbo

In this reprise episode of Ojai Talk of the Town, we sit down with writer and historian Mark Lewis to explore one of the most unsettling chapters in American cultural history — the Hollywood Blacklist. Mark's feature in the Fall 2015 issue of the Ojai Quarterly dove deep into the fear-fueled politics of the late 1940s and '50s, when actors, writers, and directors were exiled from the entertainment industry for alleged Communist ties.Many of those key figures lived in Ojai - names like Paul Jerrico, Michael Wilson and Dalton Trumbo, where they found a haven and an understanding community.Through richly detailed storytelling and incisive commentary, Mark reveals how the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings not only destroyed careers but also reshaped Hollywood and American public life. We discuss the rise of informants, the toll on personal lives, and the eerie parallels between that Red Scare era and the social media-fueled cancel culture and political polarization of today.This conversation isn't just a history lesson — it's a warning. As we reflect on the past, we're forced to ask: how do we protect freedom of expression without falling prey to fear and conformity? We did not talk about Vaclav Smil's latest work, impending screw worm disasters or the rise of our new digital overlords.Don't miss this hauntingly timely discussion on art, politics, and the enduring fight for the soul of American storytelling.

Hey everybody! This week we are continuing our End Of Season Series, where we are discussing films by directors that make only one film with Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun. Listen as we breakdown this nightmarish look at the aftermath of war and the damage it can leave behind. Enjoy!

Nuestro experto en cine Javier Ocaña nos informa sobre los Premios Goya, con un repaso a los nominados en las diferentes categorías. También un vistazo a los últimos estrenos, ''La acompañante'' una película sobre inteligencia artificial, relaciones líquidas y robots de compañía. Y ''La red fantasma'' un filme sobre la guerra civil en Siria basada en hechos reales y en la que el protagonista es brutalmente torturado en la prisión de Saidnaya. Y cómo no, una crítica bajo demanda, esta vez de la película ''Johnny cogió su fusil'' del director Dalton Trumbo. 

In November 1947, ten Hollywood writers and directors were cited for contempt of court for their refusal to testify before HUAC. Criminal charges were issued against the group that would become known as “the Hollywood Ten,” and the first systematic Hollywood blacklist had begun. Of the ten, six were Jewish - John Howard Lawson, Herbert Biberman, Alvah Bessie, Albert Maltz, Samuel Ornitz, and Lester Cole - as were many of the studio executives who voted to blacklist them. Narrated by Rebecca Naomi Jones and featuring Thomas Doherty, author of Show Trial: Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist. Image: Anticommunist group protests the release of "Exodus" in 1960, written by Hollywood Ten "unfriendly" Dalton Trumbo. From the Abraham Shoenfeld Papers at AJHS, P-884. The Wreckage is part of the American Jewish Education Program, generously supported by Sid and Ruth Lapidus.

Grab your sandals and sword and get philosophical with Jason, Tony, and our guest Paul Klein, as we unpack the wonders of Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus (1960). The film was adapted from Howard Fast's novel of the same title by Dalton Trumbo, and it is considered a major step in the end of the notorious Hollywood blacklist. The film is also read as an allegory for civil rights stuggles, the HUAC hearings, and "Third World" struggles. All of this and more is discussed in the episode.  Books and articles mentioned: Who Paid the Piper: The CIA and the Cultural Cold War by Frances Stonor Saunders The Final Victim of the Blacklist: John Howard Lawson, Dean of the Hollywood Ten by Gerald Horne Aesthetic Theory by Theodor Adorno “Fascinating Fascism” by Susan Sontag As always, please suscribe to the podcast, and don't forget to leave a review! And follow Jason on Twitter (X) at @JasonAChristian, Anthony at @tonyjballas, and Paul at @ptklein, and the same handles at BlueSky. Paul's handle on Letterboxd is https://letterboxd.com/ptklein/; Jason's is https://letterboxd.com/exilemagic/. Our logo is by Jason Christian  The theme music for this episode and all forthcoming episodes is by DYAD (Charles Ballas and Jeremy Averitt).  Please drop us a line at coldwarcinemapod@gmail.com. Happy listening!

La figura del caballo y el jinete se recorta contra el cielo, las crines del equino mecidas por el viento de la sierra y la sonrisa de Kirk Douglas, Jack Burns, el bravo cowboy de Los valientes andan solos. El director David Miller tuvo varios desencuentros con Douglas a lo largo del rodaje, y aún así éste era el papel favorito de Kirk. El resultado es potente, acompañamos las andanzas de este caballero que se niega a comprarse un coche y dejar su montura, a Jack le ha alcanzado la modernidad, se echa sobre un peñasco a contemplar el cielo que ahora surcan aviones, y su huida se ve interrumpida por alambradas y carreteras de asfalto. Atractivos hay para dar y regalar en este film, las miradas y abrazos entre una jovencita Gena Rowlands y su amigo errante, la complicidad entre el pistolero y su yegua semisalvaje, la pelea con el manco excombatiente de Okinawa, un diálogo que seguro el guionista Dalton Trumbo inspiró en su encuentro con John Wayne, un camionero sudoroso que transporta cientos de retretes, o el sheriff Walter Matthau, acompañado por ayudante incapaz, persigue con desgana al fugitivo y escupe su sed a las rocas de la montaña, parece desear que Burns escape más que atraparlo, nada que ver con las mala ostia del sheriff de Acorralado (First Blood), interpretado por Brian Dennehy, una película con muchas conexiones con ésta, un argumento similar al western crepuscular de Miller, y con el mismo compositor, Jerry Goldsmith. La fotografía de Philip Lathrop refleja en blanco y negro la fisicidad de los rostros, el sudor del sheriff, los rasgos curtidos de Burns, o la belleza serena de una mujer sola, encantadora, la esposa del amigo preso, Gena Rowlands, el efímero remanso de paz del inadaptado. Esta noche escuchamos los últimos relinchos de Whisky bajo la lluvia, y conseguimos ver de cerca a Burns… Salvador Limón, Raúl Gallego y Zacarías Cotán

Dana and Tom with Christine Duncan and Klarissa (I've Seen That) revisit Roman Holiday (1953): directed by William Wyler, written by Dalton Trumbo, Ian McClellan Hunter, and John Dighton, score by Georges Auric and Victor Young, starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, and Eddie Albert.Plot Summary: In the pantheon of classic cinematic escapades, "Roman Holiday" stands as a luminous testament to the transformative power of love and the allure of adventure. Picture this: a weary princess, suffocated by the pomp and circumstance of royal life, seeks solace in the vibrant heart of Rome. Audrey Hepburn, in her iconic role as Princess Ann, embodies youthful exuberance and longing. Her quest for normalcy leads her into the unsuspecting arms of Gregory Peck's Joe Bradley, a hardened journalist looking for his next big scoop.This isn't just a love story—it's a celebration of serendipity. The narrative waltzes through the cobblestone streets of Rome, capturing the city's soul through enchanting vignettes: a Vespa ride, a mouthwatering gelato, and a dance by the Tiber. The chemistry between Hepburn and Peck is palpable with their performances grounding the whimsical tale in emotional truth.But "Roman Holiday" is more than escapist fantasy; it's a poignant commentary on the dichotomy between duty and desire, a meditation on the fleeting nature of freedom. As Ann returns to her royal obligations, we're left with a bittersweet reminder of the price of responsibility. In an era where reality often feels burdensome, this film invites us to lose ourselves in its magic, if only for a moment.Guests:Christine Duncan - Wife of Dana and Mother of Tom14x guest: Pretty Woman, Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally, There's Something About Mary, My Fair Lady, Pillow Talk, The Odd Couple, Bringing Up Baby, A Few Good Men - Revisit, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Top Gun, Dial M for Murder, Anatomy of a Murder, and

Sword and Sandals Month concludes with Stanley Kubrick's blockbuster 1960 collaboration with Kirk Douglas, Spartacus! Ben and Patrick break down the vaugely-historical epic to decide once and for all: sword OR sandals?! Directed by Stanley Kubrick, adapted by Dalton Trumbo, and starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, and Tony Curtis.

Let's review some more 70's movies now!
Today we start with 
 #1(Bloody Town Hall 1979) This documentary filmed in 1971 was a labor of love to edit and get it released by 79. This is a bloody mess that at least I found super interesting. BTH captures an important time, by way of an extremely odd event in NYC where Feminists take on Douchey Norman Mailer, a whole lotta chaos, and someone filmed it. NYC Gay Liberation Front members can be seen here for brief cameo. Other writers here of note are Germaine Greer, Diana Trilling, Jill Johnston, and Betty Friedman, to name a few.
#2 is (Johnny got his gun 1971). This book was read by anyone in high school who had a Vet for an English teacher. Author and director here was famous blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo, they made a bio pic about him with the meth making chemistry teacher from Breaking Bad. This films good and trippy, also extremely heavy and sad, also also METALLICA (listen to the song One for the plot). We love Donald Sutherland and he had just passed at the time of recording so we are slowly goin through the few DS films that we haven't already reviewed or showcased. Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, and massive character actor Peter Brocco are here, along with the guy who became a tree in Mr. Sycamore. 
#3 (Badlands 1973) Ok this ones arty. The Dad of the guy from Platoon, and Carrie from Carrie star here. Carrie is groomed by the Apocalypse now guy to be with him and watch him play macho militia survivalist dude, after killing her father. 
#4 (Last American Hero 1973)Before he owned a video arcade in Tron, the guy from King Kong who loves magic was a moonshiner turned Southern hick nascar racer. Gary Busey helps him here, as well as Geraldine Fitzgerald, Valerie Perrrine, and Ned Beatty.
#5 (Cassanova 1976) Donald Sutherland has Mr. Burns in the Simpson's Dracula parody hair here. Director here is the one and only Federico Fellini, and if you wanna read something funny, go to IMDB and check out his biography, unless someone changes it, it is one one the weirdest mini bio's I have ever read. Film looks stunning, but is it good? Well, our hot takes are ready. 
#6 (north Dallas forty 1979) This film experienced some real big problems taking on Big Sports. It's foolish to think that it wouldn't be the same as taking on the mob or the government. This is based on a book from someone who was in it Peter Gent. I was bullied by jocks and organized sports fans as far back as I can remember. I seem to be missing the gene to enjoy pretending I play a role sporting events. I digress, because I could watch a movie about sports or a show about sports if it's good, and this is good. Nick Nolte, and Charles Durning are here, as well as the director of First Blood, where John Jay Rambo was once in charge of million dollar equipment and now he can't even get a job parking cars. Finally today we review another made for TV movie gem called
 #7(The 5.20 an hour dream 1980) Alice from the hit TV show Alice is here and very good as Ellen a rad Mom who needs her car repaired and takes on patriarchy in the factory. Can these butts allow her to do a job she can do even though she is not a man? 
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1960 - Uno de los 10 de Hollywood, novelista, guionista y director perseguido por el Macarthismo mientras buscaban elementos comunistas en la industria del cine, autor de hitos del cine como Espartaco, Dalton Trumbo, escribe indignado al Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. Un espacio de Bárbara Espejo.

“How can you tell what's a dream or what's real when you can't even tell when you're awake or when you're asleep?”Dalton Trumbo's Controversial Anti-War ClassicIn 1971, blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo adapted his own 1939 anti-war novel Johnny Got His Gun for the big screen. The film marked Trumbo's directorial debut and only feature film as director. Set during World War I, the story follows a young American soldier who becomes a quadruple amputee after being hit by an artillery shell. Trumbo's powerful critique of war and its devastating effects on soldiers resonated strongly in the Vietnam War era. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we continue the One-and-Done series with a conversation about Johnny Got His Gun.Locked-In Horror: A Haunting Tale of War's CasualtiesWe dive deep into the film's harrowing portrayal of Joe Bonham, played by Timothy Bottoms, as he struggles with his horrific injuries and loss of autonomy. The movie's exploration of disability rights and the dehumanization of wounded veterans sparks a thoughtful discussion. We examine how Trumbo's adaptation differs from his novel, particularly in its use of flashbacks and dream sequences to break up the claustrophobic hospital scenes. While we appreciate the film's powerful anti-war message, we debate the effectiveness of some of its more surreal elements.Other points of discussion include:• Timothy Bottoms' compelling performance as Joe Bonham• The impact of Jason Robards as Joe's father• Donald Sutherland's portrayal of Christ in dream sequences• The film's bleak ending and its emotional impact• Comparisons to other "locked-in" films like The Diving Bell and the Butterfly• Trumbo's transition from novelist to filmmakerA Thought-Provoking Journey Through War's AftermathJohnny Got His Gun remains a powerful and disturbing examination of war's human cost. While we found some aspects of the film more effective than others, we agree that it's an important work that continues to resonate decades after its release. Its unflinching look at the physical and psychological toll of combat makes it a challenging but worthwhile viewing experience. We have a great time talking about it, so check it out then tune in. The Next Reel – when the movie ends, our conversation begins!Film SundriesWatch this on Apple or Amazon, or find other places at JustWatchScript OptionsTheatrical trailerOriginal MaterialLetterboxd Learn how to support our show and The Next Reel's family of film podcasts by becoming a member. It's just $5 monthly or $55 annually. Learn more here.Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world in our Discord community!Here's where you can find us around the internet:The WebLetterboxdFacebookInstagramThreadsXYouTubeFlickchartPinterestPete AndyWhat are some other ways you can support us and show your love? Glad you asked!You can buy our movie-related apparel, stickers, mugs and more from our MERCH PAGE.Or buy or rent movies we've discussed on the show from our WATCH PAGE.Or buy books, plays, etc. that was the source for movies we've discussed on the show from our ORIGINALS PAGE.Or renew or sign up for a Letterboxd Pro or Patron account with our LETTERBOXD MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT.Or sign up for AUDIBLE.

Torsten and Sabrina encounter Gregory Peck carrying a watermelon and Audrey Hepburn hitting a violin over a man's head while Eddie Albert takes photos. It's not as weird as it sounds. It's weirder. Welcome to Rome, the eternal city, where even princesses have gelato. They talk about a few things you may want to check out: – The life of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was forbidden to work during the era of McCarthyism: https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/dalton-trumbo – Audrey Hepburn's career and later life: https://www.biography.com/actors/audrey-hepburn Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of rom-coms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching. Find us @infrontofira on social media and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.

We are discussing Indy's favourite romantic comedy: the Audrey Hepburn & Gregory Peck classic Roman Holiday! Join us as we get into the fantastic casting, the departures from the romcom formula, Hollywood blacklists, reverse makeovers, and struggles for self-determination in Audrey's breakout film! Roman Holiday is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Audrey Hepburn as a princess out to see Rome on her own and Gregory Peck as a reporter. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance; the film also won the Academy Award for Best Story and the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White. The script was written by John Dighton and Dalton Trumbo, though with Trumbo on the Hollywood blacklist, he did not receive a credit, and Ian McLellan Hunter fronted for him. I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha & Indy Randhawa

in this episode I read from chapter one of Dalton Trumbo's novel JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN. (published by Penguin Random House edition 1984). the novel was written in 1938 and published in 1939. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome. Starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, and Eddie Albert. Written by Dalton Trumbo.Support the Show.

Nuevo donante en la  Biblioteca de Antonio Martínez Asensio de Hoy por Hoy. El escritor y científico Agustín Fernández Mallo deja en nuestras estanterías su nueva novela "Madre de corazón atómico"  (Seix Barral) , un recorrido de los últimos 100 años en España a través de la vida de su padre. Un ejemplo valiente  de cómo convertir la vida en ficción. Además de su nuevo libro nos donó otros dos que forman parte de su memoria literaria "Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo" de Mary Shelley (Valdemar) y "Las ciudades invisibles" de Italo Calvino (Siruela) . A las puertas de las elecciones europeas Antonio Martínez Asensio colocó en los anaqueles de la Biblioteca dos libros imprescindibles para entender nuestro continente, "Peregrinaciones. Mis viajes por Europa" de Carmen de Burgos 'Colombine' (Renacimiento) y "Una lección olvidada: viajes por la historia de Europa"  de Guillermo Altares (Tusquets). También tuvimos novedades con Pepe Rubio que nos trajo "Ocaso y fascinación" de Eva Baltasar (Random House) y "Mundofiltro" de Kyle Chayka (Gatopardo). El libro contado por Martínez Asensio en "Un libro , una hora" "Brooklin Follies" de Paul Auster (Anagrama) . Pascual Donate rescató su libro perdido de la redacción de la SER, en este caso "El castillo de los escritores" de Uwe Neumahr (Taurus). Y los últimos donantes los oyentes de Hoy por hoy que dejaron en nuestros anaqueles "Johnny cogió su fusil" de Dalton Trumbo  (El Aleph) y  "Campo de amapolas blancas" de  Gonzalo Hidalgo Bayal (Tusquets) 

Theres No Country for Young Men on this week's episode, as Dalton Trumbo (in his only directorial effort) and Peter Bogdonovich (in his breakout film) bring us a couple of sad stories of the bleakness of youth. Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

Para hablar de este clásico con mayúsculas nos juntamos Frederic Torres de Valencia, Javier Jiménez de Sevilla y Paco Dolz de Valencia, con Unai Aizpurua encargándose de la parte técnica para que este programa salga de una forma más fluida a las ondas. Estamos ante una novela que escribió Howard Fast en la cárcel sobre Espartaco, un esclavo que se rebeló contra Roma. El guión fue el primero que firmó con su nombre Dalton Trumbo, uno de los 10 de Hollywood. El director es Stanley Kubrick cuando aún no es el cineasta de culto y que demostró su enorme valía y el productor y el hombre detrás de que el proyecto viese la luz es Kirk Douglas que se enfrentó al Comité de Actividades Antiamericanas para sacarla adelante. Hablaremos de todos ellos y ¡cómo no! de Alex North y su maravillosa banda sonora y de Saul Basss y su contrinución al proyecto. Vamos una película que sesenta años después de su estreno sigue moviéndonos como solo hacen las obras maestras. Espero que disfruteis escuchando el programa tanto como nosotros haciéndolo.

Join hosts Jason, Anthony, and Tim as they discuss John Berry's He Ran All the Way, a 1951 crime drama in the film noir and film gris traditions. The film stars John Garfield, who was shortly thereafter blacklisted and died of a heart attack at age 39. The screenplay is written by Hugo Butler and Dalton Trumbo, both blacklisted, as was the director, John Berry.  We also discuss Berry's short documentary The Hollywood Ten (1950), a fundarising agitprop documentary about the ten Hollywood personnel jailed in federal prison for contempt of congress in 1050. Here are their names:  Alvah Bessie, screenwriter Herbert Biberman, screenwriter and director Lester Cole, screenwriter Edward Dmytryk, director Ring Lardner Jr., screenwriter John Howard Lawson, screenwriter Albert Maltz, screenwriter Samuel Ornitz, screenwriter Adrian Scott, producer and screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, screenwriter For more inormation on the 1945 "Black Friday" Hollywood strike that Tony references in the episode, check out this article he co-wrote with Gerald Horne!  We hope you enjoy!

Although the blacklist era ends, the scars remain. Dalton Trumbo discovers a backdoor to Hollywood screenwriting work. Families of Hollywood workers reckon with the fallout in generations to come. After decades away, Charlie Chaplin makes a triumphant return to America. Ellen Geer recalls the effects of the blacklist on her father Will Geer, who refused to expose his friends. Oona Chaplin reflects on the lasting effects of anti-communist fervour on her family and the wider culture.Archive: Oscars ceremony highlights: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the 29th Academy Awards 1957, and the 44th Academy Awards 1972 The Dude goes West, directed by Kurt Neumann, King Brothers Productions, 1948 Dalton Trumbo interviewed on television program Night Beat, 19 September 1957, Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research The Waltons, Lorimar Productions 1972

It just keeps getting deadlier and deadlier as we delve deeper into THE LEFT HAND ENDEAVOR! It's classic film noir five days a week all March and we got some strange lovers here who go together like guns and ammunition. Bart is a gun pervert. He's known this from a young age. He got sent to reform school over his gun perversion. Annie is also a gun pervert which has our perv protagonist absolutely chubbing while he watches her William Tell routine. Makes sense these crack shots would fall in love, except he's trying to be a nice boy but Annie wants more and she wants to take it all using her favorite tool. There's only one way this can end but they sure had a lot of fun along the way. We're discussing the beautifully directed Joseph H. Lewis film based on an ok script ghost written by Dalton Trumbo. It's “GUN CRAZY” from 1950 starring Peggy Cummins & John Dall. This movie has its flaws but it's a lot of fun. A perfect example of a movie we might pick over another we might have technically scored higher but it's a very well shot noir. A straight shooting wild ride of its time. Pretty easy to find online. One such link right here: https://archive.org/details/gun.-crazy.-1950 Subscribe to us on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJf3lkRI-BLUTsLI_ehOsg Contact us here: MOVIEHUMPERS@gmail.com Hear us on podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6o6PSNJFGXJeENgqtPY4h7 Our OG podcast “Documenteers”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/documenteers-the-documentary-podcast/id1321652249 Soundcloud feed: https://soundcloud.com/documenteers Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/culturewrought

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The House Unamerican Activities Committee begins its hearings into alleged communist subversion in the movie business. The hearings cement a phrase in American history: “Are you now or have you ever been a member of the communist party?” Friendly witnesses, including actors Gary Cooper & Robert Taylor, are called to the stand, along with movie mogul Jack Warner of Warner Brothers. Walt Disney uses the opportunity to call out alleged communists among members of the striking animators' union. Dalton Trumbo and his allies challenge the legitimacy of HUAC and its hearings. Archive: Mission to Moscow, directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Bros., 1943 Recordings of House Unamerican Activities Committee by Paramount Newsreels

The House Unamerican Activities Committee starts calling witnesses. Their hearings with Tinseltown celebrities create a sensation and put Hollywood's alleged communists in the spotlight. Dalton Trumbo is among those summoned to Washington for hearings. Oona Chaplin explains why her grandfather Charlie was not called to appear, despite his reputation as a leftist. Actress Katharine Hepburn takes a public stand against HUAC, mocking its hearings at a Los Angeles rally. Archive used: Testimony of J. Edgar Hoover before HUAC, National Archives and Records Administration, 1947 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood Show, 25 February 1951 Katharine Hepburn for Progressive Citizens of America at Gilmore Stadium, Alco Records, 1947 ‘Monsieur Verdoux', Charlie Chaplin, United Artists, 1947 Recordings of House of Unamerican Activities Committee by Paramount Newsreels

Rumours of communist infiltration in the movie business had circulated for years. Showbiz insider Billy Wilkerson is the first to publicly name alleged Tinseltown “communists”, including Dalton Trumbo, in his paper, the Hollywood Reporter. William R. Wilkerson III speaks about his father's friendship with billionaire producer Howard Hughes, a rabid anti-communist. He describes how his mostly apolitical father's anti-communist stance was shaped by a visit to the Soviet Union. Wilkerson III recalls how his father's close connections with stars like Jimmy Cagney gave him political influence in Hollywood. Oona Chaplin learns how future president Ronald Reagan operated as an FBI informant. Archive Ronald Reagan's 'evil empire' speech, 1983, The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and allies like Ayn Rand were convinced that Hollywood was infested with communists. Now they started scouring the movies themselves for evidence of propaganda. Anti-communist figures in the movie business, including John Wayne and Gary Cooper, create the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals to counter groups like the Writers Guild. Even American classics like It's a Wonderful Life came under FBI scrutiny. Studios began to feel the pressure – even changing seemingly innocuous scripts to avoid political heat. Archive: The Locket, directed by John Brahm for RKO Pictures, 1946 Robert F Wagner on National Labour Relations Act, Labor Comes of Age, ABC Television, 1965 Ayn Rand interviewed by Mike Wallace, ABC Television, 1959 Interviews with Dalton Trumbo, UCLA Department of Communication Archive, 1972 Woman of the Year, directed by George Stevens for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood Show, 14 January 1951 It's a Wonderful Life, directed by Frank Capra for RKO Pictures, 1946

Dalton Trumbo's career as a screenwriter blossoms just as FBI director J. Edgar Hoover makes Hollywood his focus for rooting out communism. Trumbo becomes active in the Screen Writers Guild, a harbour for radical politics. Charlie Chaplin makes influential friends on the political left. With his first talking film, The Great Dictator, Chaplin draws critical praise and unwanted attention with a rousing speech. Shifting alliances between Soviets and Nazis force an awkward political reckoning in the US. Host Oona Chaplin explores the FBI's covert operations which targeted alleged communists. We learn how Hollywood became the battleground for the soul of America. Archive:Interviews with Dalton Trumbo, UCLA Department of Communication Archive, 1972G-Men trailer, directed by William Keighley, Warner Brothers 1935Upton Sinclair interviewed by Joe Toyoshima, 1966The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplin, United Artists, 1940 Battle of the United States, J. Edgar Hoover, Army-Navy Screen Magazine, 1940From BBC World Service and CBC Podcasts

This week we have a look at the 1942 film I MARRIED A WITCH. This is Episode #418! I Married a Witch is a 1942 American supernatural romantic comedy film, directed by René Clair, and starring Veronica Lake as a witch whose plan for revenge goes comically awry, with Fredric March as her foil. The film also features Robert Benchley, Susan Hayward and Cecil Kellaway. The screenplay by Robert Pirosh and Marc Connelly and uncredited other writers, including Dalton Trumbo, is based on the 1941 novel The Passionate Witch by Thorne Smith, who died before he could finish it; it was completed by Norman H. Matson.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

We are taking out an entire month to look briefly at the prolific body of work of Arch Oboler. The 1930s saw Oboler in a position of prominence in radio with his own series "Arch Oboler's Plays." Today we hear the most dramatic of these, with an riveting production of Dalton Trumbo's "Johnny Got His Gun," starring James Cagney as the blind and deaf soldier with no arms, and no legs.  Visit our website: https://goodolddaysofradio.com/ Subscribe to our Facebook Group for news, discussions, and the latest podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/881779245938297 If you don't do Facebook, we're also on Gab: https://gab.com/OldRadio  Our theme music is "Why Am I So Romantic?" from Animal Crackers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KHJKAKS/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_MK8MVCY4DVBAM8ZK39WD

Mark Lewis talks about his research and epic OQ story about the House Un-American Affairs Committee and the defiant screenwriters who put their livelihoods at risk. Many of the Hollywood 19 lived in Ojai, including Michael Wilson, Paul Jarrico and Dalton Trumbo. From the vault of our podcast conversation in 2021.

We discuss Jay Roach's Trumbo (2015), a pretty ok biopic about blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. We also talk about a few much shittier movies about the blacklist, including The Front (1976), Guilty by Suspicion (1991), and Good Night and Good Luck (2005).

“Johnny Got His Gun” is an anti-war novel written in 1938 by American novelist Dalton Trumbo and published in September 1939. There have been radio, stage and screen adaptations of the novel, including Trumbo's own 1971 film, and Metallica recorded a song – titled One – based on the book. In March of 1940, the book was serialized in the Daily Worker, which was published by the Communist Party USA - to which Trumbo belonged. For people on the political left, including the American Communist Party, the book became a rallying point in their opposition to involvement in World War II. But when Hitler invaded the USSR in 1941, Trumbo and his publishers decided to suspend reprinting the book until the end of the war – so long as the US stayed allied with the Soviet Union. Episode Links This episode - Gatsby musical in production at A.R.T. ; "Johnny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo ; “Wasteland: the Great War and the origins of modern horror” by W. Scott Poole Upcoming books - "Beloved" by Toni Morrison ; "As I Lay Dying" by William Faulkner Tell us what YOU think about this book, or anything else you're reading, in our Facebook group, or talk to us on twitter using the #BigBookPodcast hashtag. If you'd like to make a suggestion for future reading send us your recommendations on the Big Book Club Podcast page on the Arlington Public Library website. We're Reading and Watching Jennie – ““We Don't Know Ourselves” by Fintan O'Toole Pete – “Clue” on DVD

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We get back to covering actual Worst Picture Winners with 1998's An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn, winner at the 19th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards! You can tell how excited we were to talk about this one by how long we talk about whether Batman's a fascist in the opening. We break down what did and didn't work about the movie, marvel at how anyone could possible cast Harvey Weinstein in an on-screen role, dig into what went wrong with this film's bizarre soundtrack, lambast Joe Esterhaz's lazy writing while defending his Wookiee-like appearance, and try to grasp how a movie like this can be so bad that the director took an Alan Smithee credit himself unironically. We come up with film aliases for ourselves, Jack recounts a bathroom crime, and Joe struggles and fails to remember the title of Comedy Central's single-season adult animated series Kid Notorious about producer Robert Evans. Get comfy, enjoy the episode, and please let us know if you know anything about Michael Ovitz. CW: Brief mention of Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement; racism; sexism; Hollywood being obsessed with itself Link to our stupid short film, Knife-Bricker: The Brickening: https://youtu.be/JPkpfdmvlFU Podcast plugged in this episode: Making a Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter) Things Mentioned In This Episode: Mark Waid, Alex Ross, Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, Superman: Red Son, Knife-Bricker, Caligula, the Wu-Tang Name Generator, Joe Esterhaz, the Star Wars Christmas Special, Burt Reynolds, Demolition Man, Sylvester Stallone, Whoopi Goldberg, Jackie Chan, Richard Jeni, Ryan O'Neil, Eric Idle, Chuck D, Coolio, Spike Lee, La Brea Tar Pits, Robert Evans, Flashdance, Paul Verhoeven, Showgirls, Basic Instinct, Dark Knight Rises, The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB, The Avengers, Sean Connery, Ralph Fiennes, Meet The Deedles, Spice World, Scary Spice, Ilya Kazan, the House Committee on Un-American Activities, Dalton Trumbo, Stanley Kubrick, Sparticus, Kirk Douglas, the Hollywood Blacklist, Inside Baseball, Kathleen Kennedy, Kevin Feige, Michael Eisner, Bruce Willis, Armageddon, Mercury Rising, The Siege, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Man In The Iron Mask, Gas Van Sant, Paris Texas, Milk, My Own Private Idaho, Keanu Reeves, Cinema Sins, Monty Python, Sean Penn, Jon Peters, Pinnochio, Dragnet, Dan Aykroyd, Leslie Nielsen, Miramax, Eric King, Dexter, Arthur Hiller, The Directors' Guild of America, Rugrats, Mark Mothersbaugh, DEVO, Wes Anderson, Asteroid City, Hoopla --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

Arch Oboler's Plays, originally broadcast March 9, 1940, 83 years ago, Johnny Got His Gun starring James Cagney. A dramatization of the superb, shocking, Dalton Trumbo best-seller about the legless, armless, blind, deaf and dumb war veteran. An eloquent anti-war statement, Cagney was never better on the air. Visit my web page - http://www.classicradio.streamWe receive no revenue from YouTube. If you enjoy our shows, listen via the links on our web page or if you're so inclined, Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wyattcoxelAHeard on almost 100 radio stations from coast to coast. Classic Radio Theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century. Host Wyatt Cox brings the best of radio classics back to life with both the passion of a long-time (as in more than half a century) fan and the heart of a forty-year newsman. But more than just “playing the hits”, Wyatt supplements the first hour of each day's show with historical information on the day and date in history including audio that takes you back to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, LBJ. It's a true slice of life from not just radio's past, but America's past.Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day's broadcast is timely and entertaining!

On this episode of Uncommon Convos Dennis talks with two very talented men.  Rowan Joseph and Shane Partlow are business partners who have had some great successes together over the years, which we will certainly explore.  But separately and individually, they have each had amazing careers in the entertainment industry. Shane has excelled on stage as well as the big and small screens.  His numerous stage roles included a stint playing Will Rogers in The Will Rogers Follies, for which he received the The Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Musical. On television he has appeared in such notable programs as Will and Grace, Gilmore Girls, iCarly, Roots and Scream Queens, among other.And on film he was in the Best Picture Oscar winner, Green Book, as well as numerous other films such as Princess Diaries 2, Knucklehead, and we can't forget the cult classic, Beauty Queen Butcher!Rowan has also been a successful film, TV, and stage actor.  He has worked alongside such notable figures as Oscar winners Anne Hathaway, Rami Malek, Julie Andrews, F. Murray Abraham, Anthony Hopkins and one of my personal all-time favorites, the legendary Katharine Hepburn, with whom he shared a long-term personal relationship.In addition to being cast in leading roles on stage across the country, Rowan's television credits include roles on the Emmy Award-winning HBO series, Veep, opposite Julia Louis Dreyfus & Hugh Laurie, Gilmore Girls, and Boston Legal, among others.His film credits include The Campaign with Will Ferrell & Zach Galifianakis, The Princess Diaries 2, Raising Helen, Grudge Match and BarefootRowan has also been a director, producer, screenwriter and voiceover artist, all of which I intend to explore more fullyFrom 1993 until 2020, together Shane and Rowan were producing partners in Theater A Go-Go, a nationally recognized theatrical touring production company which presented national tours of such shows as The Queen of Bingo, An Evening with Jack Klugman, Forever Plaid and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Check out Rowan's film “Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun.” It's on iTunes for rental or purchase at https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/dalton-trumbos-johnny-got-his-gun/umc.cmc.1u6tpydfgvx5i1oig3qjkl5my Listen to more episodes here or at www.uncommonconvos.comAlso check out our other podcast, Legal Squeaks at www.legalsqueaks.com.Thank you to our sponsor VanDerGinst Law - www.vlaw.com

For this episode we read the 1958 novel by debut novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. The novel became the first work published in Heinemann's African Writers Series in the UK, starting in 1962. “Things Fall Apart” is the first book in Achebe's trilogy about African history, and has been read by high schoolers for generations as the archetypal modern African novel in English. It is a staple book in schools throughout Africa, is widely read and studied in English-speaking countries around the world, and continues to be listed on included on “most important books” lists whenever they're published.  Episode Links This episode's book - "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe Next episode's book - "Johny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo; "Beloved" by Toni Morrison; "As I Lay Dying" by Willaim Faulkner Tell us what YOU think about this book, or anything else you're reading, in our GoodReads or Facebook groups, or talk to us on twitter using the #BigBookPodcast hashtag. If you'd like to make a suggestion for future reading send us your recommendations on the Big Book Club Podcast page on the Arlington Public Library website. We're Reading Jennie – “Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America” by Michael Benson Pete – “The Sirens of Titan” by Kurt Vonnegut

The anti-communist Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s spared no corner of the country or the culture. The FBI combed the Green Mountains looking for communists, and the University of Vermont ousted a suspected faculty member. In Hollywood, 10 screenwriters and directors refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee, or HUAC, which led to a highly publicized hunt for supposed communist sympathizers and “subversives” throughout the entertainment industry.The Hollywood 10, as they came to be known, used the HUAC hearings in 1947 to condemn the committee. Among them was Dalton Trumbo, one of Hollywood's highest paid writers. His credits included “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo” (1944). As result of their defiance and principled stands, Trumbo and other members of the Hollywood 10 were convicted of contempt of Congress, fined, imprisoned and blacklisted from working in the film industry. Trumbo was unable to make a living under his own name for more than a decade, though he continued to write scripts under pseudonyms and use other writers as a front. He won an Oscar for “The Brave One” (1956), which he wrote under the name Robert Rich.In 1959, former President Harry Truman denounced HUAC as the “most un-American thing in the country today.” The Hollywood blacklist ended in 1960, when Trumbo was publicly credited with writing two films, “Spartacus” and “Exodus.” In 1975, the Academy Awards officially recognized Trumbo as the writer of “The Brave One.”“Trumbo: Red White & Blacklisted” is a two-person play featuring Trumbo's letters that was written in 2003 by Trumbo's son Christopher. The play is being performed in Vermont beginning Feb. 11 in Plainfield, Waterbury Center and White River Junction. It is directed by Monica Callan, narrated by Nick Charyk, and actor and former State Rep. Donny Osman plays Trumbo. Rick Winston, author of “Red Scare in the Green Mountains: Vermont in the McCarthy Era 1946-1960,” is an adviser to the play.Trumbo served 11 months in prison for contempt of Congress. “As far as I was concerned, it was a completely just verdict. I had full contempt for that Congress,” he wrote.

Today on Vermont Viewpoint, Kevin Ellis hosts! During the first half of the show he'll talk with Shannon Jackson, a Solar Advisor from Green Mountain Solar. Then, during the second half of the show, he'll speak with Rick Winston, Monica Callen, and Nick Charyk. They'll be discussing the Dalton Trumbo play in Plainfield.

Seriah is joined by Super Inframan and Wren Collier to discuss dreams, comas, and other altered states of consciousness. Topics include NDE's, astral projection, Robert Monroe, sleep paralysis, sleeping behavior and Parkinson's disease, cultural dismissal of dreams, Joshua Cutchin and “Ecology of Souls”, precognitive dreams, Wren's personal experience of a precognitive dream, information sent through time, Super Inframan's personal youth experience, the Taurus symbol, astrology, Seriah's experience receiving his mystical name, Seriah's autobiography, ketamine therapy, DMT and other chemical explanations for NDEs, Near Death Experiences and their variations, Seth channeled material and NDEs, medical investigations of the NDE experience, comas and full-body paralysis, diverse experiences while in a coma state, lucid dreaming and OBEs, post-OBE “drunkenness”, unfolding dreams and false awakenings, nested dreams, repetitive nightmares, snake imagery, dreams of school, listeners' and acquaintances' stories of coma experiences, feeling dead but being wrong, time dilation in altered states, alternate lives in altered states, life as an arcade game, video game experiences, movie dreams, “Johnny Got His Gun” 1938 novel by Dalton Trumbo and 1971 film directed by the author about a severely wounded soldier trapped in his body, the Metallica song “One” and the video accompanying it, dreams of departed friends, dreams of people one has lost contact with, instant (dream-free) experience of being in a coma, medically induced comas, morphine dreams, different perceptions of time, coma dreams based on movies, the experience of another entity with the person in a coma, a disturbing listener experience, entities interacting with coma patients, alien abductions and altered states experiences, “Among The Stars And Bones” fictional podcast, Wren handles an ethereal attacker, werewolves and dream experiences, UK series “Room 5”, official science's new approach to dreams, doctors as shamans, fictional podcast “Tomorrow's Monsters”, napping, the physical/mental/etc. benefits of sleep. Brutal U.S.S.R. sleep experiments, THC and dreams, and much more! This is a fascinating episode, loaded with personal experiences and not to be missed!

Seriah is joined by Super Inframan and Wren Collier to discuss dreams, comas, and other altered states of consciousness. Topics include NDE's, astral projection, Robert Monroe, sleep paralysis, sleeping behavior and Parkinson's disease, cultural dismissal of dreams, Joshua Cutchin and “Ecology of Souls”, precognitive dreams, Wren's personal experience of a precognitive dream, information sent through time, Super Inframan's personal youth experience, the Taurus symbol, astrology, Seriah's experience receiving his mystical name, Seriah's autobiography, ketamine therapy, DMT and other chemical explanations for NDEs, Near Death Experiences and their variations, Seth channeled material and NDEs, medical investigations of the NDE experience, comas and full-body paralysis, diverse experiences while in a coma state, lucid dreaming and OBEs, post-OBE “drunkenness”, unfolding dreams and false awakenings, nested dreams, repetitive nightmares, snake imagery, dreams of school, listeners' and acquaintances' stories of coma experiences, feeling dead but being wrong, time dilation in altered states, alternate lives in altered states, life as an arcade game, video game experiences, movie dreams, “Johnny Got His Gun” 1938 novel by Dalton Trumbo and 1971 film directed by the author about a severely wounded soldier trapped in his body, the Metallica song “One” and the video accompanying it, dreams of departed friends, dreams of people one has lost contact with, instant (dream-free) experience of being in a coma, medically induced comas, morphine dreams, different perceptions of time, coma dreams based on movies, the experience of another entity with the person in a coma, a disturbing listener experience, entities interacting with coma patients, alien abductions and altered states experiences, “Among The Stars And Bones” fictional podcast, Wren handles an ethereal attacker, werewolves and dream experiences, UK series “Room 5”, official science's new approach to dreams, doctors as shamans, fictional podcast “Tomorrow's Monsters”, napping, the physical/mental/etc. benefits of sleep. Brutal U.S.S.R. sleep experiments, THC and dreams, and much more! This is a fascinating episode, loaded with personal experiences and not to be missed! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music is The Christmas Season from Devo Spice Download

For season four we're going back to school with books we read - or didn't read - in high school. We started with "Pride & Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Reminder: this is a spoiler-filled podcast. So if you're not into that kind of thing, read the text first and come back later. Episode Links This episode's book - "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen Next episode's book - "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe Upcoming books: "Johny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo; "Beloved" by Toni Morrison; "As I Lay Dying" by Willaim Faulkner Tell us what YOU think about this book, or anything else you're reading, in our GoodReads or Facebook groups, or talk to us on twitter using the #BigBookPodcast hashtag. If you'd like to make a suggestion for future reading send us your recommendations on the Big Book Club Podcast page on the Arlington Public Library website. We're Reading Jennie – “The Art of Losing” by Alice Zeniter Pete – “A Childhood” by Harry Crews and “Moon Witch, Spider King” by Marlon James  

Brothers J and Eric discuss 2015's Trumbo about blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. Along the way they discuss influenza, the documentary “Scream, Queen, My Nightmare on Elm Street,” 2022's movie “Troll,” and Lego.   Housekeeping starts immediately and they actually pivot to the movie itself at 16:50 Housekeeping part two starts at 1:03:10   File length 1:18:39 File Size 55.5 MB   Theme by Jul Big Green via SongFinch Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Listen to us on Stitcher Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Send your comments to show@notinacreepyway.com Visit the show website at Not In A Creepy Way

‘I'm Spartacus!' In the field of epic film making, the 1960 historical drama ‘Spartacus', is legendary. Directed by Stanley Kibrick, adapted from the Howard Fast novel by Red Scare blacklisted screenwriter, Dalton Trumbo, and starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov and Jean Simmons; it is a classic. But how much of the plot has emerged from the true story of a Thracian gladiator and slave who escaped his Roman captors and led an unsuccessful but impressive rebellion against their oppressors? How much of the film's message was formed by the personalities involved in its creation, and the context in which it was made. In her own words, Dr Fiona Radford devoted years of her life to the man with the most memorable chin cleft in the world - Kirk Douglas, specifically as Spartacus. Her thesis traced the production history of this film, examining in particular the effect that the turbulent process had on the portrayal of female characters. Having taught at Macquarie University, ANU and the University of Sydney, she currently teaches history at secondary school level, and her conversation with Tristan in this episode is an eye-opener to 1950s film making as well as the legend of Spartacus.For more Ancients content, subscribe to our Ancients newsletter here. If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuando con su pequeño ciclo, Urzúa y Villalobos ahora discuten la película que el propio director ninguneó en vida. Le encuentran numerosos méritos e incluso más de un punto de conexión con otros títulos de Kubrick. 

Classics don't get more classic than Roman Holiday. The 1953 romcom, written by Dalton Trumbo, introduced Audrey Hepburn to American audiences and paired her with debonair leading man Gregory Peck. It launched her career and further solidified his status as one of America's favorite leading men. Does their star power still endure almost 70 years later? Amy and Gabby discuss.     Follow us on Instagram!

What are the real stories behind the most misunderstood ideas in politics? Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey explore the histories of concepts you thought you knew. In this first episode: McCarthyism. Was it really a crusade against communists or just a grifter's opportunity that got out of hand? How did a witch-hunt morph into a way to denounce any critic, no matter who? And did Joe McCarthy really write the rulebook for Trumpism? Help Dorian and Ian dig deeper into other criminally misrepresented ideas by supporting Origin Story on Patreon at patreon.com/originstorypod  Or if you're listening via Apple Podcasts, you can access a premium subscription in the app: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/origin-story/id1624704966 –––––––– McCarthyism: A Reading List From Ian: Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy by Larry Tye. Dense, but readable and very thorough account of McCarthy's life. Tye is perhaps a little too fair to his subject, but he paints a full portrait. High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic by Glenn Frankel. Beautiful biography of the film, in which the subject matter and the background oppression go hand-in-hand. Film criticism as political science. A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy by David A Oshinsky. The classic McCarthy biography, full of anecdotes and ideas. Fun fact: this is one of the books that inspired REM's ‘Exhuming McCarthy'. From Dorian: Reds by Ted Morgan. An exhaustive account of various Red Scares and what McCarthyism meant beyond McCarthy himself. Particularly good on the importance of the Venona intercepts. Trumbo by Bruce Cook. Terrifically vivid biography of Dalton Trumbo with much to say about the Hollywood blacklist in general. Much better than the movie. The Crucible by Arthur Miller. The essential contemporary allegory. –––––––– “In a way, McCarthyism is actually the origin story of Donald Trump.” – Ian Dunt "If you say it loudly and aggressively enough, it becomes the truth.” – Peter Fraser “The victims were the people who are always victims in moments of national paranoia: gay people, Jews, free thinkers and liberals.” – Ian Dunt “McCarthy hacked the media… It was as if a restaurant served poisoned food and it was up to the diner to refuse it.” – Dorian Lynskey –––––––– Written and presented by Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt. Audio production by Jade Bailey and Alex Rees. Music by Jade Bailey. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Origin Story is a Podmasters production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley marks the 25th anniversary of "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery," which opened nationwide on May 2, 1997. They spoke in 2015 to promote his Dalton Trumbo biopic “Trumbo," while sharing comedy memories of “Austin Powers” and “Meet the Parents.”

Arch Oboler's Plays, originally broadcast g 82 years ago, Johnny Got His Gun starring James Cagney. A dramatization of the superb, shocking, Dalton Trumbo best-seller about the legless, armless, blind, deaf, and dumb war veteran. An eloquent anti-war statement, Cagney was never better on the air.

In this episode we discuss Best Picture nominee Roman Holiday, William Wyle's and Paramount's discovery of Audrey Hepburn, Dalton Trumbo's career and effect on the industry, and how he was able to get Roman Holiday made despite the efforts of the House Un-American Activities Committee to keep him out of Hollywood! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thanktheacademypodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thankacademypod Email us your thoughts: thanktheacademypod@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thank-the-academy/support