Podcasts about Douglas Fairbanks

Send us a textToday's episode is my conversation about the 1928 film A Woman of Affairs. My friend Amanda Kusek from the The 90-Minute Movie newsletter joins me to discuss the film and we talk about a complex web of love triangles, the expressive, over-the-top performance of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Jeffry, and whether or not the source material truly was as scandalous as history has made it out to be. You can watch A Woman of Affairs on YouTube or purchase a copy for your collection and be sure to check out Amanda's newsletter.Other films mentioned in this episode include:"Steamboat Willie" directed by Walt Disney and Ub IwerksTempest directed by Sam TaylorThe Patriot directed by Ernst LubitschWonder of Women directed by Clarence BrownMadame X directed by Lionel BarrymoreThe Count of Monte Cristo directed by Tom Persons and Francis BoggsOther referenced topics:The Green Hat (novel) by Michael Arlen (also available on Project Gutenberg)An American in Paris by George GerswhinThe Great Gatsby (novel) by F. Scott FitzgeraldVariety review of A Woman of AffairsNew York Times review of A Woman of AffairsA Woman of Affairs on silentsaregolden.com

Katie's biography, Not Your China Doll, re-examines the life of Hollywood pioneer, Anna May Wong. It's been praised by Marvel star and New York Times Bestseller Simu Liu as well as the Times, the Telegraph and the Guardian. It was nominated for the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards in History & Biography and selected as one of Entertainment Weekly's 'Books we're excited to read in 2024'.Katie Gee Salisbury is the author of Not Your China Doll, a new biography of Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Ringer, the Asian American Writers' Workshop, and elsewhere. She was a finalist for the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship in 2021 and gave the TED Talk “As American as Chop Suey.” She also writes the newsletter Half-Caste Woman. A fifth-generation Chinese American who hails from Southern California, she now lives in Brooklyn.Get the book here or at your local seller. Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood, this debut book celebrates Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star, to bring an unsung heroine to light and reclaim her place in cinema history.Before Constance Wu, Sandra Oh, Awkwafina, or Lucy Liu, there was Anna May Wong. In her time, she was a legendary beauty, witty conversationalist, and fashion icon. Plucked from her family's laundry business in Los Angeles, Anna May Wong rose to stardom in Douglas Fairbanks's blockbuster The Thief of Bagdad. Fans and the press clamored to see more of this unlikely actress, but when Hollywood repeatedly cast her in stereotypical roles, she headed abroad in protest.Anna May starred in acclaimed films in Berlin, Paris, and London. She dazzled royalty and heads of state across several nations, leaving trails of suitors in her wake. She returned to challenge Hollywood at its own game by speaking out about the industry's blatant racism. She used her new stature to move away from her typecasting as the China doll or dragon lady, and worked to reshape Asian American representation in film.Filled with stories of capricious directors and admiring costars, glamorous parties and far-flung love affairs, Not Your China Doll showcases the vibrant, radical life of a groundbreaking artist.

EPISODE 86 -  “ANNA MAY WONG: CLASSIC CINEMA STAR OF THE MONTH” - 5/5/2025 Anna May Wong was once the most famous Chinese woman in the world. The trailblazing actress, philanthropist, and fashion icon appeared in over 60 films and was a celebrated star, yet, at the time, she was not allowed to kiss a Caucasian man on screen, which limited the roles she could take, and she was not allowed to buy a house in Beverly Hills. A strange dichotomy, indeed. In recent years, she has enjoyed a much-deserved resurgence. Known as a Trailblazer and a cultural icon, she paved the way for generations of Asian and Asian American actors by proving that talent and perseverance could transcend racist casting conventions. Her life and career continue to influence conversations about diversity, representation, and the politics of race in Hollywood. This week, she is our Star of the Month. SHOW NOTES:  AVA GARDNER MUSEUM: If you would like to make a donation to help support the Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield, N.C. (Ava'a hometown!), please click on the following link: https://ava-gardner-museum.myshopify.com/products/donations Sources: Not Your China Doll (2924), by Katie Gee Salisbury; Anna May Wong: From Laundryman's Daughter to Hollywood Legend (2012), by Graham Russell Gao Hodges; Anna May Wong: A Complete Guide to Her Film, Stage, Television, and Radio Work (2010), by Philip Leibfried and Chei Mi Lane; Perpetually Cool: The Many Lives of Anna May Wong (2003), by Anthony B. Chan; “Anna May Wong: 13 Facts About Her Trailblazing Hollywood Career,” April 30, 2024, By Minhae Shim Roth; “Anna May Wong's Long Journey from Hollywood to the Smithsonian,” March 2024, by Ryan Lintelman, Natural Museum of American History; “Anna May Wong Will Be the First Asian American on US Currency,” October 18, 2022, by Soumya Karlamangla; “Anna May Wong is Dead At 54; Actress Won Movie Fans in '24; Appeared with Fairbanks in ‘Thief of Bagdad,' Made Several Films Abroad,” February 4, 1961, The New York Times; Wikipedia.com; TCM.com; IBDB.com; IMDBPro.com; Movies Mentioned:  Phantom Of The Opera (1943), starring Claude Rains, Eddy Nelson, & Suzanna Foster; The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946), starring Gale Sondergaard & Brenda Joyce; White Savage (1943), starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall, and Sabu; Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944), starring Maria Montez & Jon Hall; It Grows On Trees (1952), Irene Dunne & Dean Jagger; Impact (1949), starring Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Helen Walker, & Anna May Wong; The Red Lantern (1919), starring Alla Nazimova; The Toll of the Sea (1922), staring Kenneth Harlan & Anna May Wong; The Thief of Baghdad (1924), starring Douglas Fairbanks & Anna May Wong; Picadilly (1929), starring Gilda Gray & Anna May Wong; Daughter of the Dragon (1931), starring Anna May Wong and Warner Orland; Shanghai Express (1932), starring Marlene Dietrich & Anna May Wong; The Hatchet Man (1932), starring Loretta Young; The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), starring Myrna Loy; The Son-Daughter (1932), starring Helen Hayes; Tiger Bay (1934), starring Anna May Wong; Chu Chen Chow (1934), starring Anna May Wong; Java Head (1934), starring Anna May Wong; Limehouse Blues (1934), starring George Raft, Jean Parker, & Anna May Wong; The Good Earth (1937), starring Paul Muni & Luise Rainer; Daughter of Shanghai (1937), starring Anna May Wong & Philip Ahn; King of Chinatown (1939), starring Anna May Wong & Sidney Toler; Dangerous to Know (1938), starring Gail Patrick & Anna May Wong;  Island of Lost Men (1939), starring Anna May Wong & J. Carrol Naish; Bombs Over Burma (1942), starring Anna May Wong; Lady From Chungking (1942), starring Anna May Wong; Portrait in Black (1960), starring Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, & Sandra Dee; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1927, the Hollywood stars (and spouses), Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr stood outside their California home, arms raised in fascist salute. The photo's caption, referencing the couple's trip to Rome the previous year, informs fans that the couple “greet guests at their beach camp in true Italian style.” How did “America's sweetheart” and her husband, a swashbuckler on and off screen, both patriots who had promoted Liberty bonds following the United States' entry into World War I, come to normalize something like Italian Fascism in its first decade? How did the Italian-born divo, or star, of Hollywood's silent cinema, Rudolph Valentino come to function as foil and counterpart to Benito Mussolini's, the duce, in public opinion in American culture in the 1920s? Winner of the 2019 award for best book in film/media from the American Association for Italian Studies, The Divo and the Duce: Promoting Film Stardom and the Political Leadership in 1920s America (University of California Press, 2019) tells the story of the relationship between celebrity culture, charismatic leadership and national sovereignty as it plays out on both sides of the Atlantic from roughly 1917 to the end of 1933. Giorgio Bertellini asks how two racially othered foreigners, Valentino and Mussolini, became leading figures in America and how these two icons of chauvinist Latin masculinity became public opinion leaders in a nation undergoing a major democratic expansion in terms of gender, equality, social mobility, and political representation. In the post-WWI American climate of nativism, isolationism, consumerism, and the democratic expansion of civic rights and women's suffrage, the divo and the duce became surprising paragons of both authoritarian male power as well as mass appeal. Bringing together star studies, screen studies, political science, Italian Studies, and American Studies Bertellini's study teaches us to think in new ways about cinema, political authority, masculinity, and race in Italian cinema and beyond. Meticulously archived, the author pays especial attention to the mediators between screens and the polity, a vast cast of players including journalists, photographers, ambassadors and other functionaries of state, advertisers, sponsors, and publicity agents, all of whom, on concert, work to promote the “ballyhoo” of the day. Thanks to the efforts of TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem), a collaboration of the Association of American Universities, the Association of University Presses, and the Association of Research Libraries, The Divo and the Duce: Promoting Film Stardom and the Political Leadership in 1920s America is available free in an open access edition.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In 1927, the Hollywood stars (and spouses), Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr stood outside their California home, arms raised in fascist salute. The photo's caption, referencing the couple's trip to Rome the previous year, informs fans that the couple “greet guests at their beach camp in true Italian style.” How did “America's sweetheart” and her husband, a swashbuckler on and off screen, both patriots who had promoted Liberty bonds following the United States' entry into World War I, come to normalize something like Italian Fascism in its first decade? How did the Italian-born divo, or star, of Hollywood's silent cinema, Rudolph Valentino come to function as foil and counterpart to Benito Mussolini's, the duce, in public opinion in American culture in the 1920s? Winner of the 2019 award for best book in film/media from the American Association for Italian Studies, The Divo and the Duce: Promoting Film Stardom and the Political Leadership in 1920s America (University of California Press, 2019) tells the story of the relationship between celebrity culture, charismatic leadership and national sovereignty as it plays out on both sides of the Atlantic from roughly 1917 to the end of 1933. Giorgio Bertellini asks how two racially othered foreigners, Valentino and Mussolini, became leading figures in America and how these two icons of chauvinist Latin masculinity became public opinion leaders in a nation undergoing a major democratic expansion in terms of gender, equality, social mobility, and political representation. In the post-WWI American climate of nativism, isolationism, consumerism, and the democratic expansion of civic rights and women's suffrage, the divo and the duce became surprising paragons of both authoritarian male power as well as mass appeal. Bringing together star studies, screen studies, political science, Italian Studies, and American Studies Bertellini's study teaches us to think in new ways about cinema, political authority, masculinity, and race in Italian cinema and beyond. Meticulously archived, the author pays especial attention to the mediators between screens and the polity, a vast cast of players including journalists, photographers, ambassadors and other functionaries of state, advertisers, sponsors, and publicity agents, all of whom, on concert, work to promote the “ballyhoo” of the day. Thanks to the efforts of TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem), a collaboration of the Association of American Universities, the Association of University Presses, and the Association of Research Libraries, The Divo and the Duce: Promoting Film Stardom and the Political Leadership in 1920s America is available free in an open access edition.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

In 1927, the Hollywood stars (and spouses), Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr stood outside their California home, arms raised in fascist salute. The photo's caption, referencing the couple's trip to Rome the previous year, informs fans that the couple “greet guests at their beach camp in true Italian style.” How did “America's sweetheart” and her husband, a swashbuckler on and off screen, both patriots who had promoted Liberty bonds following the United States' entry into World War I, come to normalize something like Italian Fascism in its first decade? How did the Italian-born divo, or star, of Hollywood's silent cinema, Rudolph Valentino come to function as foil and counterpart to Benito Mussolini's, the duce, in public opinion in American culture in the 1920s? Winner of the 2019 award for best book in film/media from the American Association for Italian Studies, The Divo and the Duce: Promoting Film Stardom and the Political Leadership in 1920s America (University of California Press, 2019) tells the story of the relationship between celebrity culture, charismatic leadership and national sovereignty as it plays out on both sides of the Atlantic from roughly 1917 to the end of 1933. Giorgio Bertellini asks how two racially othered foreigners, Valentino and Mussolini, became leading figures in America and how these two icons of chauvinist Latin masculinity became public opinion leaders in a nation undergoing a major democratic expansion in terms of gender, equality, social mobility, and political representation. In the post-WWI American climate of nativism, isolationism, consumerism, and the democratic expansion of civic rights and women's suffrage, the divo and the duce became surprising paragons of both authoritarian male power as well as mass appeal. Bringing together star studies, screen studies, political science, Italian Studies, and American Studies Bertellini's study teaches us to think in new ways about cinema, political authority, masculinity, and race in Italian cinema and beyond. Meticulously archived, the author pays especial attention to the mediators between screens and the polity, a vast cast of players including journalists, photographers, ambassadors and other functionaries of state, advertisers, sponsors, and publicity agents, all of whom, on concert, work to promote the “ballyhoo” of the day. Thanks to the efforts of TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem), a collaboration of the Association of American Universities, the Association of University Presses, and the Association of Research Libraries, The Divo and the Duce: Promoting Film Stardom and the Political Leadership in 1920s America is available free in an open access edition.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

“RICHARD CARLSON: CLASSIC CINEMA STAR OF THE MONTH” (081) - 3/31/2025 Tall, dark-haired, and handsome, RICHARD CARLSON was always a welcomed addition to any cast. From the beginning, when he was playing preppy college students opposite LANA TURNER, to his reign in the 1950s as the King of Sci-Fi thrillers, Carlson brought believability and authority to each role but also a sense of introspective thoughtfulness. You looked into his deep blue eyes and chiseled face and believed him. Whatever he was selling, we were buying. And while he never became an A-list leading man, he enjoyed a long and steady career and enhanced many a mediocre film with his special appeal. This week, we celebrate RICHARD CARLSON as our Star of the Month.  SHOW NOTES:  Sources: Monsters in the Machine (2016), by Steffen Hantke; Keep Watching the Skies (2009), by Bill Warren; “Richard Carlson: Albert Lea's Other Film & Television Star,” December 24, 2016, by Ed Shannon; “Today's Underrated Actor Spotlight: Richard Carlson,” June 24, 2105, by Bynum, www.thetinseltoentwins.com; “A Tribute To Richard Carlson,' January 9, 2014, www.scififilmfiesta.com; “Richard Carlson, Actor, Dies at 65,” November 27, 1977, New York Times; Wikipedia.com; TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; Movies Mentioned:  Desert Death (1935), starring Raymond Hatton; The Young in Heart (1938), starring Janet Gaynor, Roland Young, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr & Paulette Goddard; The Duke of West Point (1938), starring Louis Hayward & Joan Fontaine; Winter Carnival (1939), starring Ann Sheridan, Richard Carlson, & Robert Mitchum; These Glamour Girls (1939), starring Lana Turner & Lew Ayres; Dancing Co-Ed (1939), starring Lana Turner & Richard Carlson; Beyond Tomorrow (1940), starring Haley Carey & Charles Winning; No, No, Nanette (1940), starring Anna Neagle; The Howards of Virginia (1940), starring Cary Grant & Martha Scott; Back Street (1941), starring Margaret Sullavan & Charles Boyer; The Little Foxes (1941Ol staring Bette Davis & Teresa Wright; The Affairs of Martha (1942), starring Marsha Hunt & Richard Carlson; My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942), starring Richard Carlson & Martha O'Driscoll; Fly By Night (1942) starring Richard Carlson & Nancy Kelly; Hold That Ghost (1941), starring Bud Abbot & Lou Costello; White Cargo (1942), staring Hedy Lamarr& Walter Pidgeon; Presenting Lily Mars (1943), starring Judy Garland & Van Heflin; The Man From Down Under (1943), starring Charles Laughton & Donna Reed; So Well Remembered (1947), starring John Mills & Martha Scott; Behind Locked Doors (1948), starring Richard Carlson & Lucille Bremer; The Amazing Mr. X (1948), starring Turban Bey, Lynn Bari, & Cathy O'Donnell; King Solomon's Mines (1950), starring Stewart Granger & Deborah Kerr; The Sound of Fury (1950), starring Frank Lovejoy; The Blue Veil (1951), starring Jane Wyman, Charles Laughton, & Joan Blondell; The Magnetic Monster (1953), starring Richard Carlson; It Came from Outer Space (1954), starring Richard Carlson & Barbara Rush; The Maze (1953), starring Richard Carlson & Hillary Brooke; The Creature from The Black Lagoon (1954), starring Richard Carlson & Julie Adams; All I Desire (1953), starring Barbara Stanwyck & Richard Carlson; Riders To the Stars (1954), starring William Lundigan; Appointment with a Shadow (1957), starring George Nadar; The Saga of Hemp Brown (1957), starring Rory Calhoun; Johnny Rocco (1958), starring Richard Evers & Coleen Gray; Tormented (1960), starring Richard Carlson; Kid Rodelo (1966), starring Broderick Crawford & Janet Leigh; Change of Habit (1969), starring Elvis Pressly, Mary Tyler moore, & Richard Carlson; --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EPISODE 74 - “SWEETHEARTS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD" 2/10/2025 As Cupid sharpens his arrows, and the candy and greeting card companies prepare to make bank, we celebrate Valentine's Day. In this episode, we take a loving look at some of Hollywood's most enduring real-life love stories. From JOEL McCREA and FRANCES DEE to JEAN HARLOW and WILLIAM POWELL, join us as we discuss their lives, films, and, most importantly, their beautiful love stories.  SHOW NOTES:  Sources: Ladies of the Westerns (2015) by Michael C. Fitzgerald and Boyd Magers; Joel McCrea: Ride The High Country (1992), by Tony Thomas: “William Powell: Hollywood Star, Detective Film Icon," Jan. 27, 2025, Britannica,com; Letters From Hollywood: Jean Harlow , January 21, 2023 by David Stenn, TCM.com; The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Power: Hollywood's Iconic Couple, Documentary (2023), Youtube.com; “McIntire and Nolan: A Romance Wright In Radio,” June 27, 2022, Travelanche; “12 Times Real Life Couple John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan Played a Couple Onscreen,” July 18, 2022, MeTV.com; “It Took Three Separate Actors To Bring Psycho's Norma Bates to Life,” November 30, 2022, www.slashfilm.com; “John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan Mix Business With Pleasure,” 2022, by J. Johnson, www.vocal.media/geeks; “John McIntire & Jeanette Nolan: Life Together,” by Jerry Skinner, YouTube.com; “Mary Pickford,” April 5, 2005, American Experience, PBS; “Douglas Fairbanks,” American Experience, PBS; Life and Times of Mary Pickford, Documentary (1998), Youtube.com; Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell, Documentary (1993), directed by Tom McQuade; “William Powell,” The State Historical Society of Missouri, www.missouriencyclopedia.com; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars.org): Mary Pickford; “William Powell, Film Star, Dies at 91,”March 6, 1984, by Peter B. Flint, New York Times; “Jeanette Nolan, Spouse Rough it in Montana Wilderness Home,” March 24, 1974, The Indianapolis Star; TCM.com; MaryPickford.org; McCreaRanchFoundation.org; IMDBPro.com; IBDB.com; Wikipedia.com; AcademyMuseum.com Movies Mentioned:  JOEL MCCREA & FRANCES DEE: The Jazz Age  (1929); The Silver Horde (1930); Playboy of Paris (1930); King of the Jungle (1930); An American Tragedy (1931); Caught (1931); Born to Love (1931); Bird of Paradise (1932); The Silver Cord (1933); One Man's Journey (1933); Little Women (1933); Finishing School (1934); Of Human Bondage (1934); Gambling Lady (1934); Becky Sharp (1935); Barbary Coast (1935); These Three (1936); Come and Get It (1936); The Gay Deception (1936);   Wells Fargo (1937); Dead End (1937); If I Were King (1938); Union Station (1939); Foreign Correspondent (1940); I Walked With A Zombie (1943); Four Faces West (1948); Ride The High Country (1962); JEAN HARLOW & WILLIAM POWELL: Man of the World (1931); Ladies Man (1931); Hell's Angels (1930); Reckless (1935); Libeled Lady (1936); After The Thin Man (1936); Saratoga (1937); My Man Godfrey (1936); JOHN McINTIRE & JEANETTE NOLAN: The Ramparts We Watch (1940); Northside 777 (1948); MacBeth (1948); Words and Music (1948); River Lady (1948);   Command Decision (1948); Top of The Morning (1949); No Sad Song For Me (1950); The Asphalt Jungle (1950); Winchester '73 (1950); The Secret of Convict Lake (1951); The Happy Time (1952); The Big Heat (1953); Westward The Women (1951); Apache (1954);  The Far County (1954); Flaming Star (1960);  Summer and Smoke (1961); The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962); Rooster Cogburn (1975); The Rescuers (1978); True Confessions (1981); Cloak and Dagger (1984); Turner and Hooch (1989); The Horse Whisperer (1998); MARY PICKFORD & DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS: *** Please email us for list of Pickford & Fairbanks movies*** --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Remegsz, kicsi?" – Rég röhögtünk úgy az állam túlkapásain, mint a Loupe új darabját nézve WMN     2025-02-04 18:06:00     Színpad Színház A Loupe Színházi Társulás legújabb darabja, a Titkosszolgák – avagy kiesett, kiugrott vagy kilökték első ránézésre abszurd, másodikra pedig fájdalmasan ismerős helyzetet dolgoz fel. Vinnai András rendszerkritikában bővelkedő tragikomédiáját Horváth János Antal állította színpadra. Kern András csak sejti, miért lett rosszul a decemberi előadáson Librarius     2025-02-05 08:00:51     Színpad Kern András Kern András elmagyarázta, hogy bár a vizsgálatok eredményei megnyugtatták, a történtek alapján valószínűleg egy pánikrohamról lehet szó. Faculty - Az invázium: Idegenek kontra tinédzserek, a tét ismételten az emberiség fennmaradása Mafab     2025-02-05 06:33:02     Film Talán ez a film volt az első DVD-lemezem, amit anno megvásároltam, több mint húsz esztendeje (ha jól emlékszem, a Házimozi magazin mellékleteként). Talán ez az emlék miatt, de az is lehet, hogy maga a film miatt, mindig egyfajta nosztalgiával tekintek vissza Robert Rodriguez 1998-as filmjére, ami, hát valljuk be, nem is sikerült annyira rosszul. Mi 7 alkalom, amikor egy sorozat utolsó évada annyira rossz lett, hogy a rajongók teljesen kiábrándultak Joy     2025-02-05 09:01:00     Film A sorozat fanoknak nincs is nagyobb rémálma a kaszán túl annál, mint amikor a kedvenc szériájuk pocsék befejezést kap. Február 5-én történt kultura.hu     2025-02-05 00:02:00     Film Mozi 1919-ben ezen a napon alapította meg Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks és D. W. Griffith a United Artists filmstúdiót, hogy független gyártású filmjeiket forgalmazhassák. A vállalkozás az aranykorát az 1920-as években élte, de később is számos emlékezetes mozi – többek között a Hair, a Rocky, az Annie Hall, az Esőember, a Hét mester Helyszíni közvetítéssel érkezik a Super Bowl Márkamonitor     2025-02-05 06:06:01     Film NFL Super Bowl Médiatörténelmi Super Bowl adás, 2029-ig meghosszabbított szerződés az Nfl-lel, 18-féle autó-motorsport sorozat idén és persze rengeteg labdarúgás – bejelentéseket tett a Network4 Media Group. A vállalat évindító sajtóeseményén a Net4+ streaming szolgáltatás számairól is szó esett.   "Büszkék vagyunk arra, hogy páratlanul értékes sportjogokkal rend Az egyik legjobb Mission: Impossible-mozi is ott van a hét legfontosabb streamingpremierjei között Player     2025-02-05 10:06:04     Film Mozi Ezen a héten is összegyűjtöttünk tíz olyan alkotást, amely most kerül be valamelyik streamingszolgáltató kínálatába, és amellyel érdemes lesz tenni egy próbát. Bejött a Futni mentem, mindenki Herendi Gáborral akar dolgozni Blikk     2025-02-04 19:14:08     Film Mozi Udvaros Dorottya Herendi Gábor A rendszerváltás óta eltelt időszak legnézettebb magyar filmje lett Herendi Gábor tavaly év végén bemutatott mozija, a Futni mentem, amely immár 663 ezer nézőnél jár, s ezzel átadta a múltnak A miniszter félrelép rekordját. Az Udvaros Dorottya főszereplésével vászonra került film rendezője büszke és boldog, de nem dőlt hátra, máris tervezi az új fi Ingyen elolvasható magyarul a Powerless – Hatalom nélkül előzménye! Sorok között     2025-02-04 19:03:15     Könyv Csodálatos meglepetést kaptunk a Powerless – Hatalom nélkül magyar kiadójától, a Lampion könyvektől. Másolom is a Facebookon közzétett posztjukat: Már csak nagyjából egy hónap, és érkezik Lauren Roberts nagy sikerű Powerless – Hatalom nélkül című romantasy regényének folytatása! Előtte azonban, hogy könnyebben visszarázódjatok Paedyn és Kai történe Tévénézettség: egy dologra már biztos jó volt a TV2-nek A Kiképzés port.hu     2025-02-05 06:00:00     Film Hétvége TV2 A hétköznapjaikat még feljebb tudták tuningolni, olyannyira, hogy mind az ötöt megnyerték. A hétvégéken azonban rendre alulmaradtak az RTL-lel szemben. Bulimiával küzdött a Házasság első látásra arája Story     2025-02-05 07:00:33     Bulvár Párkapcsolat Kajdi Csaba Több oka is volt, hogy Dávid Petránál evészavar alakult ki. Az egyik, hogy még Kajdi Csaba is beszólt neki az edzőteremben. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

"Remegsz, kicsi?" – Rég röhögtünk úgy az állam túlkapásain, mint a Loupe új darabját nézve WMN     2025-02-04 18:06:00     Színpad Színház A Loupe Színházi Társulás legújabb darabja, a Titkosszolgák – avagy kiesett, kiugrott vagy kilökték első ránézésre abszurd, másodikra pedig fájdalmasan ismerős helyzetet dolgoz fel. Vinnai András rendszerkritikában bővelkedő tragikomédiáját Horváth János Antal állította színpadra. Kern András csak sejti, miért lett rosszul a decemberi előadáson Librarius     2025-02-05 08:00:51     Színpad Kern András Kern András elmagyarázta, hogy bár a vizsgálatok eredményei megnyugtatták, a történtek alapján valószínűleg egy pánikrohamról lehet szó. Faculty - Az invázium: Idegenek kontra tinédzserek, a tét ismételten az emberiség fennmaradása Mafab     2025-02-05 06:33:02     Film Talán ez a film volt az első DVD-lemezem, amit anno megvásároltam, több mint húsz esztendeje (ha jól emlékszem, a Házimozi magazin mellékleteként). Talán ez az emlék miatt, de az is lehet, hogy maga a film miatt, mindig egyfajta nosztalgiával tekintek vissza Robert Rodriguez 1998-as filmjére, ami, hát valljuk be, nem is sikerült annyira rosszul. Mi 7 alkalom, amikor egy sorozat utolsó évada annyira rossz lett, hogy a rajongók teljesen kiábrándultak Joy     2025-02-05 09:01:00     Film A sorozat fanoknak nincs is nagyobb rémálma a kaszán túl annál, mint amikor a kedvenc szériájuk pocsék befejezést kap. Február 5-én történt kultura.hu     2025-02-05 00:02:00     Film Mozi 1919-ben ezen a napon alapította meg Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks és D. W. Griffith a United Artists filmstúdiót, hogy független gyártású filmjeiket forgalmazhassák. A vállalkozás az aranykorát az 1920-as években élte, de később is számos emlékezetes mozi – többek között a Hair, a Rocky, az Annie Hall, az Esőember, a Hét mester Helyszíni közvetítéssel érkezik a Super Bowl Márkamonitor     2025-02-05 06:06:01     Film NFL Super Bowl Médiatörténelmi Super Bowl adás, 2029-ig meghosszabbított szerződés az Nfl-lel, 18-féle autó-motorsport sorozat idén és persze rengeteg labdarúgás – bejelentéseket tett a Network4 Media Group. A vállalat évindító sajtóeseményén a Net4+ streaming szolgáltatás számairól is szó esett.   "Büszkék vagyunk arra, hogy páratlanul értékes sportjogokkal rend Az egyik legjobb Mission: Impossible-mozi is ott van a hét legfontosabb streamingpremierjei között Player     2025-02-05 10:06:04     Film Mozi Ezen a héten is összegyűjtöttünk tíz olyan alkotást, amely most kerül be valamelyik streamingszolgáltató kínálatába, és amellyel érdemes lesz tenni egy próbát. Bejött a Futni mentem, mindenki Herendi Gáborral akar dolgozni Blikk     2025-02-04 19:14:08     Film Mozi Udvaros Dorottya Herendi Gábor A rendszerváltás óta eltelt időszak legnézettebb magyar filmje lett Herendi Gábor tavaly év végén bemutatott mozija, a Futni mentem, amely immár 663 ezer nézőnél jár, s ezzel átadta a múltnak A miniszter félrelép rekordját. Az Udvaros Dorottya főszereplésével vászonra került film rendezője büszke és boldog, de nem dőlt hátra, máris tervezi az új fi Ingyen elolvasható magyarul a Powerless – Hatalom nélkül előzménye! Sorok között     2025-02-04 19:03:15     Könyv Csodálatos meglepetést kaptunk a Powerless – Hatalom nélkül magyar kiadójától, a Lampion könyvektől. Másolom is a Facebookon közzétett posztjukat: Már csak nagyjából egy hónap, és érkezik Lauren Roberts nagy sikerű Powerless – Hatalom nélkül című romantasy regényének folytatása! Előtte azonban, hogy könnyebben visszarázódjatok Paedyn és Kai történe Tévénézettség: egy dologra már biztos jó volt a TV2-nek A Kiképzés port.hu     2025-02-05 06:00:00     Film Hétvége TV2 A hétköznapjaikat még feljebb tudták tuningolni, olyannyira, hogy mind az ötöt megnyerték. A hétvégéken azonban rendre alulmaradtak az RTL-lel szemben. Bulimiával küzdött a Házasság első látásra arája Story     2025-02-05 07:00:33     Bulvár Párkapcsolat Kajdi Csaba Több oka is volt, hogy Dávid Petránál evészavar alakult ki. Az egyik, hogy még Kajdi Csaba is beszólt neki az edzőteremben. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

Lux Radio Theatre | The Song of Songs (Marlene Dietrich, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) || Arrowsmith (Spencer Tracy, Fay Wray) || Broadcast: December 20, 1937; October 25, 193701:37 ... The Song of Songs is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Marlene Dietrich. This Paramount picture is based on the Hermann Sudermann novel Das Hohe Lied (1908) and the play The Song of Songs (1914) by Edward Sheldon.58:16 ... Arrowsmith -- Story of a doctor who gives up his profitable laboratory to contribute to the well-being of mankind. One of the soldiers on whom Dr. Walter Reed experimented to find the cause of Yellow Fever, is interviewed. + Martin Arrowsmith is a young doctor fresh out of medical school and working with Professor Gutley on prevention of disease, tracking down the microbe and finding out what will wipe it out. He practices his experiments on sick animals, cattle with blackleg by injecting his serum in half the animals to see if it works and then knows that it does when the untreated half die. His success leads to a job in New York with some leading scientists in an experimental laboratory but later they want him to perform his experiments on sick people.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#dramaclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #luxradio #cecilbdemille #gunsmoke #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:::: :

Episode: 3243 Hollywood's Heroic Water FX.  Today, water effects.

In this episode, Stefano Bini interviews Douglas Fairbanks, CEO of VISIE, on the Digital Orthopedics Podcast. VISIE, a partner and supporter of the Digital Orthopedics Conference San Francisco, unveiled their groundbreaking "continuous anatomic auto-tracking technology" at DOCSF 2024. Visie shares how they can revolutionize surgical robotic accuracy by enabling real-time 3D scanning of bone and soft tissue without pins or markers, a common challenge in orthopedic procedures.Fairbanks highlights how VISIE's latest system adapts instantly to continuous movements like knee flexion. This innovation frees surgeons from constant manual adjustments and rechecks, enhancing efficiency and precision while hopefully reducing procedural complications.Discover how VISIE is shaping the future of digital surgery and advancing personalized care.

Time for some popcorn and a pirate movie. Our Media Club topic this time is the 1926 pirate movie The Black Pirate starring Douglas Fairbanks.  An early 2 strip Technicolor film is a stunning example of the art of the silent era. A real joy to watch it out. It is availble to veiw on YouTube and Tubi.  Also check out: How Green Was My Valley directed by John Ford The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers directed by Richard Lester Master and Comander directed by Peter Weir #Starman #JackKnight #BlackPirate #JonValor #SheldonMoldoff #DouglasFairbanks #silentmovies #swashbuckler #pirates #Technicolor   

Catch a plane and begin a daring mission with these four radio super spies and sleuths. As Steve Mitchell, Brian Donlevy heads to London to keep enemy agents guessing in Dangerous Assignment (originally aired on NBC on March 3, 1951) and The Man Called X is off to Monte Carlo to find out why a fellow agent was killed (originally aired on NBC on May 4, 1951). Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. hunts for missing scientists and plans for the weapon they built in "The Gigantic Hoax" from The Silent Men (originally aired on NBC on January 20, 1952). And Mike Waring - aka The Falcon - is in Berlin on a job for Army intelligence in "The Case of the King of Clubs" (originally aired on NBC on July 20, 1952).

This week on The Tinsel Factory, the life of the first king of Hollywood: Douglas Fairbanks Movie Reviews: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In Support This Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinselfactorypod  Merch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-tinsel-factory/all Venmo: @tinselfactorypod Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tinselpod Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/tinselfactory/ Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Douglas-Fairbanks  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pickford-douglas-fairbanks-1883-1939/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tinselfactorypod/support

EPISODE 44 - "THERESA HARRIS: HOW OLD HOLLYWOOD STOPPED HER STAR FROM RISING" - 07/15/2024 ** This episode is sponsored brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BENEATH and get on your way to being your best self.” ** When THERESA HARRIS appears on screen, you cannot take your eyes off of her. Beautiful, talented, and a skilled singer and dancer, she lights up any scene she's in. Despite appearing in over 100 films, she rarely received screen credit and most often played a maid, waitress, or other types of domestic servant. Her parts were small, but her charisma and presence on screen were enormous! As a black woman in the early days of Hollywood, she was limited in the roles she could perform by the restrictive Hayes Code of 1934 and the horrible Jim Crow laws of the South. Still, she is a welcome presence in so many classic films. This week, we look at the extraordinary life and career of the talented THERESA HARRIS.  SHOW NOTES:  Sources: “Theresa Harris, Credited and Uncredited in Over 100 Films,” March 28, 2024, by Herb Boyd, New York Amsterdam News; “Just a Maid in Movies, But Not Forgotten,” April 21, 2011, by Manohla Dargis, The New York Times; “The Underrated Charms of Theresa Harris,” July 11, 2020, by Constance Cherise, TCM.com; “Theresa Harris: Television and Film Actress of the 1930s,” August 18, 2023, by Jae Jones, BackThen.com; “Actress Theresa Harris Hollywood Vixen Turned Servant,”September 2, 2011, by Veronica Wells, Madamenoire; IMDBPro.com; Wikipedia.com; Movies Mentioned:  Thunderbolt (1929), starring Fay Wray and George Brent; Hold Your Man (1932), starring Jean Harlow and Clark Gable; Baby Face (1933), starring Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent; Professional Sweetheart (1933), starring Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, and Zasu Pitts; Horse Feathers (1932), starring The Marx Brothers and Thelma Todd; Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), starring Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, and Ginger Rogers; Morning Glory (1933), starring Katharine Hepburn and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr; Flying Down to Rio (1933), starring Delores Del Rio, Gene Raymond, Ginger Rogers, and Fred Astaire; Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), starring Jack Benny and Eleanor Powell; Banjo On My Knee (1936), starring Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea; Bargain With Bullets (aka The Gangster's On The Loose) (1937), starring Ralph Cooper and Theresa Harris; Jezebel (1938), starring Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, and George Brent; Tell No Tales (1939), starring Melvyn Douglas and Louise Platt; Buck Benny Rides Again (1940), starring Jack Benny, Ellen Drew, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, and Theresa Harris; What's Buzzin' Cousin? (1943), starring Jack Benny and Ann Miller; Blossoms In The Dust (1941), starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and Marsha Hunt; Our Wife (1941), starring Melvyn Douglas, Ruth Hussey, and Ellen Drew; Cat People (1942), starring Kent Smith, Simone Simon, Jane Randolph, and Tom Conway; I Walked With A Zombie (1943), starring Frances Dee, Tom Conway, Darby Jones, and Christine Gordon; The Dolly Sisters (1945), starring Betty Grable, John Payne, and June Haver; Three Little Girls In Blue (1946), starring George Montgomery, Vera-Ellen, and June Haver; Miracle on 34th Street (1947), starring Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwenn, John Payne, and Natalie Wood; Out of the Past (1947), staring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas; Angel Face (1952), starring Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons; --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 11 of Pattern Portraits! Lauren Godfrey chats with artist and filmmaker Michelle Williams Gamaker about costume as a nonverbal communicator in film, pattern stopping her in her tracks and the double echo of intergenerational clothes swapping. Michelle is an artist known for her ambitious films that enact fictional revenge, placing marginalised voices at the centre of the narrative. Her epic film work ‘Theives' was presented at South London Gallery in 2023, Dundee Contemporary Arts and Bluecoat in Liverpool in 2024. Michelle's work responds to films watched during childhood, unpacked and seen anew over time, which raise important conversations about race, representation, identity and agency. Michelle's work has won many awards including jointly winning the Jarman Award in 2020. Pattern and colour are intrinsic in her world from costumes and sets to the clothes Michelle wears herself. A pair of her striped boots have even been immortalised in the work of another artist, Madeline Pledge who I am also interviewing this season! Michelle has chosen some very special patterns, a polkadot and houndstooth from C&A passed down from her mum, a Kantha quilt kimono and Shalwar kameez adapted for wearing at her exhibition opening, a satin dress thrifted in Amsterdam and my personal favourite, an epic Paisley crossed with tiger print shirt by Pencaldi and B!You can see all of Michelle's patterns and more on instagram @patternportraitspodcastThe PATTERN PORTRAIT print artwork to accompany Michelle's interview and featuring the patterns we discuss is available to buy now at www.laurengodfrey.co.ukhttps://www.instagram.com/m.williams.gamaker/References: Thief of Baghdad 1940 - produced by Alexander Korda and directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger and Tim Whelan, with additional contributions by William Cameron Menzies and Korda brothers Vincent and Zoltán.The Thief of Bagdad 1924 - directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks. Anna May WongSabu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1230, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: People Who Became Words 1: A swift fellow, this Austrian's name means the speed of an object as a multiple of the speed of sound. Ernst Mach. 2: Don't lose your head trying to name this execution device named after a French doctor. the guillotine. 3: The name of this cigarette ingredient comes from the ambassador who sent tobacco to Pairs. nicotine. 4: Named for a Soviet minister, the Finns fixed these "cocktails" for the invading Russians in 1940. Molotov cocktails. 5: Up on the highwire you might wear this bodysuit named for a famous 19th century trapeze artist. a leotard. Round 2. Category: Jr. And Sr. 1: This Jr. grew up in the shadow of his swashbuckling father and stepmom Mary Pickford. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.. 2: Little monster Creighton changed his name to this to match his "Dad of a thousand faces". Lon Chaney, Jr.. 3: "Pere" thrust forth "The Count of Monte Cristo"; "fils" parried with "Camille". (Alexandre) Dumas. 4: She says mommie dearest originally planned to name her "Joan Crawford, Jr.". Christina Crawford. 5: As Little John, Pa prowled Sherwood Forest 3 times, but Jr. got beached on an island. the Hales (Alan Hale Sr. and Jr.). Round 3. Category: Franks And Beens 1: This Limerick-born, Pulitzer Prize-winning author has been called "a haunted man". Frank McCourt. 2: He has been called the "Father of the Dime Store" (The F. stands for Frank). (F.W.) Woolworth. 3: He has been forever linked with Joseph Tinker and John Evers. Frank Chance of the Cubs. 4: This Massachusetts congressman has been after the press for their "Gotcha" stories. Barney Frank. 5: Since the '70s this gold medal-winning runner has been a driving force in the long-distance running boom. Frank Shorter. Round 4. Category: We Gotta Go Now 1: The lion population is dwindling; get to this nation's Kruger National Park to see them. South Africa. 2: Air pollution is damaging the marble facade of this mausoleum in Agra. the Taj Mahal. 3: Check out this, an Australian marine park since 1975, before the coral is destroyed. the Great Barrier Reef. 4: Head to this island east of Sumatra to see the orangutans before they become extinct. Borneo. 5: Climate change and deforestation are threats to Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in this Central American nation. Costa Rica. Round 5. Category: Big Plays In The Bible 1: A huge upset as he "prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone"; I can't believe what I just saw!. David. 2: He "stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind"; what a play!. Moses. 3: His "wisdom excelled... the wisdom of Egypt", which is why he's been coach of the year so many times. Solomon. 4: It's not the 1924 Notre Dame backfield, this is the real McCoy from Revelation 6, and that means the game is truly over. the Four Horsemen. 5: What an amazing comeback! John 11 reported he "hath been dead 4 days", but now he's up and going back onto the field!. Lazarus. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

BECAUSE EVERYONE NEEDS A LAUGH THANKS TO THE LITTLE TRAMP.  7/8: Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided by  Scott Eyman  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Scott-Eyman/dp/1982176350 Bestselling Hollywood biographer and film historian Scott Eyman tells the story of Charlie Chaplin's fall from grace. In the aftermath of World War II, Chaplin was criticized for being politically liberal and internationalist in outlook. He had never become a US citizen, something that would be held against him as xenophobia set in when the postwar Red Scare took hold. Politics aside, Chaplin had another problem: his sexual interest in young women. He had been married three times and had had numerous affairs. In the 1940s, he was the subject of a paternity suit, which he lost, despite blood tests that proved he was not the father. His sexuality became a convenient way for those who opposed his politics to condemn him. Refused permission to return to the US after a trip abroad, he settled in Switzerland and made his last two films in London. In Charlie Chaplin vs. America, Scott Eyman explores the life and times of the movie genius who brought us such masterpieces as City Lights and Modern Times. “One of the finest surveys of the man and the artist ever written” (Leonard Maltin) this book is “a sobering account of cancel culture in action.” (The Economist) 1919 DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, MARY PICKFOR, CHSRLIE CHAPLIN, D..W. GRIFFITH

Welcome back, film fanatics, to another episode of Movie Herald Podcast. Last time, we cracked open the treasure chest of movie genres, but today, we're taking a time machine and teleporting to the very birth of the genre system. Buckle up, because we're about to witness the first flick that dared to wear its genre on its sleeve! Brace yourselves, folks, because we're going all the way back to 1902. That's right, we're talking about a time when cars were horseless carriages and cellphones were just a twinkle in Alexander Graham Bell's eye. This is the era of silent films, where storytelling relied on slapstick, pantomime, and a dash of imagination from the audience. So, what film gets the honor of being the first "genre film"? Many film historians point to a French flick called "Le Voyage dans la Lune," which translates to "A Trip to the Moon." Yes, the same directed by George Melies from Hugo. This fantastical journey follows a group of astronomers who blast off to the moon in a giant cannon. Think Jules Verne meets Monty Python, with a healthy dose of silent film charm. Now, "A Trip to the Moon" wasn't exactly "The Godfather" of its time, but it planted a seed. It showed filmmakers that audiences craved stories that fit into specific categories – in this case, the fantastical world of science fiction. After this lunar launch, other genres started popping up like popcorn at the cinema. Westerns, comedies, and even tearjerking melodramas emerged, each catering to a specific audience appetite. What was the very first genre film in Hollywood? Drumroll, please... It was none other than the iconic Western, “The Great Train Robbery,” released in 1903. Directed by Edwin S. Porter, this 12-minute silent film revolutionized storytelling on screen. It had action, drama, and even a touch of suspense – all essential elements of the Western genre. But hold your horses, pardner! “The Great Train Robbery” wasn't just a standalone success. It kickstarted a wildfire of genre films, each adding its own unique flavor to the mix. From the swashbuckling adventures of Douglas Fairbanks in “The Mark of Zorro” to the spine-chilling horrors of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” Hollywood was quickly becoming a melting pot of genres. Now, let's talk turkey. How did the success of these early genre films change the movie market? Well, it was like adding fuel to the fire. Audiences couldn't get enough of the thrills and excitement offered by these genre flicks, and filmmakers were more than happy to deliver. Studios began churning out genre films left and right, each vying for a piece of the box office pie. But amidst all the chaos, one thing became clear – genre films weren't just a passing fad. They had staying power. Directors like John Ford and Alfred Hitchcock elevated genre filmmaking to an art form, pushing the boundaries of storytelling and leaving audiences on the edge of their seats. This genre gold rush wasn't just about making money (although that certainly didn't hurt). It also allowed filmmakers to explore different storytelling techniques and create a kind of cinematic shorthand. If you saw a cowboy hat and a dusty town, you knew you were in for a Western. A damsel in distress and a mustache-twirling villain? You were probably watching a melodrama. Now, the success of these early genre films did have its drawbacks. Some critics argued that it stifled creativity and led to formulaic storytelling. But hey, you can't please everyone, right? So in the next episode, we will see in detail about the Western Genre. Exciting isn't it? Until then bye from Gopal.

La Órbita de Endor se mete esta semana en un programa cultural de primera categoría al repasar, desde su origen literario hasta las fechas más recientes, a un personaje tan clásico e imperecedero como es EL ZORRO. Aunque ahora el personaje ha vuelto a la más rabiosa actualidad gracias a su última adaptación televisiva, aquí se abordarán todas y cada una de sus versiones, dando datos históricos sugerentes, pasando por todas sus encarnaciones tanto cinéfilas como televisivas, incluyendo animación, cómics y nuevas versiones literarias, entre cuyas interpretaciones sonarán nombres tan importantes como Douglas Fairbanks, Tyron Power, Antonio Banderas o Isabel Allende entre otras muchas firmas, y no podremos dejar de reírnos con sus versiones más… terribles, y las ha habido por docenas. Un programa fascinante con Antonio Monfort y Antonio Runa que dejará una marca con forma de zeta en tu mente. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

La Órbita de Endor se mete esta semana en un programa cultural de primera categoría al repasar, desde su origen literario hasta las fechas más recientes, a un personaje tan clásico e imperecedero como es EL ZORRO. Aunque ahora el personaje ha vuelto a la más rabiosa actualidad gracias a su última adaptación televisiva, aquí se abordarán todas y cada una de sus versiones, dando datos históricos sugerentes, pasando por todas sus encarnaciones tanto cinéfilas como televisivas, incluyendo animación, cómics y nuevas versiones literarias, entre cuyas interpretaciones sonarán nombres tan importantes como Douglas Fairbanks, Tyron Power, Antonio Banderas o Isabel Allende entre otras muchas firmas, y no podremos dejar de reírnos con sus versiones más… terribles, y las ha habido por docenas. Un programa fascinante con Antonio Monfort y Antonio Runa que dejará una marca con forma de zeta en tu mente. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

All the hot goss from the Annual Wampas Frolic and Ball plus a (fantasy) inside peek at what the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers did in their spare time in "The Wampas Exposed" special feature! There are gyrations! This clip show (sorry!) features Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, jokes at Charlie Chaplin's expense (he had it coming), Rudolph Valentino, that Wampas Baby who fainted that one time, Bebe Daniels AND Baby Betty! This episode contains (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cru examine tales of one of WebEater's childhood heroes: Zorro. Is pulp a guilty pleasure, or is there literary merit in tales designed only to delight us? Stories begin at the 17:45 mark and include Zorro on the Z; the far future of the rodentverse; a fan of Zorro, who brings a girl back to his apartment; and women showing up for each other. From Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Zorro The black-masked, black-caped master swords- man and avenger of old California was the creation of Johnston McCulley. He first appeared in 1919 in the magazine story 'The Curse of Capistrano'. His 'trademark' is the letter Z, which he slashes on the clothes or skin of his enemies. He soon transferred to the cinema screen, where he has been played by such actors as Douglas Fairbanks, Tyrone Power and Antonio Banderas. His name is Spanish for 'fox', from a word that originally meant 'cunning'.Check out our website for a featured story from this week's episode, and be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. All Stories remain the property of their respective authors.

Since the internet dearly loves a ranked list, we've started ranking all of the screen adaptations of Robin Hood starting with Douglas Fairbanks as a part of the Splitting Arrows series. In honor of his 50th anniversary, Rick and I devoted nearly an entire hour to discussing just where in the ranking this animated version of Robin Hood belongs.Give us a listen and then find us with the handle @intogreenwood on social media to tell us why we were wrong to rank him as we did. (Or preferably why you think we were right!)You can find our initial creation of the list with the first half dozen or so Robin Hood films on patreon.com/intogreenwood

It's 1927 and the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers are back with a new crop of Wampas Baby Stars! Let Marg the Old Movie Lady regale you with tales of less successful sisters, a fateful trip to Honolulu, and a rogue bit of fringe. Listen to find out what Douglas Fairbanks made everyone watch him do at the Wampas Frolic and Ball, and more than one (two, can you believe it?) separate mentions of the musical number Meet My Sister from The Show of Shows (1929)This episode contains mention of alcohol and drug abuse, as well as (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

November 3-9, 1973 This week Ken welcomes antiques expert, and fellow TV kid, The Antique Noman himself, George Higby to the show. Ken and George discuss George's YouTube Channel, referencing the stuff on sets, moving around a lot as a kid, living in Cleveland when this TV Guide came out, Washington State, Raytheon TVs, looking for the thing that's the same, being a car and sports guy, Philco, Cigarettes, concept cars, trying to reverse engineer a color TV for free, shared experience, Emergency!, how weird it was that shows not for kids were merchandised to kids, All in the Family, M*A*S*H, topical TV, sad TV shows, the odd cultural moment of the early 1970s, Norman Lear, how the 1970s may have been more progressive, niches, The Committee Against the Public Authority of Maine, antiquing in New England, Time Tunnel, corded TV remotes, Newport Jazz Fest, Lucy, Get Smart! in Spanish, variety shows, Antiques: Make the Most out of Your Hobby with NOT George Michael, the early days of Antique collecting, nostalgia, The Girl Most Likely To, Joan Rivers, Night Gallery, failed pilots, TV preservation, Benny Hill, local edits of TV, Standard Oil, big business, why Debbie Reynolds was NOT allowed in George's house, early Don Johnson, Sandford and Son, trying to get your antiques and collectibles back after you already sold them, The Odd Couple, hating Room 222, passing up The Brady Bunch, buying the Brady House, Sonny and Cher with Douglas Fairbanks, dogs playing poker, Vincent Price, purpose made collectibles, and how Major Nelson's house from I Dream of Genie is George's dream house. 

Retail chain Best Buy announced they will abandon all physical media in their stores and online starting in 2024. In other words, shop anywhere else especially for the titles we discuss every week here on the show with Peter Sobczynski. This week you can be “one of us” with the latest from Criterion, swashbuck with Douglas Fairbanks or get held hostage by Humphrey Bogart on Blu-ray. There is more new 4K horror from Stan Winston, Robin Hardy, Barbra Streisand and one of the more underappreciated remakes of the 1980s. There is also an extensive documentary for a classic from that decade and one of the films we asked for on our Why Is This Not On Blu-Ray shows finally gets an upgrade from Kino. All that and more that you cannot get at Best Buy in the future. 0:00 - Intro 3:31 - Criterion (Freaks/The Unknown/The Mystic: Tod Browning's Sideshow Shockers, EO, The Innocent, No Bears) 20:52 - Arrow (The Desperate Hours) 25:31 - Cohen Media (The Three Musketeers / The Iron Mask) 30:20 - Cinedigm (RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop          ) 38:22 - Kino (The Best of Times, The Blob (1988) (4K) 51:49 - Shout! Factory (Pumpkinhead (4K)) 54:23 - Lions Gate (The Wicker Man (1973) (4K Steelbook)) 1:02:56 - Sony (The Way We Were (50th Anniversary) (4K)) 1:08:32 – New Theatrical Titles On Blu-ray 1:16:37 – New TV on Blu-ray 1:17:13 – New Blu-ray Announcements 1:20:35 - Outro

Explore the revolutionary role of computer vision in healthcare through this engaging episode.Join us for an insightful interview with Douglas Fairbanks, the CEO of Advanced Scanners, as he sheds light on their pioneering technology designed for operating rooms. Douglas's extensive background in surgical intervention, technology, and commercialization underpins the discussion. Learn how their cutting-edge technology streamlines data collection, eliminating the need for manual intervention. The conversation also delves into the potential of artificial intelligence in the field and the intriguing challenges it poses for orthopedics.Tune in to discover more about the innovative solutions of Advanced Scanners and stay connected with Douglas for deeper insights!

Never Did It: A podcast for folks who like movies but haven't seen them all yet. This week, we go back almost 100 years to 1924. Brad Garoon starts by recommending Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr. Brad and Jake talk about Keaton's influence on both action and comedy films over the last century, and how the movie continues to hold up today. Jake assigns Brad the Thief of Bagdad, a swashbuckling adventure starring Douglas Fairbanks and directed by Raoul Walsh. They marvel at the cutting edge special effects of the day, the sweeping cinematography, the engaging second and third acts, and get a bit of a history lesson about the cast and director. Other movies mentioned in this episode: Batman: The Silent Motion Picture (2021), Birth of a Nation (1915), Broken Blossoms (1919), Arabian Nights (1942), Seven Samurai (1954), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Batman (1989), Aladdin (1992), Last Action Hero (1993), Coneheads (1993), Jackass (2002), Hot Rod (2007), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), John Wick 4 (2023).

Danger flies high today with three old time radio mysteres involving airplanes. First, Frank Race is hired to deliver the plans for a million-dollar aircraft in the syndicated story "The Airborne Adventure." Next, Philip Marlowe's latest case leads to a team of daredevil skydivers and a deadly accident in "The Birds on the Wing" (originally aired on CBS on November 26, 1949). And finally, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. stars as a government agent hunting for the person who stowed a time bomb aboard a plane in "The Big Kill" from The Silent Men (originally aired on NBC on February 3, 1952).

This week in physical media, Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski look at some classic genre fare, classics of the cult variety and some films still overlooked. They include films from Douglas Fairbanks, John Wayne and Howard Hughes. Harrison Ford's screen debut can be found as can one of the better Mike Myers comedies and one of the films chosen for this year's Chicago Critics Film Festival. For the cult crowd there is a foursome of Chucky films, two versions of a Stephen King adaptation and a cable staple from the late ‘80s. An early MST3K favorite gets a Blu-ray upgrade and even earlier music videos get themselves a collection. The discussion is bookended with a pair of must-own titles though including a sci-fi classic from the 1950s and the film which launched the great Bill Paxton into the next phase of his great career. 0:38 - Criterion (One False Move (4K)) 8:27 - Cohen Media (Robin Hood (1922) / The Black Pirate (1926)) 12:36 - Arrow Films (Blood Money: Four Classic Westerns) 17:45 - Lions Gate (My Best Friend Is a Vampire (Vestron Collector's Series)) 21:43 - Indicator (Jet Pilot, Thunderbolt, Night Has a Thousand Eyes, The Song of Songs) 33:39 - Music Box (Revoir Paris) 36:49 - Kino (Soundies: The Ultimate Collection, T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, Needful Things (4K)) 53:45 - Shout! Factory (Bride of Chucky (4K), Cult of Chucky (4K), Curse of Chucky (4K), Seed of Chucky (4K), Team America: World Police)       1:02:11 - Sony (So I Married An Axe Murderer (4K)) 1:09:18 - Bayview (Robot Monster) 1:17:48 - Paramount (The War of the Worlds (1953) (4K)) 1:27:27 – New Blu-ray Announcements

This 2018 episode features Julian Eltinge, one of the highest-paid and most famous actors of the early 20th century. He acted alongside Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Rudolph Valentino, and became. famous as a female impersonator.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pickfair estate was once one of the most lavish properties in Hollywood. This had been the home of old Hollywood stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks and was previously a hunting lodge. Pickford would be the first to talk about haunting activity in her home starting in the 1930s. Stories would continue through the years until Pia Zadora bought the property and demolished the historic mansion, claiming that the paranormal activity was getting out of hand. Join us as we explore the history and hauntings of Pickfair! The Moment in Oddity features the USS O'Bannon and This Month in History features the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Our location was suggested by Jennifer Almond. Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com Show notes can be found here: https://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2023/05/hgb-ep-489-pickfair.html Become an Executive Producer: http://patreon.com/historygoesbump Music used in this episode:  Main Theme: Lurking in the Dark by Muse Music with Groove Studios (Moment in Oddity) Vanishing by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4578-vanishing License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license (This Month in History) In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Outro Music: Happy Fun Punk by Muse Music with Groove Studios The following music was used for this media project: Hollywood Follies by 5 Alarm Music Music: Haunted House by Alexander Nakarada Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4738-haunted-house License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The character of A.J. Raffles was created by E.W. Hornung in 1898.  Hornung was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brother-in-law, and he was inspired to write about a sort of anti-Sherlock Holmes.  His Raffles is thief, to be sure, but one who was charming.  Raffles an “an amateur cracksman,” who lives the life of a gentleman.  But if you don't actually have an independent income, you have to be able to finance your lifestyle somehow.  “Screen Directors' Playhouse” adapted popular films to radio, often with the movie's same stars and directors.  There had been several silent film adaptations of Hornung's tales, as well as a 1930 film starring Ronald Colman and a 1939 film starring David Niven.  This broadcast adapts the 1939 film and features the equally suave-voiced Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.   Episode Screen Directors' Playhouse September 14, 1951  “Raffles” 3:30

Episode 63 on NBC Radio starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Screen Directors Playhouse was a popular American radio and television anthology series which brought leading Hollywood actors to NBC Radio beginning in 1949. The radio program broadcasts adaptations of films frequently with the original directors of the films. The radio version ran for 122 episodes and aired on NBC from January 9, 1949, to September 28, 1951, under several different titles: NBC Theater, Screen Directors Guild Assignment, Screen Directors Assignment and, as of July 1, 1949, Screen Directors Playhouse. Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best-known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), and The Corsican Brothers (1941). The son of Douglas Fairbanks and stepson of Mary Pickford.

Michael, Pax, and guest Evan Hanson wrap up their Zorro double-feature with the movie that started it all, the silent classic The Mark of Zorro starring Douglas Fairbanks.

Here it is. Our massive exploration of one of the most disreputable genres imaginable: The Swishbuckler. A loose collection of movies created in the mid-70s through the mid-80s parodying the classic swashbucklers of yore, swishbuckler films like Zorro The Gay Blade, Pirates, Yellowbeard and Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers are marked by their terrible comedy, penchant for grotesquerie, extreme campiness and even more extreme poor taste. This might be The Pink Smoke's most massive podcast undertaking yet: from the genre's roots in Richard Lester's Musketeers films to a send-off into the swashbuckler revival of the 90s ignited by Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, it's an improbably in-depth look at an utterly ridiculous genre for which hosts Christopher Funderburg and John Cribbs have an almost inconceivable enthusiasm. Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke (Still need an explanation of what the hell is going on here? Here ya go: At the dawn of cinema, there was The Swashbuckler: intrigue, romance and derring-do that swept audiences into the colorful royal courts and handsome pirate ships from the pages of Dumas and Sabatini. Even after its post-war peak, the Swashbuckler remained the most popular of Hollywood entertainment, having made international stars of Douglas Fairbanks and Errol Flynn and modern legends of mythical heroes like Zorro, Robin Hood, the Three Musketeers and Captain Peter Blood. By the 1970's, the legacy of Fairbanks and Flynn had devolved into what we loving term the Swishbuckler: a subgenre of comedy that borrowed the same tales of adventure and romance mixed with a healthy dose of modern irreverence. For a solid decade, raunchy satires placed in historical settings marked a trail of flatulence and queasy sexual politics across American screens to an overwhelmingly hostile critical and poor commercial response. We at the Pink Smoke are so fascinated by this odd epoch of cinema that we recorded a nearly five-hour episode in which we chronicle 14 Swishbuckler "classics," trying to understand how this wave of mediocrity managed to stay afloat for 10 years in spite of marked indifference to outright derision from critics and consistently sinking box office returns. How did these always weird, sometimes nasty exercises in Golden Era grave robbing reflect the styles and attitudes of comedy of the time? How did they deal with huge movements like women's liberation? Was the heritage of the Swashbuckler respected, even while the outmoded ideals of gallantry and romance were being purposefully disrespected? If you ever asked for an in-depth analysis of this bizarre trend of parodying a bygone era of film, you've come to the right place!) The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

Welcome to February 7th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate pasta love letters and strange elements.  In 1908, Alfredo Di Lelio's wife was pregnant with their first child and was having trouble eating. He made her pasta with butter and fresh parmesan cheese, that she loved it so much he added it to the menu of their small restaurant. In 1927, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, two of the hottest stars in Hollywood, were on their honeymoon in Rome. They dined at Alfredo's restaurant and fell in love with this simple pasta dish. When they returned to America, they spread the word to their friends and the recipe became famous worldwide. As a thank you for introducing them to this marvelous food, the Hollywood stars sent Alfredo a solid gold fork and spoon engraved with the words: “To Alfredo the King of the noodles”. On National Fettuccine Alfredo Day, celebrate this pasta born from love. Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe. Here on Earth, it appears almost everywhere in some form or another. You can find it in the air, water, and in the Earth's crust. But what is the rarest element? That would be Astatine. It's a highly radioactive element with a half-life of only 8 hours. Only trace amounts of Astatine have ever been found naturally. Most of the time, it's only been observed in labs, as a by-product of nuclear experimentation. But as radioactive as the element is, it disappears so quickly that it poses very little threat to humans. On National Periodic Table Day, discover some of the strange and mysterious elements that form the world around us.   I'm Anna Devere and I'm Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On October 18th 2022, the 100th anniversary of the silent film classic "Robin Hood" starring Douglas Fairbanks, I was joined by Emily Rich, Leah Kahn, Nathan Makaryk, Mike Nichols, Allen Wright, and Kristen Noone to discuss the film and its impact on how we've viewed the world's most famous outlaw hero ever since.The discussion was also posted on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mw9nW0Z5XE&t=4sHere is the A+ work from Allen Wright, one of the guests in that discussion, in his coverage of the film for the anniversary on his website: https://www.boldoutlaw.com/robspot/douglas-fairbanks-in-robin-hood.htmlHere is also the very first Splitting Arrows episode where we covered the film: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1727735/8428786-episode-3-splitting-arrows-taking-aim-at-douglas-fairbanks-in-robin-hood-1922.mp3?download=true

Thanks to work and COVID, this month's theme is being abbreviated to just three movies. The first of the three Ghost of Christmas Movies Past is John Irvin's 1981 classic Ghost Story with Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson, and Alice Krige. Nothing to say other than “ENJOY!” ------------------ As always, and maybe even more than ever, here are some mental health resources for North America: United States https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ The Suicide Hotline phone number has been changed. Now, just text or call 988. Canada https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1 1 (833) 456-4566 Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you. Be mindful of your surroundings. Karate in the Garage Linkages

For the poet Ezra Pound it was ‘year zero for Modernism' but what were people in Britain really reading, watching, listening to and looking at in 1922? To mark the BBC's centenary, Front Row reviews the popular culture of 1922: from the West End musical comedy The Cabaret Girl by Jerome Kern and PG Wodehouse to May Sinclair's novel The Life and Death of Harriett Frean, via the silent film epic Robin Hood with Douglas Fairbanks and a fond farewell to Gainsborough's portrait of The Blue Boy at The National Gallery, all set to a soundtrack of jazz, music hall and early radio. Tom Sutcliffe is joined by academic Charlotte Jones (Queen Mary, University of London), the writer and broadcaster Matthew Sweet and the music critic Kevin Le Gendre. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Kirsty McQuire Image: Enid Bennett, Douglas Fairbanks and Sam De Grasse in Robin Hood, 1922

What you'll learn in this episode: What's included in the Jill and Byron Crawford collection that will be auctioned by Bonhams on November 10th, and how they developed such a sweeping collection Why buying jewelry at auction is one of the best ways to find real treasures Tips for first-time auction buyers Why working at an auction house is the best jewelry education How collectors determine it's time to say goodbye to a piece About Emily Waterfall Based in Los Angeles, Emily Waterfall is the Director of the Jewelry Department for Bonhams Auction House. With over 16 years of experience, Emily is responsible for business-getting, client development, appraisals and sourcing property for jewelry sales in Los Angeles and in New York. Emily began her career as an intern in London at an auction house where she caught her first glance of exquisite things in 2004. Once completing her internship, she worked in New York as a jewelry cataloguer for a leading international auction house for seven years working on several important jewelry auctions including the jewels of Kelly and Calvin Klein, Eunice Gardiner, Lucia Moreira Salles and others. Prior to joining Bonhams, Emily worked for a prominent jewelry buying firm based in Atlanta, GA from 2012 to 2018. A native of San Diego, CA, Emily graduated with an undergraduate degree in Art History from Brigham Young University and has completed courses at the Gemological Institute of America and published articles in the American Society of Jewelry Historians newsletters.Find One-of-a-Kind Additional Resources: Bonhams L.A. Website Bonhams Instagram Emily's Instagram Photos are available on TheJewelryJourney.com Transcript: Auctions can seem intimidating to first-time buyers, but they are the best way to get a deal on a true, one-of-a-kind treasure, and auction house staff, like Emily Waterfall, Head of the Jewelry Department at Bonhams Los Angeles, are there to help buyers through the process. Emily joined the Jewelry Journey Podcast to talk about what to expect at Bonhams' upcoming auction of the Jill and Byron Crawford collection of artist jewelry; the most impressive pieces she's seen during her career; and how collectors can enter the world of auctions confidently. Read the episode transcript here.  Sharon: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Jewelry Journey Podcast. This is the first part of a two-part episode. Please make sure you subscribe so you can hear part two as soon as it's released later this week.    Today my guest is Emily Waterfall, who is head of the jewelry department in the L.A. office of the auction house Bonhams. They will be having their second auction of modernist jewelry from the collection of Jill and Byron Crawford. This includes many masters of silver jewelry. We will hear more about this from Emily today and her own jewelry journey. Emily, welcome to the program.   Emily: Thank you for having me.   Sharon: So glad you could be here. Give us an overview of your jewelry journey. Did you like jewelry when you were young? Did your education lead you to this?   Emily: I loved jewelry when I was little. My mom had some fun pieces, in particular a butterfly necklace that I always coveted. It was a simple gold necklace. I remember when she wore it, I would play with it. Since then, she's gifted it to me, so it's a very sentimental item for me.    My journey actually began in art history. I studied art history for many years and was given an internship with Sotheby's in London and moved myself across to the U.K. I worked there for many years and then made my way into the jewelry department where I truly found my calling.   Sharon: So, you weren't studying in London; you moved to take the internship at Sotheby's.   Emily: Yes, I was very lucky. A gentleman, who was a scholar of archiving, helped me make my way to the 19th century, which was hilarious because now obviously digital archives are everywhere. When I started, it was the days of cutting and pasting from printed catalogues using glue sticks. My job was to basically archive all the recent sales of any paintings that were important because we didn't have search engines. We didn't have those things, so my very first job in the art world was cutting and pasting and gluing.   Sharon: You're bringing back memories. I remember working with a cartoonist who worked the old-fashioned way, and I thought, “Oh my god, O.K.”    So, did you study at GIA after? In art history, you don't really study GIA, right?   Emily: I studied at GIA after. I was fortunate enough to do that during my time at Sotheby's when I was a cataloguer in the department in the New York office. I took my courses then.   Sharon: So, you moved from London back to New York?    Emily: Yes, my visa was about to end, and Sotheby's offered me a job in New York. So, I moved there and was working in several different departments. I started getting into jewelry and truly found love. I studied a lot of 19th century sculpture, and with jewelry, my art history background just blossomed. I was so excited to see all the pieces I was seeing. As a cataloguer in the jewelry department, every piece we sold went through my desk, so you can imagine the type of education I got. It was extraordinary. It was a very special time in my career.   Sharon: There are a lot of jewelers or people in the jewelry industry who study art history. Jewelry history isn't really taught, so they study art history and either continue in that or they segue into jewelry.    So, why should I consider Bonhams? If I had art or jewelry to sell, why would I consider Bonhams?   Emily: There's definitely room for every house in the world. That's one thing I've learned. But in particular at Bonhams, we've had exponential growth over the last three years. In Los Angeles, we went from four auctions a year to 13, speaking to the fervor of which we're growing. We've also invested a lot into art jewelry, Mexican silver, and other areas in the international market that weren't necessarily being addressed.    Seeing a collection, if I'm not enthusiastic about it and I'm not enthusiastic about selling it, I'm doing a disservice to the collection. So, my advice to people is when they're picking a house, make sure whoever is selling it for you has energy and the fervor to sell it well. That's what my key is.   Sharon: So, you went from four to 13 auctions?   Emily: Yes.   Sharon: That's a lot. Are you in charge of most of them? Is that just in jewelry, or is that art and jewelry? What is that?   Emily: That's just jewelry in Los Angeles.    Sharon: Wow!   Emily: That's my department. We run 13 auctions a year. It's pretty exciting.   Sharon: You have to have passion to do something like that.   Emily: Yeah.   Sharon: Would you consider that Bonhams has a modernist bent? If somebody has a modernist collection, should they consider Bonhams?   Emily: Yes, I would say the sale we had last year for Jill and Byron Crawford was a huge success. That was across the board, from modern to Mexican to Scandinavian jewelry artists. We really covered the gamut with that sale and showed what we can accomplish with that.    A lot of what we're doing is taking in collections, because collections come us. We hunt for them as well, but we have to take what we see and figure out how best to sell it, who's the best market for it, how to speak to other departments or other areas, because every buyer at auction is interested in jewelry. Jewelry is the most common denominator. You might not collect Chinese works of art or cars or Impressionists, but everyone has jewelry.   Sharon: Wow! How is that? Let's say if I collect Chinese export stuff, how is it that I come to jewelry through that?   Emily: Again, we reach out to clients that have shown interest in our area from other departments and we promote that, but a lot of people know to come to us with jewelry because they see on our website our sales. They might have been looking at the Chinese work. Right now, it's Asia week at Bonhams in New York. They might see on the site that we've just had two big sales, one in Los Angeles this week, one in London, so they know to come to us for jewelry as well.   Sharon: You're having a second auction of the Jill and Byron Crawford collection. Is that what's left over?   Emily: Jill and Byron have been amazing to work with. They're such amazing collectors, not only for the type of properties, but for the quantity. So, we'll still have plenty to sell for them. We're so excited to be selling it. The whole sale is not just Jill and Byron; a portion of it is. We also have an important collection of Mexican silver from an important collector from the Orange County area. We also have a collection of John de Spray jewelry which I'm really excited to sell. French jewelry, very industrial, right?   Sharon: Yes.   Emily: And we also have similar Scandinavian pieces, some studio artists. There are over 1,500 pieces, so we'll be selling it for quite some time.   Sharon: And the next major sale for this particular collection is? What is it?   Emily: November 10th   Sharon: You're also previewing it for Art Jewelry Forum in October. I don't know if I'll be able to watch, but who else are you previewing for? There's so much.   Emily: Just you two. I'll be previewing at Bonhams and digitally on our website.   Sharon: Wow! That's interesting to know that you have an interest in modernists. There are not many houses that one would think to bring their stuff if they have a modernist collection.    What is it that you like about the auction business? You like jewelry; I understand that. What is it that you like about the auction business?   Emily: I tried to leave it many times. I truly love it because of the speed of it. It's a very rapid, fast-paced place to be. I love auction day. There's nothing better than auctioning property you fought for, to see it do well on the auction block. I'm an auctioneer as well, so it's very rewarding standing up there selling it on behalf of a client and doing well on it. I love the quantity of property we see. We're on the front line. We're the sale market value, right?   Sharon: Yeah.   Emily: We're on the front line of it. We're seeing thousands and thousands of pieces a year, and with that comes the education through osmosis. There might have been benchmarks I hadn't seen or another studio artist I hadn't known about. We're seeing more and more daily than you would see anywhere else, and that's my favorite part of it.   Sharon: I think that would be very hard to match in any other profession, the excitement, the action. I could understand feeling like, “Let me try something else,” but that would be very hard to match. Do you think you'd be as happy if you were auctioning something else, like art jewelry or rugs?   Emily: Yesterday I was auctioning a furniture sale, and I didn't feel as much pressure because it wasn't clients I had consigned. It was a different feeling. I love auction. I would work in any part of it, absolutely, but my passion for jewelry will never be subdued. I love it. I love every part of it. I love screaming from the rooftop when a collection is selling. That's just my personality. I probably wouldn't be as happy, but I'd be happy to work anywhere in the auction world.    Sharon: What's the best thing you've ever auctioned, maybe the highest price or the most interesting? What's the best thing you remember?   Emily: There are maybe two of those. I can split those up. My favorite collection was a collection of Lady Ashley. It was in our main New York sale, and it was a collection of fantastic Art Deco jewelry. This was a treasure trove. She was married to a lord, then Douglas Fairbanks, Clark Gable next, another lord, and then a prince. She had amazing Cartier Art Deco boxes, compacts in their cases. Some I'd never seen in that style before. One in particular was a polka dot pattern, and it was black and white. It was amazing. She also had some impressive Cartier aquamarine bracelets, which we all know those are rare to find. That was such an amazing collection because it was an amazing story; it was an amazing property, and it sold exceptionally well at auction.    By value, though, it's the sale we did last year. We sold an emerald bracelet. It was over 107 carats of emeralds perfectly matched. It's most likely they were cut from the same stone. This one was from the Crocker Fagan family from San Francisco. We are so excited to work with them again. We also sold a Cartier egret from them. The emerald bracelet was estimated at $1.8-$2.2 million and we sold it for $3.2 million.   Sharon: Wow!    Emily: So, that was a joy.   Sharon: Do the numbers scare you when you're auctioning? Do they mean anything when you put the hammer down and you're at $3.2?   Emily: It's exciting. At that point, you're just full of adrenaline when you're selling higher value lots. There's a lot of elegance in part of it. There's a lot of communication of bidders either on the phone, on the internet or in the room, so there's a lot of conversation going on about value. It's a very exciting moment. I smile. I'm the worst at bluffing. You can see what's on my face 99% of the time, so in those moments, I have definitely a big smile on my face.   Sharon: Are you given auctions from New York? Do they tell you the things that are going to come? If you have a sale in London, Hong Kong and, by the way, we're going to do it in Los Angeles, can you preview it or tout it? Is that part of your work?   Emily: Yes, the New York office and myself work hand in hand. I source property for both sales as well as my New York colleague, Caroline. We work daily together, and we both preview our sales in each other's offices. I just previewed our September sale in New York. She previews every New York sale in L.A. We also preview up in San Francisco. We love our San Francisco clients. It's a fantastic place to be. So, we're making sure we're everywhere we can be, and we work together. In terms of property, though, let's not discount the West Coast. My goodness, I found the best property of my career on the West Coast.   Sharon: I'd like to know where it is. I was talking to somebody yesterday, and I thought, “Where's the jewelry on the West Coast?” It's all so bling. There's no history.    Emily: There are major hidden gems on the West Coast. We have found extraordinary collections. Again, Lady Ashley was acquired in California, Crocker Fagan up in San Francisco, Jill and Byron Crawford here in Malibu. There's amazing property in California. We have such phenomenal heritage and history here, and with that there are major, major collectors. They just might not be wearing it to the grocery store.   Sharon: I had never heard of Jill and Byron Crawford. They had an amazing collection and, yes, they're not wearing it to the grocery store. Is part of your job developing new business?   Emily: Absolutely. I've worked with some clients for years. Sometimes they might not feel comfortable yet. They might want to see where the markets are, or it's sentimental. Jewelry is the most sentimental category, absolutely. A lot of times, clients need time to part with pieces, but they know they have to say goodbye. It's my job to make sure I'm writing whenever they say want to sell it.   Sharon: That's a good way to think of it. There's somebody I know who will ask me, “Are you finished with it?” and I'll think, “Yeah, I guess I am.” I've only had it for a couple of years, but I'm finished with it. I've worn it. I'm not going to wear it more for whatever reason.    When it comes to larger auctions, do you handle them differently? This is a big auction. Is it being handled differently than the smaller one?   Emily: Every sale takes a different nuance to it. It depends on the property we have. We're definitely not like a jewelry store, where we have a ton of one lot. We have just one, and every sale has different property, so we have to cater to every sale as its own entity.    We just had this September sale, where we had property from a motion picture director, Mankiewicz, who directed All About Eve. We also had a collection of Disney in there, art jewelry. Shifting to art jewelry is entirely different. We have to create a new narrative for the sale, how to handle it, how we can do the best for it. I love that part of it. I love the storytelling. We're the keepers of these stories. When these collections are given to us, it's our job to tell the story, get people excited and get them registered to bid, basically.   Sharon: I think that's very important. When you buy something, who cares who it used to belong to? But still, it used to belong to somebody, a name that people recognize.    Do you work with dealers? Do you work with lawyers? Do they call and say, “Hey, Emily, have I something for you”? How does that work?   Emily: Every day is different. I guess that's another part of the job I love. I can be called by a trust attorney tomorrow. I could be called by a tax attorney, dealers. On Tuesday, we had our jewelry auction—this is just to give you context.    Sharon: Yes, please.   Emily: I was auctioneering all day until about 2:30, and then I got an email from a colleague about a collection that someone wanted me to pick up that day. So, I jump in my car, go pick up the collection, back to work. Every day is super different. We get a lot of interest through attorneys, through dealers, through other colleagues, through friends. My favorite interaction is by word of mouth. I love when people recommend me. It's very, very important for me, not only for selling, but for buying. Whatever you're looking for, let me hunt for it. I'm a hunter. That's my job. Let me find it for you. Let me help you sell it.    Sharon: Do people call you and say, “Please let me know if there's an emerald ring or an emerald bracelet”? I never see them, but do people call you and say, “Call me if something comes up”?   Emily: Yes, we have wish lists. I think I have my own personal wish list. We're constantly working on those. We try to make sure we can help and find those pieces for anyone.    Sharon: What's on your wish list?   Emily: I have quite a big one.   Sharon: What's at the top or near the top?   Emily: Obscure French Art Deco is at the top. Now I have a much better love for some studio jewelry, in particular Betty Cooke. I'm really obsessed with her. They were in the Crawford sale. Those are on my wish lists right now.    Sharon: Betty Cooke is still alive, isn't she? I think she's still alive.   Emily: Yeah. She's another of these dynamic women that I adore because she started a business. These were the times when we weren't necessarily allowed to have bank accounts and credit cards. She started a whole business for herself that's still running today. I love having pieces of history like that.   Sharon: And she's affordable too. It's expensive, but it's affordable.   Emily: She's in my price range.    Sharon: As opposed to a huge diamond. I'm not saying you couldn't buy a huge diamond, but it's more affordable than buying a huge diamond, I think.   Emily: Yeah, exactly. It's more like the jewelry I can wear daily going to my son's baseball game, things like that.   Sharon: Is that why you have come to like modernist jewelry, because it's wearable?   Emily: Yes. Again, having my art history background, I love concepts. I love intention in design. I love expression. For me, art jewelry really embodies all of that.   Sharon: Does it make a difference to you if you're looking at a piece—I might look at a piece of art jewelry, modernist jewelry, and not understand it, but then I understand it better if somebody explains it. Does that happen?   Emily: All the time. It's funny; when I first started out in art history, I always ran into people who would criticize contemporary art and say, “Oh, I could do that.” I think it's similar in art jewelry. “Oh, it's too crude,” or “It doesn't sense,” but once you explain it, their eyes light up, right?   Sharon: Yes.   Emily: They completely understand it and embrace it. Art Smith, he was making jewelry that was more about form. It was more about dynamic shapes and lines, and that wasn't being done before. It was different from the Harry Winston diamond necklaces at the time.   Sharon: That's true. You have to recognize what's coming next, what's around the bend, what's around the corner. And it's hard to wear a diamond to go grocery shopping.

Adapt or Perish is back, and with Episode 118, we're taking an extended look at the adventure classic The Three Musketeers! We've also got a new focus for the show, and we can't wait for you to see what we've got planned! In this episode, we discuss: Alexandre Dumas' original 1844 novel The Three Musketeers, the 1921 movie, directed by Fred Nibble, written by Edward Knoblock, Douglas Fairbanks, and Lotta Woods, and starring Fairbanks, Léon Bary, George Siegmann, and Eugene Pallette The Three Musketeers, the 1935 movie, directed by Rowland V. Lee, written by Lee and Dudley Nichols, and starring Walter Abel, Paul Lukas, Moroni Olsen, and Onslow Stevens The Three Musketeers, the 1939 movie musical, directed by Alan Dwan, written by William A. Drake, M.M. Musselman, Sam Hellman, Ray Golden, and Sid Kuller, and starring Don Ameche and the Ritz Brothers The Three Musketeers, the 1948 movie, directed by George Sidney, written by Robert Ardrey, and starring Gene Kelly, Lana Turner, June Allyson, Vincent Price, and Van Heflin The Three Musketeers, the 1966 series, directed by Peter Hammond, written by Anthony Steven, and starring Jeremy Brett, Brian Blessed, Jeremy Young, Gary Watson, and Richard Pasco The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers, the 1973 and 1974 movies, directed by Richard Lester, written by George MacDonald Fraser, and starring Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, Richard Chamberlain, Charlton Heston, Faye Dunaway, Raquel Welch, and Christopher Lee The Three Musketeers, the 1993 movie, directed by Stephen Herek, written by David Loughery, and starring Chris O'Donnell, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Oliver Platt, and Tim Curry The Musketeer, the 2001 movie, directed by Peter Hyams, written by Gene Quintano, and starring Justin Chambers, Tim Roth, Mena Suvari, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Stephen Rea, and Catherine Deneuve The Three Musketeers, the 2011 movie, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, written by Anderson and Andrew Davies, and starring Logan German, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Mads Mikkelsen, and Milla Jovovich The Musketeers, the 2014–2016 series, created by Adrian Hodges, and starring Tom Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Howard Charles, and Luke Pasqualino Footnotes: History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday "Voila" from The Three Musketeers (1939), but seriously, watch the whole thing, it's a delight Frock Flicks "All For Love" performed by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, biweekly bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com.

In the season premiere of Season 7 (Fantastical Realities) Kyle is joined by his partner and script supervisor Katy Baldwin for a one-on-one discussion about Douglas Fairbanks and the incredible stunt acrobatics, phenomenal production design, and a thoroughly immersive fantasy set-pieces that define Raoul Walsh's The Thief of Bagdad (1924).

The delightful and darling Virginia Seidel looks back on her career which includes sharing the stage with Dorothy Lamour, Ethel Merman, Ray Milland, Leland Palmer, Douglas Fairbanks, John Raitt, and Sylvia Sims! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast continues to grow all over the world and we have you to thank for that. In the last few weeks we've added new listeners in Germany, Greece, Spain, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India and in the US, Mesa, Phoenix, Midland Texas, Birmingham and Montgomery Alabama and the big island of Hawaii. There are many more. Wow! Thanks for listening and sharing the Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.As our way of saying thanks we've just added a 50 book bundle of audiobooks to lostscifi.com. That's 27 hours of vintage sci-fi! You'll get all your favorites including 8 stories by Philip K. Dick, 4 from Ray Bradbury and 38 others for only $14.97. As a Lost Sci-Fi Podcast listener you get it for only $9.88 when you use the coupon code “podcast”. Buy it from anywhere in the world and the price will be adjusted for your currency. That's 27 hours of vintage sci-fi for only $9.88.Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter and one of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers. Born on August 22nd, 1920, in Waukegan, Illinois. His mother, Esther, was a Swedish immigrant and his father, Leonard, was of English ancestry. He was given the middle name Douglas after the actor Douglas Fairbanks, one of the biggest stars in Hollywood during the 1910s and 1920s.The Bradbury family lived in Tucson Arizona for a year from 1926 to 1927 then it was back to Waukegan. They tried Tucson again from 1932 to 1933 and then on to Los Angeles in 1934. The 14-year-old loved Hollywood and met radio star George Burns. Most people know of Ray Bradbury the writer, but did you know his first paid gig as a writer came when the 14-year-old sold a joke to Burns to use on the Burns and Allen radio show which ran from 1933 to 1950, when Burns and Allen then transitioned to television.Bradbury was an avid reader of H. G. Wells,Jules Verne,Edgar Allan Poe and Edgar Rice Burroughs. In 1936 at a secondhand book store, young Ray learned about a weekly meeting of the Los Angeles Fiction Society and at 16 he joined their Thursday-night get together. The teenager would sell newspapers on a street corner and then roller skate to the meetings!The avid sci-fi enthusiast wrote his first published sci-fi story in 1938, Hollerbochen's Dilemma. Bradbury would later say about his first story, "no one enjoyed my story" and "I think it was terrible myself". Keep in mind he was only 17.However, in 2014, Hollerbochen's Dilemma was nominated for the 1939Retro-Hugo Award for Best Short Story.Although Ray Bradbury lived a long and successful life he died two years before the nomination at the age of 91 on June 5th 2012 in Los Angeles. Was Ray Bradbury destined for success and fame? Well, to answer that question we share the words from Ray Douglas Bradbury himself. In his 1938 Los Angeles High School Yearbook he wrote, likes to write stories, admired as a thespian and headed for literary distinction! That's amazing.There's much more we could share with you about the legendary author, but we'll save it for another Ray Bradbury short story in future episodes of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Okay, I couldn't help myself, one more thing… to say he was prolific would be a gross misrepresentation of the facts, Bradbury wrote more than 30 books and more than 600 short stories. Today's story comes from the Summer 1944 edition of Planet Stories, which was sold for 20 cents. Turn with me to page 51 for Morgue Ship by Ray Bradbury…27 hours of vintage sci-fi for only $9.88 at LostSciFi.com! You'll get 4 stories from Ray Bradbury, 8 stories by Philip K. Dick, and 38 others for only $14.97. As a Lost Sci-Fi Podcast listener, you get it for only $9.88 when you use the coupon code “podcast”. Buy it from anywhere in the world. That's 27 hours of vintage sci-fi for only $9.88.You will find our short science fiction stories for sale on many websites, Chirp Books, Apple Books, BarnesandNoble.com and many others, but you will always find the lowest price on our website, lostscifi.com. Please visit Lostscifi.com and get your favorite vintage sci-fi for less.Next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, another legendary sci-fi author, Frederik Pohl, Dr. Salva Gordy looked at the radioactive smear thathad been Detroit. Then he looked down at the boilinganthill. Why not, he thought excitedly, why not?...That's next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

100 episodes. Could you ever have believed it? Could you ever have wanted it? To celebrate, we're going deep into the life and work of the patron saint of Los Angeles and L.A. Meekly: Mary Pickford. We'll cover her life (11:46), United Artists (49:24) and Pickfair (1:28:03). Plus we get sappy thanking all you smelly fans. This episode brought to you by the Hometown History podcast found anywhere you get podcasts. And by Q for Quinn. Use promo code LAMEEKLY for 15% off today.

Real-life exploits of government agents come to radio life in these three adventures. First, an OSS agent parachutes into Germany in "Direct Line to Bombers" from Cloak and Dagger (originally aired on NBC on June 25, 1950). Then, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. plays a postal inspector investigating a mail bomb in "Death in the Mail" from The Silent Men (originally aired on NBC on November 4, 1951). Finally, Henry Fonda plays an agent hunting for a spy ring operating right here in the US behind illegal radio transmitters in "Spy on the Kilocycles" from The Cavalcade of America (originally aired on NBC on October 8, 1945).