Podcast appearances and mentions of Kay Francis

El ladrón galante (Jewel Robbery, 1932, EE. UU.), de William Dieterle, con William Powell, Kay Francis, Henry Kolker y Helen Vinson. Presentación: Diego Moldes Lo que más brilla en el estilo de vida de la baronesa Teri (Kay Francis) son las piedras preciosas. Un ladrón (William Powell), que concibe su oficio como una de las bellas artes, asalta la joyería en la que ella adquiere un diamante único, cortesía de su esposo (Henry Kolker). A pesar de perder la joya, la baronesa queda arrebatada por el distinguido atracador, a quien debe tan excitante experiencia. Después de compartir reparto en la Paramount, Francis y Powell continuaron como pareja en la Warner Bros, estudio en el que emerge la vis cómica del actor, siempre adorable y sofisticado. El sábado se proyecta el vídeo de la presentación del día anterior.Más información de este acto

For the first episode of our second round of Warner Brothers 1930, we've got a thoughtful, ambitious gangster movie from the mind of little-known auteur Rowland Brown, The Doorway to Hell (directed by Archie Mayo), and a truly dismal melodrama, A Notorious Affair (directed by Lloyd Bacon), rescued from total worthlessness by Kay Francis's turn as a maneating countess. (Doorway to Hell is also notable for a very early appearance by another rising star, James Cagney, who, however, doesn't steal his movie as effectively as Francis does.) Plus, we give our lists of favourite Warner Brothers movies from Round One and offer our thoughts about the studio as auteur going into Round Two.  Time Codes: 0h 00m 25s:                Warner Brothers Recap 0h 28m 05s:                A NOTORIOUS AFFAIR [dir. Lloyd Bacon] 0h 43m 50s:                THE DOORWAY TO HELL [dir. Archie Mayo] Year in Film information from Forgotten Films to Remember by John Springer Studio Film Capsules provided by The Warner Brothers Story by Clive Hirschhorn Additional studio information from: The Hollywood Story by Joel W. Finler                +++ * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's latest film piece on Preston Sturges, Unfaithfully Yours, and the Narrative role of comedic scapegoating. * Check out Dave's new Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com   We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join! 

Same Time, Same Station 11/24/2024 Thanksgiving. “Soldiers In Grease paint” 11/25/1943 With Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Al Jolson, Judith Anderson, Frances Langford, Kay Francis, and John Garfield. “Stars on Parade) 11/25/1951 Royal Rhythm with Count Basie. “Point Sublime” 11/24/1947 (7) Thanksgiving show. Baby Rose. Stars Cliff Arquette. “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” 11/25/1950 The Woodward Manila Matter. Stars Edmond O'Brien. If you would like to request shows, please call (714) 449-1958 E-mail: Larry Gassman: LarryGassman1@gmail.com John Gassman: John1Gassman@gmail.com

Same Time, Same Station 11/24/2024 Thanksgiving. “Soldiers In Grease paint” 11/25/1943 With Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Al Jolson, Judith Anderson, Frances Langford, Kay Francis, and John Garfield. “Stars on Parade) 11/25/1951 Royal Rhythm with Count Basie. “Point Sublime” 11/24/1947 (7) Thanksgiving show. Baby Rose. Stars Cliff Arquette. “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” 11/25/1950 The Woodward Manila Matter. Stars Edmond O'Brien. If you would like to request shows, please call (714) 449-1958 E-mail: Larry Gassman: LarryGassman1@gmail.com John Gassman: John1Gassman@gmail.com

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BENEATH and get on your way to being your best self. EPISODE 47 - “Laird Cregar (Star of the Month) ” - 08/05/2024 With his sad, dark eyes, hulking frame, and aristocratic speech, actor LAIRD CREGAR often played the complex villain tortured by a sinister past or an unrequited love that turns into an obsession. No one played characters with suppressed anguish, a tortured soul, or darkness lingering beneath the surface better than he did. While he only made 16 films in a period of five years, he is unforgettable. His desire to be thin was his achilles heel that turned tragic. This week join us as we take a deep dive into the short life and career of this amazing actor.  SHOW NOTES:  Sources: Laird Cregar: A Hollywood Tragedy (2017), by Gregory William Mank; “Atlas With A Grin,” by Fredda Dudley, December 1941, Screenland magazine; “Setbacks To Fame,” by Dorothy B.Haas, June 1942, Silver Screen magazine; “Bold, Bad, (Bluffing) Cregar,” by Barbara Berch, January 1945, Screenland magazine; “Ripping Tales: Laird Cregar: The Forgotten Ripper,” by Kevin G. Shimick, Fall 1991, Scarlett Street; “Queers In History: Laird Cregar,” December 9, 2012, by Elisa Rolle, livejournal.com; “Heavy: The Life and Films of Laird Cregar,” October 7, 2013, by Jennifer Garland, Virtual Virago; IMDBPro.com; Wikipedia.com; Movies Mentioned:  I Wake Up Screaming (1941), starring Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis, and Laird Cregar; The Lodger (1944), starring Merle Oberon and Laird Cregar; Charley's Aunt (1941), starring Jack Benny, Kay Francis, James Ellison, and Laird Cregar; Rings On Her Fingers (1942), starring Gene Tierney, Henry Fonda, Laird Cregar, and Spring Byington; Hudson Bay (1940), starring Gene Tierney, Paul Muni, Vincent Price, and Laird Cregar; Blood and Sand (1940), starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Laird Cregar; This Gun For Hire (1942), starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, and Laird Cregar; Ten Gentlemen From West Point (1942), starring George Montgomery, Maureen O'Hara, and Laird Cregar; The Black Swan (1942), starring Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, and Laird Cregar; Heaven Can Wait (1943), starring Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn, Marjorie Main Spring Byington, and Laird Cregar; Hello Frisco, Hello (1943), starring Alice Faye, John Payne, Lynn Bari, and Laird Cregar; Hangover Square (1945), starring Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell, and George Sanders; --------------------------------- 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

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The Lux Radio Theatre. March 3, 1941. "My Bill".  A strange drama about a scatterbrained widow whose young son Bill stays with her (and calls her "Sweetheart") and with his three brothers and sisters. He finally leaves to live with an evil aunt. Kay Francis plays the part of Mary Colbrook the same role she played in the 1938 Warner Brothers pictures.

In the first of three episodes in on TROUBLE IN PARADISE, Tanya Goldman joins us to discuss two key works in the Gentleman Thief subgenre - the aforementioned TROUBLE IN PARADISE as well as William Dieterle's JEWEL ROBBERY! We cover the work of William Powell, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, and Miriam Hopkins, the differing ways in which each film deals with morality and ethics in the midst of all the pre-code transgressions, the love language of thievery, and plenty else! Edited by Griffin Sheel We have a Discord! Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify NEXT WEEK: Will Ross returns to further discuss TROUBLE IN PARADISE. For details as to where to find this film, check out our resources page. WORKS CITED: Flawless: Kay Francis' Jewel Heist Comedies in 'Crooked Marquee' by Julia Sirmons

For me, this movie answers some important LTS questions: what did that Ernst Lubitsch guy direct besides To Be Or Not To Be? How was Herbert Marshall ever a romantic lead? And finally, where are the precodes? It’s been forever! TIP also give me the chance to introduce Kay Francis and Miriam Hopkins, the fashion-forward queen of Warner Brothers before Bette Davis, and Miss Davis’ later southern belle nemesis in several films - respectively. Trouble in Paradise is a romantic triangle comedy featuring “a gentleman thief, a (lady) pickpocket” and a fancy woman who is their mark. It’s very funny, and very risqué in the way that precode movies tend to be - could they say that in 1932? Highly recommended by your host and at least two panel regulars. Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman, David J. Loehr and Randy Dotinga.

For me, this movie answers some important LTS questions: what did that Ernst Lubitsch guy direct besides To Be Or Not To Be? How was Herbert Marshall ever a romantic lead? And finally, where are the precodes? It’s been forever! TIP also give me the chance to introduce Kay Francis and Miriam Hopkins, the fashion-forward queen of Warner Brothers before Bette Davis, and Miss Davis’ later southern belle nemesis in several films - respectively. Trouble in Paradise is a romantic triangle comedy featuring “a gentleman thief, a (lady) pickpocket” and a fancy woman who is their mark. It’s very funny, and very risqué in the way that precode movies tend to be - could they say that in 1932? Highly recommended by your host and at least two panel regulars. Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman, David J. Loehr and Randy Dotinga.

How I love a romance set aboard a luxury cruise ship or ocean liner, especially classic movies set on ships in the early to mid 20th-century, a heyday of ocean travel. The coziness, the leather luggage with a separate toiletries case, the cute staterooms and cabins, the service, people dressing for elegant dinner and dancing, the endless ocean views, and falling asleep rocked by waves...of course, in this dream, I'm on the Cunard Line in a massive luxury suite with full balcony, and my sweetie is right by my side as we sail to some exotic location. Shhhhh — don't wake me up.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comAll you ever wanted to know about the history of the ocean liner.Movies in this EpisodeLet Them All TalkLike FatherAn Affair to RememberGentlemen Prefer Blondes Now, VoyagerThe Lady EveOne Way Passage is a 1932 melodrama starring William Powell as an escaped murderer traveling on a ship from Asia to America to face charges. He persuades the detective supervising him to remove his handcuffs so he can flirt with a beautiful woman he's met on board, played by Kay Francis, who's in the final stages of a fatal illness. She doesn't know about him and he doesn't know about her as they fall in love. Sob.Romance on the High Seas is a ridiculously delightful romcom farce of mistaken identity on board an ocean liner, starring Doris Day in her first movie role. Dodsworth is a romantic drama about mid-life and second chances starring Walter Houston as a Midwest auto manufacturer who sells his lucrative company and sails to Europe for the trip he's always wanted. Except he's traveling with his self-centered, shallow wife, brilliantly played by Ruth Chatterton, and his affection for her is fading fast. When she begins having an affair on board right under his nose, he surprises himself by falling in love with a grounded, compassionate, free-spirited American woman also traveling on the ship, played by Mary Astor. Maybe you have to be a certain age, but I absolutely love the satisfying happy ever after in this movie. It was made in 1936 but still feels fresh today.Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!

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Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast. In episode 104 Sam is joined by Justin Simien, filmmaker and director of Dear White People, Bad Hair, and the new Disney movie Haunted Mansion.  Justin has chosen Ernst Lubitsch's Trouble in Paradise (83 minutes) from 1932. The pre-Code rom-com stars Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, and Herbert Marshall. Sam and Justin discuss working with writer Katie Dippold on Haunted Mansion, his career-long fascination with Lubitsch and one of the best endings in Hollywood history.  Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/90minfilm If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. We're an independent podcast and every recommendation helps - thank you!  You can also show your support for the podcast by buying us a coffee at our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/90minfilmfest Website: 90minfilmfest.com Tweet: @90MinFilmFest  Instagram: @90MinFilmFest  We are a proud member of the Stripped Media Network. Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star @justin_simien. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey. Bonus Link: The How Would Lubitsch Do It podcast.

George Feltenstein of the Warner Archive joins the podcast for a fun and informative review of all five April 2023 Blu-ray releases plus the first two Blu-rays releasing in May.   We dive into the restoration and all of the extras on each release and share our insights into why these seven films are worth adding to your Blu-ray collection."Safe in Hell" is a 1931 American pre-Code thriller film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Dorothy Mackaill, who plays a woman of ill repute who's wanted for the murder of a man under accidental circumstances.  "One Way Passage" is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic film starring William Powell and Kay Francis as star-crossed lovers doomed to a tragic end. "The Strawberry Blonde" (1941) is a delightful romantic comedy directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, and Rita Hayworth. "Storm Warning" is a 1951 American thriller about the Ku Klux Klan directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, Doris Day, and Steve Cochran.  "A Lion Is in the Streets" is a 1953 American drama directed by Raoul Walsh and stars James Cagney as a southern peddler turned politician and Barbara Hale as his wife.  "Border Incident" (1949) is a noir thriller about illegal immigration starring Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva, and directed by Anthony Mann.  "Clash by Night" (1952) is a noir drama starring Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe, and directed by Fritz Lang.Purchase on Amazon:SAFE IN HELLONE WAY PASSAGETHE STRAWBERRY BLONDESTORM WARNINGA LION IS IN THE STREETSBORDER INCIDENTCLASH BY NIGHT The Extras Facebook pageThe Extras Twitter Warner Archive & Warner Bros Catalog GroupOtaku Media produces podcasts, behind-the-scenes extras, and media that connect creatives with their fans and businesses with their consumers. Contact us today to see how we can work together to achieve your goals. www.otakumedia.tv

The OTRNow Radio Program Easter Celebration (01)Fibber McGee and Molly. March 23, 1948. NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago aircheck. Johnson's Wax. Molly has won the Wistful Vista "I Like To Patronize Local Merchants Because..." contest. The prize is an Easter frock. This is a network, sponsored version of cat. #12034. Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Harlow Wilcox (announcer), Billy Mills and His Orchestra, The King's Men, Sandra Gould, Bill Thompson, Arthur Q. Bryan, Gale Gordon, Don Quinn (writer), Phil Leslie (writer). The Great Gildersleeve. April 25, 1943. NBC net. Kraft Pabst-Ett. Leroy's going to make big money raising rabbits. Kay Francis makes an appeal for the Second War Loan. The president of the Kraft Cheese Company, J. L. Kraft, delivers his annual Easter message. Ben Alexander, Earle Ross, Harold Peary, James L. Kraft, John Whedon (writer), Kay Francis, Ken Carpenter (announcer), Lillian Randolph, Lurene Tuttle, Richard LeGrand, Sam Moore (writer), Shirley Mitchell (?), Walter Tetley. The Jell-O Program Starring Jack Benny. April 09, 1939. Red net. Jell-O. Kenny sings, "I'm Building A Sailboat Of Dreams." The cast does a nursing drama called, "Four Girls In White." The patient turns out to be Shlepperman!. Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris and His Orchestra, Kenny Baker, Sam Hearn, Harry Baldwin, Ed Beloin (writer, performer: doubles), Bill Morrow (writer), Blanche Stewart (doubles).The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny. April 13, 1952. CBS net. Lucky Strike. A stroll down Wilshire Boulevard for the Easter Parade. Jack and Mary sing! One of the commercials features a message from "The National Tobacco Tax Research Council," praising the industry for supporting many farm families and financing the federal, state and local governments. The script is similar to the one used on April 17, 1949. The show was recorded on April 6, 1952. Artie Auerbach, Bea Benaderet, Del Sharbutt (commercial spokesman), Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Mel Blanc, Phil Harris, Eddie Anderson, Sara Berner, Sheldon Leonard, The Sportsmen, Arthur Q. Bryan, L. A. Speed Riggs (tobacco auctioneer), Stuffy Singer, Mahlon Merrick (music director), Hilliard Marks (producer), Milt Josefsberg (writer), Sam Perrin (writer), George Balzer (writer), John Tackaberry (writer). The Gulf Screen Guild Theatre. April 09, 1939. CBS net. Revue. Gulf. A revue and a skit titled "We're Taking Off." Mickey shows Rudy and Joan how to play a love scene. Rosemary Lane, Rudy Vallee, Mickey Rooney, Joan Bennett, The King's Men, Everett Freeman (writer), A. Edward Selton (? director), George Murphy (m. c.), Oscar Bradley and His Orchestra, John Conte (announcer), Frank Loesser (special lyrics). Maxwell House Coffee Time. April 03, 1947. NBC net. Maxwell House. There's only two more shopping days until Easter. Gracie not-too-subtley hints for a new hat. "The Beverly Hills Uplift Society" tries to help. George Burns, Gracie Allen, Meredith Willson and His Orchestra, Bill Goodwin, Paul Henning (writer), Keith Fowler (writer), Mel Blanc, Elvia Allman, Verna Felton, Lurene Tuttle. The Shadow. March 24, 1940. Mutual net. "The Plot That Failed". Blue Coal. The Shadow is tricked into aiding two "scientists" place six strange machines around the city. A melted steam shovel gives Lamont the clue to the purpose of the mysterious machines. As "The Shadow" prevents the entire city from being melted, Margo plans to boil four hundred Easter eggs! The system cue has been deleted. Ken Roberts (announcer), William Johnstone, Jerry Devine (writer), Marjorie Anderson, Everett Sloane, Edwin Jerome, Kenny Delmar, Alan Reed, Wilson Tuttle (producer, director), Elsie Thompson (organist), Paul Huber (commercial spokesman).

Cine en la March: Protagonistas del Hollywood Pre-Code (II). Presentación de "Un ladrón en la alcoba" (1932) de Ernst Lubitsch. Andrea Morán. Un ladrón en la alcoba (Trouble in Paradise, 1932, EE. UU.) de Ernst Lubitsch, con Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis y Herbert Marshall. Presentación: Andrea Morán Lily (Miriam Hopkins), carterista que se hace pasar por condesa, conoce al famoso ladrón Gaston Monescu y se enamoran. Cerca de un año después, en París, roban un bolso con diamantes a la viuda Mariette Colet, la cual ofrecerá una recompensa para recuperarlo. Las artes de la seducción y del intercambio amoroso, con dinero de por medio, se despliegan aquí con toda la elegancia, capacidad alegórica y potencia metafórica de Ernst Lubitsch en una verdadera obra maestra de la screwball comedy. El sábado se proyecta el vídeo de la presentación del día anterior. Explore en canal.march.es el archivo completo de Conferencias en la Fundación Juan March: casi 3.000 conferencias, disponibles en audio, impartidas desde 1975.

Un ladrón en la alcoba (Trouble in Paradise, 1932, EE. UU.) de Ernst Lubitsch, con Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis y Herbert Marshall. Presentación: Andrea Morán Lily (Miriam Hopkins), carterista que se hace pasar por condesa, conoce al famoso ladrón Gaston Monescu y se enamoran. Cerca de un año después, en París, roban un bolso con diamantes a la viuda Mariette Colet, la cual ofrecerá una recompensa para recuperarlo. Las artes de la seducción y del intercambio amoroso, con dinero de por medio, se despliegan aquí con toda la elegancia, capacidad alegórica y potencia metafórica de Ernst Lubitsch en una verdadera obra maestra de la screwball comedy. El sábado se proyecta el vídeo de la presentación del día anterior.Más información de este acto

The Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show was a radio comedy variety show broacast from 1936 to 1955. The show featured ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, and his beloved puppet, Charlie McCarthy. It was first introduced in The Rudy Vallee Hour, and later became a part of the Chase and Sandborn Radio Hour. It then went on to become a major hit, even ranking best radio show for a decade. GSMC Classics presents some of the greatest classic radio broadcasts, classic novels, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and theatrical presentations from a bygone era. The GSMC Classics collection is the embodiment of the best of the golden age of radio. Let Golden State Media Concepts take you on a ride through the classic age of radio, with this compiled collection of episodes from a wide variety of old programs. ***PLEASE NOTE*** GSMC Podcast Network presents these shows as historical content and have brought them to you unedited. Remember that times have changed and some shows might not reflect the standards of today's politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Golden State Media Concepts or the GSMC Podcast Network. Our goal is to entertain, educate, and give you a glimpse into the past.

Welcome to It's A Wonderful Podcast!! Taking the show back to the ever fascinating Pre-Code period on this week's episode as Morgan and Jeannine talk one of the most effortlessly enjoyable rom-coms of the 1930s, Ernst Lubitsch's TROUBLE IN PARADISE (1932) starring Miriam Hopkins, Herbert Marshall & Kay Francis!! A delightful supporting cast including the ever hilarious Edward Everett Horton, Charlie Ruggles & C. Aubrey Smith round out this story of a charming pick-pocketing couple and the heiress they plan to steal from!! Our Youtube Channel for Monday Madness on video, Watchalongs, Live Discussions & more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvACMX8jX1qQ5ClrGW53vow The It's A Wonderful Podcast Theme by David B. Music. Donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ItsAWonderful1 Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ItsAWonderful1 IT'S A WONDERFUL PODCAST STORE: https://its-a-wonderful-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Sub to the feed and download now on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Amazon Music & more and be sure to rate, review and SHARE AROUND!! Keep up with us on Twitter: Podcast: https://twitter.com/ItsAWonderful1 Morgan: https://twitter.com/Th3PurpleDon Jeannine: https://twitter.com/JeannineDaBean Keep being wonderful!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itsawonderfulpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itsawonderfulpodcast/support

Agents Scott and Cam brave the Russian Revolution with Leslie Howard on a vital diplomatic mission in the 1934 espionage thriller British Agent. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Starring Leslie Howard, Kay Francis, William Gargan, Phillip Reed, Irving Pichel, Ivan F. Simpson, Halliwell Hobbes, J. Carrol Naish, Walter Byron and Cesar Romero. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up exclusive SpyHards merch, including the "What Does Vargas Do?" t-shirt by @shaylayy, available only at Redbubble Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.

In the third episode of Season 6 (Heists, Cons, & Grifters) Kyle is joined by script supervisor Katy Baldwin and screenwriter David Gutierrez to discuss the incredibly delightful blend of sexual innuendo and screwball rhythms amongst the nouveau poor in Ernst Lubitsch's fleecing of the rich in Trouble in Paradise.

Film historian Karina Longworth is the host of You Must Remember This, a podcast exploring the forgotten histories of Hollywood's first century.  This week she joins us to discuss her new series, “Erotic 80s” (4:48), the seismic shift created by films like Last Tango in Paris and Deep Throat (7:58), the way in which these movies sold a distorted view of “female sexual liberation” (11:58), and how the cultural perception of these X-rated pictures evolved as the public learned of the abusive conditions in which they were made (12:50). As the 1980s took hold, Karina outlines how Hollywood capitalized on sex in the movies (16:50), making a film like American Gigolo (18:00), which transformed Richard Gere into a “distracting” sex symbol (22:09) and lead to “MTV aesthetic” in films like Flashdance and Risky Business (24:28).  On the back-half, we wrestle with the legacy of director Adrian Lyne's work (28:00), the way cinema has drifted away from the center of culture (31:57), why Karina continues to make You Must Remember This (40:50), and a refrain she shares with 1930s actress, Kay Francis (42:53). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Attaboy Clarence...Charles Aznavour guides us, musically, into this week's theme... thieves!It's John vs Lionel in the Battle Of The Barrymores, but who will come out on top? Arsene Lupin the master thief, or the detective trailing him? The answer may surprise you, in 1932's Arsene Lupin, one of the racier crime thrillers of the pre-code era...We're then in the company of that most refined of gentleman thieves - Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman from 1930, starring Ronald Colman and Kay Francis, and featuring a wonderful second act heist!We'll take a trip back in time for another edition of Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend?And there's radio entertainment from the Screen Director's Playhouse!To become a patron supporter of the shows, and to gain access to a world of Hollywood story-telling go to www.patreon.com/attaboysecret or CLICK HERECredits

In this episode, I discuss TCM Star of the Month, Kay Francis. Kay is possibly the biggest of the "Forgotten stars" from Hollywood's Golden Era. However, by the mid - 1940s, Kay was in B-movies because of her falling out with studio executives.Doug Hess is the host!

November 11, 1934 - In this early episode Jack Benny plays the Chinese detective Charlie Chan from the film series of the same name. References include the record breaking streamline train, California Governor Frank Merriam, Popeye the sailor, Babe Ruth visiting Japan (ballplayers Dizzy Dean, Daffy Dean, Hack Wilson and Frankie French), Senator Huey Long getting a black eye, boxers Max Baer and Jack Dempsey, comedian Lou Holtz, the Marx brothers (Harpo in particular), the song "Carioca", orchestras Fred Waring and his Pensilvanians, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, Abe Lyman's Californians, and movie stars John Barrymore, Mirna Loy, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Gloria Swanson, Kay Francis and Miriam Hopkins. Not to mention mention "Charlie Chan in London".

For this pass at Warner Bros. 1937, we have two more vehicles for Dave's favourite actress, Kay Francis: Confession, Joe May's scene-for-scene remake of the German melodrama Mazurka; and Michael Curtiz's Stolen Holiday, a version of the Stavisky affair with Francis, Claude Rains, and Ian Hunter making up the Curtiz Triangle and Orry-Kelly, as usual, fearlessly emphasizing the outré bodies of Warner's female stars. How do you prefer to see Kay Francis: as a sort of combination of Stella Dallas and the Michael Douglas character from Fatal Attraction, mowing down Basil Rathbone in the name of Sacred Motherhood? Or inspiring Claude Rains to discover unsuspected depths of decency with her talent for unconditional friendship? The beauty of this episode is: you don't have to choose.    Time Codes: 0h 01m 00s:                 Warner Bros. 1937 Studio Data  0h 04m 02s:                 CONFESSION (dir. Joe May)    0h 33m 49s:                 STOLEN HOLIDAY (dir. Michael Curtiz)             Studio Film Capsules provided by Clive Hirschhorn's The Warner Brothers Story Additional studio information from: The Hollywood Story by Joel W. Finler                                     +++ * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's latest film piece on Preston Sturges, Unfaithfully Yours, and the Narrative role of comedic scapegoating. * Check out Dave's new Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com

In this episode, we will explore four stars that will be featured in TCM's Summer Under The Stars. Join me as we discuss Kay Francis, Kathryn Grayson, Tyrone Power, and Jane Wyman. Doug Hess is the host Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook

Episode Overview How is working like a comedian the key to a happier working culture? Andy Goram discusses the surprising parallels with guest, stand-up comic, trainer, coach and founder of "Happy At Work", Mel Byron. The pair talk about the process comedians go through to get to the outcomes they are looking for and how that directly relates to how leaders and employees can up their engagement, productivity, performance and positive outcomes.   During the lively conversation, the pair discuss the parallels between the processes a comedian goes through to make people happy, and how many of these follow-through at work. Topics such as storytelling, spaghetti towers, Norvig's interpretation of The Gettysburg Address, Voltaire, Archimedes, Thomas A' Beckett and the 40's film actress Kay Francis are all covered and give listeners some practical thoughts to take away and start making their working lives a bit happier.   Join The Conversation Find me on LinkedIn here Follow the Podcast on Instagram here Follow the Podcast on Twitter here Check out the Bizjuicer website here Download the podcast here Useful Links Follow Mel Byron on LinkedIn here Checkout Mel Byron's website here Follow Mel Byron on Twitter here Follow Mel Byron on Facebook here Find the Peter Norvig - Gettysburg Address Presentation and Video here Find John Yorke's book - Into The Woods here Full Episode Transcript Get the full transcript of the episode here

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The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast April 25, 1943, Rabbits. Leroy's going to make big money raising rabbits. Kay Francis makes an appeal for the Second War Loan. The president of the Kraft Cheese Company, J. L. Kraft, delivers his annual Easter message. Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast April 25, 1960, Mr Pipers Job Threatened.

For the first episode of this podcast, I discussed 1932's Trouble in Paradise with, noted Academy Awards enthusiast, Eoin Daly. We went deep on why Kay Francis is largely forgotten today, the wonder of Miriam Hopkins in the many different phases of her career and the surprising complexity of the relationship dynamics in this romantic comedy. I apologize for the outdated message at the end of the podcast. You can contact me through these avenues. Twitter twitter.com/Zita_Short https://twitter.com/300Passions Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/eoindaly2k14/ letterboxd.com/catherineshort/ Grant Zepernick provided the artwork for this podcast. Please rate and review the podcast in order to increase its visibility. Thanks for listening.

Released in 1932, Jewel Robbery flaunted the sexual chemistry between it's two leads, introduced marijuana as a comedic motif and had it's debonair criminal escape police capture at the end -- all things that wouldn't have been allowed only a few years later under the restrictive Hayes code.  The film stars William Powell and Kay Francis - their sixth film appearance together -- and is ably directed by William Dieterle (The Life of Emile Zola). Dan and Vicky discuss the film and lots of recently seen including 2019's Cats, 1957's Vincent Price vehicle The Story of Mankind, influential documentary Titicut Follies, and 1968's Corruption with Peter Cushing.  Check out Hot Date 115: Jewel Robbery and leave us some feedback.  Our website is www.hotdatepod.com 

Brune au regard clair, à ses débuts Kay Francis, précède Hedy Lamarr dans la mythologie des femmes fatales. Elle fit ses débuts à Broadway en 1925 et en 1929 au cinéma, dans Noix de coco aux côtés des Marx Brothers. Elle tournera tout au long de sa carrière une cinquantaine de films.

This week…MUSIC from Gene Kelly!An ANNOUNCEMENT about a very exciting upcoming event!A chance to guess the identity of a mystery Hollywood star in WHO THE HELL IS THAT HOLLYWOOD LEGEND!A trio of movie reviews, featuring Claude Rains and Merle Oberon in a mystery drama, dastardly mind games with Cary Grant, Kay Francis and Carole Lombard, and Bette Davis and Paul Henreid suffering on the high seas!Radio entertainment comes from the Lux Radio Theatre!To become a patron of the shows and receive instant access to bonus material CLICK HERE

Our final "It Would Have Been at TCMFF 2020" movie is a William Powell and Kay Francis crowd-pleaser. Or is it? Kristen, Drea and Samantha share their thoughts on the crime caper, Jewel Robbery, from 1932.   Support the podcast and get access to special pins, exclusive audio, and additional podcasts at our Patreon page.   If you want to know what classic film DVDs, Blu-rays, and books are worth purchasing check out Ticklish Business' Amazon Page.   NEXT TIME: Film noir author Alan K. Rode joins us to discuss everything from Michael Curtiz, to John Garfield, and the Arthur Lyons Film Festival.

Kay Francis is a professional keynote speaker and the author of the book The Funny Thing About Stress: a Seriously Humorous Guide to a Happier Life. Laughter is one of the best coping mechanisms in dealing with stress. According to an article published by the Mayo Clinic in April 2019 titled "Stress relief from laughter? It's no joke" when it comes to relieving stress, more giggles are just what the doctor ordered. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: petermargaritis.com Resources: Learn more: kayfrances.com Read: The Funny Thing About Stress: a Seriously Humorous Guide to a Happier Life Facebook: facebook.com/FunnyLadyKay YouTube: Youtube.com/channel/UCXmDtSVVsCV9NdkdJ2wuX6w LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/KayFrances Twitter: twitter.com/KayFrancesMBA Change Your Mindset is a production of Crate Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Great Gildersleeve, originally broadcast April 25, 1943, Rabbits. Leroy's going to make big money raising rabbits. Kay Francis makes an appeal for the Second War Loan. The president of the Kraft Cheese Company, J. L. Kraft, delivers his annual Easter message. Also The Couple Next Door, originally broadcast April 25, 1960, Mr Pipers Job Threatened.

In this week’s show…Gorgeous music from Bing Crosby and Kay Kyser!Joan Crawford and Spencer Tracy glam it up in a fairytale of New York!Kay Francis and Warren William find a very unorthodox pathway to parenthood…And much more, including an interesting announcement…Radio entertainment comes from the Screen Guild Theatre, and features an array of stars!To become a Co-Producer of the shows CLICK HERE

Movie Monday a little late.

The first Marx Brothers film featuring the madcap antics of Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo. There's a plot, but does it even matter? We're watching for the masterfully executed gags! Co-starring Margaret Dumont and Kay Francis.

Elise and Dave launch their extended excursion into oligarchic auteurism with a pair of films from the studio whose special touch may very well have been its hands-off approach to directorial oversight. Certainly Behind the Make-Up (aka The Feeder) makes a very interesting companion piece to Dorothy Arzner’s later masterpiece Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) – a film discussed on this very feed earlier in 2019. It stars William Powell, Kay Francis, Fay Wray, and Hal Skelly, none of whom would wind up becoming intimately associated with Paramount (although an argument could be made for Francis). Then we turn our attention to that great cinematic marvel of the early sound era – the picture that proved talkies could move! In fact, filmed out of Paramount’s Astoria Queens facility, Applause rambles magnificently all over pre-Chrysler Building and Empire State Building Manhattan. It’s also damned moving, with a performance from Helen Morgan that’ll leave you wondering why any of us were born.   Time Codes: 0h 1m 00s:       Behind the Make-Up aka The Feeder (dirs.. Robert Milton & Dorothy Arzner) 0h 40 17s:        Applause (dir Rouben Mamoulian) 1h 28m 39s:    Listener Mail with Todd Murry +++   *Read Elise’s Writing at Bright Wall/Dark Room, Cléo, and Bright Lights.* Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com Theme Music: “What’s Yr Take on Cassavetes?” – Le Tigre

November 3, 1935 - Before Dennis Day there was Kenny Baker. This is a fun early episode of the Jack Benny program where Jack goes to the barber, meets Kenny and spoofs a movie studio. In the episode they mention the Joe Louis vs Max Baer boxing match, college football, playwright George Bernard Shaw's beard, gowns by Adrian, and the song "50 Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong". Plus Ricardo Cortez, Loretta Young, Constance Bennette, Kay Francis, Kathryn Hepburn and Shirley Temple.

Attaboy Clarence is back!In this episode, hear the most (un)impressive song that ever sold a beer!There’s a brace of musical delights from Benny Goodman and Johnny Mercer!The Question Pot throws up more queries…There’s a rather huge announcement!Enter the Audrey Hepburn competition!An icon of horror pops in to send things viral!Sookie has a plan!PLUS…Reviews of two classic movies from 1932, both of which feature one of classic cinema’s greatest pairings, William Powell and Kay Francis!Radio entertainment this week comes from the Lux Radio TheatreTo become a patron CLICK HERE

I talked to Steve, a true lover of Classic movies. It was just two huge classic movie buffs yakking away. I enjoyed myself thoroughly. Steve knows his Kay Francis, who I also really love and we talked her movies. Some obscure but always worth a watch to see what fabulous frock Kay would be in. WE chatted a bit about a four time co star of Kays, Ricardo Cortez. Ricardo, real name Jacob Krantz was born in NYC to Austrian immigrants. Ricardo is Steves fave creep of precodes. Mine is Warren William. We also talked Steves top ten of his favorite actresses and bet me mine would not be the same. He was right. We had a couple of the same faves, he had one actress I had never heard of. All in all it was a fun chat with a fellow fan.Thanks so much to Steve for coming on the show. I felt like we were old pals. I met him on my facebook page www.facebook.com/truestoriesoftinseltown. I am so happy to have him as a contributor. He always has some fascinating tidbit I never heard of. You can find him there and say hey.. He will also be back on the show. I loved him..Thanks to the listeners. Classic movie fans are so great and a wonderful community.GracexoxoAll podcasts listed are on iTunes and podbean app. you can also download onwww.truestoriesoftinseltown.podbean.comwww.facebook.com/truestoriesoftinseltownmy otherswww.thebroadswayshow.podbean.comwww.inyourfacewithdonnieandgrace.com/newswww.inyourfacewithdonnieandgrace.podbean.comI'm so excited donnie and I took time off for the summer and our first guest will be Ed Asner!!. I love that guy..you can check out our facebook pagewww.facebook.com/inyourfacewithdonnieandgrace.All shows have some incredible guests coming up for new seasons. As a PSIf you are a super duper classic movie fan and know your stuff on a particular genre, actor or actress I'd love to have you on the show. Just message me on my facebook page. I'm thinking of doing a fans turn once a month. Its lots of fun.​

What do you do when your lover sells you into the sex trade? If you are Kay Francis, you become ‘Spot White’ and learn how to use men to gain freedom. In Mandalay, from 1934, directed by Michael Curtiz, Kay Francis becomes ‘Spot White’ and develops coping strategies to survive the fate Ricardo Cortez consigned her to in the beginning, all while wearing exquisite designs by Orry-Kelly. A bad penny always turns up, and sure enough, she crosses paths with her inconstant lover. Ricardo Cortez receives his comeuppance, but this episode is spoiler-free. I finish with an excerpt from 'Kay Francis ‘I Can’t Wait to Be Forgotten’: Her Life on Film and Stage' by Scott O’Brien, which summarises the awful treatment she received from Warner Brothers at the end of her contract.

In May 1938, the Independent Theater Owners Association published a full-page paid editorial in The Hollywood Reporter, branding a number of big stars — including Mae West, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Katherine Hepburn and others — as “poison at the box office,” and urging the studios to cut their ties to expensive names who no longer had the drawing power they once did at the box office, in part because they symbolized a type of glamour which seemed, in 1938, to be falling out of fashion. All of the above named stars, while damaged by the bad press in the moment, went on to make “comeback” movies that helped to cement their legacies. That wasn’t the case for another actress mentioned in the ad, Kay Francis, who in 1938 was still Warner Brothers’ highest paid star — even though she had tried to sue the studio the previous year for casting her in too many bad movies. After roaring her way through New York in the 1920s as a flapper it girl, Kay Francis hit her career peak in 1932, the year she starred in Ernst Lubitsch’s Trouble in Paradise, but eventually she essentially lost her spot in the movie star firmament to Bette Davis. Today we’ll talk about the idea of box office poison, trace how and why Kay Francis became the embodiment of the meeting of 1930s movie star glamour and a devil-may-care pursuit of pleasure that marked pre-Code Hollywood, and explain why that magical combination wasn’t long for the world of the studio star system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lux Radio Theatre. March 6, 1939. CBS net. "One Way Passage". Sponsored by: Lux. The delightfully doomed ocean cruise romance about a convicted killer being returned to the United States to be hanged. He falls in love with a woman with a fatal heart disease. The intermission guest is Carl Allen, Commander of the S. S. President Coolidge. Kay Francis appears in place of Norma Shearer, who could not appear due to illness. Charlie Forsyth (sound effects), George Wells (adaptor), Frank Woodruff (director), Frank Nelson (doubles, program opening announcer), William Gargan, Cecil B. DeMille, Louis Silvers (music director), Marjorie Rambeau, Melville Ruick (announcer), Wilson Mizner (screenwriter), Joseph Jackson (screenwriter), Robert Lord (author), Carl Allen (intermission guest), John Fee, Ross Forrester, Lee Millar (doubles), David Kerman (doubles), Bobby Larson, Myron Gary (doubles), Raymond Lawrence (doubles), Charles Emerson (doubles), Gaughan Burke (doubles), Geraldine Peck (doubles), William Powell, Kay Francis.