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Our series of radio detectives played by multiple actors takes us today to Baker Street and four men who donned the deerstalker cap of Sherlock Holmes. First, Basil Rathbone is the great detective in "The Tankerville Club" (originally aired on Mutual on April 22, 1946). Next, Tom Conway steps in as Holmes in "The Adventure of the Horseless Carriage" (originally aired on ABC on February 24, 1947). Then, John Stanley stars in "The Adventure of Lady Waverly's Imitation Pearls" (originally aired on Mutual on April 4, 1948). Finally, John Gielgud is Sherlock in the syndicated episode "The Speckled Band."
For June, we're spotlighting stars who played multiple detectives on the air and our first leading man is Tom Conway. In 1946, he took over the deerstalker cap from Basil Rathbone on The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and in 1951, he donned Simon Templar's halo as Vincent Price's replacement on The Saint. We'll hear Conway as Holmes - with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson - in "The Darlington Substitution" (originally aired on ABC on January 4, 1947) and "The Adventure of the Scarlet Worm" (originally aired on ABC on March 24, 1947). Then, he's the Saint in "The Children's Crusade" (originally aired on NBC on May 27, 1951) and "No, My Darling Daughter" (originally aired on NBC on July 15, 1951).
Comedy on a WednesdayFirst, a look at this day in History.Special added attraction: The sounds of the final day of CBS News Radio from May 22, 2026. Preserved for history. Then, The Lucky Strike Program starring Jack Benny, originally broadcast June 3, 1951, 75 years ago. The last show of the season. Jack reads one of Mary's lines and cracks up the cast. Mahlon Merrick is introduced as the writer of all the singing commercials and music director of the program. The Sportsmen do not appear, so the rest of the cast sings the very clever commercial. Artie Auerbach is introduced as "Mr. Kitzel." Joseph Kearns is introduced as the vault keeper and one of the men from the Internal Revenue Department. Will Wright is the other tax man. Sheldon Leonard is introduced as the race track tout.Followed by the Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Waterman, originally broadcast June 3, 1953, 73 years ago, Birdie may Move. Gildersleeve decides that Birdie would be happier working for Marjorie, but life isn't the same without her. Then, Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast June 3, 1947, 79 years ago, Citizenship Test. Fibber has no birth certificate, so he's going to study for his citizenship papers.Followed by Old Gold Comedy Theater starring Harold Lloyd, originally broadcast June 3, 1945, 81 years ago, Having a Wonderful Crime. A lawyer and two honeymooning friends are on the lam from a murder rap. Pat O'Brien, June Duprez, and Tom Conway star in this adaptation of a 1945 picture. Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast June 3, 1948, 78 years ago, Dinner in the Kitchen. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star. Thanks to Bill B for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamCheck out Professor Bees Digestive Aid at profbees.com and use my promo code WYATT to save 10% when you order! Find the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdfhttps://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html
For this month's bonus episode, we're back on Baker Street for my five favorite radio adaptations of Sherlock Holmes adventures penned by Arthur Conan Doyle. Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce star in "The Speckled Band" (originally aired on Mutual on November 12, 1945), and Bruce and Tom Conway star in "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" (originally aired on ABC on February 3, 1947). Then, John Stanley and Alfred Shirley are Holmes and Watson in "The Red Headed League" and "The Sussex Vampire" (originally aired on October 12 and December 14, 1947). Finally, John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson take center stage in a British radio production of "A Scandal in Bohemia."
EPISODE 121 - “RICHARD BASEHART: CLASSIC STAR OF THE MONTH” - 1/05/2026 RICHARD BASEHART wasn't the flashiest of actors, but he certainly was one of the most versatile. He always brought such haunting depth and emotional intensity to his roles, often portraying characters teetering on the edge of psychological turmoil. With his piercing blue eyes and floppy blonde hair, his sensitive, brooding presence gave him the appearance of an erudite or a poet. And that voice! He had a fantastic baritone voice that could convey both vulnerability and menace. He really excelled at playing sensitive, troubled men—sometimes deeply introspective, other times psychotic or dangerously unhinged. From his chilling portrayal of the deranged killer in “He Walked by Night” (1948) to the tormented clown in FEDERICO FELLINI's “La Strada” (1954), Basehart always infused each performance with a profound humanity, sensitivity, and quiet strength, making him one of the most compelling and underrated actors of his generation. This week we honor him as our January Star of the Month. SHOW NOTES: Sources: ActorsandOthers.com ClassicMovieHub.com WalkofFame.com Wikipedia.com; TCM.com; IBDB.com; IMDBPro.com; Movies Mentioned: Repeat Performance (1947), starring Joan Leslie, Louis Hayward, Richard Basehart, Tom Conway, and Virginia Field; Cry Wolf (1947), starring Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Basehart & Geraldine Brooks; He Walked By Night (1948), starring Scott Brady & Richard Basehart; Rosanna McCoy (1949), starring Farley Granger & Joan Evans; Tension (1949), starring Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Barry Sullivan, & Cyd Charisse; Fourteen Hours (1951), starring Richard Basehart, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, Agnes Moorhead, Jeffrey Hunter, Debra Paget, & Grace Kelly; The House on Telegraph Hill (1951), starring Richard Basehart & Valentina Cortese; Decision Before Dawn (1951), starring Oskar Werner & Richard Basehart; Titanic (1953), starring Barbara Stanwyck & Clifton Webb; La Strada (1954), starring Anthony Quinn & Richard Basehart; Il Bidone (1955), starring Richard Basehart & Broderick Crawford; Moby Dick (1956), starring Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart & Orson Welles; The Brothers Karamazov (1958), starring Yul Brynner & Richard Basehart; Portrait in Black (1960), starring Lana Turner & Anthoy Quinn; The Savage Guns (1961), starring Richard Basehart & Alex Nicol; Hitler (1962); The City Beneath The Sea (1971), starring Stuart Whitman & Rosemary Forsyth; The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977), starring Burt Lancaster & Michael York; Being There (1979), starring Peter Sellers & Shirley MacLaine; --------------------------------- 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
With Thanksgiving only a few days away, we're joining Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson for some mysteries set around the dinner table. First, Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce are Holmes and Watson in "The Strange Case of Mrs. Abernetty" (originally aired on ABC on November 30, 1946). Then, it's a pair of mysteries starring John Stanley and Alfred Shirley - "The Case of King Phillip's Golden Salver" (originally aired on Mutual on February 29, 1948) and "The Case of the Very Best Butter" (originally aired on Mutual on April 18, 1948).
This week we dive right into Val Lewton's atmospheric output at RKO with a strange little satanic cult movie called, "The Seventh Victim." We discuss the behind-the-scenes process of RKO, and the stresses forced upon Val Lewton. After we cover the background, we explore the plot scene by scene. Thank you so much for listening! Support us at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/DoubleBillChill Created by Spike Alkire & Jake KelleyTheme Song by Breck McGoughFollow us on Instagram: @DoubleBillChillLetterboxd: FartsDomino44
For a very limited time, Adam brings you the surprising, delightful and moving story of the one and only Tom Conway, a star of Hollywood's golden age and more importantly here, the Hammer film Blood Orange. “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreAll the links you think you'll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod
The Clare Association, Dublin, aims to promote the social, cultural and economic interests of County Clare. The association is encouraging people to get involved and express interest in joining the committee. To find out more, Peter O'Connell was joined on the line by outgoing chairperson, Tom Conway. Photo(C): Clare Association Dublin Facebook page
EPISODE 78 - “FILM NOIR - Part 1 - WHAT IS NOIR?” - 3/10/2025 Have you ever wondered what exactly is film noir? TCM's EDDIE MULLER describes it this way: “Film Noir is all about treachery, deceit, and paranoia. You're never quite sure what is going on, who you can trust, or what dreadful pitfall waits around the corner.” This dark and twisted film genre popped up after WWII as a quiet cynicism began to creep into the national consciousness. In film noir, there is always an underbelly of darkness that comes out to play. And within the darkness, the shadows, and the neon lights, lie many stories of crime, dishonesty, adultery, murder, and mayhem. This week, we present the first in a special three-part series that delves into the darkest of genres where crooked cops, gangsters, torch singers, barflies, and other seedy character's live, love and kill. Join us as we discuss Film Noir! SHOW NOTES: Sources: Film Noir (2017), by Alian Silver & James Ursini; Into the Darkness: The Hidden World of Film Noir 1941-1959 (2016), by Mark A. Viera; More than Night: film Noir in Its Contexts (2008), by James Naremore; Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (1998), by Eddie Muller; Voices in the Dark: The Narrative Patterns of Film Noir (1989), by J.P. Telotte; Film Noir: An Encyclopedia Reference to the American Style (1979), edited by Alain Silver & Elizabeth Ward; Wikipedia.com; TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; Movies Mentioned: Leave Her To Heaven (1945), starring Gene Tierney, Cornell Wilde, & Jeanne Crain; Desert Fury (1947), starring Burt Lancaster & Lizabeth Scott; Niagara (1953), starring Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, & Marilyn Monroe; Mildred Pierce (1945), starring Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, & Zachary Scott; Johnny O'Clock (1947), starring Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, & Ellen Drew; Double Indemnity (1944), starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, & Edward G. Robinson; Strangers On A Train (1951), starring Farley Granger, Robert Walker, & Ruth Roman; The Big Heat (1953), starring Glenn Ford & Gloria Grahame; I Wake Up Screaming (1941), starring Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis, & Laird Cregar; Out of the Past (1947), starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, & Kirk Douglas; Phantom Lady (1944), starring Ella Raines, Alan Curtis, & Franchot Tone; The Killers (1946), starring Burt Lancaster & Ava Gardner; The Spiral Staircase (1946), starring Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, & Ethel Barrymore; Suspicion (1941), starring Cary Grant & Joan Fontaine; The Amazing Mr. X (1948), starring Turban Bay, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell, & Richard Carlson; Two O'Clock Courage (1945), starring Tom Conway & Ann Rutherford; The Letter (1940), starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, & Gale Sondergaard; The Third Man (1949), starring Jospeh Cotten, Orson Welles, & Alida Valle; Kiss Me Deadly (1955), starring Ralph Meeker & Cloris Leachman; The Narrow Margin (1952), starring Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, & Jacqueline White; The Dark Mirror (1946), starring Olivia de Haviland & Lew Ayres; The Woman In The Window (1944), starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, & Dan Duryea; The Lady In The Lake (1947), starring Robert Montgomery & Audrey Totter; The Lady From Shanghai (1947), starring Rita Hayworth & Orson Welles; Night of The Hunter (1955), starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, & Lillian Gish; The Naked City (1948), starring Howard Duff & Barry Fitzgerald; Pick Up On South Street (1953), starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, & Thelma Ritter; ‘ He Walked By Night (1948), starring Richard Basehart, Scott Brady & Jack Webb; Impact (1949), starring Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn, Helen Walker, & Anna May Wong; The Asphalt Jungle (1950), starring Sterling Hayden & Jean Hagen; --------------------------------- 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
"You can fool everybody, but landy deary me, you can't fool a cat!"Irena, a lonely young Serbian immigrant, believes she is descended from a tribe of shape-shifting witches and fears that any physical intimacy will change her into a killer jungle cat. Irena can run. Irena can hide. But she cannot deny the Beast Inside.CAT PEOPLE somehow managed to tell a clearly queer-coded tale of forbidden desires and unspeakable passions at the height of Hayes Code Production censorship, and we are thrilled that it did, because this film is a delight to watch.My special guest this episode are TARA GARNER and KASEY LOMAN.CAT PEOPLE was produced by VAL LEWTON, directed by JACQUES TOURNEUR, written by DEWITT BODEEN and stars SIMONE SIMON, KENT SMITH, JANE RANDOLPH and TOM CONWAY.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
In "Brother Mine", hear the remarkable story of Tom Conway, who along with his sibling, George Sanders, enjoyed a sparkling run of success in Hollywood's golden age. But when stardom decided to attach itself solely to George, Tom found himself facing a very different kind of life... ---- "Brother Mine" is but one of countless Hollywood stories available right now when you sign up at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Along with the stories and the legends, unlock EVEN MORE, such as: The complete Secret History of Hollywood catalogue, including THIN: The Thin Man Story, The Adventures Of Alfred Hitchcock, The Game Is Afoot, A Universe Of Horrors, Bullets And Blood, and much more... including THIN Queens Of Cinema Series 1, plus instant access to Series 2, which has just begun with the two-part story of Ida Lupino! An ALL-NEW Classic Movie Library, designed from scratch - a whole new experience created to allow you to get the best out of Old Hollywood, including trailers, deeper information, and even curated playlists of films! Small Tales - short fiction with a sinister edge... Bonus review shows! Blueprints - a bitesize version of The Secret History Of Hollywood - extra chapters that help to further enhance the stories you've already heard! The Seventh Heaven Radio Hour - a regular music show in which I present the best in Golden Age music as well as the film scores that became legend Sign up now at Patreon or go to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aimee Power-Greeley has set up a foundation in her husband Justin Greeley's memory to help underprivileged kids get access to music lessons. She joined us alongside board member Tom Conway to talk about the program and a fundraising event coming up in a couple of weeks at O'Reilly's.
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Two great Sherlock Holmes episodes starring Tom Conway as Sherlock Holmes
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Two great radio adventures from The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Two great radio dramas from The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes wityh Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce Ladies- Check out our new 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age at www.bestof1001stories.com
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Two great episodes starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce. In the second episode, Holmes has to hold Watson back when he spots girls in bathing suits.
Great Scott...600 episodes?! To mark the occasion, I'm on a trip to 221B Baker Street with my favorite radio adventures of Sherlock Holmes. In this super-sized Sherlock special, we'll hear John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson in "A Scandal in Bohemia." Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are Holmes and Watson in "The Notorious Canary Trainer" (originally aired on Mutual on April 23, 1945) and "The Speckled Band" (originally aired on Mutual on November 12, 1945), and then Bruce is joined by Tom Conway as Holmes in "The Adventure of the Tolling Bell" (originally aired on ABC on April 7, 1947). My personal favorite Holmes and Watson - John Stanley and Alfred Shirley - headline "The Laughing Lemur of Hightower Heath" (originally aired on Mutual on October 26, 1947), "The Cadaver in the Roman Toga" (originally aired on Mutual on November 9, 1947), "The Stolen Naval Treaty" (originally aired on Mutual on November 23, 1947), and "The Case of the Sudden Senility" (originally aired on Mutual on January 11, 1948). And finally, it's - appropriately enough - "The Final Problem," with Gielgud, Richardson, and special guest star Orson Welles as Professor Moriarty. In the mood for more Holmes and Watson? Click here for our spotlight show on Edith Meiser, the woman who brought Holmes to radio and penned his adventures for years. And here's a collection of mysteries featuring Holmes and Watson battling seemingly supernatural foes.
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The great episodes from the 1046-47 'NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES' starring Nigel bruce and Tom Conway. Check out our 12 1001 podcasts at www.bestof1001stories.com
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Two great Sherlock Holmes Adventures starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Two great Sherlock Holmes Adventures starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes and Watson solve two grisly murders in these episodes of The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes!
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes (Tom Conway) and Watson (Nigel Bruce) solve two more mysteries in 'The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'. Catch all our Sherlock Holmes stories at www.bestof1001stories.com.
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Two great episodes from The new Adventures of sherlock Holmes starring Tom Conway and Nigel bruce
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Tom Conway stars as Sherlock Holmes in these ABC radio presentations of Sherlock Holmes stories
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
There were many radio versions of Sherlock Holmes and many actors played SDherlock- but few as well as Tom Conway, who filled in for one season and then went on star in films. Check out our new website for episodes from all 11 of our 1001 podcasts www.bestof1001stories.com
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a successful radio show in the 1940's and early 50's which starred Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Holmes and Watson. When Basil Rathbone left the show in 1947 Tom Conway took the part of Sherlock and did a great job with it for one full season. These episodes the next few weeks are the Tom Conway episodes. Enjoy! Enjoy our Sherlock archives at www.bestof1001stories.com!
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Two episodes starring Tom Conway as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson in ABC Radiio's The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Two episodes starring Tom Conway as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson in ABC Radiio's The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Our heroes try to solve some purr-fect crimes in these old time radio mysteries - each involving a cat. First, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (played by Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce) find "The Clue of the Hungry Cat" (originally aired on ABC on October 26, 1946). Next, Bob Bailey tries to help an inventor and finds a murder in "The Iron Cat" from Let George Do It (originally aired on Mutual on June 12, 1950). Then, a panther is on the loose in Los Angeles and Sgt. Joe Friday has to track it down in "The Big Cat" from Dragnet (originally aired on NBC on June 15, 1954).
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
EPISODE 30 - “Robert Walker: Old Hollywood's Tragic Boy Next Door” - 04/08/2024 No one played sensitive, lost souls quite like ROBERT WALKER. However, he is best known for playing one of the most complicated, psychopaths in film history, Bruno Antony in ALFRED HITCHCOCK's masterpiece “Strangers On A Train” (1951). His journey from playing sensitive innocents to playing Bruno is reflective of his troubled, turbulent life, and the heartbreak from which he never recovered. This week, we'll discuss the artistry and the tragedy of this incredible actor. SHOW NOTES: Sources: Star-Crossed: The Story of Robert Walker and Jennifer Jones (1986), by Beverly Linet; Portrait of Jennifer (1995), by Edward Z. Epstein; Showman: The Life of David O. Selznick (1992), by David Thomson; Hollywood On The Couch: A Candid Look at the Overheated Love Affair Between Psychiatrists and Moviemakers (1993), by Marc Green and Stephen Farber; “Biography of Robert Walker,” April 1951, Paramount Pictures; “I Know Myself Now”, by Marva Anderson, July 1950, Movieland Magazine; “Actor Walker Dies After Drug Dosage,” August 3, 1951, by Gladwin Hill, New York Times; “Robert Walker: A Great Star Lost,” August 15, 1999, by David Thomson, The Independent On Sunday (London); “An Affair to Forget?” March 1998, by Nick Clooney, American Movie Classics Magazine; “Utahn's Rising Career in Films Came to a Sudden Tragic End,” July 23, 1999, by E. Hunter Hale, Deseret News; “Robert Walker, Jr. ‘Star Trek' Actor and Son of Superstars, Dies at 79,” December 6, 2019, The Hollywood Reporter; IMDBPro.com; Wikipedia.com; Movies Mentioned: Strangers On A Train (1951), starring Robert Walker, Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Leo G. Carroll, Pat Hitchcock, and Kasey Rogers; New Frontier (1939), starring John Wayne and Phylis Isley (Jennifer Jones); Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939), starring Ralph Byrd and Phylis Isley (Jennifer Jones); Winter Carnival (1939), starring Ann Sheridan, Richard Carlson, and Helen Parrish; These Glamour Girls (1939), starring Lana Turner, Lew Ayres, Marsha Hunt, Ann Rutherford, Mary Beth Hughes, Richard Carlson, and Jane Bryan; Dancing Co-Eds (1939) staring Lana Turner, Richard Carlson, Ann Rutherford, Lee Bowman, and Artie Shaw; The Song of Bernadette (1943), starring Jennifer Jones, Charles Bickford, Vincent Price, Anne Revere, William Eythe, Lee J. Cobb, and Gladys Cooper; Bataan (1943), Staring Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Desi Arnaz, and Robert Walker; Madame Curie (1943), starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Henry Travers, and Robert Walker; See Here Private Hargrove (1944), staring Robert Walker and Donna Reed; Since You Went Away (1945), starring Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotten, and Robert Walker; Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), starring Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson, and Robert Walker; The Clock (1945), starring Judy Garland and Robert Walker; Her Highness and the Bell Boy (1945), starring June Allyson, Hedy Lamarr, and Robert Walker; The Sailor Takes A Wife (1945), starring June Allyson and Robert Walker; Til The Clouds Roll By (1946); Robert Walker, June Allyson, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Van Heflin, Van Johnson, Lucille Bremer, Cyd Charisse, and Angela Lansbury; One Touch of Venus (1948), starring Robert Walker, Ava Gardner, Tom Conway, and Eve Arden; Please Believe Me (1950), starring Deborah Kerr, Robert Walker, Peter Lawford, and Mark Stevens; The Skipper Surprises His Wife (1950), starring Robert Walker and Joan Leslie; Vengeance Valley (1951), starring Burt Lancaster, Joanne Dru, and Robert Walker; My Son John (1952), staring Helen Hayes, Robert Walker, and Van Heflin; --------------------------------- 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