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In this week's episode, Thos takes a close look at the 1930 Marx Brothers musical comedy film, Animal Crackers, and its place against the backdrop of a number of transitions - the move from stage to screen for the madcap quartet, the loss of popularity of Hollywood film musicals at the end of the 1920s, the move from prosperity to economic slump following the Wall Street Crash, and how the film industry was learning to adapt stage shows for the silver screen after only four years of talkies!  And we take an additional look at Margaret Dumont, dubbed by Groucho himself as the "fifth Marx Brother", who began with opera and ended in rock 'n' roll and who worked with Laurel and Hardy, and WC Fields along the way. As Groucho said "Blessed are the crack(er)ed, for they shall let in the light!"

Take a wooden puppet, a guy who can't quite keep his lips from moving, and add impeccable comic timing and you just might come up with Edgar Bergen, often considered the premiere ventriloquist of the 20th century. With his "dummies" Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd, Bergen was a hit in vaudeville, then on radio -- quite a feat for someone whose act generally requires the audience to see the artist. But Bergen's rapid verbal repartee with his puppets -- especially Charlie McCarthy -- captivated audiences and led to movie roles and tv appearances down the line. Bergen earned not one, not two, but three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to movies, radio, and television. As always find extra clips below and thanks for sharing our shows. Want more Edgar Bergen? Here's a nice long sample of Edgar and Charlie in action, from their 1950 Thanksgiving special. https://youtu.be/oJVrK408nyQ?si=-nhi_PPPvj9JfsBZ Bergen's other comic foil was Mortimer Snerd -- as slow-witted as Charlie McCarthy is quick-witted. It led to fun, as in this bit with Bing Crosby.https://youtu.be/_8YBiWU5Ok4?si=o-Dum7JIiABl9hVk In 1939 Bergen and Charlie starred in You Can't Cheat on Honest Man with WC Fields and Charlie wasted no time in annoying his co-star. https://fb.watch/xQv-XqQbRm/ Bergen and McCarthy made their final screen appearance in 1978's The Muppet Movie -- a fitting farewell to a master puppeteer. https://youtu.be/5EDVCevIB-Q?si=sh9Nhmus0fSxWQ-P

The legendary W.C. Fields was born William Claude Dukenfield in Pennsylvania in 1880. He started his career as a juggler on the vaudeville circuit, then moved into comedy and acting. He is know for his distinctive speech patterns and for his character's love of alcohol.Part 1: The Temperance LecturePart 2: The Day I Drank A Glass of WaterDoes his act still hold up?

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2+ Hours of CrimeFirst a look at this day in History.Then in answer to your comments, the last recording form WC Fields from 1946, The Day I took a Drink of Water. Then Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast September 29, 1957, 67 years ago, The Doubtful Dairy Matter.    A silo burns on the farm of an important dairyman...a guy with pull!Followed by the news from 67 years ago, then Suspense, originally broadcast September 29, 1957, 67 years ago, Vamp Till Dead starring Vanessa Brown.   A woman goes to work for a crazed writer who is suspected of murdering his wife...the dead woman's sister!Then Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast September 29, 1949, 75 years ago, The Case of the Vicious Visitor.   A prison guard is beaten in the dark, a man and his wife are both murdered. Followed by Gang Busters, originally broadcast September 29, 1945, 79 years ago, The Case Of John K. Giles, Escape Artist. No-one crosses paths with Mr. Giles. He's "like lightning with a gun."Finally Superman, originally broadcast September 29, 1941, 83 years ago, Metropolis Football Team Poisoning. Superman faces a tribe of savage head-hunters. John Carter has been hit by a poisoned dart!Thanks to Sean for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamCivil defense info mentioned on the show can be found here: http://www.civildefensemuseum.com/docs.html

This week, we shine the spotlight on the legendary W.C. Fields, a comedic genius whose biting wit and unique persona left an indelible mark on the entertainment world. In this episode, we explore one of WC Fields' final performances from October 1945, featuring his famous "Temperance Lecture."  Visit our website: https://goodolddaysofradio.com/ Subscribe to our Facebook Group for news, discussions, and the latest podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/881779245938297 Our theme music is "Why Am I So Romantic?" from Animal Crackers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KHJKAKS/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_MK8MVCY4DVBAM8ZK39WD

Words like 'legend', 'icon' and 'star' were created to describe Mae West! Our guest, Michael Gregg Michaud has written his third Mae West book, Mae West And Her Adonises which focuses on her revolutionary 50s nightclub act featuring a chorus line of muscle men. Mae set the stage for the male revue, now a staple of Vegas bachelorette parties and girls' nights out! Michael's book is packed with photos, press interviews, Mae's wickedly quippy and saucy one-liners and details about an act that was literally stopping traffic in every town it visited. Mae's first and only love was the stage but much like any episode of The Bachelorette, the Adonises found themselves lost in love for her and competitively pining for her attention, ultimately coming to blows when Chuck Krauser threw a punch at Mickey Hargitay. Hearts and jaws were broken and a high profile court case ensued. Mae was the O.G. of branding, literally carving her image out of strategically erected costumes, padding, wigs, headdresses and heals. She wrote and produced her own content, walking right up to the wall of naughty and bawdy but never crossing into tasteless. She artfully tap-danced around censors and male industry leaders, knowing innately what her audience would embrace. Mae famously jabbed and feuded with Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and W.C. Fields and maintained lifelong friendships with Louise Beavers, her boxer buddies, and the animals she adored. All this Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending Bad Monkey on Apple + and Wicked Little Lies on Netflix. Path Points of Interest:Michael Gregg Michaud Michael Gregg Michaud on AmazonMae West and Her AdonisesMichael Gregg Michaud on FacebookMichael Gregg Michaud on InstagramMae West on IMDBMae West Stage Show - 1957Bad Monkey on Apple +Wicked Little Letters on NetflixGift of DemocracyMedia Path Podcast

Jay Madison joined me to discuss growing up in Madison, Wisconsin; watching superhero shows an d old movies; Al in the Family; Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Fernwood 2Night; WC Fields; starting stand up in San Diego and moving to Minnesota; meeting Louie Anderson, Roseanne, and Tom Arnold; starting to write with Judd Apatow; rewriting a movie with Judd; getting hired at Roseanne; appearing at Evening at the Improv and Star Search; writing "Bird is the Word", the Vegas episodes and the episodes about Dan's father on Roseanne; Ned Beatty & Shelley Winters; Barry Rubinowitz; writing the Chris Farley ep of Jackie Thomas; working with Chuck Lorre & Bonnie Bramlett; making the show more authentic; nobody can be poor on TV; UPN made Malcolm & Eddie rich; doing Jackie Thomas, Herman's Head and Greg Kinnear in a three-year stretch; working on Fresh Prince; creating Malcolm & Eddie; Richard Pryor guest stars; "Strike" episode of Jackie Thomas with Norm MacDonald, Bill Maher, and Seinfeld bashing; Tom Arnold's great at playing dumb guys; picking up Gary Coleman; ABC wanted to renew but balked when Tom & Roseanne wanted to control slot; Tom's role on show was larger than supposed to be; Phil Leeds; Jackie Thomas writers based on real people; Michael Boatman's character was based on William Lucas Walker; Red Buttons; his acting career; Naked Gun 33 1/3; being on Fresh Prince; Bridesmaids; writing for Americas Funniest Home Videos; My Big Redneck Wedding and its spinoffs; doing stand up for fun; comics who don't change with times; when reality doesn't need punching up; stand up is a night time game; knowing when to hang it up; his writing disability which made it hard to type scripts before computers; Franken & Davis

The Chase & Sambora Hour featuring ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy was one of the biggest comedy shows on radio for twenty years from 1936 to 1956.and featured the top performers of the day who could and would trade barbs with Charlie. Charlie would sometimes give a wooden performance but he was always polished in his delivery. APPLE .USERS New! 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-true-stories-with-brian-tremblay/id1726451725 Catch 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/id1613213865 Catch 1001's Best of Jack London- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-best-of-jack-london/id1656939169 Catch 1001 Radio Crime Solvers- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-crime-solvers/id1657397371 Catch 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2  Catch 1001 Classic Short Stories at Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love + Life Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 1001 History's Best Storytellers at Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 1001 Ghost , Chiller & Lovecraft https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-chiller-lovecraft-stories/id1516332327 8043 ANDROID USERS- 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EOZTL42pg0szYdYV7mwMC?si=SCPAOiSgQiyo0ZSO_OFDyw&nd=1&dlsi=012b3f28347743d5 1001 Stories For the Road at Spotify= https://open.spotify.com/show/6FhlsxYFTGNPiSMYxM9O9K 1001's Best of Jack London at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2HzkpdKeWJgUU9rbx3NqgF 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzDb5uFdOhfw5X6P5lkWn 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6rO7HELtRcGfV48UeP8aFQ 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4dIgYvBwZVTN5ewF0JPaTK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Michael and Pax foray once more into western comedy with the Mae West classic, My Little Chickadee, from 1940 costarring WC Fields.

With a shift to a 30 minute format, this musical show features comedian WC Fields, and Al Goodman's orchestra. Playlist: Stop Beating Around the Mulberry Bush, ranked: 2 While a…

#492 The blue-hairs and I are depressed ... so I added some WC Fields quips.

Intro audio provides background on Lux Radio Theatre and introduces the show "Poppy" starring W.C. Fields and Anne Shirley. Performed live on air on March 7, 1938... a little over 85 years ago...the story still stands up as one of the best productions on Lux Radio Theatre. Given the transcription of this show is 85 years old, the audio file is in above average condition. This track will live in our "Comedy" Playlist.

Kenny quoted WC Fields, Ron from Cloquet, Tom from Port Wing had a WC Fields quote too, music from Sugarloaf, what's the latest on the weapons the US gave Ukraine, 5K people died in 1936 because of extreme weather, and Al from Superior, and more...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This weekend TCM showed this incredible documentary check it out, and support Valerie and the fim.Filmmaker Stacey Souther made an incredible documentary about Valerie Perrine , who made us all fall in love with her Superman performance not to mention Lenny, Slaughterhouse Five, WC Fields and Me and other films.Step 1 Buy the documentary here https://t.co/bzS0iu8MrV?amp=1 .Step 2: More importantly you can donate to help offset the costs of care for @TheValPerrinehere: https://gofund.me/e29e4f0aThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3143082/advertisement

As Bono Vox said in the 1988 film classic “Rattle and Hum,” “I don't mean to bug ya.” Well guess what, we're BUGGING you today as we kick off the Globo-Chem Division. Returning players Kari, Joel, and Susannah will have to contend with the return of Marge Excitable as she raves about pop culture properties whose titles employ the names of insects, arachnids, and other creepy crawlies. But she won't make you groan as much as our recently fired intern Robert, who has completely bungled our audio archives. So our players will hep us to sort through the detritus of the misfiled clips (and we'll give them some points for doing so). Also, I guess a lightning round happened! GUESS WHAT! If you're listening to this on the day it comes out, you have TWO DAYS to join the TGAPCQS Club! If you do, you can attend Taylor's music trivia night live on zoom. It's Wednesday June 14th at 9pm/8pmCT! Hit up Taylor on Discord to suggest songs and categories for full-contact Name That Tune! NOTES ⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.

Could even a monkey write Romeo and Juliet? Does all Scotch come from Scotland? Was WC Fields a comedic genius, troubled soul, or just terrible person? What's the difference between scotch, whiskey and scotch whiskey? When was whiskey used as currency in the U.S.? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they click clack their way across Wikipedia from the Infinite Monkey Theorem to the Whiskey Rebellion. You can watch all of Wiki U's lessons and classes on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram @wikiuniversity 

30:39 – Bret/PQ appreciates more spiffy things!! Marx Brothers!! Commerciality!! WC Fields!! Phillip K Dick!! ‘Sobriety’ and a less Political Existence!! Getting Old!! Professional Wresting History!! Another monologue-ish rample about Pop Culture and things like it! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License. Attribution by PQ Ribber. Released May 2023 on […]

30:39 – Bret/PQ appreciates more spiffy things!! Marx Brothers!! Commerciality!! WC Fields!! Phillip K Dick!! ‘Sobriety’ and a less Political Existence!! Getting Old!! Professional Wresting History!! Another monologue-ish rample about Pop Culture and things like it! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License. Attribution by PQ Ribber. Released May 2023 on […]

Scramble your eggs and toss your salads for another week here on The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show! Three returning contestants from seasons and specials past face off in challenges about young and old portrayals of the same character in round one, before seeing how well they can remember who played Frasier Crane's love interests across the run of the series (with a NEAR special guests appearance on the show from one of the actresses in a question!). Will season one champion Ilan continue his streak? Will season one returner (and genuine TV star) Sarah Baker advance to the next round? Or will our newest librarian friend Kendal (from our bookish special) turn the page to victory? NOTES ⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.

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The Chase and Sandborn Hour starring Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy with Don Ameche and WC Fields, originally broadcast August 22, 1937. Charlie McCarthy is operating a lemonade stand. Don Ameche and guest Glenda Farrell appear in a skit titled, "Lucky Day." W. C. Fields has returned from Hawaii. He tells tales about his Uncle Larceny, the pirate. Visit my web page - http://www.classicradio.streamWe receive no revenue from YouTube. If you enjoy our shows, listen via the links on our web page or if you're so inclined, Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wyattcoxelAHeard on almost 100 radio stations from coast to coast. Classic Radio Theater features great radio programs that warmed the hearts of millions for the better part of the 20th century. Host Wyatt Cox brings the best of radio classics back to life with both the passion of a long-time (as in more than half a century) fan and the heart of a forty-year newsman. But more than just “playing the hits”, Wyatt supplements the first hour of each day's show with historical information on the day and date in history including audio that takes you back to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. FDR, Eisenhower, JFK, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, LBJ. It's a true slice of life from not just radio's past, but America's past.Wyatt produces 21 hours a week of freshly minted Classic Radio Theater presentations each week, and each day's broadcast is timely and entertaining!

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the MLB trade deadline is Tuesday, we'll talk about the trades that have happened while speculating on those yet to come. How many of you know about the magic mud from the Delaware River that helps pitchers get a grip? We'll reminisce about Will Clark and Greg Maddux and a time where pitchers didn't try to conceal their mound discussions and Pete Rose will make an appearance in Philadelphia to commemorate the 1980 World Series team. We have the latest from the Cubs and Sox and finally, our popcorn discussion is at the 34:32 mark on the WC Fields classic: The Bank Dick. Next Week: Fast Times at Ridgemont High

No matter who you are, you will be challenged in and about your faith at some point in your life. Sometimes many times. Sometimes constantly. How do you and how will you respond when your faith is challenged? 

If you've ever wondered what TGO Radio was about, this may be the episode for you. On July 9, an Albany, New York broadcaster named Heather Kovar did an entire newscast in what appears to be an ... altered state. We watch an edited version of the broadcast, then read from an article where Kovar denies she was hammered. Please do yourself a favor and watch this video before listening to this week's show. (And while you're at it, you can listen to Brian mistakenly refer to an IFB earpiece as an “IBF earpiece,” and confuse WC Fields with Jimmy Durante.) Subscribe to TGO Radio on: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music & Audible, Spotify, and Stitcher.

Never say die when it comes to physical media! Erik Childress and Sergio Mims have the latest and greatest here from jackasses to ordinary people. Jekylls, Hydes, Frankensteins, Werewolves and W.C. Fields. In particular there are a lot of great titles coming out in 4K including a John Landis classic and even an argument for an underrated Kenneth Branagh film. One of the greatest musicals of all time gets the treatment as does one of the greatest westerns of all time. If that's not fact, its legend. Erik talks about the glory of the first time he saw a newly minted The Untouchables on VHS and Sergio recounts his experience of seeing John McNaughton's Wild Things in the theater the first time. A lot of great titles this episode so get your wallets ready. 0:00 – Intro 0:49 – Imprint (The Counterfeit Traitor, Across 110th Street) 13:16 – Arrow (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 4K, An American Werewolf In London 4K, Wild Things 4K) 40:55 – Warner Archive (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1942, Singin' In The Rain 4K) 57:27 – Paramount (Beverly Hills Cop II 4K, Grease 2, Jackass Forever, Ordinary People, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 4K, The Untouchables 4K) 1:45:51 – Kino (The Man on The Flying Trapeze, You Can't Cheat an Honest Man) 1:51:42 – Blu-ray Coming Attractions 2:02:30 - Outro

Live from New York and the new Forever Dog LA studio, Julie and Tom kick off the next 100 episodes of Double Threat with two plus hours of clips, stories, and billion dollar ideas. Julie recounts her trip to the Genius Bar and Jersey Mike's. Tom and Julie come to terms with the Episode 100 livestream, including the now infamous John Kassir interview and the birth of Hellglazer. Danny Aiello sings "Papa Just Wants the Best for You." The multilevel marketing podcast Changing Lives Selling Knives gets rescued. Plus Tom and Julie try out new vocal exercises, Sully Sullenberger's only dissatisfied passenger, hero sex, podcast tables, Aerosmith's Ragdoll, WC Fields impressions, The Shadow, Jared from the subway, pneumatic mail tubes, Ross Perot, the Cryptkeeper at Lids, Star Search, Dick Van Dyke, and more. JOIN FOREVER DOG PLUS FOR VIDEO EPISODES, AD-FREE EPISODES, & BONUS CONTENT: http://foreverdog.plus JOIN THE DOUBLE THREAT FAN GROUPS: *Discord https://discord.com/invite/PrcwsbuaJx *Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/doublethreatfriends *Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/doublethreatfriends DOUBLE THREAT MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/double-threat SEND SUBMISSIONS TO: DoubleThreatPod@gmail.com FOLLOW DOUBLE THREAT: https://twitter.com/doublethreatpod https://www.instagram.com/doublethreatpod DOUBLE THREAT IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/double-threat Theme song by Mike Krol Artwork by Michael Kupperman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Filmmaker Stacey Souther made an incredible documentary about Valerie Perrine , who made us all fall in love with her Superman performance not to mention Lenny, Slaughterhouse Five, WC Fields and Me and other films. Step 1 Buy the documentary here https://t.co/bzS0iu8MrV?amp=1 . Step 2: More importantly you can donate to help offset the costs of care for @TheValPerrine here: https://gofund.me/e29e4f0a

We bring you the gift of the gift. It's a gift (starring WC Fields). Next time on Bride of the Creature: We are going on summer vacation! We're moving house and that's a lot of work so there will be no July or August episodes! Enjoy your vaxxed ‘n' waxxed hot boi summers and join...

We bring you the gift of the gift. It's a gift (starring WC Fields). Next time on Bride of the Creature: We are going on summer vacation! We're moving house and that's a lot of work so there will be no July or August episodes! Enjoy your vaxxed ‘n' waxxed hot boi summers and join...

In which we discuss the silent comedy SO'S YOUR OLD MAN (1926) starring W.C. Fields, and learn that Ron watched the movie at two times the normal speed, find out that Dan watched it at one-and-a-half times speed, and wonder how many other silents W.C. Fields was in. (Warning: contains spoilers and some content may be triggering.)

1. It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to. WC Fields. We all have labels. I was a jock but I answered to good student - which we addressed last week. At AEG they called us ticket salesman. We answered to entrepreneurial sales professional. At Stubhub they called us brokers. We answered to tech disruptors. At TicketManager they've called us niche. We answer to market creators. I get called a lot of names. I answer to one. What we answer to defines the chances we take, what we think we can do, and where we end up. It sounds easier than it is. There are difficult moments where we have almost no leverage and we have to stand up for ourselves- I'll share one in the future from my experience at the Dodgers and again at AEG - but it is more important than we think. 2. "All happy families resemble one another but each unhappy family fails in its own way." Business advice seems so obvious when offered by the successful. But when put together as "ands" not "ors", it is anything but. Check all the boxes or..... 3. There are no rental cars anywhere on Maui this week. Nor dinner reservations. Two months ago, we paid $16/day for a car and the island was empty. Walk-in anywhere even only at 30% capacity. Package sales are through the roof for future events and it isn't corporate - it's consumers paying super premiums for 2's and 4s. Everything our customers post is selling for over face- even the crappy games and parking passes. The faucet is turning on and gaining speed. If it continues - look out.

Clark and Jimmy are concerned when they receive a call from Mrs. Markham saying that Lois Lane never showed up.  Commentary on the WC Fields classic 1940 film The Bank Dick.

Scott joined me for a Christmas Eve show back in 2010. Hollywood has a dark side even during the the holiday season. No matter how famous they are, celebrities die on Christmas.. Charlie Chaplin and WC Fields both died on Christmas and Scott tells a little known tale about Charlie Chaplin's body being snatched after burial and held for ransom. There are lots of good stories told during this really fast hour. They may call Hollywood Tinseltown, but in many cases, that tinsel is a bit tarnished.

NBC's excellent documentary series, "Biography In Sound" was broadcast from 1954 to 1958. A NBC newsman, Joesph Meyers, began the series with a documentary on Winston Churchill for his 80th birthday on November 30, 1954. The program was an instant success and highly praised by critics for its production values and historical accuracy. The second program in the series was based on the writer Ernest Hemingway... and again there was wide acclaim for the show. After a third documentary on Gertrude Lawrence, the show became a serial and aired on a weekly basis for an hour beginning in February of 1955. Meyers combined comments made by friends and foes of the subject of the documentary with sound clips from a tape library that he had collected since 1949. Audiences were enthralled by how well this show was put together. Many wonderful biographies, including WC Fields, Fred Allen, Babe Ruth, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ethyl Barrymore, Frank Sinatra Orson Welles and many more were produced until the series ended in 1958 with the Biography of Theodore Roosevelt. More programs from this series are found in the "Biography of Sound" Playlist.

Cat Fitzpatrick joins Cerise and Vicky as they stare into the heart of American corruption and find it to be a bit drab! 9:49 - Bad Education (2020) Hugh Jackman robs a wealthy school district, and Cerise encourages listeners to follow suit. 30:06 - The Bank Dick (1940) WC Fields slurs and stumbles his way through 70 minutes of movie about as well as a drunkard could. 44:20 - The Apartment (1960) Jack Lemmon is gay, and Vicky encourages listeners to follow suit. 1:02:42 - The Candidate (1972) One of the most slept-on movies of the 70's runs headlong into Cerise and Vicky's cinematic insomnia. 1:18:39 - Election (1999) The shocking origin of history's greatest monster

Doug McCambridge and Jordan Essoe join Aaron to talk Criterion during this new normal.

Doug McCambridge and Jordan Essoe join Aaron to talk Criterion during this new normal.

Doug McCambridge and Jordan Essoe join Aaron to talk Criterion during this new normal.

Today's guest is journalist Geoff Dale who is based in Ontario, Canada. Geoff has been researching a book on Shemp Howard for three years. It will be published, possibly later this year by Bear Manor Media. Geoff talks everything Shemp and let's the listeners learn some great new information he discovered in his research. Geoff, as a veteran journalist for several newspapers, has done extensive research and has interviewed countless current comedians such as magician Penn Jillette about the influence of Shemp on current comedians. This is a fun podcast if you love the Three Stooges, Abbott & Costello, W. C. Fields or just great comedy. It's a fast paced hour of talk with the pre-eminent expert on SHEMP.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/RickLertzman/support

Who would have ever thought that a ventriloquist (Edgar Bergen) would be a wildly popular radio star with his dummy (Charlie McCarthy)? The Chase and Sanborn Hour... The Edgar Bergen Charlie McCarthy Show went on the air on Dec 17, 1936 and had a 20 year run until 1956. The popularity of a show where no one could see the dummies nor the skills of the ventriloquist on radio, surprised and puzzled many critics then and now! The reality though, is that it was an incredibly successful show. On this track the guest star is WC Fields, who Charlie had a running feud with for years. Insulting one another... The announcer is Don Ameche. You will also hear from several other dummies from the Edgar Bergen collection. Enjoy. This is a fun show. Find it in the "Comedy" Playlist.

 This Christmas we talked, Mortimer Snerd, WC Fields, Barbies, HotWheels and the many gifts of "Being Childlike."

The scams keep coming and so do the victims. As PT Barnum once purportedly said, "There's a sucker born every minute, and two to catch him."  And as WC Fields stated, "Never give a sucker an even break." The scam involves transmission of a fishing email threatening to expose an individual's visits to various porn and adult entertainment sites. The intent is to use fear of exposure to get the mark to click the link and embed a virus. Evidently it's highly effective and there's even a variation that prays off of children. As always, awareness is your key to avoiding the fallout. 

The scams keep coming and so do the victims. As PT Barnum once purportedly said, "There's a sucker born every minute, and two to catch him."  And as WC Fields stated, "Never give a sucker an even break." The scam involves transmission of a fishing email threatening to expose an individual's visits to various porn and adult entertainment sites. The intent is to use fear of exposure to get the mark to click the link and embed a virus. Evidently it's highly effective and there's even a variation that prays off of children. As always, awareness is your key to avoiding the fallout. 

Scott Higgins and Jeanine Basinger sit down for the first of a two-part discussion about the classing WC Fields film It's a Gift (1934). They talk about vaudeville, comedy, and memory, but mostly they talk about topless hats. Part Two coming soon!

Spoilers: we all loved this crazy ass movie! Plus Catch and Release, a Fun Film Fact about WC Fields, Songs on Trial (all rap addition), What Movie Is This (beach edition)?, and so much more!!!

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There's no place like home. On today's Thanksgiving podcast adventure, Adolfo and Mark discuss the 1939 MGM classic: THE WIZARD OF OZ! On this week's show:More Alamo Drafthouse!Watching CASABLANCA on the big screenIt's not an isosceles triangle!What human being on this planet hasn't seen Wizard of Oz?A Thanksgiving traditionThe troubled production and box office woes of OzDark Side of the MoonThe power of watching a movie on the big screenThe rotating door of directorsWizard of Oz on stageHigh school productionsThe JitterbugA Thanksgiving traditionEngrained in pop cultureRoseanne Barr as the Wicked Witch?The bankability of Fantasy films in the 30s.Why the film was a dream sequenceThe darkness of RETURN TO OZ“Over the Rainbow” was almost cut from the filmDorothy and Scarecrow love connection?The pros and cons of blu-rayThe amazing make-up artistryShirley Temple: The original Dorothy?Ray Bolger originally cast as ScarecrowBuddy Ebsen's allergic reaction to the silver Tin Man make up, causing him to be recast by Jack HaleyWho were WC Fields and Ed Wynn considered to play?Frank Morgan, the MGM character actorMargaret Hamilton severely burned on a stuntJuvenile OscarsThe television broadcast gave the film new lifeUrban legendsMidgets groping Judy GarlandThere is still one Munchkin left!Sequels & spinoffs!Wicked the Broadway MusicalThe debut of the Random CHRISTMAS Movie GeneratorFILM REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE:THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ (1910)THE WIZARD OF OZ (1925)SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938)GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)CASABLANCA (1942)IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)THE BISHOP'S WIFE (1947)ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951)SCROOGE (1951)REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (1959)MARY POPPINS (1965)BONNIE & CLYDE (1967)GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971)THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)STAR WARS TRILOGY (1977-1983)MOMENT BY MOMENT (1978)THE WIZ (1978)THE SHINING (1980)BLOW OUT (1981)THE THING (1982)E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)MICHAEL JACKSON'S THRILLER (1982)SCARFACE (1983)A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983)GREMLINS (1984)RETURN TO OZ (1985)CAPTAIN EO (1986)THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987)THE LOST BOYS (1987)MOONWALKER (1988)DIE HARD (1988)GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (1990)HOME ALONE (1990)MGM WHEN THE LION ROARS (1992)THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992)FALLING DOWN (1993)ED WOOD (1994)BATMAN & ROBIN (1997)STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999)POKÉMON: THE MOVIE - I CHOOSE YOU! (2000)THE ROOM (2002)TIN MAN (2007)500 DAYS OF SUMMER (2009)THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY (2001-2003)ROOM 237 (2012)THE AVENGERS (2012)THE HOBBIT TRILOGY (2012-2014)OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (2013)SPOTLIGHT (2015)THOR: RAGNAROK (2017)MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017)JUSTICE LEAGUE (2017)AMERICAN ASSASSIN (2017)KINGSMAN THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (2017)THE DISASTER ARTIST (2017)IRVING BERLIN'S HOLIDAY INN: THE MUSICAL (2017)THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (2017) THE POST (2017)LINKS:The Essential Films: essentialfilmspodcast.comKey & Peele: Gremlins 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x01l_jMhjVMMoment by Moment TV Spot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYyjvyvx6c0 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpV29YZ7KswThe Wizard of Oz (1925) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CBmDZjvjGsReturn to Oz Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CklyKCKFtwEMaragaret Hamilton on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I89lklpp8cM Michael Jackson in The Wiz (1978) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r1ssg1LIt4Moonwalker Trailer (1988) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFoVHVeLk-MCaptain EO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONRTzWy26KoTin Man trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUWyDjuHEC0SOCIAL MEDIATWITTER: @EssentialFilms, @FPMoviePodcast, @Adolfo_Acosta, @Sportsguy515FACEBOOK: The Essential Films: https://www.facebook.com/The-Essential-Films-130585803634489/?fref=ts

June 20, 1937 - This is the very first episode with Rochester! In the episode they mention Albert Einstein, WC Fields, and the Maxwell House Showboat.

Slip into the Fray with Lyric - Sex talk with rock. Spinning tunes and heads! Tonight - Quotes.  Rock stars, movie stars, they say things that stay with us forever. Join Lyric as she recites some quotes that have gone down in history. From Howard Stern to Madonna, Mae West to WC Fields.   Lyric wants to be your dirty little secret every Thursday night at 9 PST. Social media @LYRIC_HEADmusic Twitter @slipintothefray Facebook http://www.pacificnorthwestradio.com/ (www.pacificnorthwestradio.com) Warning Explicit Content. 18+ Support this podcast

May 30- June 5, 2004 Today Ken welcomes comedian and mad about town Sean Tumblety to the show. Ken and Sean discuss New Jersey vs. New Hampshire, 'zines, sexy Gillian Anderson, Cult TV Shows, X-Files, Sean's industrious youth, converting people to Breaking Bad, Ken's insults at Sean for not knowing who Max Headroom is, TV Pirates, studying film, Deja Vu, Pee Wee's Big Adventure Playhouse, Xena, showing your kid movies of your youth, Monty Python, flea market birthdays, Inside the Actor's Studio, Jay Leno, Jackie Chan, Ender's Game, WC Fields, Jaws, Surfing, bedtimes, Antiques Roadshow, comic book collecting, being banned from science experiments, Survivor, Cops attack Mars, Miss Universe, when the Knockin ain't right, 16 Foot Tall Blenders, pimpin', Tarantino movies, finding your true friends, Ninjas, Point Break, atheism, Tom Papa's canceled series, Lost not having a plan, loving snakes, hating teenage girls, the first 5 minutes of an R-Rated Movie, Marked for Death, being scared of dogs, Spanish terror, and the golden age of David Letterman.

Star Wars Holiday Special, The Academy Awards, Hollywood Squares, Comic Relief and everything that makes you laugh...Bruce Vilanch was there writing jokes for the greatest comedians of our time. Bruce tells stories about WC Fields, Lucile Ball, George Lucas and more. Subscribe now! This is why we do this show!!!!! It's time to laugh with The Night Time Show Podcast

Larry revisits The War of 1812 and wonders how much work it was for the British to do so much darn colonizing. And Larry talks about the classic WC Fields movie "The Bank Dick." http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "It sets your teeth just right." Producer: Colonel Jeff Fox

The legend of W. C. Fields has persisted for more than half a century—the gin-guzzling misanthrope about whom Leo Rosten famously said, “Any man who hates dogs and babies can’t be all bad.” But there was another Fields, the man behind the character of the red-nosed card sharp, who wrote, directed, and performed in some of the most enduring comedies of all time, including "It’s a Gift", "My Little Chickadee", and "The Bank Dick". Fields’ career spanned the whole of the 20th Century—first in burlesque, then vaudeville, the legitimate stage, silent pictures, talkies, radio, books, and recordings, and only death prevented him from moving into the promising medium of television, where he found an entirely new audience in the turbulent 1960s and 70s. He was one of the cultural icons surrounding The Beatles on the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and in 1980 he was honored with his own postage stamp. Now James Curtis reveals the man behind the myth, telling the story of Fields’ life and work as it’s never been told before. With exclusive and unrestricted access to the Great Man’s papers and manuscripts, he shows us the passion and intellect that fueled Fields’ creative drive, and the broken family that gave such a bitter edge to his comedy. Drawing from interviews with over 50 friends and co-workers, as well as the comedian’s own recently-rediscovered notes for his autobiography, Curtis vividly details Fields’ Philadelphia childhood, his first tentative steps as a performer, his arduous climb to the very pinnacle of show business, and his struggle to regain his footing once talking pictures had seemingly put an end to his career. He also shows the evolution of one of the world’s most recognizable figures, whose nasal voice and shifty mannerisms helped make him, in the words of James Agee, “the toughest and most warmly human of all screen comedians.” Published in hardcover by Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Softcover edition published by Back Stage Books, 2004. Now available as an eBook at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Inscribed hardcover copies are available for sale via jamescurtis.net.

Doc Eason is known today as one of the premier bar and close-up magicians in the Magic. Most recently, Doc was honored by the Academy of Magical Arts at their 41st annual awards ceremony where he was named "Close-up Magician of the Year." This was not Doc's first award from the AMA as he was named WC Fields' Bar Magician of the Year in 2005. Know for his long run at John Denver's Tower Restaurant in Snowmass, Colorado, Doc began his career in magic at the age of 30 when he met Bob Sheets. Bob became his longtime friend and mentor helping to shape Doc as the magician that he is today. Doc talks about his time with Bob and JC Wagner as well as talks about working on the television show "Masters of illusion."  

Thunder Pop Extra: Host Steven Presley interviews a MST3K Super fan Ericca Long from The Magic Lantern Podcast about the reboot of Mystery Science Theater 3000. And breaking news related!

In anticipation of its Seattle theatrical release, Sean and Mike take a look at Raya Martin and Mark Peranson's 2013 film La última película and have paired it with another meta-movie, WC Fields's Never Give a Sucker an Even Break, from 1941. They also run down the best animated films of all-time and the upcoming Cannes lineup, talk about Person of the Week Dennis Hopper (including a shocking, unbelievable reveal about Mike) and pick their essential movies about movies. 

This sermon is from Saturday, March 2, 2013.

Through some record skips, Don and Jack joke around about going to the movies. Frank Parker, and Don Besser prove they can jump into the jokes, in a pinch. All that pinching turns into a running gag for the evening. Jack wants to get some new tallent for the show, and has Mary call an agent.   As is typical for these old programs, the music is snipped. After what would have been Don Besser's song, the cast talk about Boston. The new tallent arrives. A man who tells jokes and juggles plates. Jack gives commentary on the plate juggling. More tallent arrives. More pinching jokes.  After Frank Parker's song is snipped, and another from Don Besser, the drama begins. the Rose of the Rio Grande. The cast try out their Spanish accents. Jack is the protective dad. Mary is the daughter who wants to elope with a gringo, Frank Parker. Plenty of humorous butchered dialect. The hair joke shows up again. Don Besser doesn't do dialect, but still gets a laugh. At the big climactic end, Schlepperman makes an appearance, but it's Jello that saves the day.  Bonus Tracks: Leah Raye, 1933. Fit as a Fiddle. Trivia and Extras: Eddie Cantor is mentioned, but I don't have any of his radio shows from this early period. Yet. I may try to bring him into the lineup, eventually.  Don announces Jack as a self made man, which is true of course. Most folks in show biz are. I love the joke that Don turns on Jack when Don is asked whether he is also self made.  In an earlier episode, just a few weeks prior to this show, the gang did a spoof of the film, The Barret's of Wimpole Street. Mary keeps the running gag going as she imitates the character that Charles Laughton played in the movie. "Ya hear me?" The joking juggler tells a joke that had been a running gag on these early shows. One about hair. It's one of those things where the same set up can have various punch lines. Another method for word plays was to ask a definition of a word, and get a crazy one back.  Other famous joking jugglers of the early 20th century were Fred Allen, and WC Fields. On tonight's show, Fred isn't talked about, but WC Fields is.  The female voice actress who plays the extra tallent sent by Jake, and later the voice of the Spanish maid, is Mary Kelly. A former girlfriend of Jack, she frequently appeared on the show through the 1930's.  Schlepperman, along with other recurring characters were voiced by Joe Kern. In the 1940's and later, Artie Auerback would make similar appearances as Mr. Kitzel.

Western (1952 - 1953)Chad Remington was a two fisted lawyer in the town of Dos Rios. Chad's sidekick, Cherokee O'Bannon, played by Wade Crosby, who performed his role in a  WC Fields dialect. Mr. Chandler remained in the lead role for the first 23 shows and was replaced by Reed Hadley who played Remington until the end of the series. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%

Alistair Cooke remarks on the cynicism of old motion picture comic WC Fields and considers George W Bush's push to decentralise government.