Attaboy Clarence

Welcome back to an all-new series of Attaboy Clarence!

This time we're taking a much-needed dive into the Question Pot!

I'm asking what else the fabulous John "Wooden" Loder was up to in 1945 (aside from starring in the greatest movie ever about an amnesiac actor who kills people in Brighton and then walks off a roof to his death AND being married to Hedy Lamarr) - the answer may surprise you...

Radio thrills come courtesy of a peculiar thriller about a hidden fortune...

And there's even time for a special Top Five!

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Let's start the new year off right, with a visit to Old Hollywood, and in the company of two very different movies...

The first is a curious experience - a drama masquerading as a musical comedy, but featuring little of either, and an uneasy voyage into some questionable attitudes of the day... 

The second is a startling thriller featuring a taut plot, a high-level stakeout, and the debut of an actress who would go on to become something of a legend... (clue: she's still with us today)

Radio entertainment this time is a double-billed featuring one of cinema's most iconic duos!

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There is something so special about history and its figures seen through the eyes and the storytelling techniques of Old Hollywood. Take this edition's movies for instance, two history lessons told with all the style and panache that only Hollywood could muster.

I'll tell you all about the birth of the news itself in the company of Edward G Robinson, and then we're off to a most remarkable town run by a most remarkable Spencer Tracy...

Radio entertainment this time comes courtesy of MGM!

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Before we step into the shadows of Halloween, it's time for one last glimpse of sunshine, as I whirl you through the back catalogue of Joan Blondell!

I've got two Joanie movies to tell you about, including a romantic crime thriller set in the fast-moving world of telephone... engineering...? And then we're off to Paris, as Joan puts into action a series of schemes designed to teach a haughty royal a lesson about how to treat girls.

Radio entertainment this time comes courtesy of the Lux Radio Theatre, and a rare comedic outing for a very famous pirate...

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We're in that strange nether-period, when the lights are drawing low and a chill is in the air. However, it's still slightly too early to jump feet first into Halloween...

So this time round, let me show you around two chilly tales that might keep your inner ghoul satisfied until Spooktober arrives!

First of all, a shadowy, supernaturally-tinged murder mystery with a very famous pair of investigators, and following that, a death note arrives for a very bad man in the shape of a mysterious doll...

Radio entertainment this time comes courtesy of Suspense...

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Attaboy Clarence returns with a double-bill of juvenile energy!

Shirley Temple heads up a forerunner of The Parent Trap in 1940's Kathleen, her first role away from curls and lollipops, trying her darnedest to match Herbert Marshall with Laraine Day, while scheming to keep Gail Patrick at bay...

And in Mad About Music, Deanna Durbin's doing the exact opposite - trying to match Herbert Marshall with Gail Patrick, while dealing with school bullies, mistaken identities, and that elusive High C note!

Radio entertainment this time comes from the Lux Radio Theatre!

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This time around, join me as I present two movies in which the girls are planted squarely at the heart of matters. 

In 1939's Within The Law, Ruth Hussey is the wrongfully convicted shopgirl who exacts a diabolical revenge on the big business magnate who showed no mercy.

In 1937's She's Dangerous, a thief turns out to be a double-agent, working for the law to defeat a gang of racketeers, but ending up on trial for a murder she didn't commit!

Radio entertainment comes courtesy of a good dose of Good News!

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This time round, I'm paying tribute to one of Old Hollywood's most remarkable character actors - the wonderful Alan Mowbray - and his appearance in two films, in which he played the very same character...

Elsewhere, who knew there was a board dedicated to the survival of cupcakes?

We're dropping in with the What's My Line gang for another round of Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend?

And radio entertainment comes courtesy of a very special one-off adaptation of one of history's greatest humorists!

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It's spring time, and we're celebrating in the company of some great ladies - Ginger Rogers in a reverse-Cinderella tale set in the opulent world of Park Avenue, and Claire Dodd turning the tables on a gang of conmen trying their best to influence her love life!
There's also a sad note in the air as we say a fond farewell to another grand old lady.

Radio entertainment comes this time from the Lux Radio Theatre!

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There's never been a better time to escape into a world of pure imagination than now, and to help you along I've picked out three stunning escapist movies to whisk you away!
First up, an unintentionally hilarious take on A Star Is Born starring the most wooden actor since Dracula's stake. And let me then tell you of a Hollywood epic so perfectly executed that'll it'll restore your faith in the power of cinema, followed by one of the most beautiful examples of Hollywood fairytale storytelling!

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Join me as I pose an all important question: are you in the market for a revolutionary new way to cook eggs?
I review three movies - a high concept Bob Hope comedy later remade as a Jim Carrey film, a war-time espionage thriller with a cute romcom angle, and Frank Morgan is in full murder mystery mode as he attempts to solve a crime for which he is accused...
Radio entertainment comes courtesy of Frank Morgan, Lucille Ball and the Screen Guild Theatre!
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Welcome to an all-new season of Attaboy Clarence, your one-stop guide to all things Golden Age, in which I present the movies that might've passed you buy, and the radio that lit up yesteryear.
In this edition, let me tell you about three movies - a locked-room mystery with a twist, a Judy Garland showcase spectacular, and a fairytale case of mistaken identity!
Radio comes courtesy of Suspense, with their take on a centuries-old mystery that has confounded the world for generations...
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Come and celebrate Christmas with me this year in the form of time travel.... yes, let's whisk ourselves back to a special Christmas Cracker episode from some time ago... (we all love a re-run at Christmas, right?)
Join me for the finest Christmas music of yesteryear, the best in Hollywood Christmas cheer, reviews of two outstanding cinematic Christmas fairytales, as well as some warm-hearted radio festive stories, a dip into the Question Stocking, AND a visit from Sookie...
Welcome one and all to The Attaboy Clarence Christmas Cracker!
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Unlock a treasure chest of Old Hollywood storytelling! Every series of the Secret History Of Hollywood unlocks when you sign up at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret
But that's not all!
The Secret History Of Hollywood will now be arriving with you far more frequently! Hear the chapters of these epic stories as they're produced, by becoming a Co-Producer at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret
You'll get access to 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...
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 bi-weekly music show in which I present the best in Golden Age music as well as the film scores that became legend
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This time, a show dedicated to one of the most spellbinding actresses of her generation - Ava Gardner - and a trio of movies she made before she became the icon we know today.
She's a big city girl who returns home for one last try with her down-at-heel boyfriend in 1946 thriller, Whistle Stop, a bride-to-be whose home is being menaced by Bela Lugosi and The East Side Kids in 1943's Ghosts On The Loose, and finally, a race-horse owner who's determined to have her man in 1945's She Went To The Races.
Ava also takes centre-stage for a taut tale of tension in radio's outstanding theatre of thrills - Suspense!
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In this edition of the show, allow me to introduce you to two of the weirdest, yet joyously entertaining B movies from one of Hollywood's pioneering studios on Poverty Row...
First up, its bloodsuckers ahoy in 1945's The Vampire's Ghost starring one of the most unlikely leading men of the forties.
Then we're heading into supernatural mind swap territory for 1945's The Phantom Speaks, in which one of the best character actors of the Golden Age turns to the spirit world to prove his theories, with disastrous results...
Radio this time comes from Arch Oboler's masterful Lights Out, and one of the most meta horror stories ever broadcast on the air
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This time, a brace of movies starring the King of The High Concept, the man who starred as The Bigamist for Ida Lupino, a man who solves his own murder in DOA, and a man who must do battle with a serial killer and his own masculinity in The Hitch Hiker - Mr Edmond O'Brien!
I'll tell you all about O'Brien's appearances in Columbia's first ever 3D movie, a noir mystery based on a Ralph Bellamy sci-fir classic, AND the brief but intriguing tale of a writer whose literary creation seems to have sprung to life from the page...
Radio entertainment comes this time courtesy of Escape and the mind of HG Wells...
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Welcome once more to Attaboy Clarence, in which I shine a light on some of the Golden Age treasures you really need to check out!
In this edition, it's action all the way, as I turn your attention to a jungle adventure with some terrifying twists and turns, and a society treasure hunt masquerading as a race against time!
I'll also take a dive into the Question Pot, there's a chance to guess the identity of a Golden Age legend once more, PLUS, let's see if Ray Milland can sell a record player or not...?
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Attaboy Clarence returns with a bumper edition of Old Hollywood treasures, including...
...music from Rosemary Clooney, Judy Garland and George Sanders!
...reviews of two movies - a blissful 1938 romantic comedy that's as soothing as a bowl of ice cream, and an Anna May Wong thriller from 1939 that sees our intrepid hero as a doctor fighting to save the life of a crime kingpin!
... special guest, comedian and author Ian Moore joins the show to discuss the endless talents of everyone's best pal, David Niven!
...and two sterling radio appearances from Niven himself. First, his tender reading of one of history's great love letters. Secondly, Niven's in villain mode as he plays a fraudster out to net a fortune at the expense of an elderly lady for Suspense!
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Welcome to the New Year, and to kick off the classic movie jamboree...
...two reviews, both of an intriguing nature - Myrna Loy is a very pre-code espionage queen in 1934's Stamboul Quest, while Jack Warner is the methodical detective on the trail of a grisly killer in 1962's Jigsaw...
Bing's here to sing us into the new year, and it's a positive radio festival in the company of MGM and their nostalgia laden Good News show!
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The holidays are here again, and to kick off the festive season, join me on Attaboy Clarence for a Christmas Cracker of yuletide delights, including...
...MUSIC from Nat King Cole, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra...
...a festive dive into the QUESTION POT...
...a visit from Mr Christmas himself, as he guides us around a very special establishment...
...a ghost story with a twist, courtesy of the fiendish minds at Suspense...
...and reviews of two very unlikely Christmas movies - a movie in which the villains gleefully take the centre stage, and another with a decidedly noir edge...
Happy Holidays, and welcome to this year's Attaboy Clarence Christmas Cracker!
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In this edition of Attaboy Clarence, I'll be taking a tour through film noir with a brace of reviews...
First, a twisty tale of loveless marriages and lovestruck marksmen in The Great Flamarion, starring Erick Von Stroheim, Dan Duryea and Mary Beth Hughes.
Then Ray Milland is in spidery villain mode, turning good girl, Ann Todd into a femme fatale before our very eyes, in gaslight noir, So Evil My Love...
I'm also joined by special guest and noir expert, Karen Hannsberry, who shares her fascinating list of five noir stunners that may have passed you by.
You'll also have a chance to guess the identity of the noir star in Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend? And radio entertainment comes from the great Suspense, with a sequel to one of noir's greatest hits...
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In this special, Halloween edition of Attaboy Clarence, we're visited by three spirits... of radio, as Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and The Great Gildersleeve provide chills and laughs...
I'll be directing your attentions to three movies that might send a chill up your spine this Spooktober, including The Monster Walks, The Flying Serpent, and The Catman Of Paris!
Join me for a spooky, ooky ride into the weird and wonderful...
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A bumper edition of Attaboy Clarence this time, including...
...a dive into the Question Pot in which I'll name my favourite Golden Age studio in terms of stars, and my Top Five Movie Series...
...a very special appearance from stand-up comedian, The Simpsons producer, part-time orang-utan, and classic movie lover, Dana Gould...
...reviews of TWO spellbinding crime thrillers - 1931's Bad Company featuring Ricardo Cortez as a megalomaniac murderer, and 1944's A Night Of Adventure, featuring Tom Conway in a tale that must've twisted the censors up in knots...
Radio entertainment this time comes courtesy of some old friends and some new friends, in a blood-curdling detective mystery!
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In this edition of Attaboy Clarence, join me as I review three classic movies, including an all-timer of a rom-com, a noir thriller set in the world of golf (no, really...), and a police procedural with a decidedly modern flavour.
There's music from Hank Williams, a chance for you to guess the identity of another Hollywood legend, and a radio play that'll twist you in all kinds of knots (it's a real cracker...)
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Attaboy Clarence returns, and to usher in the summer let's step into the shadows with two fine examples of Golden Age thrillers that bear more than a passing resemblance to the work of The Master Of Suspense - one tells the tale of a blind playwright who overhears a most diabolical plot, and the other is the twisted story of a murderous couple with very different ideas about the outcome of their relationship...
There's another chance to guess the identity of a famous Hollywood star in Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend? See whattawa it's all about with the all-new Ottawa Song, and there's a radio entertainment headed your way directly from the hand of Alfred Hitchcock himself, but with a twist...
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In this episode of Attaboy Clarence, the spotlight falls on one of Hollywood's most talented, yet undersung leading men - Ricardo Cortez - the man who brought a certain sense of sparkle to every genre in Old Hollywood (he was cinema's first ever Sam Spade!)
I'll be taking you through three Ricardo Cortez classics, including a Pre-Code shocker from the pen of Anita Loos, a murder mystery with an intriguing background, and a satirical take on Hollywood life with added espionage!
Radio entertainment this time comes courtesy of a strangely-named, but endearingly charming hour from the past...
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Saddle up and let's head on off... out... in (?) to adventure as I embrace the genre that's always been a little elusive to me - the western!
I'll tell you all about two examples of western storytelling that I consider to be just swell. One is a genre-bending horror thriller produced by cinema's greatest horror maestro. The other is the deeply affecting tale of three criminals who find themselves on the road to redemption when they decide to save the life of a child...
There's music from Hank Williams, some painting advice from everyone's favourite screen star, and a gut-wrenching radio adventure featuring one of the true greats...
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This time round, we turn the show over to France's gift to the Golden Age of Hollywood, the man who always made something to surprise his audiences: Jacques Tourneur!
Many remember him as the man who helped Val Lewton to establish a new and unique brand of cinematic horror, but his back catalogue also contains some wonderfully dramatic programmers, gothic melodramas, and of course, film noir...
In this episode I'll tell you about two fantastic, under-seen Tourneur gems - Experiment Perilous starring Hedy Lamarr, and Phantom Raiders starring Walter Pidgeon and Donald Meek!
There's a dip into the Question Pot, a flight upon some very odd "Wings", the answer to why girls won't dance with you, and a very special radio presentation featuring a certain actor/madman...
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In this all-new edition of Attaboy Clarence...
Some delightful melodies from Louis Armstrong and Henry Hall (one of which might be more fitting for Halloween...)
We answer the question: What must your diet be if you need an Airwick freshener?
Another guessing game from Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend! (Clue: it's a swashbuckler who once starred in a film with a HUGE twist)
And then we're in the very capable hands of Warner Brothers as we take a look at two of their 1937 hits - one a dark tale of resentment and prejudice, and the other an empowering but brutal tale of ladies vs gangsters - and both starring one of their most iconic leading men.
He's also back to star in one of Warner's most famous weepies for the radio in a truly wonderful piece of fantasy casting
Welcome to The Warner Corner!

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