Josephine Dunn invents the battery operated coat, challenges Clara Bow for a starring role in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, becomes the associate editor of Charm Magazine, and tells MGM to kick rocks This audio documentary features the voices of Clare Ruddy, Allyson Roche, Courtney LeSueur, Caroline Symons, Ruby Mullen, Kaleigh Wiseley, Jack Bennett, Isabel Nixon Klein, and Andy Ferguson Art by Courtney LeSueur Music by Crockett King Additional editing by Megan Hattie Stahl Special thanks to Alli...
Sundays in Brooklyn: Mildred Berne and the Daily Eagle is a bite-sized documentary about movies, memories and the art left behind This audio documentary features the voices and words of Rob Patrick, Kaleigh Wiseley, Ruby Mullen, and Megan Hattie Stahl A visual accompaniment can be found here. I want to thank the New York Public Library, newspapers.com, Mary Ellen Rogan, Kyle Henke and the discount pop filter I bought for my microphone. This episode would have not been possible without Kal...
A chaotic show about Anne Baxter, movie villains, and personal nemeses. In this very normal episode, the following questions are asked: is The Sandlot a truly grotesque and despicable movie? Has Austin Butler ever tried a California burrito? What happened to the time capsule Anne Baxter buried? Was everyone wrong about Madame Web? Did I really edit out the name of my crush? All of this and much more! Voices that can be heard in this episode: Jenn Champion, Lisa Prank, Mary Kobayashi, Kaleigh...
Answer to the Previous Puzzle: Mad as Ophelia was written and created by Rob Patrick. The voice of Lillian Roth was provided by Jess Zeidman Music by Crockett King Original art by Courtney LeSueur Special thanks to the New York Public Library, Scarecrow Video, newspapers.com, Megan Hattie Stahl, and Allie Rosenberg. Send us a text
Constance Bennett feuds with Patsy Kelly. The Dodgers lose the World Series. Lupe Velez throws a peach pit at a prop man. Ruby Keeler returns to Broadway. The season two finale! Episode four was voiced by Rob Patrick, Bridey Elliott, Sophie Zucker, Thomas Lewis, Shari Page, Jesse Knight, and Eric Jennings. Podcast art by Courtney LeSueur. Original music by Noah East. Theme song and closing song by Crockett King. Send us a text
Ruby Keeler talks trash at the salad bar. Patsy Kelly fights a swordfish. Miriam Hopkins wont let you use her pool if she finds you boring. Carole Lombard wont stop wearing beaded dresses. Pert Kelton gets fired. Lyda Roberti is great at fencing. A goodbye to Thelma. Episode three was voiced by Rob Patrick, Avery Trufelman, Sophie Zucker, Tess Lynch, Gillian Wallace Horvat, Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Megan Hattie Stahl, and Mikayla Nicholson. Podcast art by Courtney LeSueur. Original mus...
Patsy Kelly takes a plunge. Jean Harlow's favorite meal is chicken-a-l-a-king. Thelma Todd gets knocked out by Marjorie Rambeau. Someone brings a mannequin arm to a party. Lillian Roth attends a costume ball on a zeppelin. Episode two was voiced by Rob Patrick, Fran Hoepfner, Jessy Morner-Ritt, Eve Rydberg, Lana Schwartz, Allyson Roche, Clare Austen-Smith, and Mary Anne Carter. Podcast art by Courtney LeSueur. Original music by Noah East. Theme song and closing song by Crockett King. ...
Irene Dunne tries on wigs while promising the press that her life is more than it seems. ZaSu Pitts publishes her recipe for chocolate leaves. Patsy Kelly cant stop falling down and getting struck by objects. Thelma Todd writes poetry under an assumed name. Episode One was voiced by Rob Patrick, Allyson Roche, Erin Taylor, Emily Ann Hoffman, Clare Austen-Smith, Mary Anne Carter, and Megan Hattie Stahl. Podcast art by Courtney LeSueur. Original music by Noah East. Theme song and closing ...
In the season finale, Ann roasts men's fashion before taking on George Sanders, Broadway, and a new partner. People tell their astrological signs to a dog. Louella Parsons comes clean about never liking the actress. Angela Lansbury looks bored. And, finally, Ann calls it quits in Hollywood...this time, for good. Theme song by Crockett King. Art by Courtney LeSueur. Additional voices in this episode were provided by Allie Rosenberg, Mary Anne Carter, and Molly Lambert. Send us a text
Ann Dvorak becomes an ambulance driver, mechanic, and newspaper reporter. Olivia de Havilland feuds with Warner Bros. John Wayne makes an unwelcome appearance (no thanks). Jimmie Fidler writes that "Lana Turner's summer wardrobe is almost entirely cotton." Leslie Fenton is wounded in combat. Theme song by Crockett King. Art by Courtney LeSueur. Additional voices in this episode were provided by Allie Rosenberg and Nathan Cardiff. Send us a text
The rocky relationship between Ann Dvorak and Warner Brothers finally comes to its heated conclusion. The Phantom of Bel-Air strikes fear into the heart of the movie colony. Clara Bow opens the "It Cafe" on Hollywood Boulevard. Producer David O. Selznick makes a false promise. And Walnuts prove to be the undoing for one thief. Theme song by Crockett King. Art by Courtney LeSueur. Additional voices in this episode were provided by Allie Rosenberg, Avery Trufelman, Bram Draper, and Noah East...
Ann returns home, Ginger Rogers heats up at Warner Brothers, and Joan Crawford takes great delight in the failure of MGM's Norma Shearer. The press welcomes Dvorak back with open arms, but for how long? Meanwhile, there is a new baseball team in town... Theme song by Crockett King. Art by Courtney LeSueur. Additional voices in this episode were provided by Allie Rosenberg, Megan Hattie, Allyson Roche, and Brian Formo. Send us a text
The first episode of Answer to the Previous Puzzle: The Life of Ann Dvorak. Ann meets Joan Crawford and Karen Morley as the deranged Howard Hughes hovers. Young Spencer Tracey plays a dopey lughead. Brenda Frazier (the Caroline Calloway of her day) hosts an enormous party in New York City. Someone puts out a cigarette on a perfectly good slice of lemon meringue pie and The Pasadena Post gets obnoxious. All of this and more. Theme song by Crockett King. Art by Courtney LeSueur. Addi...