Attaboy Clarence
195 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago - ★★★★★ - 232 ratingsJoin Adam for talk about classic movies and old-time radio shows, featuring a specially selected episode each week.
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The High Concept King
June 16, 2024 23:00 - 43 minutesThis 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 s...
Come To Hollywood More Often
May 13, 2024 08:53 - 2 minutesThe 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, Bullets And Blood, and much more... Queens Of Cinema Series 1, plus instant access to Series 2, which has just begun with ...
Swinging Into Action!
April 28, 2024 23:00 - 50 minutesWelcome 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 ...
Bring On The Empty Horses
March 20, 2024 00:00 - 1 hourAttaboy 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 pa...
Hollywood Time!
March 17, 2024 14:02 - 4 minutesBy supporting the shows, you're not just preserving history; you're becoming a crucial part of the narrative. Your support helps unveil the untold stories, forgotten legends, and the behind-the-scenes secrets that shaped an era. Embrace the enchantment of Old Hollywood, and let's weave its captivating stories together. Signing up is simple - go to https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret today and become a guardian of cinematic history. You'll get access to the complete Secret History of Hollywo...
The Forever Link
January 18, 2024 16:18 - 12 minutesThe sometimes painful truth about the Golden Age Of Hollywood, is that with each passing year, we move further and further away from it. Thankfully, our means of connecting to that time are numerous. We can watch the films. We can look at the history and pass along the stories of these pioneers. Or, if we want to take a shortcut to Old Hollywood via the senses, we can always glance across at Hollywood’s oldest surviving star, safe in the knowledge of its constancy. This is one Hollywood lege...
I Spy Crime
January 08, 2024 00:00 - 1 hourWelcome 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! To become a supporter of this show, and gain access to hundreds more ...
Become A Hollywood Angel
January 07, 2024 14:07 - 4 minutesEmbark on a nostalgic journey through the glitz and glamour of Old Hollywood with me by joining the exclusive Patreon community and becoming a cherished patron of timeless tales to transport you to the golden age of cinema. By supporting the shows, you're not just preserving history; you're becoming a crucial part of the narrative. Your support helps unveil the untold stories, forgotten legends, and the behind-the-scenes secrets that shaped an era. Embrace the enchantment of Old Hollywood, an...
The Attaboy Clarence Christmas Cracker 2023
December 19, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourThe 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 whic...
In The Boudoir Of Noir...
November 26, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourIn 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 fasc...
The Halloween Spooktacular 2023!
October 30, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourIn 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... Sign up now at Patreon and gain access to hundreds more hours of thi...
Adventurous Company!
September 19, 2023 23:00 - 1 hourA 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 T...
Big Blue Eyes
August 27, 2023 23:00 - 58 minutesIn 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...) Sign up now at Patreon and gain access to hundreds more hours of this show at http...
Sing And Like It!
July 30, 2023 23:00 - 56 minutesIn this all-new edition of Attaboy Clarence... What's the most awkward out-of-context thing you've ever heard a family member say? What's the best cheese-related game ever to hit the planet? A swirling dive into the Question Pot! Plus, a stellar trio of movies to tell you about - a Billy Wilder-scripted gem of a high school comedy, a Florence Foster Jenkins caper for the ages, and a movie where wrestling is the answer to any problem! Seconds out for an all-new Attaboy Clarence bonanza! Radio ...
Unlock Old Hollywood's Best-Kept Secrets and Exclusive Stories
July 12, 2023 12:28 - 1 minuteAre you ready to embark on a captivating journey through the golden age of Hollywood? Look no further than Patreon.com/attaboysecret Join the exclusive community and gain access to a treasure trove of untold stories, vintage glamour, and behind-the-scenes secrets. Immerse yourself in the magic of Old Hollywood's vault of nostalgia, bringing you closer to the stars and the fascinating tales that shaped an era. By becoming a valued member, you'll not only support the preservation of cinematic...
Diabolical Hitchcock-alikes
June 18, 2023 23:00 - 48 minutesAttaboy 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...
Being The Ricardo
April 02, 2023 23:00 - 1 hourIn 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 entertain...
Rootin' Tootin'
March 09, 2023 00:00 - 53 minutesSaddle 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...
Jacques Attack!
February 13, 2023 00:00 - 1 hourThis 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 s...
The Warner Corner
January 16, 2023 00:00 - 47 minutesIn 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 dar...
The Attaboy Clarence Christmas Cracker 2022
December 22, 2022 00:00 - 2 hoursIt's a bonanza edition of Attaboy Clarence to celebrate the best of Yuletide in 2022! 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 2022! Sign up now and gain access to hundreds more hours of this show at https://www.patreon.com...
Grudges And Judges
December 12, 2022 00:00 - 50 minutesIn this edition of Attaboy Clarence... A shadowy noir thriller in which a cop renowned for his rough ways must warp an investigation from the inside when he accidentally kills a suspect! Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney reunite again for 1950's Where The Sidewalk Ends. And then, Lionel Barrymore and Spring Byington are the heads of a small-town family who have to use their wits in order to prevent their children lives from being ruined by nefarious businessmen in 1937's A Family Affair - a film ...
Noir State Of Mind
November 07, 2022 00:00 - 2 hoursWe've arrived in Noirvember, and so it's time to embrace the chills, the shadows and the cigarette smoke... I've got reviews of two very different, but equally compelling noir classics that might have passed you by - 1947's The Web starring Edmond O'Brien, Ella Raines and Vincent Price, and the twisted psychological noir, The Locket from 1946, starring Laraine Day, Robert Mitchum and Brian Aherne. Mitchum pops up again to give us a tune, and see if you can guess the identity of the famous Gol...
The Angel Of Cabot Cove
October 13, 2022 23:00 - 49 minutesJoin me for a brief tribute to the marvellous Miss Angela Lansbury, who sadly departed from us this week. I'll tell you about two of her Golden Age movies that are definitely worth checking out if you're keen to revisit some of her superb screen work. We'll take a glance back at the time she visited the What's My Line studio as a mystery guest, plus hear one of her most famous film songs - a new and old version. Angela Lansbury also heads the bill in an old-time radio thriller that'll send a ...
Whoa, Nellie!
September 15, 2022 23:00 - 2 hoursIt's a bumper Attaboy outing this time! We've got toe-tapping calypso beats from Val Lewton's favourite songstrel, and a dulcet melody from Deanna Durbin. Reviews of a charming family comedy in which a wealthy banker must pretend to be "RUINED", as well as a Warner Brothers comic caper paper story starring two of their finest players. Superstar podcaster, Scott Phipps, joins me for an in-depth look at a Cary Grant comedy. Guess the identity of the famous Hollywood star in another edition of W...
Moloch Cocktail
July 21, 2022 23:00 - 1 hourIt's a bumper edition this time as we present MUSIC from Gene Kelly, Harry Belafonte and Bing Crosby... MOVIE REVIEWS of He Walked By Night, Starchers In The... STRANGERS In The Night, and the gloriously bad Jungle Captive, featuring an all-new "worst assistant to a scientific villain"! All of this, PLUS, I talk to a genuine Hollywood megastar screenwriter about the ways in which Old Hollywood has influenced some of the most iconic characters of contemporary cinema. Radio entertainment this t...
Join Me In Old Hollywood
June 22, 2022 16:43 - 1 minuteSign up now to become a patron of the shows! You’ll earn hundreds more hours of bonus content, including ALL complete series’ of The Secret History of Hollywood, as well as bonus documentaries, extra listening, movie commentaries, and much more! Simply go to www.patreon.com/attaboysecret and choose the tier you’d like to access or CLICK HERE Show Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Best Of The Best - On The Air!
June 14, 2022 06:28 - 1 hourIn this all-new edition of Attaboy Clarence, we're celebrating the return of summer with music from Frank Sinatra and more. Reviews of two movies - a sports drama about a very famous bunch of trick-shot specialists, plus a turn-of-the-century musical romance about music piracy! Special guest Lilly Ramin joins the show as we both discuss our top five favourite ever episodes of Golden Age radio entertainment. And, let's hear one of the classics we discuss, courtesy of Academy Award Theater To ...
The Golden Age Of Hollywood - Yours To Own
May 02, 2022 08:52 - 5 minutes - 4.88 KBThe Secret History Of Hollywood is a secret no more… Get the whole story now - hundreds more hours of Hollywood stories, plus much more - by going to www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Or CLICK HERE
After Hours
April 27, 2022 06:19 - 1 hourIn this edition of Attaboy Clarence... What was ever wrong with waxy hair? What's the movie that's caused your biggest swing in opinion? Gorgeous music from Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole! A duo of reviews - Clark Gable And Constance Bennett are crime-solvers in love from the wrong side of the tracks, and Film Noir takes a holiday... Radio entertainment comes from the Lux Radio Theatre To become a Co-Producer/Patron of the shows go to www.patreon.com/attaboysecret or CLICK HERE Credits Fin...
Wet Bandits
March 28, 2022 06:00 - 2 hoursIn this bumper edition of Attaboy Clarence, there's a hopping offering from Dean Martin... We answer the burning question, "What does Vaseline have against brunettes?" We're feeling a little of the "Lubitsch Touch" with an adventure in the company of a plucky plumber and a down-at-heel professor... And then Lenore Aubert proves that she's just as good at playing Zorro as the men! And we cap it all off with a radio double-bill! Charles Boyer and Dorothy McGuire light up the airwaves, and can J...
Appointment With Romance
February 28, 2022 10:10 - 1 hourLove is in the air this time, and what better way to make your heart beat faster than in the company of threeclassic romantic comedies. First up, Carole Landis and John Hubbard are switching places, literally, in 1940 body-swap comedy Turnabout. James Cagney is romancing Gloria Stuart on the high seas in 1934's Here Comes The Navy. And Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan have the most unorthodox marriage you can imagine in 1941's Appointment For Love. We've got music from Cagney himself, as w...
The Dreamy Team
February 07, 2022 07:03 - 56 minutesIn this episode of Attaboy Clarence... We're in the company of Britain's answer to Fred & Ginger - the duo who lifted the hearts of a nation, and who, to this day, hold a very impressive box-office record - Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding! Hear all about the startling success of 1948's Spring In Park Lane, as well as the film itself - a lighter-than-air romance containing some truly dazzling moment. We'll also be skipping down the street to Piccadilly for Neagle and Wilding's first ride out t...
Hollywood Is Yours
February 03, 2022 20:30 - 5 minutes - 4.88 KBThe Secret History Of Hollywood is a secret no more… Get the whole story now - hundreds more hours of Hollywood stories, plus much more - by going to www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Or CLICK HERE
Gentlemen Thieves!
January 24, 2022 08:39 - 1 hourIn this episode of Attaboy Clarence... Charles Aznavour guides us, musically, into this week's theme... thieves! It's John vs Lionel in the Battle Of The Barrymores, but who will come out on top? Arsene Lupin the master thief, or the detective trailing him? The answer may surprise you, in 1932's Arsene Lupin, one of the racier crime thrillers of the pre-code era... We're then in the company of that most refined of gentleman thieves - Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman from 1930, starring Ronald C...
The Attaboy Clarence New Year Special 2021
December 31, 2021 08:10 - 2 hoursHear the Top Ten Classic Movies that wowed me this year (including some I haven't yet told you about...) Hear reviews of two classic movies with a New Year flavour - a murder mystery set at the stroke of midnight in The Night Club Lady (1932) and a trio of ghosts return to set a love affair in order just in time for New Year in Beyond Tomorrow (1940)... We have New Year radio adventures with Holmes and Watson and Our Miss Brooks! A special New Year edition of Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Le...
Hollywood Stories!
December 29, 2021 18:37 - 5 minutes - 4.88 KBThe Secret History Of Hollywood is far larger than you may know... Get the whole story now - hundreds more hours of Hollywood stories, plus much more - by going to www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Or CLICK HERE
A Very Dark Trio
November 15, 2021 19:14 - 1 hourIn this episode of Attaboy Clarence... Film Festival news! A trio of very dark tales featuring terrible dilemmas at their core… First up, did the professor kill his pretty young student when she threatened to reveal their ‘PERSONAL AFFAIR (1953’? Just how deep does a sister’s love for her brother go, and what is the terrible secret behind the ‘DOUBLE DOOR (1934)’? A detective falls foul of the most fatal of femmes, but with everything on the line, is there enough good in him to do the right t...
The Halloween Spooktacular 2021
October 29, 2021 07:17 - 1 hourIn this frightful, spooktacular Halloween Special, join Adam for a triple bill of reviews, as well as three ghoulish radio outings that’ll leave your blood chilled and your heart thrilled! We’re taking a trip out with three movies including a vampire detective story, a fairytale murderer brought to life, and a mad professor hellbent on miniaturising the world! In radio land, join Peter Lorre, who may or may not be possessed by a spirit, a warlock back from the dead and in search of fresh bloo...
Wanna Bette?
October 13, 2021 11:57 - 1 hourIn this episode of Attaboy Clarence... Film Festival news! Why on earth have a barbershop quartet taken to shaving fruit? Musical greatest from Glenn Miller and Louis Jordan! And a trio of reviews, featuring the "King Of Pre-Code", a dual-performance from a Warner Queen, and William Powell with rabies! Radio entertainment this time comes in a double-bill! We're taking care of a very special house-guest with Burns and Allen, and Bette Davis brings an intriguing premise to the air... To become ...
Fireball!
September 21, 2021 05:40 - 1 hourIn this edition, we'll discuss the relative merits of the "watch pile" and why interrupting is always unwelcome! The Question Pot is dusted off for a new bunch of enquiries... Hear reviews of three stellar movies, 1938's Law Of The Underworld, 1943's London Blackout Murders and 1941 Barbara Stanwyck classic, Ball Of Fire! Radio entertainment comes this week courtesy of the Lux Radio Theatre To become a patron of the shows go too www.patreon.com/attaboysecret or CLICK HERE Learn more about you...
It's Secret History Time!
August 15, 2021 19:48 - 3 minutes - 9.77 KBHear the all-new episode of the Secret History Of Hollywood episode - Cary: Part 2 - right now, by signing up at www.patreon.com/attaboysecret You'll also gain access to the Classic Movie Library, receive weekly Film Club invitations, exclusive Blueprints episodes, weekly review shows movie commentaries, and receive your very own secret private podcast feed, containing hundreds more hours of audio entertainment, including TEN MORE SERIES of The Secret History Of Hollywood! Sign up now at ...
Horrorama!
August 06, 2021 10:01 - 57 minutesThere are reviews of two horrortastic classics, including a very handy hand of death, some atrocious accent work, and the secretary/astrologist/librarian career you'd never imagined could exist in 1946's The Beast With Five Fingers! Then we're over to 1943 for the best Dracula sequel you've never heard of, Return of The Vampire, featuring Bela Lugosi as Armand Tesla (no relation to Elon Musk), the vampire with a tall chihuahua man for a personal assistant. PLUS... there's a ghoulish, macabre ...
Warner Intrigue!
July 02, 2021 05:55 - 1 hourIn this week's Attaboy Clarence, a trio of Warner Brothers movies on an intrigue theme... 1946's The Verdict - a locked room mystery starring Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre 1947's That Hagen Girl - a timely tale of a gossiping town out to destroy a young girl's life, starring Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple and Lois Maxwell And 1945's Danger Signal - the story of a psychopath who sends a family to war, starring Zachary Scott and Faye Emerson. There's music courtesy of some radio jingles (no...
Legends Of Hollywood
July 01, 2021 15:52 - 11 minutes - 10.7 KBSigning up at www.patreon.com/attaboysecret only takes a moment and in return, you’ll gain instant access to HUNDREDS more hours of Golden Age of Hollywood entertainment! CLICK HERE
Queens Of Cinema - Available Now!
July 01, 2021 15:49 - 2 minutes - 2.93 KBProudly announcing a new regular Secret History Of Hollywood series: Queens of Cinema Hear the stories behind some of the most influential female voices in film, from screen stars to animation pioneers - from directors to producers - women in cinema’s history have played a far larger role in its story than many realise. To gain access to this exclusive series, as well as hundreds more hours of bonus content go to www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Or follow this link
What's The Crime, Mr Wolfe?
June 10, 2021 23:02 - 1 hourThis week, we’re in Golden Age Of Detective Fiction country, as we look at the two Nero Wolfe movies, based upon Rex Stout’s imnimitable, beer-guzzling, orchid-loving detective and his loyal sidekick, Archie Goodwin! We’ll also hear from a very interrupty rubber salesman, take a visit to see if we can guess Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend, and luxuriate in a radio detective double-bill… To become a Patron/Co-Producer of the shows go to www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Learn more about your...
A World Of Hollywood Storytelling Awaits You
May 28, 2021 19:52 - 11 minutes - 10.7 KBSigning up at www.patreon.com/attaboysecret only takes a moment and in return, you’ll gain instant access to HUNDREDS more hours of Golden Age of Hollywood entertainment! CLICK HERE
Hail Mary
May 19, 2021 14:14 - 1 hourIn this week’s show… There’s music from Bing Crosby, news about new podcasts, a special documentary, and a chance to grab yourself a copy of the fabulous noir publication, The Dark Pages! Reviews are centred around two Pre-Code treats - one a Capra-esque light comedy about an ancient town founder suddenly finding himself muscled out by progress, and the other a tawdry tale of girl doing all she can to pull herself up out of the gutter. Radio entertainment comes this week from the Lux Radio Th...
A Preview Of A New Show
May 17, 2021 10:31 - 6 minutes - 5.71 MBBeginning this Wednesday the 19th May, join us for a new podcast, THE HOUSE OF HAMMER… Subscribe now wherever you get podcasts! For more bonus Attaboy Clarence listening, including previews, unreleased series, commentaries and much more, go to www.patreon.com/attaboysecret