81: The Blacklist Part 11: Born Yesterday: Judy Holliday
Judy Holliday won an Oscar for her first starring film role, and of her eight major film roles between 1950 and 1960, four were in films now considered classics. She was one star who was subpoenaed to...
3 Maj 201647min
80: The Blacklist Part 10: Salt of the Earth: Howard Hughes + Paul Jarrico
Today we explore one of the more troubling aspects of Howard Hughes’ legacy: the firm hand he played in enforcing the blacklisting of Hollywood workers, both as the head and owner of RKO Pictures, and...
26 Apr 201657min
Blacklist Flashback: Howard Hughes + Jane Russell
In advance of next week’s episode dealing with Howard Hughes’ role in the blacklist, we revisit our October 2014 episode on Hughes’ relationship with Jane Russell, his wartime efforts to balance his a...
19 Apr 201653min
79: The Blacklist Part 9: She: Richard Nixon + Helen Gahagan Douglas
The wife of actor Melvyn Douglas (Ninotchka, Being There), Helen Gahagan Douglas transformed herself from a Broadway and opera star into an exciting new politician in the days of FDR. A persistent, na...
12 Apr 201653min
78: The Blacklist Part 8: Storm Warning: Ronald Reagan, the FBI and HUAC
The post-war Communist witch hunt had a big impact on Ronald Reagan’s evolution from movie actor to politician, and from Democrat to Republican. And Ronald Reagan had a major personal impact on the wi...
5 Apr 201637min
77: The Blacklist Part 7: Monsieur Verdoux: Charlie Chaplin's Road to Hollywood Exile
Picking up where last week’s episode left off, we’ll catch up with Chaplin’s post-The Great Dictator activism, talk about Chaplin’s savage satirical follow-up, Monsieur Verdoux, and explain the witch ...
29 Mars 201641min
Blacklist Flashback: Charlie Chaplin During World War II
In 1922, Charlie Chaplin was one of the most beloved men in the world. In 1952, after over a decade of being publicly shamed, he was essentially manipulated into self-deportation. What happened in bet...
22 Mars 201647min
76: The Blacklist Part 6: He Ran All The Way: John Garfield
John Garfield was Brando before Brando -- a Method-style actor who repped the New York working class while becoming a major sex symbol in film noir and World War II films. Garfield was not a Communist...
15 Mars 201649min
