FORGOTTEN LEADING MEN FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD (Ep. 45)
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Sometimes, there is nothing quite like a good old B-movie. Maybe the production values aren’t the best, and maybe the story is grittier than most, but these little gems have provided hours of viewing pleasure to so many. These films also had great leading men in them. Studly, sturdy, reliable actors who might not be GARY COOPER or CARY GRANT or CLARK GABLE, but were handsome and talented and knew how to beat up the bad guys and win over the lovely leading lady. As an homage to the leading men of the Bs, this week, we’ll take a look at the lives and careers of five of our favorites.
SHOW NOTES:
Sources:
Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Film Actors (1965);
“Successor To Gable,” by Robbin Coons, September 30, 1943, Big Spring Daily Herald;
"John Hodiak Dies Suddenly of Heart Attack,” October 20, 1955, Los Angeles Times;
“The Story of Bob Cummings,” September 2, 1950, Voice;
“Skip E. Lowe 1987 interview with Robert Cummings,” December 17, 2016, by Alan Eicler, UA-cam.com;
“Robert Cummings on Honesty,” May 1959, by Bob Cummings, Guideposts;
“Robert Cummings Is Dead at 82; Debonair Actor in TV and Film,” December 4, 1990, by Peter B. Flint, The New York Times;
“Dennis O’Keefe, Son of Vaudeville Performers Knows The Theatre,” July 7, 1939, The Times (Muncie Indiana);
"O'Keefe Achieves Stardom; Seeks Director's Post,” October 12, 1944, Los Angeles Times.
“Dennis O’Keefe, Screen Veteran, Is Dead at 60,” September 2, 1968, The Marion (Ohio) Star;
“Bill Lundigan’s Success Recipe,” March 29, 1942, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle;
“The Life Story of William Lundigan,” March 24, 1951, Picture Show;
“Actor William Lundigan Dies; Began Career in 1937,” December 22, 1975m by Ted Thackery, Jr. Los Angeles Times;
"The Life Story of Alan Marshal,” January 11, 1941, Picture Show;
“Alan Marshal, Actor, 52, Dead; Stage and Film Performers Appeared in ‘Wagon Train’,” July 10, 1961, The New York Times;
Alan.kitmarshal.site;
IMDBPro.com;
IBDB.com;
Wikipedia.com;
Movies Mentioned:
JOHN HODIAK:
Maisie Goes To Rio (1944);
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944);
Life Boat (1944);
Sunday Dinner For A Soldier (1944);
A Bell For Adano (1945;)
The Harvey Girls (1946);
Somewhere In The Night (1946);
Desert Fury (1947);
ROBERT CUMMINGS:
The Virginia Judge (1935);
Hollywood Boulevard (1936);
So Red The Rose (1935);
King's Row (1941);
Saboteur (1942);
Dial M For Murder (1954);
DENNIS O’KEEFE:
T-Men (1947);
Raw Deal (1948);
Saratoga (1937);
Topper Returns (1941);
The Story of Dr. Wassel (1944);
Up In Mabel's Room (1944);
Doll Face (1945);
Brewster's Millions (1945);
Cover Up (1949);
The Lady Wants Mink (1953);
WILLIAM LUNDIGAN:
The Lady Fights Back (1937);
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939);
The Old Maid (1939);
Dodge City (1939);
Santa Fe Trail (1940);
A Shot In The Dark (1941);
Apache Trail (1942);
The Fabulous Dorseys (1947);
The Inside Story (1947);
Pinky (1949);
Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950);
I'll Get By (1950);
Love Nest (1951);
I'd Climb The Highest Mountain (1951);
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951);
ALAN MARSHAL:
The Garden of Allah (1936);
After The Thin Man (1936);
Night Must Fall (1937);
Parnell (1937);
Conquest (1937);
Dramatic School (1939);
Four Girls in White (1939);
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939);
Irene (1940);
He Stayed For Breakfast (1940);
Lydia (1941);
The White Cliff's of Dover (1944);
Bride By Mistake (1944);
The Opposite Sex (1956);
House On Haunted Hill (1959);
Day of the Outlaw (1959)
I love hearing about these mostly forgotten performers. Fortunately, film (as long as it is preserved) lives forever. And thank you for naming me the "listener of the week". I now don't need to make any higher achievement.
LOL! Glad you liked the shout out, Tom! 🙂
I am, and have long been, a John Hodiak fan. I loved Somewhere in the Night so much that I have a DVD of it and watch it all the time. I also have a copy of Battleground. Both great films.
Thanks for the nice message. I agree, Hodiak was a great leading man. I just recently discovered "Somewhere In The Night" and just love it. So underrated!
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I remember my mom watching the Dialing For Dollars show periodically when I was growing up. Never got the phone call😐
I must guiltily admit, that the first time I saw Robert Cummings was in Beach Party and my second was in My Geisha. What can I say, I love campy movies.
LOL! That's fantastic. I loved those movies too!
OMG, I so remember “Dialing for Dollars”….and I never got a call either!😂😂😂 Loved these gems!!! Then, on Saturday afternoons, I would wait for great films like Tarzan, Shirley Temple, Andy Hardy, etc. What great memories!!
YES!!! I loved Tarzan, Shirley, and Andy Hardy too! 🙂
Sad to say that Robert Cummings was a patient of the notorious Dr Max Jacobson(methamphetamine fixer).... so for him, it was much more physically and mentally damaging to him than pep pills. It was shame for he did take great care of himself before he got involved with "Dr Feelgood". Such a talented person... I love this podcast and all of these actors are among my favorites. Thanks
Hodiak was also very good in Battleground.
Lifeboat and Command Decision were his best films.
Always interesting! Thank you❤
Your co-host Nan is too young to know it, but in Mn., we had the Mel Jass Matinee movie on WTCN 11, weekdays at 1pm. I remember many times leaving school very early just to go home to watch it. I also grew up watching and loving the Maria Montez films, Tarzan movies, etc. My movie watching has not changed much either as I still watch mostly 40's and 50's movies and never watch anything remotely current (post 1970).
Thanks for the great message. Nan loves you for calling her "too young." :-) Those Tarzan and Adventure films on Saturday afternoon were the BEST! i agree -- if Maria Montez and Jon Hall were in it, I was gonna watch it! Thank you for listening. We're glad you are with us!
I grew up in that era of WTCN. It introduced me to a world of movies and TV I still love.
Please do a story on conrad veidt!😊
Hi Martha. Thanks for the message. I love Conrad Veidt. I will add him to our on-going list of potential future episodes. Great suggestion. I love him in "Rasputin, Demon with Women" (1930). Plus, he's really fun later in his career as the cult leader in "Whistling in The Dark" (1941), with Red Skelton and Ann Rutherford! 🙂
Dorothy Dandridge, & Lena Horne could never pass for White. Horne could pass for Hispanic. ( An Afro-Hispanic.)