Hollywood Profiles of Yesteryear and Three Stooges Throwback
Summary: Each episode, host Gabriel Russo profiles a star of the silent era of Hollywood. Some are scandalous, some are not, but all are interesting and worth remembering. Join Gabe Russo as he learns who these people are along with you. The podcast has turned away from the salacious and more into informative profiling of these barely remembered people and their times, hence the change in name. Three Stooges Throwback is the second podcast on this feed. It is a comprehensive look back at each and every Three Stooges short. Join Gabe Russo as he talks production notes, trivia, goofs, etc. from all 190 Three Stooges shorts.
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Martha Mansfield was an up and coming actress when tragedy struck. Her dress caught fire on set and she died. Peg Entwistle was a stage star who turned to suicide when her movie career did not take off. She jumped from the H in the Hollywoodland sign. Listen as we profile both in under 20! Image is Martha with John Barrymore in her last picture.
Too many rumors surrounded It Girl, Clara Bow. She wasn't as wild as they all claimed, was she? Orgies, lesbianism, bestiality? No. But listen anyway.
Too many rumors surrounded It Girl, Clara Bow. She wasn't as wild as they all claimed, was she? Orgies, lesbianism, bestiality? No. But listen anyway.
The mysterious death of Thelma Todd in 1935 is investigated. Was it gangster, Lucky Luciano? Probably. So there it is, listen anyway.
The mysterious death of Thelma Todd in 1935 is investigated. Was it gangster, Lucky Luciano? Probably. So there it is, listen anyway.
Eureka! We've found them all! Not really, but several cool treasure troves of lost films have been found. Check the rediscovered films' stories.
Eureka! We've found them all! Not really, but several cool treasure troves of lost films have been found. Check the rediscovered films' stories.
It's been estimated that up to 90% of silent films have been lost, as well as up to half of all talking films up to 1950. It's terrible, some people's entire body of work has disappeared.
It's been estimated that up to 90% of silent films have been lost, as well as up to half of all talking films up to 1950. It's terrible, some people's entire body of work has disappeared.
The Big Five, the Little three, and Poverty Row. A little taste of early movie studios in under 20 minutes.
The Big Five, the Little three, and Poverty Row. A little taste of early movie studios in under 20 minutes.
Half of Hollywood's first Celebrity Couple, "King of Hollywood", first hand and footprints in front of Grauman's Theater, Founded the Motion Picture Academy, Host of the first Oscars, and practically invented the costumed hero genre of films. Plus, did all his own stunts. Any questions? My new personal hero, Douglas Fairbanks was the man. twitter: @grusso1971 www.facebook.com/gaberussoart www.facebook.com/hollywoodscandalsofyesteryear
Half of Hollywood's first Celebrity Couple, "King of Hollywood", first hand and footprints in front of Grauman's Theater, Founded the Motion Picture Academy, Host of the first Oscars, and practically invented the costumed hero genre of films. Plus, did all his own stunts. Any questions? My new personal hero, Douglas Fairbanks was the man. twitter: @grusso1971 www.facebook.com/gaberussoart www.facebook.com/hollywoodscandalsofyesteryear
Mabel Normand was co-star of the first feature length comedy (with Chaplin), and lived a tumultuous life. The last person to see William Desmond Taylor alive is one of the scandals. Listen for the whole shebang!
Mabel Normand was co-star of the first feature length comedy (with Chaplin), and lived a tumultuous life. The last person to see William Desmond Taylor alive is one of the scandals. Listen for the whole shebang!
