Attaboy Clarence

It’s been a battle against the flu, but the show finally returns, along with… …the most DEPRESSING ad for tyres ever! …the Mistletoe Kiss Polka! …the wonderful Brook Darnell and her festive movie recommendations! …a visit to the Lux Radio Theatre! …PLUS three movies, 1940’s Christmas In July, 1935’s Rendezvous, and 1942’s Kid-Glove Killer!

This week’s show is dedicated to the Wizard himself, one of the Golden Age’s greatest character actors, Mr Frank Morgan! We’ll be conjuring up reviews of two of his lesser-seen yet equally as charming film appearances, 1935’s The Perfect Gentleman and 1934’s The Affairs Of Cellini. There’s a dive into the Question Pot, a chance to get a Christmas Card, and the latest in audio torture devices, courtesy of a famous breakfast cereal… Radio entertainment comes this week from our special guest!

In this week’s noir-themed edition of Attaboy Clarence, I’ll be telling you about a trio of shadow-soaked dramas to spice up your Noirvember viewing… Victor Mature goes head-to-head with Laird Cregar in 1941’s ‘I Wake Up Screaming’ Robert Cummings is on the run from the law and from vicious gangsters in 1946’s ‘The Chase’ Kirk Douglas sinks lower than most men in 1951’s ‘Ace In The Hole’ Radio entertainment comes from the mighty quills of both Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, as we join Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe for two mysterious outings.

In this week’s show… Who would be the best Golden Age SUPERHEROES? How did Adam become a classic movie LOVER? How did Sookie become a REALITY TV star? There’s MUSIC from Eddie Cantor and The Andrews Sisters, PLUS… Reviews of THREE movies featuring Ronald Colman, Ginger Rogers, William Powell, Jack Carson and The Great Profile himself, John Barrymore! Radio entertainment comes this week from The Sealtest Show, and it’s a real treat…

This week… …winter’s closing in, and if only there was some way of achieving a certain dream… …the Question Pot features a singing dog, a trip to Ocono… Oconwo… to somewhere… plus a discussion on fish out of water… …there’s music from Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters… ‘‘‘reviews of three movies, including a Vincent Price SHOCKer, a Bluebeard tale with a Hitchcock twist, and a love triangle with a pitch black centre… Jump on in to your new weekly Attaboy Clarence podcast! Radio entertainment comes this week from NBC Best Shows

In this week’s show, we’re diving into the second tier of Hollywood for three awfully-brilliant, brilliantly-awful B-movie shockers! We’ll be watching a killer man-cat, a Hitler impostor/assassin, and a jungle bride who can’t make up her jungle mind! We’re also bobbing for questions in the Question Pot, debating the wisdom of Tootsie Roll Pops, and trying to survive a sneak attack from a very dangerous hat! So jump on in to this week’s Attaboy Clarence!

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Take my hand and waltz with me through a very special episode dedicated to the world’s greatest musical-dance-comedy team, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire! I’ll be reviewing three of their movies, as well as presenting a gallery of clips, some of the finest music to have ever featured in a Fred and Ginger movie, a double helping of radio appearances by the duo, AND my personal Top 5 Fred & Ginger Supporting Players! All this and lots more in this bumper-sized, lighter-than-air edition of Attaboy Clarence!

Come along to the Anchor Bankside pub in Southwark, London from 5pm onwards on Friday 9th August, 2019! Come along, say hi, and talk about movies with us! For info on how to get there see the link below: http://www.visitbankside.com/eating-and-drinking/anchor-bankside

In this week’s show… …who knew cigarettes could be so refreshing? …advice on how to make yourself irresistible to the opposite sex? …sublime music from Jo Stafford and Tommy Dorsey! And reviews of two movies! One’s a battle of the sexes set around rival cab firms and the other is a tense noir-thriller about a cold-blooded killer on the rampage! Radio entertainment comes from the Theatre Guild On The Air. So welcome to Attaboy Clarence, welcome to summer, and welcome to the new episode!

In this special episode, we give a salute to a very special birthday guy, Mr James Cagney! Hear a review of the movie you voted for, as well as a special radio appearance from the man himself

This time it’s a deep dive into one of the greatest film series’ from the Golden Age! Yes, the Dr Kildare series from MGM provided audiences then and now with a collection of the best stars, the best scripts, and the best stories, all from the hand of Kildare’s original author, Max Brand. But why exactly did it work so well? And why did it come to a sudden and abrupt end? Find out inside… There’s music from The Andrews Sisters, alcohol advice from a man who considers himself VERY harassed, and a radio entertainment double bill! Come on in…

What a thrill it’s been to make one hundred of these shows, so let’s celebrate in the only way I know how, namely to tell you about some amazing movies, to present a wonderful piece of old-time radio, to snap our fingers to some classic music, and… …TIME TRAVEL back with me to some of the highs and lows, including my best impression of a 1970’s radio DJ, and the review that caused me to almost collapse… …endure… I mean enjoy a CANTERBURY RETROSPECTIVE! … come along for the moment that I met Brook Darnell LIVE IN PERSON! …hear the Top 5 ads that kicked the advertising obsession off, PLUS we’ll dust off an old friend in order to make it through a lulu of a bra advert! …hear the song that HUMPHREY’s covering these days! …SOOKIE’s on hand with her own tribute… …and for the first time, a review of a movie that isn’t an actual review… It’s all here in this very special HUNDREDTH EDITION OF ATTABOY CLARENCE! Can you believe we made it?

It’s Episode 99… goodness me… Well, having clambered across ninety-eight episodes of the podcast to get here, let’s see what’s inside… There are some CANTERBURYS to dish out! You have an all-new EXCELLENCY ear worm! There’s music from SIR LANCELOT, and THE INKSPOTS! The QUESTION POT throws up some brand new queries! Plus two movie reviews! One’s a college comedy starring the fabulous Susan Peters, Herbert Marshall and Mary Astor. The other is a wickedly black thriller set at the turn of the century… Radio entertainment comes from Radio’s Outstanding Theatre Of Thrills…

In this week’s show… There was a meet-up in London, and people came! Imagine, if you will, that you are a struggling musician… And imagine if you will, the tune you’d write to make you immortal… I have podcast recommendations for you! We’re diving into the Question Pot! I have the funkiest song in HISTORY! Plus a gorgeous bop from Jo Stafford! And today’s reviews are all dedicated to the eternal Joan Fontaine. Three movies featuring Saint Joan, but are they all worth catching? Hear what I think of 1938’s Maid’s Night Out, 1944’s Frenchman’s Creek, and 1941’s Suspicion! Radio entertainment comes this week from Lux