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Lions, Towers & Shields

By: Shelly Brisbin
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  • A celebration of films from the classic Hollywood era. Shelly Brisbin leads a merry band through recaps and reviews of great old movies from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.
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Episodes
  • 96: I Think He *Might* Be A Sociopah

    96: I Think He *Might* Be A Sociopah
    Apr 20 2024
    Down in the depths of precode cinema, where Shelly likes to spend torrid nights, there’s a depiction of how a department store can be a little Peyton Place, and how Warren William is never to be trusted. The great precode lothario stars with very young Loretta Young and Wallace Ford (who we just saw as a middle-aged creep in The Breaking Point) as her love interest. Aside from the sleaze, it’s kind of fun to see how a department store works in the 1930s.

    Shelly Brisbin with Micheline Maynard, Nathan Alderman and Randy Dotinga.
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    49 mins
  • 95: My Film Erogenous Zones

    95: My Film Erogenous Zones
    Apr 11 2024
    Here are Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift at their hottest, with an adaptation of Theodore Dreiser’s An American Tragedy. Just as in Night of the Hunter, Shelley Winters maybe ought to watch her back. George Stevens directs, and here, he’s beginning his epic period. In the 50s, he’ll direct Giant and Shane, among others. This one is full of melodrama and social aspiration and also has a bunch of Oscars, including Stevens’ first for directing. It’s nice to look at.

    Shelly Brisbin with Randy Dotinga, Nathan Alderman and Micheline Maynard.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • 94: Mourning Culottes

    94: Mourning Culottes
    Apr 5 2024
    Johnny Guitar (1954): It’s unusual, it’s weird, and it’s unlike any other film made by these stars. And it’s our first LTS western. Because maybe your show runner has a slightly twisted appreciation for the genre. Nicholas Ray, whose directorial chops we last experienced with In A Lonely Place, directs Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden and Mercedes McCambridge. It’s a story that centers female characters, and gives Joan a chance to stomp around in great western wardrobe. Poor Sterling Hayden is just along for the ride. I picked this because I wanted a Joan Crawford vehicle, and because at least two LTS regulars were excited when I mentioned it.

    Shelly Brisbin with Micheline Maynard, Nathan Alderman and Randy Dotinga.
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    54 mins
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