Classic Hollywood MTC Podcasts

By: Simone Higgins AKA Mrs Classic Film Fan
  • Summary

  • A series of podcasts on the lives and careers of Classic Hollywood Stars of the 1930's, 40's and 50's and other related ad hoc subjects. Tune in if you want to hear about the successes, failures, longevity and in some instances early demise of the many talented personalities whose movies continue to entertain and fascinate millions of people around the world.
    All Copyright and other intellectual property rights in the Classic Hollywood Podcast MTC belong to its creator Simone Higgins aka Mrs Tom Cruise. Any unauthorised use of the podcast shall be treated as a breach of copyright or other intellectual propert
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  • Gig Young 2 The Very Unhappy Second Lead
    Mar 13 2024

    Tall, handsome and debonair on the outside looking in, Gig Young was a talented and successful actor, who found much success on film, tv and stage, throughout the 40s,50s, and 60s.

    He worked for all the key studios, including Warner Brothers, MGM, and Columbia, and appeared in many classic movies, including The Three Musketeers with Gene Kelly, Lust for Gold with Ida Lapino and Glen Ford, and Teachers Pet with Doris Day and Clark Gable.

    The quality and variety of his work was such that he acquired many nominations and awards. But from the inside looking out, Gig was a troubled and deeply insecure man. While many would have enjoyed the kind of success Gig experienced in Hollywood, Gig the product of a troubled childhood, suffered from regular bouts of despondency, depression, alcoholism and fear, due mainly to his constant concern that he was always cast as the second lead, the guy who always lost the girl, and not the guy who won the girl and thereby was the star.

    His anxiety driven attitude scuppered his mental health, his marriages and his career and ultimatley led to the end of his life in the most horrendous of circumstances.

    In this episode of CHMTC , Mrs Classic Film Fan will tell the story of the life and career of of Gig Young a classic Hollywood tragedy.

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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • Maureen O Hara The Irish Queen of Technicolor
    Feb 9 2024

    In the second of this 2 part series on Hollywood Red Heads, this episode tells the story of Maureen O Hara, one of the  most beautiful, athletic, and talented film actresses that ever graced Hollywood film.

    Born to a well to do family in southern Ireland, and a fierce Irish and American patriot, Maureen speedily rose up the film ladder, appearing in melodramas, westerns, musicals and adventure movies, many of which are viewed as some of the greatest Hollywood films ever made. 

    Dubbed the Queen of Technicolor, she was and remains the quintessential female counter to John Wayne, their film partnership forever viewed as the symbol of what perfect chemistry between a male and lead female actor could be in the movies. 

    As well as appearing opposite John Wayne, she fronted movies with many of the great male leads of the studio era, including Tyrone Power and Errol Flynn and was directed by many of the great directors, including the mercurial John Ford, who would have a major impact on her personal and professional life.

    But like so  many of the great stars of yester year she would suffer greatly for her art, enduring 2 awful husbands, much sexism, unwarranted gossip, and commercial skulldugery, which sometimes hampered her career.

    This episode of CHMTC tells the story of the trials and tribulations of Maureen O Hara, one of Hollywoods hardworking and greatest actresses, who despite all that was thrown at her on a professional and personal level, forged a great career and found personal happiness. 

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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • Greer Garson: The Hollywood and very British War Hero and Star
    Jan 9 2024

    Greer Garson was one of the most successful British actresses of the classic Hollywood studio era. 

    She was attractive, intelligent, hard working and talented. She appeared  in some of the best and most memorable Hollywood films ever made, including movies which inspired and strengthened the British and American War effort  during World War II.

    But Ms Garson's road to success was not an easy one.  Throughout her life and career, she battled mutiple health scares, anorexia, and troubled marriages, as well as studio bosses and the occaisional leading man, who resented her need to produce quality performances, or were simply keen to confine her to conveying a prim and proper image. 

    This episode, which marks the return after 3 long years of CHMTC and Mrs Classic Film Fan, tells the story of the life and career of a grand theatre and film actress, who beat all the competition around her and managed to leave Hollywood a star and in one piece-unlike so many others.

     

     

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    1 hr and 55 mins

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