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Attaboy Clarence
by Adam Roche
Join Adam for talk about classic movies and old-time radio shows, featuring a specially selected episode each week.
Episodes
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Hollywooden
Welcome back to an all-new series of Attaboy Clarence! This time we're taking a much-needed dive into the Question Pot! I'm asking what else the fabulous John "Wooden" Loder was up to in 1945 (aside from starring in the greatest movie ever about an amnesiac actor who kills people in Brighton and...
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The Brightest Star
Let's start the new year off right, with a visit to Old Hollywood, and in the company of two very different movies... The first is a curious experience - a drama masquerading as a musical comedy, but featuring little of either, and an uneasy voyage into some questionable attitudes of the day...…
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Old Hollywood History Lessons
There is something so special about history and its figures seen through the eyes and the storytelling techniques of Old Hollywood. Take this edition's movies for instance, two history lessons told with all the style and panache that only Hollywood could muster. I'll tell you all about the birth…
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Blondells Have More Fun
Before we step into the shadows of Halloween, it's time for one last glimpse of sunshine, as I whirl you through the back catalogue of Joan Blondell! I've got two Joanie movies to tell you about, including a romantic crime thriller set in the fast-moving world of telephone... engineering...? And...
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The Gateway To Halloween
We're in that strange nether-period, when the lights are drawing low and a chill is in the air. However, it's still slightly too early to jump feet first into Halloween... So this time round, let me show you around two chilly tales that might keep your inner ghoul satisfied until Spooktober...
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See Those Girls, Watch Those Scenes
Attaboy Clarence returns with a double-bill of juvenile energy! Shirley Temple heads up a forerunner of The Parent Trap in 1940's Kathleen, her first role away from curls and lollipops, trying her darnedest to match Herbert Marshall with Laraine Day, while scheming to keep Gail Patrick at bay......
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Sisters In Crime
This time around, join me as I present two movies in which the girls are planted squarely at the heart of matters. In 1939's Within The Law, Ruth Hussey is the wrongfully convicted shopgirl who exacts a diabolical revenge on the big business magnate who showed no mercy. In 1937's She's Dangerous…
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Alan The Lad
This time round, I'm paying tribute to one of Old Hollywood's most remarkable character actors - the wonderful Alan Mowbray - and his appearance in two films, in which he played the very same character... Elsewhere, who knew there was a board dedicated to the survival of cupcakes? We're dropping…
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Very Good Girls
It's spring time, and we're celebrating in the company of some great ladies - Ginger Rogers in a reverse-Cinderella tale set in the opulent world of Park Avenue, and Claire Dodd turning the tables on a gang of conmen trying their best to influence her love life! There's also a sad note in the air...
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Escape With Me
There's never been a better time to escape into a world of pure imagination than now, and to help you along I've picked out three stunning escapist movies to whisk you away! First up, an unintentionally hilarious take on A Star Is Born starring the most wooden actor since Dracula's stake. And let...
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Ain't That The Truth
Join me as I pose an all important question: are you in the market for a revolutionary new way to cook eggs? I review three movies - a high concept Bob Hope comedy later remade as a Jim Carrey film, a war-time espionage thriller with a cute romcom angle, and Frank Morgan is in full murder mystery...
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Locked Rooms and Double-Takes!
Welcome to an all-new season of Attaboy Clarence, your one-stop guide to all things Golden Age, in which I present the movies that might've passed you buy, and the radio that lit up yesteryear. In this edition, let me tell you about three movies - a locked-room mystery with a twist, a Judy…
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The Attaboy Clarence Christmas Cracker!
Come and celebrate Christmas with me this year in the form of time travel.... yes, let's whisk ourselves back to a special Christmas Cracker episode from some time ago... (we all love a re-run at Christmas, right?) Join me for the finest Christmas music of yesteryear, the best in Hollywood...
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Unlock Your Map To The Stars
Unlock a treasure chest of Old Hollywood storytelling! Every series of the Secret History Of Hollywood unlocks when you sign up at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret But that's not all! The Secret History Of Hollywood will now be arriving with you far more frequently! Hear the chapters of…
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Ava The Angel
This time, a show dedicated to one of the most spellbinding actresses of her generation - Ava Gardner - and a trio of movies she made before she became the icon we know today. She's a big city girl who returns home for one last try with her down-at-heel boyfriend in 1946 thriller, Whistle Stop, a...
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The Phantom Vampire's Ghost Speaks!
In this edition of the show, allow me to introduce you to two of the weirdest, yet joyously entertaining B movies from one of Hollywood's pioneering studios on Poverty Row... First up, its bloodsuckers ahoy in 1945's The Vampire's Ghost starring one of the most unlikely leading men of the…
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The High Concept King
This time, a brace of movies starring the King of The High Concept, the man who starred as The Bigamist for Ida Lupino, a man who solves his own murder in DOA, and a man who must do battle with a serial killer and his own masculinity in The Hitch Hiker - Mr Edmond O'Brien! I'll tell you all about...
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Swinging Into Action!
Welcome once more to Attaboy Clarence, in which I shine a light on some of the Golden Age treasures you really need to check out! In this edition, it's action all the way, as I turn your attention to a jungle adventure with some terrifying twists and turns, and a society treasure hunt…
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Bring On The Empty Horses
Attaboy Clarence returns with a bumper edition of Old Hollywood treasures, including... ...music from Rosemary Clooney, Judy Garland and George Sanders! ...reviews of two movies - a blissful 1938 romantic comedy that's as soothing as a bowl of ice cream, and an Anna May Wong thriller from 1939…
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I Spy Crime
Welcome to the New Year, and to kick off the classic movie jamboree... ...two reviews, both of an intriguing nature - Myrna Loy is a very pre-code espionage queen in 1934's Stamboul Quest, while Jack Warner is the methodical detective on the trail of a grisly killer in 1962's Jigsaw... Bing's…
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The Attaboy Clarence Christmas Cracker 2023
The holidays are here again, and to kick off the festive season, join me on Attaboy Clarence for a Christmas Cracker of yuletide delights, including... ...MUSIC from Nat King Cole, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra... ...a festive dive into the QUESTION POT... ...a visit from Mr Christmas himself, as...
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In The Boudoir Of Noir...
In this edition of Attaboy Clarence, I'll be taking a tour through film noir with a brace of reviews... First, a twisty tale of loveless marriages and lovestruck marksmen in The Great Flamarion, starring Erick Von Stroheim, Dan Duryea and Mary Beth Hughes. Then Ray Milland is in spidery villain...
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The Halloween Spooktacular 2023!
In this special, Halloween edition of Attaboy Clarence, we're visited by three spirits... of radio, as Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and The Great Gildersleeve provide chills and laughs... I'll be directing your attentions to three movies that might send a chill up your spine this Spooktober,...
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Adventurous Company!
A bumper edition of Attaboy Clarence this time, including... ...a dive into the Question Pot in which I'll name my favourite Golden Age studio in terms of stars, and my Top Five Movie Series... ...a very special appearance from stand-up comedian, The Simpsons producer, part-time orang-utan, and...
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Big Blue Eyes
In this edition of Attaboy Clarence, join me as I review three classic movies, including an all-timer of a rom-com, a noir thriller set in the world of golf (no, really...), and a police procedural with a decidedly modern flavour. There's music from Hank Williams, a chance for you to guess the...
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Diabolical Hitchcock-alikes
Attaboy Clarence returns, and to usher in the summer let's step into the shadows with two fine examples of Golden Age thrillers that bear more than a passing resemblance to the work of The Master Of Suspense - one tells the tale of a blind playwright who overhears a most diabolical plot, and the...
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Being The Ricardo
In this episode of Attaboy Clarence, the spotlight falls on one of Hollywood's most talented, yet undersung leading men - Ricardo Cortez - the man who brought a certain sense of sparkle to every genre in Old Hollywood (he was cinema's first ever Sam Spade!) I'll be taking you through three…
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Rootin' Tootin'
Saddle up and let's head on off... out... in (?) to adventure as I embrace the genre that's always been a little elusive to me - the western! I'll tell you all about two examples of western storytelling that I consider to be just swell. One is a genre-bending horror thriller produced by cinema's...
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Jacques Attack!
This time round, we turn the show over to France's gift to the Golden Age of Hollywood, the man who always made something to surprise his audiences: Jacques Tourneur! Many remember him as the man who helped Val Lewton to establish a new and unique brand of cinematic horror, but his back catalogue...
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The Warner Corner
In this all-new edition of Attaboy Clarence... Some delightful melodies from Louis Armstrong and Henry Hall (one of which might be more fitting for Halloween...) We answer the question: What must your diet be if you need an Airwick freshener? Another guessing game from Who The Hell Is That...
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The Attaboy Clarence Christmas Cracker 2022
It's a bonanza edition of Attaboy Clarence to celebrate the best of Yuletide in 2022! The finest Christmas music of yesteryear, the best in Hollywood Christmas cheer, reviews of two outstanding cinematic Christmas fairytales, as well as some warm-hearted radio festive stories, a dip into the...
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Grudges And Judges
In this edition of Attaboy Clarence... A shadowy noir thriller in which a cop renowned for his rough ways must warp an investigation from the inside when he accidentally kills a suspect! Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney reunite again for 1950's Where The Sidewalk Ends. And then, Lionel Barrymore and...
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Noir State Of Mind
We've arrived in Noirvember, and so it's time to embrace the chills, the shadows and the cigarette smoke... I've got reviews of two very different, but equally compelling noir classics that might have passed you by - 1947's The Web starring Edmond O'Brien, Ella Raines and Vincent Price, and the...
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The Angel Of Cabot Cove
Join me for a brief tribute to the marvellous Miss Angela Lansbury, who sadly departed from us this week. I'll tell you about two of her Golden Age movies that are definitely worth checking out if you're keen to revisit some of her superb screen work. We'll take a glance back at the time she...
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Whoa, Nellie!
It's a bumper Attaboy outing this time! We've got toe-tapping calypso beats from Val Lewton's favourite songstrel, and a dulcet melody from Deanna Durbin. Reviews of a charming family comedy in which a wealthy banker must pretend to be "RUINED", as well as a Warner Brothers comic caper paper…
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Moloch Cocktail
It's a bumper edition this time as we present MUSIC from Gene Kelly, Harry Belafonte and Bing Crosby... MOVIE REVIEWS of He Walked By Night, Starchers In The... STRANGERS In The Night, and the gloriously bad Jungle Captive, featuring an all-new "worst assistant to a scientific villain"! All of...
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The Best Of The Best - On The Air!
In this all-new edition of Attaboy Clarence, we're celebrating the return of summer with music from Frank Sinatra and more. Reviews of two movies - a sports drama about a very famous bunch of trick-shot specialists, plus a turn-of-the-century musical romance about music piracy! Special guest…
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After Hours
In this edition of Attaboy Clarence... What was ever wrong with waxy hair? What's the movie that's caused your biggest swing in opinion? Gorgeous music from Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole! A duo of reviews - Clark Gable And Constance Bennett are crime-solvers in love from the wrong side of the...
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Wet Bandits
In this bumper edition of Attaboy Clarence, there's a hopping offering from Dean Martin... We answer the burning question, "What does Vaseline have against brunettes?" We're feeling a little of the "Lubitsch Touch" with an adventure in the company of a plucky plumber and a down-at-heel…
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Appointment With Romance
Love is in the air this time, and what better way to make your heart beat faster than in the company of threeclassic romantic comedies. First up, Carole Landis and John Hubbard are switching places, literally, in 1940 body-swap comedy Turnabout. James Cagney is romancing Gloria Stuart on the high...
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The Dreamy Team
In this episode of Attaboy Clarence... We're in the company of Britain's answer to Fred & Ginger - the duo who lifted the hearts of a nation, and who, to this day, hold a very impressive box-office record - Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding! Hear all about the startling success of 1948's Spring In...
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Gentlemen Thieves!
In this episode of Attaboy Clarence... Charles Aznavour guides us, musically, into this week's theme... thieves! It's John vs Lionel in the Battle Of The Barrymores, but who will come out on top? Arsene Lupin the master thief, or the detective trailing him? The answer may surprise you, in 1932's...
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The Attaboy Clarence New Year Special 2021
Hear the Top Ten Classic Movies that wowed me this year (including some I haven't yet told you about...) Hear reviews of two classic movies with a New Year flavour - a murder mystery set at the stroke of midnight in The Night Club Lady (1932) and a trio of ghosts return to set a love affair in...
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A Very Dark Trio
In this episode of Attaboy Clarence... Film Festival news! A trio of very dark tales featuring terrible dilemmas at their core… First up, did the professor kill his pretty young student when she threatened to reveal their ‘PERSONAL AFFAIR (1953’? Just how deep does a sister’s love for her brother...
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The Halloween Spooktacular 2021
In this frightful, spooktacular Halloween Special, join Adam for a triple bill of reviews, as well as three ghoulish radio outings that’ll leave your blood chilled and your heart thrilled! We’re taking a trip out with three movies including a vampire detective story, a fairytale murderer brought…
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Wanna Bette?
In this episode of Attaboy Clarence... Film Festival news! Why on earth have a barbershop quartet taken to shaving fruit? Musical greatest from Glenn Miller and Louis Jordan! And a trio of reviews, featuring the "King Of Pre-Code", a dual-performance from a Warner Queen, and William Powell with...
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Fireball!
In this edition, we'll discuss the relative merits of the "watch pile" and why interrupting is always unwelcome! The Question Pot is dusted off for a new bunch of enquiries... Hear reviews of three stellar movies, 1938's Law Of The Underworld, 1943's London Blackout Murders and 1941 Barbara...
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Horrorama!
There are reviews of two horrortastic classics, including a very handy hand of death, some atrocious accent work, and the secretary/astrologist/librarian career you'd never imagined could exist in 1946's The Beast With Five Fingers! Then we're over to 1943 for the best Dracula sequel you've never...
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Warner Intrigue!
In this week's Attaboy Clarence, a trio of Warner Brothers movies on an intrigue theme... 1946's The Verdict - a locked room mystery starring Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre 1947's That Hagen Girl - a timely tale of a gossiping town out to destroy a young girl's life, starring Ronald Reagan,...
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What's The Crime, Mr Wolfe?
This week, we’re in Golden Age Of Detective Fiction country, as we look at the two Nero Wolfe movies, based upon Rex Stout’s imnimitable, beer-guzzling, orchid-loving detective and his loyal sidekick, Archie Goodwin! We’ll also hear from a very interrupty rubber salesman, take a visit to see if…
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Join Adam for talk about classic movies and old-time radio shows, featuring a specially selected episode each week.
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