Essentials
Watch Charade (1963) with Shannon’s Introduction
Watch Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Charade (1963). Enjoy the full length film with an introduction by Shannon.
Video Special: Inspiration from Jimmy Stewart & It’s a Wonderful Life
Vanguard of Hollywood Ventures Into Video with the Inspiring Story of Jimmy Stewart and It’s a Wonderful Life (1946).
A Great Adventure: Katharine Hepburn & The African Queen
Katharine Hepburn Beats the Jungle with Bogie & Bacall & Proves that Middle-Aged Actresses Rock. From 1951, it’s The African Queen.
Isn’t She Yar: Katharine Hepburn & The Philadelphia Story Comeback
Katharine Hepburn Survives an Actual Hurricane, Golfs with Howard Hughes, Flies with Jimmy Stewart, and Pulls Off an Epic Hollywood Comeback. From 1940, it’s The Philadelphia Story.
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Lana Turner Rocks a Turban, John Garfield Founds the Hollywood Canteen, & Goes Independent. From 1946, it’s The Postman Always Rings Twice.
Rear Window (1954) & the Decade of Jimmy Stewart
Jimmy Stewart Owns the 1950s, Loves Fatherhood & His Wife, Is Hitchcock’s Ideal Hero, & Remains a Man to Emulate. It’s Rear Window (1954).
Give it to God: Jimmy Stewart Bomber Pilot & It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Jimmy Stewart Is a Bomber Pilot in Europe, Almost Quits Acting, & Reminds Us That No One is Born a Failure. From 1946, It’s a Wonderful Life.
A Place in the Sun (1951) & Shelley Winters vs. Frank Sinatra!
Shelley Winters Ditches Glamour, Elizabeth Taylor Can’t Have Babies, & Frank Sinatra’s Got Two Words For You. It’s A Place in the Sun (1951).
All Heart: Doris Day & Why She Matters
Doris Day Exudes Confidence, Heckles an Umpire, Wants to Be a Housewife, Talks to Me on the Phone, & Can Literally Do it All.
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Marilyn Monroe Out-Earns the Boys, George Raft Teaches the Tango, Billy Wilder Goes Crazy, & Tony Curtis Likes Tight Pants. From 1959, it’s Some Like it Hot.
Bette Davis: Spunk, Sass, & Smarts
Bette Davis is Spunky, Smart, Feuds with Joan Crawford, Knows How to Use Those Eyes, Coins “the Oscars,” and Has a Heart of Gold.
