April 10, 2017

Episode 10 - Gypsy - with Special Guest: Tansy

April 10, 2017/ philip estrada

"Gypsy" starring Natalie Wood, Rosalind Russell, Karl Malden and Ann Jillian. Natalie Wood stars as the legendary star of burlesque, Gypsy Rose Lee and Rosalind Russell portrays her overbearing stage mother, Rose Hovic. This musical, based on Gypsy's memoir, tracks the Hovic family, from their early days in vaudeville through to Gypsy's rise to fame as the world's most famous burlesque dancer.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Costumes: Orry-Kelly
Studio: Warner Bros.
Released: 1962

March 27, 2017

Episode 9 - Marie Antoinette

March 27, 2017/ philip estrada

"Marie Antoinette" starring Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, Robert Morley, and John Barrymore. Norma Shearer plays the titular character in this biopic based on the 1932 biography of the ill fated queen. Shearer, as Antoinette, navigates double dealings in the royal court, an extra marital love affair and the impending French Revolution. As we all know, things don't end well for her.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Costumes: Adrian (Gowns) and Gile Steele (Menswear)
Studio: MGM
Released: 1938

March 13, 2017

Episode 8 - Gigi

March 13, 2017/ philip estrada

"Gigi" starring Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold, Isabel Jeans and Eva Gabor. Leslie Caron plays Gigi, a young Parisian woman who is not impressed with the French traditions of love. When she is being groomed to be the mistress of the most elidgible bachelor in France love becomes an unexpected obstacle.
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Music and Lyrics by: Lerner and Loewe
Costumes: Cecil Beaton
Studio: MGM
Released: 1958

March 06, 2017

OHR Minisode 1 - The Prodigal - The Stinker Series Vol. I

March 06, 2017/ philip estrada

"The Prodigal" starring Lana Turner, Edmund Purdom, Louis Calhern and James Mitchell. Lana Turner stars in this 'biblical epic' inspired by the parable of the Prodigal Son. Turner as the high priestess of a pagan religion is pursued by Purdom who is swindled out of his family fortune while trying to buy her love.
Director: Richard Thorpe
Costumes: Herschel McCoy
Studio: MGM
Released: 1955

February 27, 2017

Episode 7 - Laura

February 27, 2017/ philip estrada

"Laura" starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price and Judith Anderson. Gene Tierney plays Laura Hunt, a ravishing beauty whose mentor molded her into a scion of the advertising world. Everyone seems to fall in love with Laura, including the detective investigating her murder.
Director: Otto Preminger
Costumes: Bonnie Cashin
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Released: 1944

February 13, 2017

Episode 6 - Footlight Parade

February 13, 2017/ philip estrada

"Footlight Parade" starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell. Cageny is Chester Kent, the movie house prologue impresario challenged to create three masterpieces to win a major account. The only thing standing in his way is romance, embezzlement, and espionage. This is an amazing precode musical complete with numbers staged by the prolific Busby Berkeley.
Director: Lloyd Bacon & Busby Berkeley
Costumes: Milo Anderson
Studio: Warner Bros.
Year: 1933

January 30, 2017

Episode 5 - Calamity Jane

January 30, 2017/ philip estrada

"Calamity Jane" starring Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn McLerie and Philip Carey. Day plays the bigger than life character, Calamity Jane, known for being both Rootin and Tootin. Calamity, in order to save the town's theater owner, boasts about bringing the biggest star to the Deadwood, Dakota Territory stage. Mistaken identity leads to friendship, which gives way to rivalry, ultimately leading to love. Winner of the Oscar for best original song for "Secret Love." A 'western' with unexpected glamour!
Director: David Butler
Costumes: Howard Shoup
Studio: Warner Bros.
Year: 1953

January 16, 2017

Episode 4 - There's No Business Like Show Business

January 16, 2017/ philip estrada

"There's No Business Like Show Business" starring Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor, Johnnie Ray and Marilyn Monroe. Merman and Dailey are the parents of a vaudeville team, The Five Donahues, in this Irving Berlin musical. As time passes the family grows in different directions intersecting with Monroe's rising career.
Director: Walter Lang
Costumes: Travilla & Miles White
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Year: 1954

January 02, 2017

Episode 3 - Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

January 02, 2017/ philip estrada

"Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" starring Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Russ Tamblyn and Julie Newmar. Keel and his six brothers are looking for love in 1850s Oregon. Things get awkward when the guys take marriage into their own hands.
Director: Stanley Donen
Costumes: Walter Plunkett
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Released: 1954

December 19, 2016

Episode 2 - White Christmas

December 19, 2016/ philip estrada

"White Christmas" starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. Crosby and Kaye, a song and dance duo, team up and fall for a pair of singing sisters to help the flailing business of the General that led them in WWII.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Costumes: Edith Head
Studio: Paramount
Year: 1954

December 05, 2016

Episode 1 - Neptune's Daughter

December 05, 2016/ philip estrada

"Neptune's Daughter" starring Esther Williams, Ricardo Moltalban, Betty Garrett and Red Skelton. Williams plays a swimsuit designer who's working hard to keep her lovesick sister out of trouble. A case of mistaken makes her work difficult and hilarious.
Director: Edward Buzzell
Costumes: Irene
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Released:1949

November 22, 2016

Presenting Old Hollywood REALNESS!

November 22, 2016/ philip estrada

Introducing Old Hollywood REALNESS, the podcast dedicated to celebrating all the glitz and glamour of the silver screen. Join Kathleen Noll and Philip Estrada as they gab, gush and recap all the classics.