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 in with the What's My Line gang for another round of Who The Hell Is That Hollywood Legend?
And radio entertainment comes courtesy of a very special one-off adaptation of one of history's greatest humorists!
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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 as we say a fond farewell to another grand old lady.
Radio entertainment comes this time from the Lux Radio Theatre!
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1:19:13
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 me then tell you of a Hollywood epic so perfectly executed that'll it'll restore your faith in the power of cinema, followed by one of the most beautiful examples of Hollywood fairytale storytelling!
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1:30:10
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 mode as he attempts to solve a crime for which he is accused...
Radio entertainment comes courtesy of Frank Morgan, Lucille Ball and the Screen Guild Theatre!
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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 Garland showcase spectacular, and a fairytale case of mistaken identity!
Radio comes courtesy of Suspense, with their take on a centuries-old mystery that has confounded the world for generations...
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