Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

Now Playing: Getting ready to chat with @mwboyce.bsky.social about where the Ealing Madness proper began to go down!

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And while you wait to listen, be sure to check out @zgkap.bsky.social s wonderful blog, THE FILM AROUND THE CORNER , containing wonderful reviews of her Golden Age Watches!

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Coming Up Next on the Podcast: You dont need to listen to this show Cheek to Cheek to enjoy it!

Yes it's time to chat about Astair & Rogers as @zgkap.bsky.social & I chat about their 1935 triumph, TOP HAT!

Tune in Wednesday for Musical Merriment, Art Deci Delights, & EDWARD EVERETT HORTON!!!!

Some Ealing prep afoot this evening . Excited to get back to their wonderful world of comedy thanks to @mwboyce.bsky.social . Stay Tuned 👀🤣

I always wondered what it would be like if Tod Browning made 'The Prestige'.

Thanks to Paul Fejös, Now I Know.

#ConradVeidt #PaulFejös #UniversalPictures #TheLastPerformance #GoldenAgeOfHollywood

Now Playing: Continuing the Paul Fejös exploration with Mary Philbin and Conrad Veidt aboard his cinematic train.

From 1929, its THE LAST PERFORMANCE!

#ConradVeidt #MaryPhilbin #PaulFejös #UniversalPictures #GoldenAgeOfHollywood

Noir Mondial- Ch. X: Stray Dog (1949) Podcast Episode · YBR PRESENTS · 07/29/2025 · 2h 40m

🎞️NEW NOIR MONDIAL🎞️

@zinshiraz.bsky.social & I's Police Noir unit brings us back Japan & the world of Kurosawa as we unpack his 1949 outing with Toshiro Mifune, STRAY DOG!

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Noir Mondial- Ch. X: Stray Dog (1949) YBR PRESENTS · Episode

🎞️NEW NOIR MONDIAL🎞️

@zinshiraz.bsky.social & I's Police Noir unit brings us back Japan & the world of Kurosawa as we unpack his 1949 outing with Toshiro Mifune, STRAY DOG!

Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts
open.spotify.com/episode/4dpi...

🎞️NEW NOIR MONDIAL🎞️

@zinshiraz.bsky.social & I's Police Noir unit brings us back Japan & the world of Kurosawa as we unpack his 1949 outing w/ Toshiro Mifune, STRAY DOG!

Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts
ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/noir-mondial...

#AkiraKurosawa #ToshiroMifune #StayDog

HOLD THE HELL ON....

ANDY DEVINE.... in a SILENT SCENE in a Part Talkie

Mr. Paul Fejos.... you have impressed me 16min into your spectacle by holding back to impulse to use Me. Devines voice for a Talk Sequence

Bravo Sir.... 👏👏 Bravo

#Lonesome #AndyDevine #GoldenAgeOfHollywood

Now Playing: Settling in for a first time watch of a director I've not heard of until very recently.

The director is Paul Fejos, the year is 1928, and the film is the Laemmle Special, LONESOME #PaulFejos #Lonesome #GoldenAgeOfHollywood

The last haul of the Criterion sale. All New Experiences ahead: Some Japanese Noir from 1964, some silent films and a talkie from Paul Frejos, and a horror classic that folks have been urging me to finally watch!

#PhysicalMedia #CriterionCollection

Now Playing: Switching gears from Boris to Bela with good ol Browning at the helm. From 1935, it's MARK OF THE VAMPIRE.

And to my dear pal @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social , I think we can agree no matter the circumstances, a night with dear Bela is a grand ol time.

#BelaLugosi #TodBrowning

My review of NIGHT KEY (1937)

In another world, Boris Karloff could have been the Joker.

Now Playing: Need a little more Karloff, so Im grabbing the Scream Factory disc off the shelf and kicking back to NIGHT KEY! #BorisKarloff #NightKey

Update: I did finally get to finish the second half of Michael Curtiz's THE WALKING DEAD this evening after last nights power outage. Quite a flick, and I submit to the world my review:

#BorisKarloff #MichaelCurtiz #EdmundGwenn #TheWalkingDead

So.... the power went out half way through watching Karloff's 'The Walking Dead'

With only a few candles up until the power's back, I think a turn of the magic dial and the golden age of Radio will do. Perhaps a story called Cat Wife will do...

So ladies and Gentlemen.. LIGHTS...OUT.... EVERYBODY

Now Playing: The time has come to at last catch up on some back purchases.

Up first is a first time watch of Karloff in Michael Curtiz's 1936 horror outing, THE WALKING DEAD !

#BorisKarloff #MichaelCurtiz

Quite a Looney Haul.

Not only delighted to grab Collectors Vault Vol. 1 but to also grab the recent reissue of Platinum Vol. 1 & 2! Cheers to Warner Archive for getting these to the fans ☺️🎞️

Cannot wait to dive into this mighty amount of Golden Age #LooneyTunes !

Heres hoping you enjoy it! A sweet and warm heated 80's scifi venture that definitely took me by surprise. Cronyn & Tandy give it that extra lift ☺️

Love Cronyn from Shadow of a Doubt, Lifeboat, and even helping flesh out the story that would become Rope. Helluva giant!

And he & Tandy in Batteries Not Included are a delight ❤️

Have never seen one but looking at her filmography she's in a film that's been on my radar to check out (Six Lessons from Madam La Zonga, due to liking the song). If i can find that and the Spitfire films it sounds like a good time!

Ep. 156: PCU- Superman Vol. I (From 1940 to 1950) Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue · Episode

Spotify version of our #Superman chatter

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Ep. 156: PCU- Superman Vol. I (From 1940 to 1950) Podcast Episode · Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue · 07/09/2025 · 3h 29m

ICYMI: Get some early Man of Steel film & radio chatter from myself, Matt Willocks, & Matt Merback with our first chat about #Superman

Tune in for talk surrounding the thrilling radio show & the two theatrical serials!

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Post Something from the 60's

Now Playing: An afternoon of Noir with Ricardo Montalban and a first time watch of BORDER INCIDENT.

Remembering Barbara Stanwyck, born Ruby Stevens on today's date in 1907. She's one of my favorite actresses -- I don't have room to list all the films I love her in, but they include Double Indemnity, Baby Face, No Man of Her Own, Night Nurse, Illicit, and The Lady Eve.

What about you?

If ya'll end up being the reason I finally get the region free player, i'll proclaim you heroes while also sending the bill 😜

Love me some Quatermass chat! Excited for when I can grab these sets!

Hell Yeah! I think you'll have most fun with the Universal ones. The invisible man one is a comfort food watch whether Im gonna play the movie after or not!