Movies For the Blind

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In the podcast series finale, Hildy (Rosalind Russell) chases the biggest story of her career, but then it walks into a room with her and threatens her life. Part 2 of 2. (Note: contains offensive language)

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Rosalind Russell @ Wikipedia
Rosalind Russell Profile @ Turner Classic Movies
“Rose’s Turn” from the film Gypsy @ YouTube

(Correction: Rosalind Russell was in Auntie Mame (1958), while Lucille Ball was in the musical version Mame (1974).)

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Newspaper editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant) schemes to hang onto his ex-wife and best reporter Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) on the eve of her new marriage and a murderer’s hanging. 1940. Part 1 of 2.

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The Front Page (undescribed) @ Internet Archive
Article @ Turner Classic Movies
Cary Grant in Bristol (text-only version)

Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday

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Fighting her own feelings, Linda (Ann Harding) tries to get Julia and Johnny to reconcile when they disagree on their future. Part 3 of 3.

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Edward Everett Horton @ Immortal Ephemera
MFTB01 – Ask Dad
MFTB198 – Lonely Wives, part 1
MFTB14 – Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Gertrude Sanford Legendre @ Wikipedia
Gertrude Sanford Legendre Obituary @ NY Times

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Johnny is welcomed into Linda’s own private party, and has great news about his plans. But when the party is crashed, those plans are threatened. Part 2 of 3.

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MFTB 189 – Behind Office Doors, part 1
Mary Astor @ Turner Classic Movies
Robert Ames @ Wikipedia

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A self-made corporate lawyer learns the woman (Mary Astor) he fell in love with on vacation is part of a very wealthy family, and finds an ally in her free-spirited sister (Ann Harding). 1930. Part 1 of 3.

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A scene from Holiday (1938) @ YouTube
Ann Harding @ Wikipedia

Robert Ames, Mary Astor and Ann Harding in Holiday

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As Dimmesdale’s guilt and hypocrisy continue to kill him, Hester (Colleen Moore) may have found a way out. Part 2 of 2.

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Colleen Moore @ Wikipedia
Film versions of The Scarlet Letter

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In this adaptation of the classic novel, a woman with a baby born out of wedlock must wear a letter A in 17th century Massachusetts. But one man will not rest until the father is discovered. 1934. Part 1 of 2.

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Text of The Scarlet Letter via Project Gutenberg from Internet Archive
Reading of The Scarlet Letter by LibriVox

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Tommy and Jeff learn the Miracle of Brigadoon, but Harry (Edward Villella) threatens to destroy it. Part 2 of 2.

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Edward Villella @ Wikipedia
Edward Villella @ Kennedy Center Honors
Sally Ann Howes @ Wikipedia
Sally Ann Howes talks to Rosie O’Donnell @ YouTube

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In this rare tv adaptation of the Broadway musical, two Americans (Robert Goulet, Peter Falk) racing a car through Scotland follow a mysterious woman (Sally Ann Howes) to a town that seems suspended in time. First aired 1966. Part 1 of 2.

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Brigadoon @ Wikipedia
RobertGoulet.com (music autoplays)
Robert Goulet @ Biography
Robert Goulet YouTube Channel (curated by wife Vera)
Will Farrell as “Robert Goulet” @ YouTube

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Marcy (Jane Wyman) can relate to elements of the life of each Mike, but the interests of a photographer may help force her to make a choice. Part 3 of 3.

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Van Johnson @ Wikipedia
“Behind the Facade of Van Johnson” @ Chicago Tribune
Sidney Sheldon @ Wikipedia
Ruth Brooks Flippen @ IMDB

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Working out of Los Angeles, Marcy (Jane Wyman) meets two more Mikes, neither of whom is what he seems at first. Part 2 of 3.

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Jane Wyman obituary @ NY Times
Jane Wyman @ Wikipedia
Barry Sullivan @ IMDB
MFTB18 – Cause For Alarm! part 1

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Overachieving small-town girl Marcy Lewis (Jane Wyman) embarks on a new life as a stewardess – if she can avoid getting fired on her first day. 1951. Part 1 of 3.

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Flight Attendant History @ HowStuffWorks.com
Howard Keel Obituary @ The Guardian

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During his brain surgery, Peter (David Niven) goes on trial not just for his life, but for his right to love June (Kim Hunter). Part 3 of 3.

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The Powell and Pressburger Pages
A Matter of Life and Death @ Turner Classic Movies
Kim Hunter @ Wikipedia

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Peter (David Niven) meets June’s friend Frank (Roger Livesey), a village doctor with an expertise in neurology who tries to reconcile the world of Peter’s brain with the Other World where his trial is imminent. Part 2 of 3.

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David Niven @ Wikipedia
David Niven @ BFI
“Stairway to Heaven” trivia @IMDB