Episode Details

"FORGOTTEN LEADING LADIES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD" - 11/18/2024

A friend of mine once said that in Hollywood the toilet flushes every seven years. Meaning after about seven years, no one remembers who you are. Whether that’s true or not, there are many classic film stars who were once popular, who have faded away into obscurity. We covered men a few months ago, and now we are giving the ladies their due. Join us as we talk about four fabulous actresses who deserve to be remembered — LIZABETH SCOTT, MARIE WINDSOR, ELLA RAINES, and GERALDINE FITZGERALD. 

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

“Biography of Lizabeth Scott,” August 1951, Paramount Pictures;

“Liz Scott Slaps Libel Suit on Confidential Mag,” July 26, 1955, Variety;

“Cut Actress Lizabeth Scott Out of Texan’s Will,” May 12, 1971, Variety;

"Geraldine’s Long Journey,” June 13, 1971, New York Times;

“Lizabeth Scott,” November 1971, by Don Stanke, Film Fan Magazine;

Merv Griffin Interview with Geraldine Fitzgerald, 1977;

Arlene Francis Interview with Geraldine Fitzgerald, 1985;

Katie Kelly Interview with Geraldine Fitzgerald, 1985;

“The Alluring Lizabeth Scott,” February 1993, by David M. Goodspeed, American Movie Classic magazine;

“In Search of Lisabeth Scott: The Sphinx from Scranton,” Summer 2002, by Max Pierce, Films of the Golden Ages;

“Marie Windsor A Shining Light,” piute.org;

“Marie Windsor Tales of Noir and B Movies,” October 31. 1997, by Jerry Renshaw, The Austin Chronicle;

“Marie Windsor, Femme Fatale And Queen of the B's, Dies at 80,” Dec. 14, 2000, New York 

Times;

“Geraldine Fitzgerald, 91, Star of Stage and Film, Dies,” July 19, 2005, New York Times;

“Lizabeth Scott: Sultry Woman of Film Noir (Obit),” February 8, 2015, Los Angeles Times;

“A Light In the Dark: Ella Raines and Film Noirs Working Girls,” Fall 2015, by Imogen Sara Smith, Noir City magazine;

“A Centenary Celebration of Ella Raines: Radiant Film Stars Daughter Reflects on Her Mother’s Career,” August 6, 2020, by Leticia Magalhães, Cine Suffragette;

TCM.com;

IMDBPro.com;

Movies Mentioned: 

LIZABETH SCOTT:

You Came Along (1945);

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946);

Dead Reckoning (1946);

Desert Fury (1947);

I Walk Alone (1947);

Pitfall (1948);

Too Late for Tears (1949);

Paid In Full (1950);

Dark City (1950);

The Company She Keeps (1951);

Red Mountain (1951);

The Racket (1951);

Stolen Face (1952);

Bad For Each Other (1953);

Scared Stiff (1953);

Loving You (1957)

Pulp (1972);

MARIE WINDSOR:

Unexpected Uncle (1941);

Weekend For Three (1941);

All American Co-ed (1941);

The Hucksters (1947);

Song of the Thin Man (1947);

Three Musketeers (1948);

The Kissing Bandit (1948);

Force of Evil (1948); 

Outpost in Morocco (1949);

Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend (1949);

Hellfire (1949);

The Fighting