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EPISODE 74 - “SWEETHEARTS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD" 2/10/2025

As Cupid sharpens his arrows, and the candy and greeting card companies prepare to make bank, we celebrate Valentine’s Day. In this episode, we take a loving look at some of Hollywood’s most enduring real-life love stories. From JOEL McCREA and FRANCES DEE to JEAN HARLOW and WILLIAM POWELL, join us as we discuss their lives, films, and, most importantly, their beautiful love stories. 

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

Ladies of the Westerns (2015) by Michael C. Fitzgerald and Boyd Magers;

Joel McCrea: Ride The High Country (1992), by Tony Thomas:

“William Powell: Hollywood Star, Detective Film Icon," Jan. 27, 2025, Britannica,com;

Letters From Hollywood: Jean Harlow , January 21, 2023 by David Stenn, TCM.com;

The Love Story of Jean Harlow and William Power: Hollywood’s Iconic Couple, Documentary (2023), Youtube.com;

“McIntire and Nolan: A Romance Wright In Radio,” June 27, 2022, Travelanche;

“12 Times Real Life Couple John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan Played a Couple Onscreen,” July 18, 2022, MeTV.com;

“It Took Three Separate Actors To Bring Psycho’s Norma Bates to Life,” November 30, 2022, www.slashfilm.com;

“John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan Mix Business With Pleasure,” 2022, by J. Johnson, www.vocal.media/geeks;

“John McIntire & Jeanette Nolan: Life Together,” by Jerry Skinner, YouTube.com;

“Mary Pickford,” April 5, 2005, American Experience, PBS;

“Douglas Fairbanks,” American Experience, PBS;

Life and Times of Mary Pickford, Documentary (1998), Youtube.com;

Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell, Documentary (1993), directed by Tom McQuade;

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars.org): Mary Pickford;

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Movies Mentioned: 

JOEL MCCREA & FRANCES DEE:

The Jazz Age  (1929);

The Silver Horde (1930);

Playboy of Paris (1930);

King of the Jungle (1930);

An American Tragedy (1931);

Caught (1931);

Born to Love (1931);

Bird of Paradise (1932);

The Silver Cord (1933);

One Man’s Journey (1933);

Little Women (1933);

Finishing School (1934);

Of Human Bondage (1934);

Gambling Lady (1934);

Becky Sharp (1935);

Barbary Coast (1935);

These Three (1936);

Come and Get It (1936);

The Gay Deception