The Golden Hour Film Podcast

#98 How It Happened One Night (1934) Changed Comedy Forever

It Happened One Night, directed by Frank Capra, took home all five of the big five Academy Awards upon release. It stars the king of old Hollywood Clarke Gable alongside Claudette Colbert and is one of the greatest romcoms ever made!

#97 The Roaring Twenties (1939) Review - A Timeless Gangster Classic

The Roaring Twenties (1939) is directed by podcast debutant Raoul Walsh and stars two of hollywoods greatest gangsters, James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. We review this classic crime epic as our final gangster film of our Original Gangsters arc. The Golden Hour Film Podcast is a deep-dive Classic Hollywood and world cinema podcast exploring the best films, key milestones and essential genres of Golden Age cinema.

#96 Angels With Dirty Faces (1938) - The Best Gangster Film You've Never Heard Of

Angels With Dirty Faces (1938) is a classic gangster film starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien and Humphrey Bogart. Its incredible. Its also directed by the legendary Michael Curtiz.

#95 The Public Enemy (1931) Review - How James Cagney Burst Onto The Scene

Our review of the 1931 James Cagney and William A Wellman film The Public Enemy!

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#94 Hollywoods First Gangster Icon: Little Caesar (1931) Review

Little Caesar (1931) stars the legendary Edward G Robinson as one of the greatest pre-code gangsters there is. In this episode of The Golden Hour Film Podcast we review this major box office success, which helped usher in a new era of gangster films that would take over hollywood.

#93 The Most Important Gangster Movie You Never Heard Of: The Doorway To Hell (1930) Review

On our first episode of 2026 we delve into the film that kickstarted the gangster movie boom, The Doorway to Hell starring Lew Ayers and James Cagney in both of their podcast debuts!

#92 The Batman Movie That Deserves More Love

Batman the Movie (1966) stars Adam West as the caped crusader in one of his campiest outings ever put to screen. It stars Burt Ward, Caesar Romero and more in one of the most memorable Batman movies ever made, but is it any good?