The Golden Hour Film Podcast

#105 Is The Sound of Music (1965) The GREATEST MOVIE MUSICAL OF ALL TIME?

The Sound of Music follows Maria, a free-spirited novice nun, who becomes governess to the seven von Trapp children in Austria. She is played by the iconic Julie Andrews, who opposite Christopher Plummer makes her podcast debut. The film is also directed by the incredible Robert Wise! 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.

#104 David Leans Greatest Epic? - The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Review

Is the Bridge on the River Kwai the best David Lean epic? Its the second appearance on the podcast for the man behind Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago and its the podcast debut of the great Alec Guinness! We hope you all enjoy. 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.

#103 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Review - How Old Hollywood Depicted Soldiers Coming Home

The Best Years of Our Live is a post-war classic from legendary Hollywood director William Wyler. Starring Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Harold Russell and Teresa Wright, this swept the Academy Awards back when it took home Best Picture. We hope you enjoy! 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.

#102 You Can't Take It With You (1938) Review - Frank Capra's Bizarre Best Picture Winner

You Can't Take It With You (1938) stars Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur, with an incredible performance from Lionel Barrymore too. Frank Capra's third Best Picture Winner in five years is a treat. 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.

#101 The Greatest Movie Crew of All Time? - The Philadelphia Story (1940) Review

The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 screwball comedy designed to save the career of Katherine Hepburn. It worked. In this episode we discuss whether the film has the greatest film crew in cinema history, where this ranks amongst the filmographies of Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant and Howard Hawks, and whether the film itself even is a screwball comedy. 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.

#100 Why His Girl Friday (1940) Is More Relevant Than Ever Today

In the 100th episode of the Golden Hour Film Podcast we cover His Girl Friday (1940), starring Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant and directed by Howard Hawks. Its one of the fastest and funniest screwball comedies and we hope you enjoy the episode! 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.

#99 Bringing Up Baby is screwball comedy at its craziest (but it works)

Bringing Up Baby is a screwball comedy directed by podcast regular Howard Hawks, starring the undeniably iconic duo of Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. Also theres a literal leopard.

#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!