The Golden Hour Film Podcast

#47 Cannes First Favourite Film: The Lost Weekend

Billy Wilder's first film to win Best Picture, The Lost Weekend, stars Ray Milland as writer Don Birnam, a self-destructive alcoholic, who spends a weekend on a drunken misadventure where he sinks lower and lower into his depression... yeah not the witty comedy we've grown to expect from the dynamic duo of Wilder and Charles Brackett, but no less compelling.

#46 Wings: Hollywoods First Best Picture

The first ever Best Picture Winner at the inaugural Academy Awards, Wings features some of the most impressive action and flying sequences of any film. Starring Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers & Richard Arlen as well as boasting the first ever film appearance for Big Handsome Gary Cooper, this epic melodrama is genuinely one of the biggest surprises we've covered to date!

#45 Ball of Fire: Old Hollywoods Greatest Gangster Comedy

Ball of fire is directed by Howard Hawks & stars many podcast regulars such as Barbara Stanwyck, Dana Andrews, Henry Travers, SZ Sakall & Elisha Cook Jr as well as the debut of Gary Cooper. Its also written by Charles Brackett and the icon Billy Wilder whilst also boasting one of the greates cinematographers of all time in Gregg Toland. Its hilarious, heartwarming and the final film of our Romance at the Movies arc!

#44 Brief Encounter Broke Our Hearts

One of the greatest and most depressing classic romance films, Brief Encounter stars Trevor Howard & the incredible Celia Johnson in a brief affair, remarkably directed by the great David Lean.

#43 How Roman Holiday Made Audrey Hepburn Cinematic Royalty

Audrey Hepburn appears on the show for the first time in this 1953 William Wyler classic! Winning 3 Academy Awards & also starring Gregory Peck, this classic romcom has one of the best endings of any romantic film we'll ever cover!

#42 What Makes Casablanca So Iconic?

Casablanca, one of the greatest romantic movies ever, stars a host of regulars on the podcast such as Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Condrad Veidt & Sydney Greenstreet. Its directed by the legendary Michael Curtiz, its a total classic everyone should see and we cant wait talk about it!

#41 The Spy Who Came In From The Cold: The Best Spy Movie You Haven’t Seen

Based on the novel of the same name from John le Carré, this Cold War espionage thriller is one of Shane's favourites from the spy genre & its the first time Harry's ever seen it! We hope you enjoy! You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music or whatever podcasting service you use.

#40 James Dean at His Coolest: Rebel Without A Cause

Rebel Without A Cause is the 1955 Nicholas Ray teen angst classic starring the iconic James Dean, as well as Natalie Wood & Sal Mineo who both received Academy Award nominations respectively for the film. We hope you enjoy the episode which must have the biggest difference in ratings between Harry & Shane to date! You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music or whatever podcasting service you use.