Rhythms, Wonders and Rarities

In the first podcast of the new year, we cover all kinds of rarities including SINNERS' HOLIDAY (1930) with the debuts of James Cagney and Joan Blondell, NEW FACES OF 1937 (1937) with Milton Berle, RKO DOUBLE FEATURE: OLD MAN RHYTHM/TO BEAT THE BAND (1935) with Johnny Mercer, and the four film RKO BROWN and CARNEY COMEDY COLLECTION (1943-44,1946) one of which includes an early role by Robert Mitchum. Skipping ahead to the 60s we have the unusual Swinging London hybrid film ALL NEAT IN BLACK STOCKINGS (1969), PANIC BUTTON (1963) with Maurice Chevalier and Jayne Mansfield, KILL OR CURE (1962) with Terry-Thomas and RATBOY (1986) directed by Sondra Locke. In the world of animation, we chat about DUMB AND DUMBER: THE ANIMATED SERIES (1995-96) before turning two three back-in-print DVDs from the 90s, THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO LITTLE (1997) with Bill Murray, PALMETTO (1997) with Woody Harrelson and MICKEY BLUE EYES (1999) with Hugh Grant.