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The Brightest Star

Let's start the new year off right, with a visit to Old Hollywood, and in the company of two very different movies... The first is a curious experience - a drama masquer

Old Hollywood History Lessons

There is something so special about history and its figures seen through the eyes and the storytelling techniques of Old Hollywood. Take this edition's movies for instanc

Blondells Have More Fun

Before we step into the shadows of Halloween, it's time for one last glimpse of sunshine, as I whirl you through the back catalogue of Joan Blondell! I've got two Joanie

The Gateway To Halloween

We're in that strange nether-period, when the lights are drawing low and a chill is in the air. However, it's still slightly too early to jump feet first into Halloween..

See Those Girls, Watch Those Scenes

Attaboy Clarence returns with a double-bill of juvenile energy! Shirley Temple heads up a forerunner of The Parent Trap in 1940's Kathleen, her first role away from curl

Sisters In Crime

This time around, join me as I present two movies in which the girls are planted squarely at the heart of matters.  In 1939's Within The Law, Ruth Hussey is the wrongful

Alan The Lad

This time round, I'm paying tribute to one of Old Hollywood's most remarkable character actors - the wonderful Alan Mowbray - and his appearance in two films, in which he

Very Good Girls

It's spring time, and we're celebrating in the company of some great ladies - Ginger Rogers in a reverse-Cinderella tale set in the opulent world of Park Avenue, and Clai

Escape With Me

There's never been a better time to escape into a world of pure imagination than now, and to help you along I've picked out three stunning escapist movies to whisk you aw

Ain't That The Truth

Join me as I pose an all important question: are you in the market for a revolutionary new way to cook eggs? I review three movies - a high concept Bob Hope comedy later

Locked Rooms and Double-Takes!

Welcome to an all-new season of Attaboy Clarence, your one-stop guide to all things Golden Age, in which I present the movies that might've passed you buy, and the radio

The Attaboy Clarence Christmas Cracker!

Come and celebrate Christmas with me this year in the form of time travel.... yes, let's whisk ourselves back to a special Christmas Cracker episode from some time ago...

Unlock Your Map To The Stars

Unlock a treasure chest of Old Hollywood storytelling! Every series of the Secret History Of Hollywood unlocks when you sign up at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret B

Ava The Angel

This time, a show dedicated to one of the most spellbinding actresses of her generation - Ava Gardner - and a trio of movies she made before she became the icon we know t

The Phantom Vampire's Ghost Speaks!

In this edition of the show, allow me to introduce you to two of the weirdest, yet joyously entertaining B movies from one of Hollywood's pioneering studios on Poverty Ro

The High Concept King

This time, a brace of movies starring the King of The High Concept, the man who starred as The Bigamist for Ida Lupino, a man who solves his own murder in DOA, and a man

Swinging Into Action!

Welcome once more to Attaboy Clarence, in which I shine a light on some of the Golden Age treasures you really need to check out! In this edition, it's action all the way

Bring On The Empty Horses

Attaboy Clarence returns with a bumper edition of Old Hollywood treasures, including... ...music from Rosemary Clooney, Judy Garland and George Sanders! ...reviews of two

I Spy Crime

Welcome to the New Year, and to kick off the classic movie jamboree... ...two reviews, both of an intriguing nature - Myrna Loy is a very pre-code espionage queen in 1934

The Attaboy Clarence Christmas Cracker 2023

The holidays are here again, and to kick off the festive season, join me on Attaboy Clarence for a Christmas Cracker of yuletide delights, including... ...MUSIC from Nat