The Secret History Of Hollywood

Death On Alvarado Street

In 1922, a Hollywood already bruised by a series of scandals experienced its knockout blow - the murder of famed director William Desmond Taylor - which took place in his

James Cagney: Bullets & Birthdays

To celebrate the heavenly birthday of James Cagney (b. 17th July, 1899), I'm re-releasing the first part of my series about his life - Bullets & Blood Hear the story of

The Alligator Who Lived Forever

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Travel Back In Time: Hollywood Stories Unlocked At Last

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Cary: Part 4

Cary Grant and Barbara Hutton's wedded bliss begins with an adventure upon a lake, and a very starstruck pastor, but it isn't long before the shadows of doubt begin to ca

Cary: Part 3 - Vol II

Cary Grant's relationship with the troubled, self-destructive Barbara Hutton has taken on a disturbing new shape in the wake of her father's death. Will Grant be able to

Cary: Part 3 - Vol I

Cary Grant has found love with society heiress, Barbara Hutton. But Barbara comes with her own set of personal demons, and the road to happiness is growing ever more comp

Cary: Part 2 - Vol II

After a devastating personal tragedy, Cary Grant has begun to focus upon his career as an escape, still in search of the elusive hit that will prove his worth to the worl

Cary: Part 2 - Vol I

After discovering that the mother he thought was dead is actually alive, Cary Grant must reconcile his own guilt, the effects of the revelation upon his own relationships

Cary: Part 1

Please see content warning below Once upon a time, from the midst of normality, an extraordinary story began... In a time when the world was being shaped on the fields of

Shadows: Midnight Is Come

Following the success of The Body Snatcher, Val Lewton has become one of RKO's most valuable and lauded producers. As well as the many opportunities now being presented t

Shadows: The Resurrection Men

RKO's latest horror movie, 'The Body Snatcher', based upon a dark legacy of crimes from another time, is proving to be Val Lewton's most challenging project yet. Seemingl

Shadows: The Silent Land

Val Lewton’s salvation has arrived in the form of Universal Horror star, Boris Karloff, a long-time admirer of Lewton’s new brand of horror cinema. For their first projec

Shadows: The Rebellious Ones

Val Lewton's chance to prove himself outside the horror genre has arrived. If he and his team can turn the nationwide problem of juvenile delinquency into a dramatic hit,

Shadows: The Lost Child

Val Lewton has finally agreed to create a sequel to his biggest hit, 'Cat People'. But rather than produce a conventional continuation, Lewton has decided to delve into h

Shadows: Blood On The Water

It is a time of change at RKO. Val Lewton's horror movie unit is being widely imitated by Hollywood at large, all hoping to attract the kinds of audiences flocking to Lew

Shadows: The Devil In The Village

Val Lewton's wildly ambitious plan for his fourth film, 'The Seventh Victim', is to create a New York fairytale; a fractured picture of his beloved Greenwich Village dist

Shadows: The Black Hearted

'The Leopard Man', Val Lewton's third horror film for RKO Studios, is to be an adaptation of Cornell Woolrich's shocking murder mystery novel, Black Alibi. But in Lewton'

Shadows: Song Of The Dead

Following the success of 'Cat People', Val Lewton has been assigned to create a film entitled 'I Walked With A Zombie'.  RKO's B-movie boss, Lew Ostrow, is insistent that

Shadows: The Cat Strikes

Part 2 Val Lewton has been hired by RKO Studios to oversee the creation of their new horror division. However, the job has come with a set of curious conditions... Having