The Golden Hour Film Podcast

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...

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.

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!

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!

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.

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 podc...

The Wolf Man, starring Lon Chaney Jr and Golden Hour Film Podcast Award winner Claude Rains! It's a return for the Universal Monsters on the channel as a part of our The Golden Hour Film Podcast: Through the Years Arc. You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music or whatever podcasting service you use.

This week we cover Charlie Chaplin for the first time ever! A legend of the silent era making his first film since talkies (sound films) really took off and what a film it is, the iconic masterpiece 'City Lights' (1931)

Nosferatu is the totally unauthorised 1920s adaptation of Bram Stokers Dracula, a silent German classic and has a new remake from Robert Eggers! We hope you enjoy the first Golden Hour Film Podcast episode of 2025.

The Apartment is our third Billy Wilder film on the podcast and our final episode of 2024! We hope you all enjoy this one!

It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) may be the most anticipated review of the year. An all-time favourite of Harry, who no, was not named after the character from this film, the film features an iconic pairing of Jimmy Stewart & Donna Reed, while being directed by a first timer on the podcast, the legendary Frank Capra. We hope you all have a merry and safe Christmas this year, and make sure to get v...

White Christmas is a coming together of iconic director Michael Curtis (Casablanca & The Adventures of Robin Hood), the musical stylings of legendary crooner Bing Crosby and the songs of Irving Berlin, who all combine to give us the first musical we have covered in the podcast! What did we think? You'll just have to watch and find out!

Miracle on 34th Street is a Christmas classic starring the iconic Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle, a man who may or may not be Santa Claus himself. The cast is rounded out by Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood & Philip Tonge, who help make this 1947 classic directed by George Seaton to be one of the best Christmas movies of the 1940s!

This week we cover one of the best films of the 1940s, Carol Reeds' 'The Third Man', starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli & of course, Orson Welles. Set in a real-life war torn Vienna, Austria, this film noir is an absolute classic that we loved chatting about, closing off what has been a sensational Noir-Vember.

The Maltese Falcon, often misconstrued as the original film noir, is a classic of the genre. Its first time appearances on the podcast for legends such as Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre & director John Huston, and features one of the most legendary private investigators in all of cinema Samuel Spade. We had a great time discussing this for our Noir-vember arc which has proven to be a huge succes...

Double Indemnity is a classic film noir and arguably the greatest film noir of all time from legendary director Billy Wilder. It stars Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck & Edward G Robinson who each deliver some of the best performances in all of film noir. It follows Walter Neff, an insurance salesman who becomes increasingly infatuated with his clients wife, Phyllis Dietrichson, and the increa...

Where The Sidewalk Ends is yet another classic film noir directed by Otto Preminger that starts Gene Tierney & Dana Andrews, however this time Dana Andrews plays a far more rogue character in Will Dixon, the main protagonist who early on in the film gets himself into a huge jam. Its our second film of Noir-Vember which we hope you have all enjoyed so far, look out on our Instagram for more clu...

A quintessential film noir, Laura, directed by Otto Preminger, stars Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb and Vincent Price, who all navigate the murder of the titular Laura (Gene Tierney). It's up there for both of us as to one of the best film noirs of the 1940s at least and we cant wait for you to hear us talk about it! You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music or whatever podcasting se...

Bride of Frankenstein is a Universal Monster Movie classic directed by the legendary James Whale, starring Colin Clive, Boris Karloff & Elsa Lancaster. We absolutely loved it and we hope you all did to! You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music or whatever podcasting service you use. The Golden Hour Film Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLymXjgwYLLuKcdfKfiMEn-pIaHuV...

Harry & Shane discuss James Whale's 1933 classic, 'The Invisible Man', starring the great Claude Rains. You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music or whatever podcasting service you use. The Golden Hour Film Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLymXjgwYLLuKcdfKfiMEn-pIaHuV0f1Mr&si=SQjuvSBGV1ndIjey   Follow us on our social media for bonus content! Instagram: https:/...

This week Harry & Shane discuss the James Whale classic 'Frankenstein' (1931). A certified horror classic starring Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein & the legendary Boris Karloff as The Monster. You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music or whatever podcasting service you use. The Golden Hour Film Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLymXjgwYLLuKcdfKfiMEn-pIaHuV0f1M...

Dracula was the seminal Universal Monster Movie, starring the now iconic Bela Lugosi in the titular role. Harry & Shane will discuss Tod Browning film and more on this weeks episode! You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music or whatever podcasting service you use. The Golden Hour Film Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLymXjgwYLLuKcdfKfiMEn-pIaHuV0f1Mr&si=SQjuvSB...

The Man Who Laughs, commonly referred to as 'the film that inspired the look of the Joker' is a 1928 German silent film starring Horror icon Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine, the titular man who 'laughs'. With Joker: Folie a Deux hitting cinemas soon we figured now was a better time than any to cover this 'essential' silent classic from Universal Studios, but today we'll be asking whether this film real...

This week Harry & Shane discuss one of the greatest screenplays ever written and possibly one of the single greatest movies ever made, 12 Angry Men. The directorial debut of the legendary Sidney Lumet, the 1957 legal drama stars Henry Fonda, Lee J Cobb, Joseph Sweeney, EG Marshall, Martin Balsam and more and the plot is simple, its murder in the first degree, what verdict will these 12 men com...

This week we review a literal classic. Its Psycho. One of the best horror films of all time, arguably the most important horror film ever, directed by a man we know all too well on The Golden Hour Film Podcast, Alfred Hitchcock. It stars Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin & Martin Balsam. It has one of horrors best ever scores from Bernard Hermann, one of the best locations i...