The Hollywood Babylonians

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and host of NPR's podcast "Front Row Classics", Mr. Brandon Davis,  for their discussion on Michael Curtiz's 1942 wartime drama "Casablanca" from Warner Brothers starring Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and S.Z. Sakall. Hear why "Casablanca" is Brandon's favorite film and why it con...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and Broadway and Off-Broadway performer Ruby Rakos for part 2 of their discussion on Vincente Minnelli's 1944 holiday musical "Meet Me in St. Louis" from MGM starring Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Lucille Bremer, Mary Astor, Leon Ames, Marjorie Main, Harry Davenport, Joan Carrol, and Tom Drake. Ruby has performed most recently in Papermill P...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and Broadway and Off-Broadway performer Ruby Rakos for their discussion on Vincente Minnelli's 1944 holiday musical "Meet Me in St. Louis" from MGM starring Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Lucille Bremer, Mary Astor, Leon Ames, Marjorie Main, Harry Davenport, Joan Carrol, and Tom Drake. Ruby has performed most recently in Papermill Playhouse's...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and Entertainment Journalist, Halley Platz, for "Halley's Hot Takes" in which Halley discusses all of her Hot Takes for Vincente Minnelli's 1944 holiday musical "Meet Me in St. Louis" from MGM starring Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Lucille Bremer, Mary Astor, Leon Ames, Marjorie Main, Harry Davenport, Joan Carrol, and Tom Drake. Be sure to t...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and Entertainment Journalist, Halley Platz, for "Halley's Hot Takes" in which Halley discusses all of her Hot Takes for Vincente Minnelli's 1944 holiday musical "Meet Me in St. Louis" from MGM starring Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Lucille Bremer, Mary Astor, Leon Ames, Marjorie Main, Harry Davenport, Joan Carrol, and Tom Drake. Be sure to t...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and host of "What's in the Boxd?!" podcast, Graham Bryant, for part 2 of the production history behind John Frankenheimer's 1962 political thriller "The Manchurian Candidate" from United Artists starring Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Leslie Parrish, and Henry Silva. If you like what you hear be sure to rate, rev...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and host of "What's in the Boxd?!" podcast, Graham Bryant, as they discuss the production history of John Frankenheimer's 1962 political thriller "The Manchurian Candidate" from United Artists starring Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Leslie Parrish, and Henry Silva. Be sure to tune in on Friday, February 10th to c...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and Entertainment Journalist, Halley Platz, for "Halley's Hot Takes" Part II in which Halley discusses all of her Hot Takes for John Frankenheimer's 1962 political thriller "The Manchurian Candidate" from United Artists starring Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Leslie Parrish, and Henry Silva. Be sure to tune in on...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and Entertainment Journalist, Halley Platz, for the new segment "Halley's Hot Takes" in which Halley discusses all of her Hot Takes for John Frankenheimer's 1962 political thriller "The Manchurian Candidate" from United Artists starring Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Leslie Parrish, and Henry Silva. Be sure to tu...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and his brilliant co-host, Mr. Garrett McPherson, as they discuss the history surrounding Manchurian Candidates throughout American history as we prepare to discuss John Frankenheimer's 1962 political thriller "The Manchurian Candidate" from United Artists. If you like what you hear, tune in on Tuesday, January 17th, as we discuss the film "Th...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and his brilliant co-host, Ms. Halley Platz, for part two of the production history behind Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1950 Backstage Drama "All About Eve". If you like what you hear today, be sure to rate, review, subscribe, and give us a follow on Tiktok, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for more Hollywood Babylonians content. Become a supporter...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and his brilliant co-host, Ms. Halley Platz, for part one of the production history behind Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1950 Backstage Drama "All About Eve". If you like what you hear today, be sure to rate, review, subscribe, and give us a follow on Tiktok, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for more Hollywood Babylonians content. Become a supporter...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and The Hollywood Babylonian Players for the very first Lux Radio Theatre Drama recreation of "All About Eve". This recreation of the October 1, 1951 radio drama originally starred Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, and Anne Baxter. This Hollywood Babylonians Production stars: Maddie McQueen Monhollon as Eve Harrington Alex Brightwell as Margo Channin...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and his brilliant co-host, Mr. Garrett McPherson, as they discuss the production history behind Stanley Kubrick's 1964 nuclear black comedy "Dr. Strangelove: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb." If you like what you hear today, be sure to rate, review, subscribe, and give us a follow. Become a supporter of this podcast: https:...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and his brilliant co-host, Mr. Garrett McPherson, as they discuss the history surrounding the Cold War up to the making of Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb". If you like what you hear, tune in on Friday when we discuss the production history behind Stanley Kubrick's 1964 nuclear black come...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and his four brilliant co-hosts (Mallory Harwell, Jaime Lee, Rachel Lind, and Garrett McPherson) for the first Hollywood Babylonians Game Night! Tune in for four rounds of fun as Ben Burke quizzes his four co-hosts over the history of Sunset Boulevard, The Philadelphia Story, The Sound of Music, and The Adventures of Robin Hood. If you like wh...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and his brilliant co-host, Mr. Garrett McPherson, as they discuss the production history behind Warner Brothers' 1938 sparkling Technicolor adventure film "The Adventures of Robin Hood." If you like what you hear today, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-hollywood-ba...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and his brilliant co-host, Mr. Garrett McPherson, as they discuss the history surrounding the legend of Robin Hood. If you like what you hear, be sure to tune in on Friday when we discuss the production history behind the 1938 adventure film "The Adventures of Robin Hood" starring Errol Flynn. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. Become a s...

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and his amazing co-host, Ms. Rachel Lind as they discuss the production history behind Robert Wise's 1965 family classic, The Sound of Music. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-hollywood-babylonians--5329993/support .

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and his wonderful co-host, Ms. Jaime Lee, as they discuss the production history as well as some of their favorite things from George Cukor's 1940 screwball comedy, The Philadelphia Story. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-hollywood-babylonians--5329993/support .

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, and his amazing co-host, Ms. Mallory Harwell, as they discuss the production history of Billy Wilder's 1950 film noir masterpiece, Sunset Boulevard. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-hollywood-babylonians--5329993/support .

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Ben Burke, and Co-Host, Mallory Harwell, as they discuss the plot as well as some thematic elements from Billy Wilder's 1950 film noir, Sunset Boulevard. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-hollywood-babylonians--5329993/support .

Join your Happy Hollywood History Host, Mr. Ben Burke, as he gives a brief introduction and explanation as to what is to become your new favorite Hollywood history and classic film podcast. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-hollywood-babylonians--5329993/support .