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Tony Curtis Reminds Us to Say "Thank You," Jack Lemmon Gets a Pie in the Face, and Tony and Natalie Wood Almost Light Each Other On Fire!

Tony Curtis Fulfills a Childhood Dream, Inspires Matt Bomer’s Neil Caffrey, and Fights with a Pig While Cary Grant Trips on LSD!  Join Shannon for 1959's Operation Petticoat.

Tony Curtis Puts the Cat in the Bag and the Bag in the River, Proves He’s More than Just a Pretty Face, Becomes an Honorary Member of the Rat Pack, And Plays Jazz Flute for Frank Sinatra!  Join Shannon this week for 1957's Sweet Smell of Success.

Tony Curtis Survives the Streets of New York, Joins the Navy, Inspires Elvis, Has AMAZING Hair, Loves Beautiful Women, and Can Paint!

Billy Travilla Creates Marilyn Monroe’s Iconic Look, Gets Errol Flynn to Wear Tights, Wins An Academy Award, and Can Out-Pleat Anyone! Shannon celebrates the Classic Hollywood Fashion Designer Billy Travilla.

Ann Sheridan Pays Warner Bros. $35,000 and Drives a Motorcycle, Cary Grant is a War Bride, Howard Hawks Likes Comedy, And Everybody Gets Sick! From 1949, I Was a Male War Bride.

Ann Sheridan Can Curse Like a Sailor on a Stormy Night, Shows Warner Bros. She’s More Than “The Oomph Girl,” And Looks Stunning in the Gorgeous Gowns of Billy Travilla. Shannon Reviews the 1947 Film Noir, Nora Prentiss.

Ann Sheridan Has Plenty of "Oomph," Does Her Own Singing, is Voted Best Dressed, Fights Warner Bros. for Better Roles, and Moves to Mexico. This is Shannon's introduction to the June Star of the Month, Ann Sheridan.

Barbara Stanwyck is George Washington, Billy Wilder Defines Film Noir, Fred MacMurray Doesn't Murder Husbands, and Edward G. Robinson is Not a Communist. Join Shannon as she discusses the groundbreaking film from 1944, Double Indemnity.

Edward G. Robinson Receives Death Threats From Nazis, Almost Joins the French Army, Inspires the German Underground, and is the First Star to Visit Normandy After D-Day.  From 1939, it's Confessions of a Nazi Spy.

Betty Davis Battles it Out with Jack Warner in London, Edward G. Robinson Gets Script Approval, and Humphrey Bogart Almost Leaves Hollywood! It's all part of 1937's Kid Galahad.

Edward G. Robinson Fights for the Lead, Has Trouble with a Machine Gun, Becomes a Superstar Overnight, and Buys a Renoir. This is 1931's Little Caesar.

Edward G. Robinson Epitomizes the American Dream, Loves Cigars and Art, Overcomes the Blacklist, and is Nothing Like His Gangster Screen Image.  Join Shannon as she introduces the May Star of the Month, Edward G. Robinson.

Jane Russell becomes a redhead, Richard Egan goes platinum blonde, Howard Hughes leaves the movie business, and Jane starts her own production company. It’s 1956’s The Revolt of Mamie Stover!

Marilyn Monroe proves she's a star, Jane Russell becomes a mom, Marilyn scandalizes Joan Crawford, and Jane and Marilyn shock Hollywood with their friendship.  It's all part of 1953's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Jane Russell is a typical war bride, Bob Hope almost gets blood poisoning, Jane and Bob become best buds, and mountains move!  It's all part of Shannon's review of The Paleface (1948).

Doris Day breaks her leg, sings with the big bands, becomes the most beloved movie star ever, gets her money back, and is basically magic.  It's Shannon's birthday tribute to her favorite Classic Hollywood star.

Jane Russell helps the children, says no to Howard Hughes' bra design, needs her sleep, and proves that church ladies can still be sassy and curse like sailors. It's all part of Shannon's introduction to the April Star of the Month, Jane Russell.

George Raft teaches Joe E. Brown and Jack Lemmon to tango, Marilyn Monroe out-earns the boys, Billy Wilder goes crazy, and Tony Curtis likes tight pants.  It's "Some Like It Hot" (1959)! In the final week highlighting the March Star of the Month, Joe E. Brown, Shannon explores Marilyn Monroe's terrible on-set behavior, Tony Curtis' infamous "kissing Hitler" comment, Billy Wilder's script inspirati...