Forgotten Hollywood

Guns of the Timberland (1960) is a 91-minute Western starring Alan Ladd, Jeanne Crain, Gilbert Roland, and Frankie Avalon, directed by Robert D. Webb and released by Warner Bros. It’s based on Louis L’Amour’s novel Guns of the Timberlands. Alan Ladd’s 16-year-old daughter, Alana Ladd, made her screen debut, playing Avalon’s love interest. Alana Ladd (1943–2014) was an actress and the daughter of A...

Hosted by James Lott Jr John Wayne played some very interesting characters before he became famous!  Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook! 

Dakota (1945) is a Western adventure with romance, comedy, and some surprisingly serious themes about land, settlement, and corruption. Starred John Wayne! Guest hosted by James Lott Jr. Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook.. Follow us! 

In fascinating, star-studded anecdotes, original Monkee Micky Dolenz takes readers from his starring role at age 12 as TV's "Circus Boy," to the open casting call that brought the Monkees together, through the creative conflicts that finally drove them apart. Along the way you'll find hilarious anecdotes about his adventures as a Monkee―the girls, the parties, the celebrities―as well as the harder...

Episode 463 is an interview with her and Doug Hess. Check this out and then that episode.  Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook! 

Susie Singer Carter is an American writer, director, producer, actress, and podcast host whose work often explores family, caregiving, aging, and Alzheimer’s disease. Drawing from her experience caring for her mother, she created the acclaimed short film My Mom and the Girl, starring Valerie Harper. She also co-hosts the podcast Love Conquers Alz, which focuses on Alzheimer’s, dementia, caregiving...

James Lott Jr shares his favorite Twilight Zone Episode. Check out the interview with Doug Hess and Alan Sepinwall here on Forgotten Hollywood. Forgotten Hollwyood is on Facebook! 

Doug Hess talks with famed TV Critic and Commentator Alan Sepinwall about his new book on Rod Serling and the classic TV show The Twilight Zone! 

Forgotten Hollywood stands for so many things. James Lott Jr shares what we mean and what we showcase on this show! Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook Forgotten Hollywood Books by Doug Hess and James Lott Jr are on Amazon! 

James Lott Jr is IN Chicago this weekend and lists 10 films set in Chicago.

Doug Hess and James Lott Jr have 4 Books out on Amazon!  Take a listen and then go buy one or all four! 

Some are super famous. Some are forgotten..until now! 

Host Doug Hess talks with author Whitney Dilley and her book  "The Cinema of Wes Anderson"

Doug Hess and James Lott Jr come together and talk to YOU!

In this episode I spoke with author David Stereitt about his book "The Films of Alfred Hitchcock."

Being the Number 5 show during a season could mean several things, but does it mean a show becomes iconic? Take a listen to hear the list. James Lott Jr is the guest host.  Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook.

American daytime network soap operas that aired at some point from 1950 through 1975, it's a surprisingly large group. I'm including shows that began before 1950 if they were still airing during this period, and shows that premiered by the end of 1975. Guest Host James Lott Jr

It’s one of the saddest parts of television history. Thousands of episodes of American daytime soap operas from the 1950s, ’60s and into the ’70s are gone, and in many cases the networks themselves deliberately erased them. Guest Host talks about the whole debacle. 

James Lott Jr talks about the importance of shows like this one. Forgotten Hollywood books on Amazon. Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook! 

In this episode I spoke with Xavier Aldana Reyes about his book "Body Horror". Xavier Aldana Reyes provides an engaging introduction to the inner workings of body horror, tracing its evolution from foundational works such as  The Fly  (1986) and  Tetsuo: The Iron Man  (1989) to recent films like  Raw  (2016) and  The Substance  (2024).

IN this episode I spoke with Meyer Lansky grandson, Meyer Lansky II about his new book "The Lansky Lagacy: The Life and Letters of Meyer Lansky".  Written by Meyer Lansky’s grandson, this definitive portrait of the legendary “Mob’s Accountant” chronicles the singular life of the business entrepreneur who built a gambling empire, perfected money laundering, established a more efficient Mafia, and c...

James Young Deer (born James Young Johnson; 1876–1946) was one of the earliest Native American filmmakers in American cinema and a true pioneer of the silent film era. He was an actor, director, screenwriter, and producer at a time when the motion picture industry was still in its infancy. Although he was long identified as Winnebago, modern research indicates his ancestry was from the Nanticoke p...

Guest host James Lott Jr spotlights the Silent Film actress. Lillian St. Cyr's career was groundbreaking. She became one of the first Native American women to achieve star status in American motion pictures, working during the silent era alongside her husband, director James Young Deer. Although many of her early films are now lost, she remains a pioneering figure in Hollywood history and is widel...

In this episode, Warren Croom and I spoke with Tom T. Tran the actor who played Taun in the film "Good Morning, Vietnam".  Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook Forgotten Hollywood books are on amazon!