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Forgotten Hollywood

Producer/Creator/Host Doug Hess takes you on a journey back in time and shares with you pieces. of Hollywood you may or may not have known about!

tv & film film history

All Episodes

5:50

Episode 316-Robert Keith

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/03/27

In this episode, I talk about Indiana native Robert Keith.Rolland Keith Richey (February 10, 1898 – December 22, 1966), known professionally as Robert Keith, was an American stage and film actor who appeared in several dozen films, mostly in the 1950s as a character actor.follow on facebook at @forgottenhollywood

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19:51

Episode 315- Hollywood Confidential with Dafydd Jones

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2025/03/24

In this episode, I spoke with Dafydd Jones about his latest book "Hollywood Confidential". Hollywood: Confidential is the latest collection of beautifully timed photos from bestselling society photographer Dafydd Jones. Formerly of Tatler and Vanity Fair, Jones is a serial capturer of intimate moments during high-society functions. As famous Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter puts it, when it comes to party photographers, ‘Dafydd Jones is the sniper’s sniper – the best of the best.’

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4:29

Episode 314- Producer Hal B Wallis

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2025/03/20

In this episode I discuss the Producer Hal B. Wallis. He is best known for producing Casablanca, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and True Grit, along with many other major films for Warner Bros. featuring such film stars as Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Bette Davis, and Errol Flynn.

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33:21

Episode 313-Speical Guest Musician Bentley Mitchum...

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2025/03/17

In this episode, Warren Croom and I spoke with Bentley Mitchum the grandson of Robert Mitchum about his grandfather. Bentley is also an actor and musican. Follow Bentely on ig @mitchumontopAlso Saturday March 22nd at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, showing of the film Out of the Past/The Killng staring Robert Mitchum.

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5:57

Episode 312- Charles Brackett

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2025/03/13

In this episode, I discuss screen writer Charles Brackett. He co-wrote Ball of Fire (1941), The Lost Weekend (1945), and Sunset Boulevard (1950) to name just as few films.

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7:40

Episode 311- Director James Whale

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2025/03/10

In this episode, I discuss the life of Director James Whale.

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4:37

Episode 310- Fred C Newmeyer

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2025/03/06

In this episode, I discuss the life of actor/director Fred C Newmeyer.

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3:01

Thank YOU For 100K Downloads!

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2025/03/04

Thso podcast hits a major milestone!

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23:46

Episode 309 -When Charlie Met Joan with author Diane...

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2025/03/03

In this episode, I spoke with author Diane Kiesel about her latest book "When Charlie Met Joan: The Tragedy of the Chaplin Trials and the Failings of American Law". Charlie Chaplin, the silent screen’s “Little Tramp,” was beloved by millions of movie fans until he starred in a series of salacious, real-life federal courtroom dramas.

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7:34

Episode 308- Producer/Driector/Actor Sam Wood

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2025/02/27

In this episode, I discuss the work of Director, Producer and actor Sam Wood.Directed eight Oscar Best Picture nominees: The Good Earth (1937) (uncredited), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), Gone with the Wind (1939) (uncredited), Our Town (1940), Kitty Foyle (1940), Kings Row (1942), The Pride of the Yankees (1942) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943).

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22:08

Episode 307- Daughter of Daring..Helen Gibson...

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2025/02/24

In this episode, I discuss with Mallory O'Meara and her latest book "Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood’s First Stuntwoman". Helen Gibson was a woman willing to do anything to give audiences a thrill. Advertised as "The Most Daring Actress in Pictures," Helen emerged in the early days of the twentieth-century silent film scene as a rodeo rider, background actor, stunt double, and eventually one of the era’s biggest action stars.

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26:14

Episode 306-Art Trash Terror with author Chris Alexander

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2025/02/20

In this episode, I spoke with author Chris Alexander about his latest book "Art! Trash! Terror! Adventures in Strange Cinema". From filmmaker, former Fangoria editor-in-chief, and Corman/Poe author Chris Alexander comes ART! TRASH! TERROR! Adventures in Strange Cinema, a treasure trove of in-depth essays and edifying interviews that celebrate some of the most eccentric and unforgettable movies in cult cinema history. The book will be released in the US on March 15, 2025, until then go ahead and

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22:13

Episode 305- Dead Air with author William Elliott...

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2025/02/17

In this episode, I spoke with author William Elliott Hazelgrove regarding his book " Dead Air: The Night That Orson Wells Terrified America". On a warm Halloween Eve, October 30, 1938, during a broadcast of H G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, a twenty-three-year-old Orson Welles held his hands up for radio silence in the CBS studio in New York City while millions of people ran out into the night screaming, grabbed shotguns, drove off in cars, and hid in basements, attics, or anywhere they could find to

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19:11

Episode 304- Early Buster Keaton w Professor Lisa Haven

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2025/02/13

In this episode, I spoke with Professor Lisa Haven about her recent book "Early Buster Keaton: From the Vaudeville Stage to Comique Films 1899-1920". Since nearly every aspect of Keaton’s story and work has been written about in some form, it is the goal of this book to present a new perspective on Keaton’s early life in the entertainment business, beginning before vaudeville and moving through the Comique films, Keaton’s first foray into the industry.Pre-order her book on Amazon or another

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10:42

Episode 303- Joan Bennett

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2025/02/10

The career of Joan Bennett! Follow on FB @forgottenhollywood

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10:54

Episode 302-Message from CEO/Founder of JLJ Media

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2025/02/06

James Lott Jr has a message for listeners. And Thank You Doug Hess for ALL of your hard work.Intro and Outro song- Dazzle In the Spotlight by the North Inglewood Jazz Symphony Orchestra (written by James Lott Jr for Lefthanded Taurus Music 2025)

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11:11

Episode 301-Lillian Gish

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2025/02/03

In this episode I discuss the life of actress Lillian Gish.

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19:49

Episode 300 -The Real Bogie and Bacall with author...

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/01/30

In this episode I spoke with author Catherine Curzon about her book "The Real Bogie and Bacall". Chronicles the turbulent Hollywood love story of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, navigating fame, adversity, and enduring passion against all odds.

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20:10

Episode 299- Film Noir and the Art of Lighting

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2025/01/27

In this episode, I spoke with Professor Patrick Keating about his book "Film Noir and the Art of Lighting". More than any other set of films from the classical era, the Hollywood film noir is known for its lighting: the cast shadows, the blinking street signs, the eyes sparkling in the darkness. Each effect is rich in symbolism, evoking a world of danger and doppelgangers. But what happens if we set aside the symbolism? This book offers a new account of film noir lighting, grounded in a larger

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8:53

Episode 298-Ann Harding

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/01/23

In this episode, I discuss the life of actress Ann Harding.

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