The Podcast That Celebrates the Glitz and Glamour of Tinsel Town's Golden Era
Old Hollywood REALNESS is the podcast dedicated to celebrating all the glitz and glamour of the silver screen. Join Kathleen Noll and Philip Estrada as they gab, gush and recap all the classics. Journey through time, from the mad cap black & white flicks to the technicolor dreams that Hollywood produced in the heydays of studio system.
"Million Dollar Mermaid" starring Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon and David Brian. Williams stars in the biopic of Annette Kellerman, famed Australian swimming star during the early part of the 20th Century.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Costume Designer: Walter Plunkett and Helen Rose for the musical numbers
Studio: MGM
Year: 1952
"Million Dollar Mermaid" starring Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon and David Brian. Williams stars in the biopic of Annette Kellerman, famed Australian swimming star during the early part of the 20th Century.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Costume Designer: Walter Plunkett and Helen Rose for the musical numbers
Studio: MGM
Year: 1952
"Pagan Love Song" starring Esther Williams, Howard Keel, Rita Moreno and Charles Mauu. Williams stars as a half Tahitian young woman who falls for a transplant from Ohio who inherits a coconut farm.
Director: Robert Alton
Costume Designer: Helen Rose
Studio: MGM
Year: 1950
"Fiesta" starring Esther Williams, Ricardo Montalban, Cyd Chariesse, Mary Astor and John Carroll. Esther Williams plays twins with Ricardo Montalban who wants to be a composer but his father wants him to be a matador.
Director: Richard Thorpe
Costume Designer: Irene (Gowns)
Studio: MGM
Year: 1947
"Bathing Beauty" starring Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Basil Rathbone, Jean Porter, Xavier Cugat and Ethel Smith. Williams stars as a college swim instructor who’s husband is trying to win back her love after a plan to break them up.
Director: George Sidney
Costume Designer: Irene (Gowns) and Irene Sharaff (Water Ballet Costumes)
Studio: MGM
Year: 1944
"Footlight Parade" starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell. Cageny is Chester Kent, the movie house prologue impresario challenged to create three masterpieces to win a major account. The only thing standing in his way is romance, embezzlement, and espionage. This is an amazing precode musical complete with numbers staged by the prolific Busby Berkeley.
Director: Lloyd Bacon & Busby Berkeley
Costumes: Milo Anderson
Studio: Warner Bros.
Year: 1933
"Neptune's Daughter" starring Esther Williams, Ricardo Moltalban, Betty Garrett and Red Skelton. Williams plays a swimsuit designer who's working hard to keep her lovesick sister out of trouble. A case of mistaken makes her work difficult and hilarious.
Director: Edward Buzzell
Costumes: Irene
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Released:1949
