Episode 86 - Pillow Talk

“Paris is Burning" starring Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia St. Laurent, Willi Ninja, Angie Xtravaganza and Freddie Pendavis. This documentary takes into in the fascinating world of the Vogue Drag Balls of NYC in the late 1980s.Director: Jennie LivingstonCostume Designer: The Queens themselvesStudio: Academy Entertainment Off White ProductionsYear: 1990

“First A Girl" starring Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Anna Lee and Griffith Jones. Jessie Matthews plays a young girl with stars in her eye when she meets a down on his luck actor. Taking his place in a female impersonation act leads to whirlwind fame, and romance.Director: Victor SavilleCostume Designer: Marianne and J. StrassnerStudio: Gaumont British StudiosYear: 1935

“Hairspray" starring Ricki Lake, Divine, Sonny Bono and Blondie. Lake stars as a dance crazed youngster in 1960s baltimore.Director: John WatersCostume Designer: Van SmithStudio: New Line CinemaYear: 1988

“Some Like It Hot" starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Joe E. Brown. Curtis and Lemmon star as musicians on the run from the mafia. The two pose as women in order to hide out in an all girls band.Director: Billy WilderCostume Designer: Orry-KellyStudio: United ArtistsYear: 1959

“Victor / Victoria" starring Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, James Garner and Leslie Ann. Warren. Julie Andrews stars as a down on her luck singer who poses as a drag queen in order to find fame and fortune. Director: Blake EdwardsCostume Designer: Patricia NorrisStudio: Metro Goldwyn MayerYear: 1982

“Pillow Talk" starring Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall and Thelma Ritter. Day stars as a successful interior designer who reluctantly shares a party line with a song writing Lothario. Things get romantic when he fixes his sights on her.Director: Michael GordonCostume Designer: Jean Louis (Doris Day’s Gowns) Studio: Universal pIcturesYear: 1959

“Cat People" starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph and Tom Conway. Simon stars as a young woman who believes she will transform into a deadly panther if she becomes intimate. Director: Jacques TourneurCostume Designer: ReniéStudio: RKOYear: 1942We are joined by Adam Roche, podcaster extraordinaire, famous for, “Secret History of Hollywood: Shadows.” You can follow all his works and support his podcast at his website Attaboy Clarence.

“The Adventures of Robin Hood" starring Errol Flynn, Olivia DeHavilland, Basil Rathbone and Claud Rains. Errol Flynn stars as the legendary Robin Hood who fights against the tyranny of an evil prince.Director: Michael CurtizCostume Designer: Milo AndersonStudio: Warner Bros.Year: 1938

"Rear Window" starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. James Stewart stars as a wheelchair bound photographer who believes he’s witness to a murder out of his back window.Director: Alfred HitchcockCostume Designer: Edith HeadStudio: Paramount PicturesYear: 1954

"Brigadoon" starring Gene Kelly, Van Johnson and Cyd Charisse. Kelly stars in this mystical musical about a village that appears for only one day every 100 years. Director: Vincente MinelliCostume Designer: Irene SharaffStudio: MGMYear: 1954