Femme Fatales Are Usually Smarter (Lions, Towers & Shields 139) Fritz Lang directed a pair of noirs in the mid-40s, starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea. The other is Woman in the Window. In Scarlet Street Eddie G. Is a mild-mannered cashier wh...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 139, Femme Fatales are Usually Smarter. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host @philipmichaels.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social @nathanalderman.com and Dr. Drang. theincomparable.com/lts/139.
We recap Scarlet Street. #TCMParty

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 138, The Hot Ronald Colman. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host and @mickimaynard.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/138.
We recap Beau Geste. #TCMParty

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 137, 714 Home Runs and at least Two Murders. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host @djl.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social @philipmichaels.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/137.
We recap our baseball movie draft. #TCMParty

Call It A Noirlodrama (Lions, Towers & Shields 135) The son of a man convicted of murder faces bullying, then suspicion when he is accused of a crime, too. Directed by Frank Borzage, the film is moody, dark and a bit gothic. Dane Clark and Gail Russell...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 135, Call It A Noirlodrama. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host and @mickimaynard.bsky.social @nathanalderman.com and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/135.
We recap Moonrise. #TCMParty

Hotness Is A Reason (Lions, Towers & Shields 134) Gene Tierney does comedy. John Lund is not bad. And THELMA RITTER IS THE BEST.

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 134, Hotness Is A Reason. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.com & @mickimaynard.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/134.
We recap The Mating Season. #TCMParty

Hotness Is A Reason (Lions, Towers & Shields 134) Gene Tierney does comedy. John Lund is not bad. And THELMA RITTER IS THE BEST.

This week’s episode of @liontowershield.theincomparable.com, spotlighting a really fun and well-made movie you’ve likely never heard of, allows me to indulge in two of my favorite things: praising undisputed GOAT Thelma Ritter, and bagging on lunkish leading man John Lund.

Where is Lions, Towers & Shields?

Back next Thursday, that's where!

'Tis the season of the Barbara Stanwyck Christmas Cinematic Universe. 🎄

Clown Car Full of Raincoats (Lions, Towers & Shields 133) Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Gotta be a musical, right? Actually, it’s a film noir, whose connection to Christmas is limited at best. So much misdirection, and I haven’t even told you the plot.

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 133, Clown Car Full of Raincoats. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/133.
We recap Christmas Holiday. #TCMParty

Clothes, Cars and Acreage (Lions, Towers & Shields 132) Tracy and Hepburn do “battle of the sexes” and help Judy Holiday launch her film career. There’s a random Cole Porter song, and T & H are adorable. George Cukor directs a great script.

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 132, Clothes, Cars & Acreage. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.com @djl.bsky.social and @mickimaynard.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/132.
We recap Adam's Rib. #TCMParty

Sorry to say we're taking a quick late-season break, because a couple of episodes I'd planned have fallen through. I do have a "holiday" episode for you, that I'll release after US Thanksgiving, so please hold tight till then.

Big Teeth, Bad Hair (Lions, Towers & Shields 130) Another tale of evangelicals who use their charisma to con the faithful. Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Shirley Jones and a cast of 50s heavies are all on hand. Based on Sinclair Lewis’ (Dodsworth) sto...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 130, Big Teeth, Bad Hair. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host and @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Nathan Alderman. theincomparable.com/lts/130.
We recap Elmer Gantry. #TCMParty

There Are No Cars (Lions, Towers & Shields 129) he team behind our previous Spooky Season entry CAT PEOPLE — producer Val Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur — return with the Jane Eyre-inspired tale of a naive nurse summoned to a tropical island ...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields There Are No Cars. With @nathanalderman.com, your guest host. And @shelly.brisbin.net @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/129.
We recap I Walked with a Zombie. #TCMParty

Annette Bening Energy (Lions, Towers & Shields 128) Each season has its quota of film noir. So here we go. “A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.” It’s a B picture with fun performan...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 128, Annette Bening Energy. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.com @philipmichaels.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/128.
We recap 99 River Street. #TCMParty

Kind Of A Nice Snack (Lions, Towers & Shields 127) Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy podcast. Bette Davis in her most iconic role, attempts to fend off the usurping Anne Baxter. The drama plays out in the New York theatre. There’s a witt...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 127, Kind of a Nice Snack. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host along with @mickimaynard.bsky.social @nathanalderman.com and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/127.

We recap All About Eve. #TCMParty

Lions, Towers & Shields A celebration of films from the classic Hollywood era. Shelly Brisbin leads a merry band through recaps and reviews of great old movies from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.

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The summer season is at a an end. Thank you all for listening and we will be back in October. We’ve already recorded one show for the fall season and it’s a good’un.

The Women, with a Cat (Lions, Towers & Shields 126) ere is one of the greatest ensembles of the classic era - or any era, for that matter. Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Lucile Ball, Ann Miller, Eve Arden (and cat), Gail Patrick, Andrea Leads. Const...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 126, The Women, with a Cat. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @mickimaynard.bsky.social @nathanalderman.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/126
We recap Stage Door. #TCMParty

Ugly Bette (Lions, Towers & Shields 125) If you can quote from “Casablanca” or “Gone with the Wind,” you can probably quote from “Now Voyager.” Or you could, with a little reminder. “Don’t let’s ask for the moon, when we have the stars.” An...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 125, Ugly Bette. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga.
theincomparable.com/lts/125. We recap Now, Voyager. [#TCMParty

Sorry, Long Movie (Lions, Towers & Shields 123) This time, Stanwyck is an invalid, who’s having trouble with her phone. I would call it a straight-up female victim tale, but Babs is not what you’d call sympathetic as a character. Even so, should he...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 123, First Feline Reference. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/124.
It's our Stanwyck Summer Draft. #TCMParty

Sorry, Long Movie (Lions, Towers & Shields 123) This time, Stanwyck is an invalid, who’s having trouble with her phone. I would call it a straight-up female victim tale, but Babs is not what you’d call sympathetic as a character. Even so, should he...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 123, Sorry, Long Movie. With
@shelly.brisbin.net your host @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social @djl.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/123.
We recap Sorry, Wrong Number. #TCMParty

The Only Way To Win Is Not To Play (Lions, Towers & Shields 122) Stanwyck Summer continues with a “noir tragedy.” She finds herself involved with Kirk Douglas (his film debut), Van Heflin as Lizbeth Scott. Did Missy kill her wealthy aunt, many years ago? Let’s find...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 122, The Only Way to Win is Not to Play. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/122.
We recap The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. #TCMParty

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 121, Checkhov’s Unbroken Hand. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.bsky.social , Randy Dotinga & @mickimaynard.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/121.
We recap Golden Boy. #TCMParty

Stella Dallas versus Veda Pierce (Lions, Towers & Shields 120) We begin Stanwyck Summer with one of her most iconic films, and greatest performances. Stella Dallas is pure melodrama, so sudsy that the name was taken by a radio soap opera. Stella is a working-clas...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 120, Stella Dallas versus Veda Pierce. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/120.
We recap Stella Dallas. #TCMParty

Thanks to those who have enquired about the show. We've been having a seasonal break, but will return with new episodes, beginning June 19. And hey, it's Stanwyck Summer!

See you soon.

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 119, I’m Still Watching.... With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @laurarice.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social Randy Dotinga and @djl.bsky.social. ‪theincomparable.com/lts/119‬.
We recap Giant. #TCMParty

Planting Bulbs in the Spring (Lions, Towers & Shields 118) Bette Davis brings the melodrama, right here in the imperial phase of her Warner Brothers career. She’s rich, she’s spoiled. Oopsie. She has a health crisis! Will she become a better person? Will she ...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 118, Planting Bulbs in the Spring. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, Annette Wierstra, @nathanalderman.bsky.social and @mickimaynard.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/118.
We recap Dark Victory. #TCMParty

Alligator Pears (Lions, Towers & Shields 117) The first film Fritz Lang made in the US after he fled the Nazis, Fury is the story of a man who is lynched by the residents of a small town. The film is not a groundbreaking 1950s independent product...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 117, Alligator Pears. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.bsky.social, Randy Dotinga and @mickimaynard.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/117.

We recap Fury. #TCMParty

His Personal Murder Concierge (Lions, Towers & Shields 116) If you meet up with Lawrence Tierney in a dark alley - or in a kitchen, for that matter - chances are the encounter won’t end well. Tierney is truly the bad boy of film noir, and no film shows it bett...

Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 116, His Personal Murder Concierge. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, and @mickimaynard.bsky.social, @nathanalderman.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/116.
We recap Born to Kill. #TCMParty