<p>Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Gotta be a musical, right? Actually, it&#8217;s a film noir, whose connection to Christmas is limited at best. So much misdirection, and I haven&#8217;t even told you the plot.</p>
<p><em>Christmas Holiday</em></p>
<p>Shelly Brisbin   with Randy Dotinga and Micheline Maynard</p>

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      <h4><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/topics/post-946/" class="link">Christmas Holiday</a></h4>
      
     
    
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   <p>Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com, <a href="https://zeppelin.flights/@LionTowerShield">Mastodon</a> or  <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liontowershield.theincomparable.com">Bluesky</a>.</p>

<p>Check out our new  <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/lions-towers-and-shields-podcast-book-shop">LTS BookShop.org page</a>.</p>

<p><strong>The Movie: <em>review/commentary on a single classic film</em></strong></p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036711/">Christmas Holiday</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iOzpu5lMuU">trailer</a></p>

<ul>
<li>Available to [stream free on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MohRnxRWuGc&amp;t=161s]</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>The Self-Referential LTS</strong></p>

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<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/60/">60 Celebrate The Teresa Wright-Aissance</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/131/">131 Temu Cary Grant</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/109/">109 More Beer!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/67/">67 Gene Kelly&#8217;s Butt</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/64/">64 Justice For Bill</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/10/">10 The Nicest Gangster Ever</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/114/">114 There&#8217;s Lots Of Nice Coats&#8230;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/126/">126 The Women, With A Cat</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/70/">70 Things Just Keep Happening And Nothing Makes Sense</a></li>
</ul>

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<description>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. &lt;p&gt;Shelly Brisbin   with Randy Dotinga and Micheline Maynard.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Christmas Holiday

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....

133: Clown Car Full of Raincoats

<p>Tracy and Hepburn do &#8220;battle of the sexes&#8221; and help Judy Holiday launch her film career. There&#8217;s a random Cole Porter song, and T &amp; H are adorable. George Cukor directs a great script.</p>
<p><em>Adam&apos;s Rib</em></p>
<p>Shelly Brisbin    with David J. Loehr, Nathan Alderman and Micheline Maynard</p>

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      <h4><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/topics/post-944/" class="link">Adam's Rib</a></h4>
      
     
    
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   <p>Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com, <a href="https://zeppelin.flights/@LionTowerShield">Mastodon</a> or  <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liontowershield.theincomparable.com">Bluesky</a>.</p>

<p>Check out our new  <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/lions-towers-and-shields-podcast-book-shop">LTS BookShop.org page</a>.</p>

<p><strong>The Movie: <em>review/commentary on a single classic film</em></strong></p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041090/">Adam&#8217;s Rib</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6hhK31bD54">trailer</a></p>

<ul>
<li>Available to <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/adams-rib">stream, rent or buy digitally</a></li>
<li>On disc: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004TJOD/?ref=as_li_ss_tl&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=shellybrisbin-20">Blu-ray</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>The Self-Referential LTS</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/92/">92 We&#8217;ve Got All The French You Need</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/115/">115 Gene Kelly&#8217;s Guns</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/26/">26 You Were Made To Be Murdered</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/131/">131 Temu Cary Grant</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/127/">127 Kind Of A Nice Snack</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/82/">2 Diva With A Monkey</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Next time, we&#8217;ll watch</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036711/">Christmas Holiday</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2ws84LC03o">trailer</a></li>
</ul>

  
  
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Adam's Rib

Tracy and Hepburn do &#8220;battle of the sexes&#8221; and help Judy Holiday launch her film career. There&#8217;s a random Cole Porter song, and T &amp; H are adorable. George Cukor directs a great script....

132: Clothes, Cars and Acreage

<p>Billy Wilder tells the story of a man&#8217;s (Ray Milland) alcoholic weekend, and the lies he tells to family and friends about his drinking. Surprisingly gritty and emotional for the era, and photography that heightens the mood. Also, Jane Wyman, Philip Terry, and Frank Faylen again.</p>
<p><em>The Lost Weekend</em></p>
<p>Shelly Brisbin   with Nathan Alderman and Micheline Maynard</p>

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      <h4><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/topics/post-940/" class="link">The Lost Weekend</a></h4>
      
     
    
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   <p>Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com, <a href="https://zeppelin.flights/@LionTowerShield">Mastodon</a> or  <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liontowershield.theincomparable.com">Bluesky</a>.</p>

<p>Check out our new  <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/lions-towers-and-shields-podcast-book-shop">LTS BookShop.org page</a>.</p>

<p><strong>The Movie: <em>review/commentary on a single classic film</em></strong></p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037884/">The Lost Weekend</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVb2LVcDfTQ">trailer</a></p>

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<li>Available to <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-lost-weekend">stream, rent or buy digitally</a></li>
<li>On disc: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Lost-Weekend/s?k=The%20Lost%20Weekend%27&amp;rh=n:2625373011">Blu-ray</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>The Self-Referential LTS</strong></p>

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<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/100/">100 The Smell Of Murder</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/72/">72 He&#8217;s Got Acreage</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/128/">128 Annette Bening Energy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/33/">33 Nice Guy, Or Good Man?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/60/">60 Celebrate The Teresa Wright-Aissance</a></li>
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<description>Billy Wilder tells the story of a man’s (Ray Milland) alcoholic weekend, and the lies he tells to family and friends about his drinking. Surprisingly gritty and emotional for the era, and photography that heightens the mood. Also, Jane Wyman, Philip Terry, and Frank Faylen again. &lt;p&gt;Shelly Brisbin   with Nathan Alderman and Micheline Maynard.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Lost Weekend

Billy Wilder tells the story of a man’s (Ray Milland) alcoholic weekend, and the lies he tells to family and friends about his drinking. Surprisingly gritty and emotional for the era, and photography that heightens the mood. Also, Jane Wyman, Philip Terry, and Frank Faylen again....

131: Temu Cary Grant

<p>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&#8217; (Dodsworth) story.</p>
<p><em>Elmer Gantry</em></p>
<p>Shelly Brisbin   with Micheline Maynard and Nathan Alderman</p>

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      <h4><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/topics/post-938/" class="link">Elmer Gantry</a></h4>
      
     
    
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   <p>Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com, <a href="https://zeppelin.flights/@LionTowerShield">Mastodon</a> or  <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liontowershield.theincomparable.com">Bluesky</a>.</p>

<p>Check out our new  <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/lions-towers-and-shields-podcast-book-shop">LTS BookShop.org page</a>.</p>

<p><strong>The Movie: <em>review/commentary on a single classic film</em></strong></p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053793">Elmer Gantry</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z73HAUbQNp4">trailer</a></p>

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<li>Available to <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/elmer-gantry">stream, rent or buy digitally</a></li>
<li>On disc: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Elmer-Gantry-Blu-Ray-Reg-Spain/dp/B0F5FBR6XQ/ref=tmm_blu_swatch_0">Blu-ray</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>The Self-Referential LTS</strong>
  * <a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/90/">90 Ruth Chatterton Is Jacked</a>
  * <a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/60/">60 Celebrate The Teresa Wright-Aissance</a>
  * <a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/82/">82 Diva With A Monkey</a>
  * <a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/94/">94 Mourning Culottes</a>
  * <a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/57/">57 Cookie Full Of Arsenic</a>
  * <a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/87/">87 The Barbara Stanwyck Of Five-Year-Olds</a>
  * <a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/121/">121 Chekhov&#8217;s Unbroken Hand</a>
  * <a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/119/">119 I&#8217;m Still Watching&#8230;</a>
  * <a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/127/">127 Kind Of A Nice Snack</a></p>

<p><strong>Next time, we&#8217;ll watch</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="!im" title="The Lost Weekend">The Lost Weekend</a> <a href="!yt" title="The Lost Weekend trailer">trailer</a></li>
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<description>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) story. &lt;p&gt;Shelly Brisbin   with Micheline Maynard and Nathan Alderman.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Elmer Gantry

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) story....

130: Big Teeth, Bad Hair

<p>he team behind our previous Spooky Season entry CAT PEOPLE &#8212; producer Val Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur &#8212; return with the Jane Eyre-inspired tale of a naive nurse summoned to a tropical island to care for a rich nepo baby&#8217;s ailing wife. But the patient&#8217;s malady may have a sinister, supernatural source. Get ready for an atmospheric, antiracist spookshow that&#8217;s a lot smarter than you&#8217;d think, subverting cheap voodoo-movie stereotypes in cool and surprising ways. Ah woe! Ah me! Shame and sorrow for the family!  With guest host, Nathan Alderman.</p>
<p><em>I Walked with a Zombie</em></p>
<p>Nathan Alderman    with Shelly Brisbin, Randy Dotinga and Micheline Maynard</p>

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      <h4><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/topics/post-937/" class="link">I Walked with a Zombie</a></h4>
      
     
    
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   <p>Get in touch with the show at lts@theincomparable.com, <a href="https://zeppelin.flights/@LionTowerShield">Mastodon</a> or  <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liontowershield.theincomparable.com">Bluesky</a>.</p>

<p>Check out our new  <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/lions-towers-and-shields-podcast-book-shop">LTS BookShop.org page</a>.</p>

<p><strong>The Movie: <em>review/commentary on a single classic film</em></strong></p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036027/">I Walked with a Zombie</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6SWz27OXac">trailer</a></p>

<ul>
<li>Available to <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/i-walked-with-a-zombie">stream, rent or buy digitally</a></li>
<li>On disc: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Walked-Zombie-Seventh-Victim-Collection/dp/B0D9HZSLK7/ref=sr_1_1">Blu-ray</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>The Self-Referential LTS</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/127/">127 Kind Of A Nice Snack</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/3/">3 More Permy Over Time</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/">122 The Only Way To Win Is Not To Play</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/95/">95 My Film Erogenous Zones</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/99/">99 Jesus Versus The Bikini Girls</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/111/">111 Go Out In Flames And Drama</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/lts/94/">94 Mourning Culottes</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Next time, we&#8217;ll watch</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053793">Elmer Gantry</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z73HAUbQNp4">trailer</a></li>
</ul>

  
  

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<description>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 to care for a rich nepo baby’s ailing wife. But the patient’s malady may have a sinister, supernatural source. Get ready for an atmospheric, antiracist spookshow that’s a lot smarter than you’d think, subverting cheap voodoo-movie stereotypes in cool and surprising ways. Ah woe! Ah me! Shame and sorrow for the family!  With guest host, Nathan Alderman. &lt;p&gt;Nathan Alderman    with Shelly Brisbin, Randy Dotinga and Micheline Maynard.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

I Walked with a Zombie

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 to care for a rich nepo baby’s ailing wife. But the patient’s malady may have a sinister, supernatural source. Get ready for an atmospheric, antiracist spookshow that’s a lot smarter than you’d think, subverting cheap voodoo-movie stereotypes in cool and surprising ways. Ah woe! Ah me! Shame and sorrow for the family! With guest host, Nathan Alderman....

129: There Are No Cars

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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