We're two dames talking about classic movies. Each episode we discuss a different movie - trivia, costumes, actor bios, gender and social justice, and more. New episodes every month!
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We're celebrating our 100th episode by talking about some of the movies that have made the biggest impression on us over the last seven years.Door The Screen Sirens
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The Seven Year Itch - S8E6
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Man meets Girl, and it's so hot in New York City, he can hardly control himself. That's the situation in "The Seven Year Itch," starring Marilyn Monroe.Door The Screen Sirens
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The Lady Vanishes - S8E5
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Two women board a train to England from Bandrika -- or do they? Join us for Hitcock's "The Lady Vanishes."Door The Screen Sirens
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That Touch of Mink - S8E4
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Boy meets girl, boy asks girls to travel around the world, girl wonders whether he's worth it in "That Touch of Mink," starring Cary Grant and Doris Day.Door The Screen Sirens
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A Night in Casablanca - S8E3
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The Marx Brothers go to Casablanca, and they round up the usual suspects for a raucous, ridiculous romp.Door The Screen Sirens
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Made for Each Other - S8E2
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After a whirlwind one-day romance, a couple must navigate married life and the perils of early parenthood in "Made For Each Other," starring Carole Lombard and Jimmy Stewart.Door The Screen Sirens
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Brother and sister dancing duo Tom and Ellen sail to England and fall in love with two elegant English people in "Royal Wedding."Door The Screen Sirens
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Miracle on 34th Street - S7E12
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Santa Claus comes to Macy's - or does he? Join Mauren O'Hara, Natalie Wood, and us for some Christmas magic in "Miracle on 34th Street."Door The Screen Sirens
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A stranger comes to town, tracking another, more sinister stranger who must be brought to justice for horrific war crimes, in Orson Welles' "The Stranger."Door The Screen Sirens
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A traveling salesman has two families and a lot of angst in Ida Lupino's "The Bigamist."Door The Screen Sirens
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No one can sleep tight at the Sleep Tite Pajama Factory when labor's exploited and the boss won't budge on a raise. Join "The Pajama Game" with us and Doris Day.Door The Screen Sirens
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Elvis returns to Hawaii a changed man -- and all he wants to do is sing, surf, and show off his state to a group of students and their teacher in 1961's "Blue Hawaii."Door The Screen Sirens
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A famous actress and a chic diplomat have a secret affair -- but there's one problem in 1958's "Indiscreet."Door The Screen Sirens
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The serene life of a gaggle of music professors is upended when a gangster's girlfriend comes to visit for "research." And that's how a song -- and love -- is born, in 1948's "A Song is Born."Door The Screen Sirens
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Father of the Bride - S7E5
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A father must navigate the wedding of his only daughter in the aptly named "Father of the Bride," staring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett and Elizabeth Taylor.Door The Screen Sirens
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The fancy folks of Newport, Rhode Island sing, dance, and eventually get married, all to the tune of Cole Porter and Louis Armstrong, in "High Society."Door The Screen Sirens
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Head to Ireland with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in John Ford's "The Quiet Man."Door The Screen Sirens
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When a wealthy heiress sues a New York newspaper for libel, the paper strikes back with a charming reporter meant to lure her into the accused offense. Flyfishing, fast-talking hijinx, and romance ensue, in "Libeled Lady."Door The Screen Sirens
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Stage Door Canteen - S7E1
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Head to the Stage Door Canteen with sailors, soldiers, and some of the biggest names in film, theatre and music of the 1940s, in "Stage Door Canteen."Door The Screen Sirens
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The Sound of Music - S6E12
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The hills are alive with the sound of music, Catholicism, romance, and the rise of fascism, in 1965's "The Sound of Music."Door The Screen Sirens
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Strangers on a Train - S6E11
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Two men meet on a train. One of them has a murderous plan that proves dangerous for the other man, in Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train."Door The Screen Sirens
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A cynical detective investigates the murder of a beautiful and ambitious ad executive in 1944's "Laura."Door The Screen Sirens
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Mr. and Mrs. Smith - S6E9
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Mr. and Mrs. Smith are happily married - or are there? Join us (and our spouses) for Hitchcock's only screwball.Door The Screen Sirens
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Three sailors have 24 hours in the Big Apple so they spend it cavorting (and singing and dancing) with three women who have careers of their own, in 1949's "On the Town."Door The Screen Sirens
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Head to Berlin with a baron, ballerina, an industrial magnate and more in "Grand Hotel."Door The Screen Sirens
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Fashion meets empathecalism in gorgeous Paris in "Funny Face," starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire.Door The Screen Sirens
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The Best Years of Our Lives - S6E5
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The warfront meets the homefront in 1946's "The Best Years of Our Lives."Door The Screen Sirens
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The Grass is Greener - S6E4
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The lady of the manor has everything, and she gets even more when a handsome rich American trespasses on the private part of an English castle, in "The Grass is Greener."Door The Screen Sirens
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In 1957's "Designing Woman," Mike and Marilla meet in California, fall in love, and get married -- all within one week. But when they return to NYC, the trouble starts.Door The Screen Sirens
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Lilies of the Field - S6E2
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Sidney Poitier finds himself up against a persistent Mother Superior in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).Door The Screen Sirens
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The movie industry is ready for its closeup in "Sunset Boulevard" (1950), starring Gloria Swanson and William Holden.Door The Screen Sirens
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The Bishop's Wife - S5E11
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Henry and Julia used to be a happy couple -- until Henry got promoted. Now his life is consumed by building a cathedral. He prays for help -- and Dudley appears to give him want he truly wants. That's 1947's "The Bishop's Wife."Door The Screen Sirens
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Arsenic and Old Lace - S5E10
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Mortimer and Elaine's wedding day takes a dark turn when he discovers his aunts have been poisoning lonely old men in their Brooklyn neighborhood. Add in his long-lost murderous brother and Teddy Roosevelt, and you've got "Arsenic and Old Lace."Door The Screen Sirens
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Arsenic And Old Lace - S5E10
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Mortimer and Elaine's wedding day takes a dark turn when he discovers his aunts have been poisoning lonely old men in their Brooklyn neighborhood. Add in his long-lost murderous brother and Teddy Roosevelt, and you've got "Arsenic and Old Lace."Door The Screen Sirens
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Katharine Hepburn dons men's clothing to walk freely in England -- but how free can she be in a patriarchal society? Find out in "Sylvia Scarlett," her first pairing with Cary Grant.Door The Screen Sirens
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To Have and Have Not - S5E8
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It's 1944 and a war is raging in Europe, which doesn't feel very far away in Martinique, where Bogart and Bacall meet in a cafe that harbors resistance fighters. She's a beautiful drifter, he's freelance boat captain; they're both about choose sides in this game of love and war.Door The Screen Sirens
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To Have And Have Not - S5E8
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It's 1944 and a war is raging in Europe, which doesn't feel very far away in Martinique, where Bogart and Bacall meet in a cafe that harbors resistance fighters. She's a beautiful drifter, he's freelance boat captain; they're both about choose sides in this game of love and war.Door The Screen Sirens
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Katharine Hepburn heads to Venice in "Summertime," a meditation on love in a watery city that reflects her character's weepy POV faced with compromising her morals or finally finding love.Door The Screen Sirens
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Susan and Sharon are strangers who meet at summer camp - only to discover they are twins who were separated when their parents divorced years ago. Determined to bring their family together again, the girls hatch some cross-country hi-jinx.Door The Screen Sirens
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What happens when your heist is thwarted by romance? In "The Lady Eve" Barbara Stanwyck falls for Henry Fonda, and he's smitten - until he discovers she's a card shark out for his money.Door The Screen Sirens
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Two men take their chances on the run from the chain gang and find there's more binding them together than the physical chain connecting them in 1958's "The Defiant Ones," starring Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier.Door The Screen Sirens
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Boy meets girl... but boy is a New York butcher from an Italian family that has high hopes for his future wife. That's the predicament of the title character in the gentle movie, "Marty" (1955).Door The Screen Sirens
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Pick up the phone and call the party (line): we're headed to New York, where it's easy to be charmed by millionaires, ranchers, and interior designers. Get cozy with Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Thelma Ritter and Tony Randall in "Pillow Talk" (1959).Door The Screen Sirens
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In this month's episode we frolic in the Connecticut woods with Katharine Heburn, Cary Grant, and a leopard (or two), all in the name of funding for museums. Catch "Bringing Up Baby" (1938) by its tail.Door The Screen Sirens
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Christmas In Connecticut - S4E12
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Here's a real recipe for holiday hijinx: toss in a little lie, mix in some men who always get what they want, add a strong hint of winter romance, sprinkle in some random babies, and flip! Celebrate "Christmas in Connecticut" (1945)with Barbara Stanwyck, Sidney Greenstreet and S. K. Sakall.Door The Screen Sirens
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