We love Roy around here!

Trigger Jr. (1950) is an absolute must watch! Not only for the Murder Horse, but also for the beautiful Trucolor. And At just under 70 minutes, I cannot think of a better way to spend an hour. And in case I haven’t mentioned … it has a freakin’ Murder Horse in it!!!! Kino Lorber put out a nice Bluray of Charlotte’s restoration.

Cinecon is great, and we’re sorry to hear that you can’t make it. We’re very lucky in LA to have so many places that project film, but usually the “old movies” they show don’t go past the 80s! At least places like AMC Theaters are starting to really embrace showing more classic films, and new restorations, albeit only on DCP. We’re just happy to see them getting out there.

No murder horses at Cinecon this year, but maybe there will be by popular demand in 2026 (since as the rumor we’re starting suggests, 2025 will be all VistaVision)

Thanks for the correction, that part is being removed. That’s so interesting that you worked at Technicolor Rome. I’ve read so many not-so-kind stories about them from the 1950s-1970s when they damaged a few Paramount negatives.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks so much!

We are always open for all things that are both alcoholic and beverages! We were drinking Mead from Manoa Honey, a Hawaiian company that makes delicious beverages and delectable honey. Thanks for watching!

Yes! That is classic.

We are eagerly awaiting that sequel too. We were really impressed by how confidant Talk To Me was as a debut feature. The Philippou brothers were an absolute delight during their Q & A too. So much energy!

Totally agree. VistaVision certainly wouldn’t have the legacy that it does, if it didn’t get picked up by the effects industry in the late 70s. VistaVision is currently going through another Renaissance, with filmmakers like Jordan Peele and PT Anderson shooting with it now to circumvent using the cumbersome 70mm cameras. Please write in with any other thoughts you have, we love talking camera formats.

We are endlessly fascinated by all things VistaVision! You really nailed it on the head, because you cannot have a conversation about VistaVision without bringing up the wider discussion of the widescreen wars. Cinerama and CinemaScope are vital to that discussion. Thanks for writing in, we’d love to hear more about your thoughts on the widescreen wars.

We have never seen REMEMBER THE NIGHT, but you had us at Barbara Stanwyck and Fred McMurray directed by Preston Sturges! CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT and THE BISHOP’S WIFE are both always on our Christmas list. Thanks for the recommendation! Write in with any more, we are always looking for new movies for our nightly double features.

Thanks so much for your comment! We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed seeing Asta, too. We wanted to change the set-up so the dogs could hang out with us on camera, since they are usually at our feet when we are recording anyways. Hopefully, Ripley will join the party next time. There's an interesting tale about Perc's name pronunciation. During our research, we came across stories about Perc that said he hated when people mispronounced his name as "Perk," especially those who worked for him. One story said that if you called him "Perk" at work (Warner Bros), you would be sent packing! Who knows if it's true, but what seems to be true is that he did NOT like being called "Perk." (We both thought it was pronounced "Perk" for the longest time and by the time we found out, we were happy that we didn't work for him!) Mont, on the other hand, wasn't as particular. His family members called him Mont (pronounced "Mont"), but he was called "Monte" or "Monty" by almost everyone else. We read that Mont's son, Mont Jr. was referred to as Monty by the family, instead of Mont Jr. (on a side note - you may have noticed that I "misspelled" Mont's name in our video (out of habit for how we kept seeing it written in the trades), but we didn't catch it until after it was posted and I was too lazy to fix it. Since he didn't seem to mind, we decided not to change it)

We are very happy to hear that! Adam did a ton of research into the Westmore family and has plenty of juicy stories he's eager to share.

Yes - It will forever be the monkey junk episode!

You knew that blanket would immediately become part of the set! We love it!

Thanks for watching! We have a lot of great stuff coming up, so stay tuned.

Thanks for the info! Charlotte is always interested in all things VistaVision. I was checking through some camera reports at the Herrick Library the other day and saw that Hitchcock was doing a lot of VistaVision camera testing in late-1952 as well. Feel free to share anything else you may know about cameras, especially VistaVision, because we are always open to new knowledge!

Come on over, we’ll watch it again!

No. Not the wink. Anything but the wink.

Glad we could turn you on to a few new films. We wanted to highlight a few that won’t get any love during awards season.

We love how rewarding movies like this are on repeat viewings. We especially love how the young ballerinas in the “White Christmas” number forget to smile. You can literally see when someone offscreen tells them to smile and they react. It is absolutely hilarious! Thanks for pointing out the redhead. We will keep an eye out for her on our next viewing.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Yes, Vera-Ellen does not sing in the film, except for one word- the word “Snow” after they exit the train in Vermont and sing before getting in to the taxi to the inn. Some sources say Trudy Stevens is the secret singer behind Vera-Ellen, and she also sang on the Decca released soundtrack. I’ve also seen a rumor that Rosemary’s sister dubbed Vera-Ellen’s voice but there’s not a lot of evidence there. In the commentary Rosemary Clooney did for White Christmas, she talks about Vera-Ellen’s voice being dubbed but she never mentions by whom. My gut says that if she had been the other voice (or her sister) that she would have mentioned that, but maybe not. Where did you see/hear that she sang both parts? We searched for documentation about this but couldn’t find anything concrete, hence it not being in the episode. We’d love to know for sure who’s singing!

Thanks! We’ll start gathering info for a VistaVision episode. We even have ideas for a special guest for it.