Best Frances Hoyt Podcasts (2025)

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120: Eddie Muller and the Dames of Noir • Ben Model on The Silent Film Universe 1:31:13

1d ago1:31:13

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Eddie Muller, author of Dark City Dames • Ben Model, author of The Silent Film UniverseBy Michael Gebert

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119: First Women of Hollywood • The Visionary June Mathis 1:27:33

1M ago1:27:33

1:27:33

Mary Mallory, author of First Women of Hollywood • Thomas J. Slater, author of June Mathis: The Rise and Fall of a Silent Film Visionary (87:33)By Michael Gebert

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118: Nasty Women Return! • Rhea Combs on Oscar Micheaux • Katie Gee Salisbury on Anna May Wong 1:32:55

3M ago1:32:55

1:32:55

Nasty Women Return! Karen Pearlman on Breaking Plates and Smashing the Patriarchy • Rhea Combs on Oscar Micheaux: The Complete Collection • Katie Gee Salisbury, author of Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong (92:56)By Michael Gebert

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117: Steve Massa on Roscoe Arbuckle • Noah Isenberg on Edgar Ulmer 1:32:14

4M ago1:32:14

1:32:14

Steve Massa on a Roscoe Arbuckle DVD/Blu-ray Kickstarter • Noah Isenberg, author of Edgar G. Ulmer: A Filmmaker at the Margins (92:14)By Michael Gebert

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116: Dave Kehr on To Save and Project • Copenhagen Silent Film Festival • Moguls 1:30:22

5M ago1:30:22

1:30:22

Dave Kehr on MoMA's To Save and Project preservation festival • Thomas Christensen on the Copenhagen Silent Film Festival • Authors Michael Benson and Craig Singer on Moguls: The Lives and Times of Hollywood Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck (90:33)By Michael Gebert

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115: Top Ten in Physical Media 2024 • South West Silents & Film Noir UK • Burt Kearns on Shemp! 1:36:57

6M ago1:36:57

1:36:57

Top Ten in Physical Media 2024, with Bruce Calvert • James Harrison on South West Silents & Film Noir UK • Burt Kearns on Shemp! (96:58)By Michael Gebert

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114: Silents Synced • Pordenone Festival Report 2024 • Thomas Walsh on Art Director Ben Carré 1:33:32

7M ago1:33:32

1:33:32

Josh Frank, creator of Silents Synced • Pordenone Festival Report 2024, with Lokke Heiss • Thomas Waksh on pioneering art director Ben Carré (93:32)By Michael Gebert

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113: John Ford and the Cavalry • Francis Ford • The Brothers of the Bs 1:30:33

9M ago1:30:33

1:30:33

Michael F. Blake, author of The Cavalry Trilogy: John Ford, John Wayne, and the Making of Three Classic Westerns • Kathy Fuller Seeley on Francis Ford • Thomas Reeder, author of Poverty Row Royalty: The Films of Producer Sigmund Neufeld and His Brother, Director Sam Newfield (90:33)By Michael Gebert

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112: Seeing Napoleon • Rouben Mamoulian • Helen Morgan 1:31:14

10M ago1:31:14

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Bruce Calvert on the new restoration of Napoleon (1927) • Kurt Jensen, author of Peerless: Rouben Mamoulian, Hollywood and Broadway • Christopher S. Connelly, author of Helen Morgan: The Original Torch Singer and Ziegfeld's Last Star (91:14)By Michael Gebert

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111: Dave Glass on Monty Banks • Jeffrey L. Carrier on Patsy Ruth Miller 1:18:25

1y ago1:18:25

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Dave Glass on silent comedian Monty Banks • Jeffrey L. Carrier on silent star Patsy Ruth Miller (78:25)By Michael Gebert

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110: Vitagraph Comedies • Film Is Dead. Long Live Film! • Lon Davis Meets The Old Stars 1:39:53

1y ago1:39:53

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Vitagraph Comedies, with Rob Stone, George Willeman and Lynanne Schweighofer • Peter Flynn, director of Film is Dead. Long Live Film! • Lon Davis, author of Stumbling Into Film History (99:54)By Michael Gebert

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109: Billy! Brackett and Wilder • Double Indemnity and the Rise of Noir 1:39:22

1y ago1:39:22

1:39:22

Donald Brackett, author of Double Solitaire: The Films of Brackett and Wilder • Alain Silver and James Ursini, authors of From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir (99:22)By Michael Gebert

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108: Bryony Dixon on Victorian Film • Death by Laughter • Tod Slaughter 1:27:20

1+ y ago1:27:20

1:27:20

Bryony Dixon on Victorian Film • Maggie Hennefeld on Women and Death by Laughter • Sam Dunn on the Deadly Doings of Tod Slaughter (87:20)By Michael Gebert

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107: Dan Streible on Orphan Films • Mike Mashon on the Changing Preservation Scene 1:25:52

1+ y ago1:25:52

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Dan Streible on Orphan Films • Mike Mashon on the Changing Preservation Scene (85:52)By Michael Gebert

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106: Donald Bogle on Lena Horne • Restoring William S. Hart • Pamela Hutchinson on The Red Shoes 1:36:44

1+ y ago1:36:44

1:36:44

Donald Bogle, author of Lena Horne: Goddess Reclaimed • Tracey Goessel on restoring William S. Hart • Pamela Hutchinson, author of BFI Film Classics: The Red Shoes (96:44)By Michael Gebert

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105: Top Ten in Physical Media 2023, with Bruce Calvert • Foster Hirsch on Movies in the 50s 1:37:11

1+ y ago1:37:11

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Top Ten in Physical Media 2023, with Bruce Calvert and Michael Gebert • Foster Hirsch, author of Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties, on Movie Culture in the 50s (97:11)By Michael Gebert

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104: Pordenone 2023 Festival Report • The "Only" Woman Animator • Scott Eyman on Chaplin vs. America 1:48:27

1+ y ago1:48:27

1:48:27

NitrateVille Radio Ep. 104: Pordenone 2023 Festival Report, with Lokke Heiss • Mindy Johnson on Bessie Mae Kelley, The "Only" Woman Animator • Scott Eyman, author of Charlie Chaplin vs. America (108:27)By Michael Gebert

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103: Northern Silents • Lisa Stein Haven on Chaplin at First National • Sarah Royal on Lucy 1:36:04

1+ y ago1:36:04

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Jonny Best on the Northern Silent Film Festival • Lisa Stein Haven, author of The Early Years of Charlie Chaplin: Final Shorts and First Features • Sarah Royal, author of AKA Lucy: The Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ball (96:04)By Michael Gebert

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102: Rob Byrne on Foolish Wives • Eddie Muller on Kid and Cocktail Noir • Becoming Nick and Nora 1:40:27

1+ y ago1:40:27

1:40:27

Rob Byrne on Restoring Foolish Wives • Eddie Muller on Kid Noir and Cocktail Noir Books • Rob Kozlowski, author of Becoming Nick and Nora (100:27)By Michael Gebert

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101: Serge Bromberg on Laurel & Hardy Year One • Josh Mills on Ernie in Kovacsland 1:20:37

2y ago1:20:37

1:20:37

Serge Bromberg on Laurel & Hardy Year One • Josh Mills on Ernie in Kovacsland (80:36)By Michael Gebert

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100: 100th Episode! with Michael Gebert and Ben Model • Susan Delson on Soundies 1:43:04

2y ago1:43:04

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The 100th Episode: David Hammond Interviews Michael Gebert • Most Frequent Guest Ben Model on Tom Mix and More • Susan Delson on Soundies and African-American Performers (103:04)By Michael Gebert

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99: The Warner Bros. Episode, with Mark A. Vieira and Chris Yogerst 1:29:46

2y ago1:29:46

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The Warner Bros. Episode, with Mark A. Vieira, author of Warner Bros.: 100 Years of Storytelling, and Chris Yogerst, author of The Warner Brothers (89:46)By Michael Gebert

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98: Robert Harris and James Mockoski on The Johnstown Flood • The Stoogeum's Gary Lassin 1:29:08

2y ago1:29:08

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Robert Harris and James Mockoski on The Johnstown Flood, Napoleon, Lawrence of Arabia and other restorations • The Stoogeum's Gary Lassin, author of A Tour De Farce (89:08)By Michael Gebert

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97: LOC Festival of Film & Sound • Two New Silent Film Kickstarters • William M. Drew on Pearl White 1:32:58

2y ago1:32:58

1:32:58

David Pierce on the Library of Congress Festival of Film & Sound • Two New Silent Film Kickstarters by Ed Lorusso and Joe Harvat • William M. Drew on Pearl White (92:58)By Michael Gebert

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96: Academics and Vintage Film: Domitor • The Media Ecology Project • Victor Moore in Silent Comedy 1:29:07

2+ y ago1:29:07

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Rob Stone on Victor Moore and His Klever Komedies • Domitor, with Tami Williams and Ian Christie • Mark Williams on the Media Ecology Project (89:07)By Michael Gebert

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95: Slapstick Festival in Bristol • A Norwegian Silent Comedian • John Stangeland on Aline MacMahon 1:35:56

2+ y ago1:35:56

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Slapstick Festival in Bristol, with director Chris Daniels • Norwegian Silent Comedian August Schøneman, with Snorre Smari Mathiesen • Author John Stangeland on Aline MacMahon (95:57)By Michael Gebert

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94: The Lives of Beau Geste • The King of the Kongo • A Studio in Occupied France 1:35:01

2+ y ago1:35:01

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Frank Thompson, author of The Compleat Beau Geste • Eric Grayson on Restoring The King of the Kongo, with Boris Karloff • Author Christine Leteux on a Studio in Occupied France (95:01)By Michael Gebert

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93: Top Ten in Physical Media 2022 • Steve Massa with More Lame Brains and Lunatics 1:39:40

2+ y ago1:39:40

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Top Ten in Physical Media 2022, with Bruce Calvert • Steve Massa, author of Lame Brains and Lunatics 2 (99:40)By Michael Gebert

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92: Margaret Dumont • Hispanics: Viva Hollywood! • Lawrence Tierney 1:37:19

2+ y ago1:37:19

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Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian, authors of Straight Lady: The Life and Times of Margaret Dumont, the Fifth Marx Brother • Viva Hollywood author Luis I. Reyes • Burt Kearns, author of Lawrence Tierney, Hollywood's Real Life Tough Guy (97:19)By Michael Gebert

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91: Pordenone 2022 Festival Report • The Unknown Unknown • Lara Gabrielle on Marion Davies 1:43:54

2+ y ago1:43:54

1:43:54

Pordenone 2022 Festival Report, with Lokke Heiss • Restoring the Unknown The Unknown, with George Eastman Museum's Peter Bagrov, Anthony L'Abbate and Gordon Nelson • Biographer Lara Gabrielle on Marion Davies (103:54)By Michael Gebert

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90: How Elinor Glyn Changed Sex • How Hollywood Changed Going to the Movies 1:40:57

2+ y ago1:40:57

1:40:57

How Elinor Glyn Changed Sex, with biographer Hilary A. Hallett • How Hollywood Changed Going to the Movies, with author Ross Melnick (100:58)By Michael Gebert

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89: Cinema's First Nasty Women 1:22:01

3y ago1:22:01

1:22:01

Cinema's First Nasty Women, with Co-Curators Maggie Hennefeld, Laura Horak, and Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi • Scoring Cinema's First Nasty Women, with Dana Reason (82:02)By Michael Gebert

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88: Film Preservation with Richard Simonton • Jon Mirsalis on Rare Lon Chaney 1:59:24

3y ago1:59:24

1:59:24

The Hidden History of Film Preservation with Richard Simonton • Jon Mirsalis on Rare Lon Chaney (119:24)By Michael Gebert

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87: Jeffrey Spivak on Busby Berkeley • Jack Theakston on New Abbott & Costello and 3-D Restorations 1:28:33

3y ago1:28:33

1:28:33

Biographer Jeffrey Spivak, author of Buzz: The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley • Jack Theakston on New Abbott & Costello and 3-D Restorations Coming Soon (88:33)By Michael Gebert

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86: Scott McGee on Hollywood's Greatest Stunts • Ed Lorusso on a Wallace Reid DVD Kickstarter 1:21:36

3y ago1:21:36

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86: Scott McGee on Hollywood's Greatest Stunts • Ed Lorusso on a Wallace Reid DVD Kickstarter by Michael GebertBy Michael Gebert

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85: TCM Film Festival Returns, with Nora Fiore • Movies as Art: Poster Collector Dwight Cleveland 1:36:07

3y ago1:36:07

1:36:07

TCM Film Festival Returns, with Nora Fiore • Movies as Art: Poster Collector Dwight Cleveland (96:08)By Michael Gebert

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84: Columbus Moving Picture Show • Comique Magazine • Julian David Stone, Author of "It's Alive!" 1:17:01

3y ago1:17:01

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Samantha Glasser on the Columbus Moving Picture Show • David B, Pearson on Comique Magazine • Julian David Stone, Author of "It's Alive!" (77:01)By Michael Gebert

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83: Ben Model on Raymond Griffith via Kickstarter • Eric Hoyt on Hollywood Trade Papers 1:30:40

3y ago1:30:40

1:30:40

Ben Model on Raymond Griffith, Marion Davies and More Silent Stars via Kickstarter • Eric Hoyt on the Golden Age of Hollywood Trade Papers (90:40)By Michael Gebert

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82: Hippodrome Silent Film Festival in Scotland • David Crump on Fred Karno 1:22:22

3+ y ago1:22:22

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Director Alison Strauss on the 12th Hippodrome Silent Film Festival in Bo'ness, Scotland • Author David Crump on Fred Karno's Influence on Silent Comedy (82:23)By Michael Gebert

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81: Dana Stevens on Buster Keaton's Century • Farrah Nehme on Dames at MoMA • Found Emulsion 1:28:10

3+ y ago1:28:10

1:28:10

Dana Stevens, author of Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century • Farran Smith Nehme on 30s Dames at MoMA • Glenn Andreiev on Lost and Found Emulsion (88:11)By Michael Gebert

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80: The Real Charlie Chaplin • Serge Bromberg on Julien Duvivier 1:36:36

3+ y ago1:36:36

1:36:36

James Spinney, co-director of The Real Charlie Chaplin • Serge Bromberg on rediscovering Julien Duvivier in the 1920s (96:36)By Michael Gebert

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79: Physical Media Top Ten of 2021 • Jaime Weinman on Looney Tunes 1:32:24

3+ y ago1:32:24

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Physical Media Top Ten of 2021, with Bruce Calvert • Jaime Weinman on the History of Looney Tunes (92:24)By Michael Gebert

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78: Scott Eyman on 20th Century Fox and Darryl F. Zanuck • Thomas Reeder on Century Comedies 1:17:07

3+ y ago1:17:07

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Scott Eyman, author of 20th Century-Fox: Darryl F. Zanuck and the Creation of the Modern Film Studio • Thomas Reeder, author of Time is Money! The Century, Rainbow, and Stern Brothers Comedies of Julius and Abe Stern (77:08)By Michael Gebert

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77: 2021 Pordenone Festival Report • Rediscovering Ellen Richter • Media History Digital Library 1:43:07

3+ y ago1:43:07

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NitrateVille Radio Ep. 77: 2021 Pordenone Festival Report, with Lokke Heiss • Rediscovering Ellen Richter, with Philipp Stiasny and Oliver Hanley • Eric Hoyt on Media History Digital Library (103:07)By Michael Gebert

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76: Vim Kickstarter • Becoming Carole Lombard • The Magnificent Jane Russell 1:29:03

3+ y ago1:29:03

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Rob Stone on Vim Comedies • Olympia Kiriakou on Becoming Carole Lombard • Christina Rice on the Magnificent Jane Russell (89:04)By Michael Gebert

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75: Eddie Muller on Film Noir's Dark City • Silent Movie Day is September 29 1:26:57

4y ago1:26:57

1:26:57

Silent Movie Day, with Brandee Cox and Steven K. HIll • Eddie Muller on Film Noir's Dark City (86:58)By Michael Gebert

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74: Edward Everett Horton Comedies • Andrew Erish on Vitagraph • Stephen Horne on Silent Sirens 1:38:09

4y ago1:38:09

1:38:09

Ben Model on Edward Everett Horton comedies on DVD • Andrew A. Erish on Vitagraph: America's First Great Movie Studio • Stephen Horne on music for Silent Sirens (98:10)By Michael Gebert