Unremembered Hollywood
By Unremembered Hollywood
Unremembered HollywoodOct 30, 2019
Episode 105: The Dog's Bark
In 1924, the recently widowed Ruth Malone retreated to publishing magnate Arch Winthrop's beach house to mourn her dearly departed husband George "Biscuits" Malone. Biscuits was beloved by all, and the loss was too great to bear. That is, before Winthrop's personal physician Dr. Vance Pellegrino makes a shocking suggestion.
Unremembered Hollywood was created, written, and produced by Charlie Fonville. Abby Larson is played by Annie Savage with Original music by Jonathan Dinerstein.
Starring Craig Cackowski as Arch Winthrop, James Urbaniak as Dr. Vance Pellegrino, Kimberly Dilts as Ruth Malone, Mark Gagliardi as Rudolph Valentino, Megan Gogerty as Frances Marion, Christa Kimlicko-Jones as Dipsy Driscoll, Jonathan Dinerstein as Mister Larry the Nightwatchman DC Pierson as Detective and Edvard Munch, and Judson Jones as Coast Guard Captain.
Special Guests: Christa Kimlicko-Jones, Craig Cackowski, DC Pierson, James Urbaniak, Jonathan Dinerstein, Judson Jones, Kimberly Dilts, Mark Gagliardi, and Megan Gogerty.
But That's Another Story #3
This month's But That's Another Story brings some of Artie Strasberg's legendary plays to life with the help of the Unremembered Hollywood Ensemble.
Unremembered Hollywood was created, written, and produced by Charlie Fonville, with original music by Jonathan Dinerstein
Starring Annie Savage as Abby Larson, with DC Pierson as John Wilkes Booth, Seth Morris as Abraham Lincoln and Warren Burger, Galloway Allbright as Jameson Granville Montgomery the fourth, Fred Cross as Edward Doherty, Jonah Ray as Boston Corbett and Lewis Powell, and, Annie Savage as Mary Todd Lincoln and Clementine Peyton Montgomery.
Episode 104: A Confederate Sea of Dunces
In 1948, director Tom Hartley and Producer Margaret Chapman began work on "They Stood Tall," the most ambitious Civil War film ever attempted. Sparing no expense, they even hired the last surviving Confederate soldier as a military advisor. But no one could have known the chaos that would come from Albert’s presence. Within a year, a handful of the actors would be institutionalized, the Monolith Studio lot would be reduced to ash, and every scrap of Tom’s dream project would be destroyed.
Unremembered Hollywood was created, written, and produced by Charlie Fonville, with original music by Jonathan Dinerstein.
Civil War Violin by Rebecca Ward, and Erdinger's Horse Glue Theme sung by Claire Barnhart.
Starring Annie Savage as Abby Larson, with Hal Lublin as Albert Sullivan, Mike Rock as Tom Hartley and Cary Grant, Shulie Cowen as Margaret Chapman, Elisabeth Hower as Merle Oberon, Bryce Johnson as Van Heflin, Mark McConville as Chap Thaxton, Christine Weatherup as Leslie Brooks, John Ennis as Frank Erdinger and Henry Olson, Fred Cross as Langston Devereaux, Judson Jones as Buckles McMaster, Justin Wright Neufeld as Arthur Shields, Roy Flaunt, and Confederate Commander, and Christa Kimlicko-Jones as Ida Calloway.
Special Guests: Bryce Johnson, Christa Kimlicko-Jones, Christine Weatherup, Elisabeth Hower, Fred Cross, Hal Lublin, Humphrey Ker, John Ennis, Judson Jones, Justin Neufeld, Mark McConville, Mike Rock, Rebecca Ward, and Shulie Cowen.
But That's Another Story #2
Before there was Johnny Kansas, there was Edmond T. Pancakes. “Don’t Talk to the Talent” tells the totally true tale of the second Nazi spy sent to infiltrate Hollywood.
Unremembered Hollywood was created, written, and produced by Charlie Fonville, with original music by Jonathan Dinerstein.
Starring Annie Savage as Abby Larson, with Mike Phirman as Edmond T. Pancakes, Marc Evan Jackson as Hogan Kirsch, Mike Rock as Walter Connolly, Justin Wright Neufeld as Guard #1, and Jonathan Dinerstein as Guard #2.
Episode 103: The Man Who Fell From Earth
Clifton Douglas was one of the most gifted actors of the 1950s, until he got stuck doing terrible sci-fi B-Movies. His obsession with his final role would destroy a studio and leave behind a mystery unsolved to this very day.
Written by Larry Pontius. Starring Annie Savage as Abby Larson, with Mark Gagliardi as Clifton Douglas, Craig Cackowski as Edvard Stanton and Jim Anderson, Shulie Cowen as Barbara Norsby, Margaret Anderson, and Mrs. Doherty, Toni Trucks as Judith Huddleston, Bryce Johnson as James Dean, Hal Lublin as Lee Strasberg and Bud Anderson, Justin Neufeld as Marlon Brandon, Vincent Price, and Detective, Jonathan Dinerstein as Director, and Mike Phirman as Marvin Godfrey.
Original Music by Jonathan Dinerstein/
Special Guests: Bryce Johnson, Craig Cackowski, Hal Lublin, Justin Neufeld, Mark Gagliardi, Mike Phirman, Shulie Cowen, and Toni Trucks.
Episode 102: The Nazi With a Headshot
In 1939, a German spy was sent to Hollywood to turn directors, studio heads, and actors to the Nazi cause. But the German high command had no idea that the city of angels would cast its spell onto young Johan Ludwig, turning the cold blooded operative into The Nazi with a Headshot.
Starring Annie Savage as Abby Larson, with Matt Gourley as Johnny Kansas, Humphrey Ker as Peter Waffles and Francisco Franco, Deanna Rooney as Mary Weissman, Hal Lublin as Gunther Braun, Police officer, and Apple Man #1, Bobcat Goldthwait as George Cukor and Phineas Applesauce the Hobo, DC Pierson as CR Schwartz and Buttons Malloy the Hobo, Katie Michels as Acting Student, Casting Director, and Costumer, Fred Cross as Louis B. Mayer, Justin Wright Neufeld as Courier and Assistant Director, and Brian Palatucci as Director, John Ford, and Apple Seller #2.
Original Music by Jonathan Dinerstein.
Special Guests: Bobcat Goldthwait, Brian Palatucci, DC Pierson, Deanna Rooney, Fred Cross, Hal Lublin, Humphrey Ker, Justin Neufeld, Katie Michels, and Matt Gourley.
Episode 101B: But That's Another Story #1
The first mini-sode of "But That's Another Story,” Unremembered Hollywood’s look at the stories that don’t quite make the main episode. Our first tangentially-related tale is the story of the human/primate brawl that nearly derailed Lillian Gish's birthday party.
Unremembered Hollywood was created, written, and produced by Charlie Fonville with original music by Jonathan Dinerstein.
Starring Annie Savage as Abby Larson, with Christine Weatherup as Lillian Gish, Mark Gagliardi as Rudolph Valentino, Seth Morris as Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, Zipporah Cardozo as Norma Talmadge, and Justin Wright Neufeld as DW Griffith and Bernard Keller.
Episode 101: The President of Hollywood
In our premiere episode, noted Hollywood historian Abby Larson tells the story of Irving Stansel, the first President of Hollywood. As the picture business transformed from sideshow attraction to dominant cultural force, the moguls of Tinseltown often found themselves in aggressive disagreements that often ended in bloodshed. Rather than kill each other over the latest scripts to hit the town, those early power players named a man named Irving Stansel to settle all disputes and to keep the peace. It was a noble experiment, but everyone involved got a lot more than they bargained for.
Starring Annie Savage as Abby Larson, with Hal Lublin as Irving Stansel and Announcer #1, Jeremy Carter as Jack Warner and Policy Holder #2, John Ennis as Carl Laemmle and Leland Cornwall IV, Kara Luiz as Mary Pickford, Martin Olson as Douglas Fairbanks and Mortimer Effington III, Megan Gogerty as Frances Marion and Ethel Pomeroy, Mike Rock as William Fox and Policy Holder #3, Christopher Z. Gordon as Adolf Zukor, Judson Jones as Fred Thomson and Goon, Fred Cross as New York Times Reporter, Announcer #2, and Interviewer, Justin Wright Neufeld as DW Griffith and Policy Holder #1, J.T. Arbogast as Announcer #3
Special Guests: Christopher Gordon, Fred Cross, Hal Lublin, Jeremy Carter, John Ennis, J.T. Arbogast, Judson Jones, Justin Neufeld, Kara Luiz, Martin Olson, Megan Gogerty, and Mike Rock.