Escapades Through the Dream Factory Harry & Angela & Some Friends

Welcome to our triumphant return to a movie that is...less than triumphant. It's 1949's Take Me Out to the Ball Game, a successful film that most people involved would rather forget.

However, there's still interesting stuff here! We have Busby Berkeley's last credited directorial effort. We have what might be Frank Sinatra's queerest performance. We even have Esther Williams! Sort of. Less so than you'd think. We have all of that, and we're only one podcast.

Texts Referenced:

The World of Entertainment by Hugh Fordin

Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Times of Louie B Mayer by Scott Eyman

Gene Kelly: The Making of a Creative Legend by Earl J Hess and Pratibha A Dabholkar

He's Got Rhythm: The Life and Career of Gene Kelly by Cynthia Brideson and Sara Brideson

Buzz: the Life and Art of Busby Berkeley by Jeffery Spivak

Dancing On The Ceiling: Stanley Donen and His Movies by Stephen M Silverman

They Made Us Happy: Betty Comden & Adolph Green's Musicals and Movies by Andy Propst

Baseball: The Early Years by Harold Seymour and Dorothy Seymour Mills

Frank: The Voice by James Kaplan

The Million Dollar Mermaid: An Autobiography by Esther Williams and Digby Diehl

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And we're back! Join Harry and Angela for our most sports centric episode ever. That being said, if you know anything about sports, maybe don't listen, because we are officially clueless in this particular field. Or maybe scratch that. Maybe the entertainment is in watching us fumble about in the dark about America's past time.

Despite all that, come for the comradery and fellow feeling, stay for the random screaming of Angela's new cat. We got rid of most of it, but there's still cat in there!

Just a brief note, due to scheduling issues, there won't be a new episode this week. Come back in two weeks for our next full episode on Take Me Out to the Ball Game.

We've finally reached it, our final Mickey and Judy episode, examining one of the great artifacts of the television era, the first episode of the Judy Garland Show, with special guest, Mickey Rooney.

In order to talk about this one last meeting of the masters, we've brought back our own very special guest, that's right, it's the return of people's favorite, Michael Edward Moseley. Please, join us as we appreciate our favorites giving us what they did best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPaqeVM4zMo&t=2s

Texts Referenced:

The Other Side of the Rainbow With Judy Garland On the Dawn Patrol by Mel Torme

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Welcome back to the incredible false story of Rodgers and Hart! That's right, we're finishing our discussion of 1948's nominal biopic, Words and Music. Harry and John get into every nook and cranny of this particular picture, down to the fact that literally no one involved actually wanted to be. It's punishment the movie!

But it's also more than that, because nothing that involves the Rodgers and Hart songbook can be completely terrible. Come for one of Mickey Rooney's most interesting adult performances! Come for one of Gene Kelly's greatest dance sequences! Come for Cyd Charisse, Vera-Ellen and Perry Como!

Mostly, come for one last ride. It's the final MGM film starring Mickey and Judy, it's our final chance (barring a bonus) to talk about these two legendary performers giving their all in a film and an industry that didn't deserve them.

It's Escapades! Sometimes it's a little sad!

Texts Referenced:

The World of Entertainment by Hugh Fordin

Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Times of Louie B Mayer by Scott Eyman

Get Happy: The Life and Times of Judy Garland by Gerald Clark

Judy Garland: a Biography by Anne Edwards

Judy Garland: The Day to Day Chronicle of a Legend by Scott Schecter

Gene Kelly: The Making of a Creative Legend by Earl J Hess and Pratibha A Dabholkar

He's Got Rhythm: The Life and Career of Gene Kelly by Cynthia Brideson and Sara Brideson

The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney by William J Birnes and Richard A Lertzman

Elvis' Favorite Director: The Amazing 52 Year Career of Norman Taurog by Michael A Hoey

Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne by James Gavin

Lena Horne: In Person as told to Helen Arstein & Carlton Moss

We'll Have Manhattan by Dominic Symonds

Richard Rodgers by Geoffrey Block

The Richard Rodgers Reader by Geoffrey Block

Musical Stages by Richard Rodgers

A Ship Without a Sail Gary Marmorstein

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We're back, with a long sad goodbye to the two talents that made this unit, one of the most personally insulting movies ever foisted upon its actors, 1948's Words and Music.

Wait! Don't go! Please? There's still fun and frolic to be had! In this first episode, we get to talk about the life story of the two geniuses that are nominally the subject of the film. That's right, we're talking Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers. Who knows, the boys themselves might show up for a little cameo.

That's a promise, actually. Give us a listen. Two full hours of entertainment for your delectation, and an extra ten minutes in the bargain!

Texts Referenced:

The World of Entertainment by Hugh Fordin

Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Times of Louie B Mayer by Scott Eyman

Get Happy: The Life and Times of Judy Garland by Gerald Clark

Judy Garland: a Biography by Anne Edwards

Judy Garland: The Day to Day Chronicle of a Legend by Scott Schecter

Gene Kelly: The Making of a Creative Legend by Earl J Hess and Pratibha A Dabholkar

He's Got Rhythm: The Life and Career of Gene Kelly by Cynthia Brideson and Sara Brideson

The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney by William J Birnes and Richard A Lertzman

Elvis' Favorite Director: The Amazing 52 Year Career of Norman Taurog by Michael A Hoey

Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne by James Gavin

Lena Horne: In Person as told to Helen Arstein & Carlton Moss

We'll Have Manhattan by Dominic Symonds

Richard Rodgers by Geoffrey Block

The Richard Rodgers Reader by Geoffrey Block

Musical Stages by Richard Rodgers

A Ship Without a Sail Gary Marmorstein

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Write us a letter: adreamescapade@gmail.com

Intro theme performed by Journeyman John Baker (@pos1)