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Attaboy Clarence

by Adam Roche
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Latest episodes

  • Hollywooden

    September 28, 2026 · 56 min

    Welcome back to an all-new series of Attaboy Clarence! This time we're taking a much-needed dive into the Question Pot! I'm asking what else the fabulous John "Wooden" Loder was up to in 1945 (aside from starring in the greatest movie…

  • The Brightest Star

    January 5, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    Let's start the new year off right, with a visit to Old Hollywood, and in the company of two very different movies... The first is a curious experience - a drama masquerading as a musical comedy, but featuring little of either, and an…

  • Old Hollywood History Lessons

    November 24, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min

    There is something so special about history and its figures seen through the eyes and the storytelling techniques of Old Hollywood. Take this edition's movies for instance, two history lessons told with all the style and panache that only…

  • Blondells Have More Fun

    October 20, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min

    Before we step into the shadows of Halloween, it's time for one last glimpse of sunshine, as I whirl you through the back catalogue of Joan Blondell! I've got two Joanie movies to tell you about, including a romantic crime thriller set in…

  • The Gateway To Halloween

    September 29, 2025 · 45 min

    We're in that strange nether-period, when the lights are drawing low and a chill is in the air. However, it's still slightly too early to jump feet first into Halloween... So this time round, let me show you around two chilly tales that…

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  • See Those Girls, Watch Those Scenes

    August 19, 2025 · 1 hr 10 min

    Attaboy Clarence returns with a double-bill of juvenile energy! Shirley Temple heads up a forerunner of The Parent Trap in 1940's Kathleen, her first role away from curls and lollipops, trying her darnedest to match Herbert Marshall with…

  • Sisters In Crime

    July 13, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min

    This time around, join me as I present two movies in which the girls are planted squarely at the heart of matters.  In 1939's Within The Law, Ruth Hussey is the wrongfully convicted shopgirl who exacts a diabolical revenge on the big…

  • Alan The Lad

    May 6, 2025 · 53 min

    This time round, I'm paying tribute to one of Old Hollywood's most remarkable character actors - the wonderful Alan Mowbray - and his appearance in two films, in which he played the very same character... Elsewhere, who knew there was a…

  • Very Good Girls

    April 6, 2025 · 1 hr 19 min

    It's spring time, and we're celebrating in the company of some great ladies - Ginger Rogers in a reverse-Cinderella tale set in the opulent world of Park Avenue, and Claire Dodd turning the tables on a gang of conmen trying their best to…

  • Escape With Me

    February 24, 2025 · 1 hr 30 min

    There's never been a better time to escape into a world of pure imagination than now, and to help you along I've picked out three stunning escapist movies to whisk you away! First up, an unintentionally hilarious take on A Star Is Born…

  • Ain't That The Truth

    February 3, 2025 · 47 min

    Join me as I pose an all important question: are you in the market for a revolutionary new way to cook eggs? I review three movies - a high concept Bob Hope comedy later remade as a Jim Carrey film, a war-time espionage thriller with a…

  • Locked Rooms and Double-Takes!

    January 6, 2025 · 1 hr 10 min

    Welcome to an all-new season of Attaboy Clarence, your one-stop guide to all things Golden Age, in which I present the movies that might've passed you buy, and the radio that lit up yesteryear. In this edition, let me tell you about three…

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Join Adam for talk about classic movies and old-time radio shows, featuring a specially selected episode each week.