Bullets & Blood: A Hollywood Epic - Part 9

The Secret History Of Hollywood

Adam Roche

Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The original Hollywood epic Bullets And Blood tells the sometimes unbelievable, but true tale, of a Hollywood dynasty, every bit as thrilling, shocking and dramatic as any Hollywood blockbuster. In part nine, James Cagney has been betrayed by Jack Warner for a third time, but will he walk out on Hollywood again? Meanwhile, Harry Warner been summoned to St Louis to face a grand jury. While there, he receives a terrifying phone call… To gain instant access to the entire series, as well as hundreds more hours of Hollywood storytelling and much more, simply sign up now at https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret Sign up now and unlock an entire universe of Hollywood legends! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an airwave media podcast.
0:04.0	Hollywood is yours.
0:06.0	To unlock the secret history of Hollywood,
0:09.0	simply go to Patreon.com
0:12.0	slash Attaboy Secret or follow the link in the show notes of this
0:16.2	episode. The spectacular pageantry of Footlight Parade had done more than
0:21.8	demonstrate James Cackney's boundless talents to the world.
0:25.8	They'd lifted the spirits of a forlorn nation still lost in the Great Depression.
0:31.4	The film was packed to bursting with working-class heroes,
0:35.0	Zesty comedy, romance, beautiful girls, beautiful boys,
0:40.0	adventure, music, and of course, dancing.
0:45.0	In fact, the dancing on display gave new meaning to the word.
0:51.0	Intrigately designed faultlessly choreographed works of art by the
0:56.6	master of the grand illusion, Busby Berkeley, crowned by the now legendary by a
1:02.2	waterfall sequence,
1:03.7	featuring a human waterfall built with hundreds of glamorous beauties,
1:08.3	who each break away to form hypnotic geometric patterns in the water.
1:15.0	The cost of producing the film ran to over $700,000,
1:19.0	but took almost $2 million at the box office
1:22.0	when it was released. For Jimmy, it was, he hoped,
1:28.0	the beginning of a new career path at Warner Brothers. Footlight Parade showed that he could do much more than look mean
1:34.8	than slug jaws. He could also sing, dance and romance when called upon to do so.
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