Season 1

Years after "Rebel Without a Cause," he took a teaching gig... and taught by making a film

The Dukes of Hazzard was a top ten show heading into its fifth season. That's when a report came out revealing just how much the …

Aliens, mountain men, and Jesus were the stars of the day for Sunn Classic Pictures. Throughout the 1970s, Sunn Classic proved to…

Mister Dugan had the potential to be a hit show. It was a topical series about a recently elected idealistic black congressman wh…

The fall season for NBC in the 1978-79 season was a disaster. It was such a wreck that virtually of their fall debuts were gone b…

In 1977 actor Cliff Robertson received a notice in the mail saying he owed taxes a $10,000 payment he received from Columbia Pict…

Director William Richert had a dream set up for his first feature film. It was based on a new popular novel from the author of Th…

After earning massive success in the early 1970's with the movies The French Connection and The Exorcist, William Friedkin could …

When Menahem Golan left Cannon Films for 21st Century Pictures, he brought with him a grudge that would propel both companies int…

The Rural Purge is legend of television history. A landmark time and a watershed moment when TV decided to leave behind the down …

Introducing a new podcast telling stories of Hollywood history.