Lost Hollywood
@losthollywood.bsky.social
an alternate history of pop culture
Before the Batman TV show in the 1960’s there was almost another even campier version starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby called Road to Gotham City.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Before the Batman TV show in the 1960’s there was almost another even campier version starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby called Road to Gotham City.
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After his film Greed was butchered for release, and he was scolded by one too many critics for his critique of greed, Erich Von Stroheim set out on a now lost follow up movie called Capitalism.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
After his film Greed was butchered for release, and he was scolded by one too many critics for his critique of greed, Erich Von Stroheim set out on a now lost follow up movie called Capitalism.
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When Gene Kelly danced with the cartoon mouse in Anchors Aweigh in 1945 it was a paradigm shift. Every studio in Hollywood wanted to imitate that success, and the offers poured in. Today we explore the lost cartoons of Gene Kelly.
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August 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
When Gene Kelly danced with the cartoon mouse in Anchors Aweigh in 1945 it was a paradigm shift. Every studio in Hollywood wanted to imitate that success, and the offers poured in. Today we explore the lost cartoons of Gene Kelly.
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Burt Ward was considered for the lead in Cruising, before Al Pacino was cast in the movie. This is not as unlikely as it sounds.
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July 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Burt Ward was considered for the lead in Cruising, before Al Pacino was cast in the movie. This is not as unlikely as it sounds.
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When the measles vaccine was released in 1963, Stephen Boyd, Martha Raye, and Jimmy Durante appeared in their costumes for Jumbo (1962) to promote awareness of its availability.
July 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
When the measles vaccine was released in 1963, Stephen Boyd, Martha Raye, and Jimmy Durante appeared in their costumes for Jumbo (1962) to promote awareness of its availability.
John Wayne didn’t start out planning to be an actor, but once he found himself in that position, he quickly grew tired of the macho cowboy stuff, and he HATED horses. If he was going to be an actor, he aspired to be a real actor. He wanted to play Hamlet.
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June 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
John Wayne didn’t start out planning to be an actor, but once he found himself in that position, he quickly grew tired of the macho cowboy stuff, and he HATED horses. If he was going to be an actor, he aspired to be a real actor. He wanted to play Hamlet.
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When sound movies arrived, Douglas Fairbanks wasn’t being edged out by his voice. Instead, it was his acting style which wasn’t suited to the new bulky stationary camera setups. Today we explore his attempt to make a movie in Japan that wouldn’t require the heavy sound equipment.
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May 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
When sound movies arrived, Douglas Fairbanks wasn’t being edged out by his voice. Instead, it was his acting style which wasn’t suited to the new bulky stationary camera setups. Today we explore his attempt to make a movie in Japan that wouldn’t require the heavy sound equipment.
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In 1967 Laurence Olivier was about to turn 60. He was focused on his legacy, and had started to feel like the world was passing him by. What he needed was his own Citizen Kane.
This is the story of “I, Shakespeare”
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This is the story of “I, Shakespeare”
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May 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
In 1967 Laurence Olivier was about to turn 60. He was focused on his legacy, and had started to feel like the world was passing him by. What he needed was his own Citizen Kane.
This is the story of “I, Shakespeare”
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This is the story of “I, Shakespeare”
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Although the cut of The Last Movie that was released in 1971 derailed Dennis Hopper’s career for a decade and a half, he continued to work on it secretly for the rest of his life.
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May 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Although the cut of The Last Movie that was released in 1971 derailed Dennis Hopper’s career for a decade and a half, he continued to work on it secretly for the rest of his life.
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One of the stranger film ideas that never made it to fruition was a collaboration between L. Frank Baum and Aleister Crowley called
The Uplift of Lucifer.
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The Uplift of Lucifer.
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May 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
One of the stranger film ideas that never made it to fruition was a collaboration between L. Frank Baum and Aleister Crowley called
The Uplift of Lucifer.
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The Uplift of Lucifer.
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May 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today we’ll explore Fred Astaire's rare short film Tap Hot.
It is not so much a film about a secret agent, as it is a cover for actual secret agents to share secret coded messages. It is credited with helping to win WWII.
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It is not so much a film about a secret agent, as it is a cover for actual secret agents to share secret coded messages. It is credited with helping to win WWII.
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May 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today we’ll explore Fred Astaire's rare short film Tap Hot.
It is not so much a film about a secret agent, as it is a cover for actual secret agents to share secret coded messages. It is credited with helping to win WWII.
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It is not so much a film about a secret agent, as it is a cover for actual secret agents to share secret coded messages. It is credited with helping to win WWII.
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