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When They Were Making It

Autor: Patrick Rankin

The real human stories behind classic Hollywood's greatest films and legends. Marilyn Monroe. Casablanca. Audrey Hepburn. The Wizard of Oz. Charlie Chaplin. Breakfast at Tiffany's. Alfred Hitchcock. Sunset Boulevard. What do they all have in common? They had to make it first. Each week, we go beyond the legend to explore classic Hollywood's biggest icons and most beloved films. Not the myths. Not the takedowns. The whole human story. From the silent era to the early 1960s — the people, the films, and the impossible work of becoming a legend. WTWMI is written, produced, and hosted by Patrick Rankin. Original artwork by...

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  1. Clara Bow: Hollywood's Original It Girl — The Roaring Twenties, Paramount Superstardom, and the Scandals That Changed Everything – When They Were Making It
  2. Alfred Hitchcock, Part 3: The End of an Era — Psycho, The Birds, and a Changing Hollywood – When They Were Making It
  3. Alfred Hitchcock, Part 2: Building a Golden Age — Grace Kelly, Vertigo, and the Road to Psycho – When They Were Making It
  4. Alfred Hitchcock, Part 1: Becoming the Master of Suspense — Fear, Power, and the Fight for Control – When They Were Making It
  5. Fay Wray & King Kong (1933): The Making of the Original Scream Queen — RKO, Damsels in Distress, and Hollywood's Impossible Spectacle – When They Were Making It
  6. Edward G. Robinson: Hollywood's Literal OG — Little Caesar, the Blacklist Era, and the Man Behind the Movie Gangster – When They Were Making It
  7. Judy Garland's A Star Is Born (1954): Hollywood's Most Complicated Comeback — A Fragile Icon, Studio Butchering, and an Infamous Oscar Upset – When They Were Making It
  8. Veronica Lake: The Making and Unmaking of a Movie Star — Film Noir Stardom, a Fallen-Star Story, and the Woman Behind It All – When They Were Making It
  9. Charlie Chaplin, Part 2: The War Against Hollywood's Most Famous Man — Private Scandals, Political Persecution, and American Exile – When They Were Making It
  10. Charlie Chaplin, Part 1: The Making of the World's Greatest Comedian — Victorian Poverty, Silent Superstardom, and a Troubling Private Life – When They Were Making It
  11. Shirley Temple: Hollywood's Most Famous Child Star — Depression-Era Stardom, the Studio System, and an Extraordinary Second Act – When They Were Making It
  12. Dorothy Dandridge, Part 2: Hollywood's First Black Leading Lady — Island in the Sun, Porgy and Bess, and the Promise Hollywood Couldn't Keep – When They Were Making It
  13. Dorothy Dandridge, Part 1: A Star of Her Own Making — Baptism by Show Business, Carmen Jones, and a Historic Oscar Nomination – When They Were Making It
  14. Sunset Boulevard (1950): Hollywood's Autopsy — Billy Wilder, Gloria Swanson, and the Film That Shook an Industry – When They Were Making It
  15. Mae West: The Most Dangerous Woman in Hollywood — Sex, Censorship, and the Star Who Redefined the Movies – When They Were Making It
  16. Marlon Brando, Part 3: The Final Act — The Godfather, Last Tango in Paris, Apocalypse Now, and the Death of a Legend – When They Were Making It
  17. Marlon Brando, Part 2: The Wilderness Years — Guys and Dolls, Mutiny on the Bounty, and the Road to The Godfather – When They Were Making It
  18. Marlon Brando, Part 1: The Early Years — A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, and the Oscar That Changed Everything – When They Were Making It
  19. Lana Turner: The Sweater Girl Who Became MGM's Most Glamorous Star — Scandal, Survival, and a Very Hollywood Murder – When They Were Making It
  20. Audrey Hepburn & Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961): How Hollywood Rewrote Holly Golightly — Truman Capote, Givenchy, and the Making of a Style Icon – When They Were Making It
  21. Rudolph Valentino: Hollywood's First Sex Symbol — Desire, Masculinity, and the Myth That Outlived the Man – When They Were Making It
  22. Marilyn Monroe, Part 3: JFK, a Hollywood Comeback, and the Last Summer — The Fight, the Mystery, and the Death of an Icon – When They Were Making It
  23. Trailer — This Season on WTWMI – When They Were Making It
  24. Marilyn Monroe, Part 2: The Playwright, the Prince, and the Misfits — Fame, Control, and the Long Collapse – When They Were Making It
  25. Marilyn Monroe, Part 1: From Norma Jeane to Marilyn — Ambition, the Studio System, and the Birth of a Blonde Icon – When They Were Making It
  26. Launch Trailer — When They Were Making It (WTWMI): A Classic Film Podcast – When They Were Making It