Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

19/10/2025

Coming Up on the Podcast: The BallyBOO returns! 4 episodes in a row of horror chatter!

The frightful festivities will kick off with a portmanteau courtesy of Ealing Studios as pod-pals Amy Cornell & Smokey join me in a conversation about the 1945 horror gem, DEAD OF NIGHT!

Join us soon for a deep dive into an anthology of the macabre that has echoed down the creepy corridors of cinema to this very day!

15/10/2025

My two favorite screenwriters tackling the early years of my favorite Universal Monster actor.

Am I dying and someone already put in my Make-A-Wish?

A new Bela Lugosi biopic from Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way is in development at Universal, from the writers of 'Ed Wood, we can report exclusively.

12/10/2025

New Episode is Live! Join Michael Boyce & I as we cover the 1947 Ealing Comedy, HUE & CRY!

Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts!

Website: https://ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/ep-160-hue-cry-1947-or-the-ealing-earbuds-vol-ii/
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yesteryear-ballyhoo-revue/id1540142449?i=1000731395629
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/69tMUGRpx4TF9tcUaksgl5?si=jjFveVkJR1CMlwvUm1BxMQ

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12/10/2025

This week podcaster & educator Michael Boyce (Geek4 Podcast) joins me for historical analysis on the Battle of Ballard's Wharf as we unpack Charles Crichton's 1947 triumph for Ealing Studio's , HUE & CRY!

Tune in today for comic books come to life, London overrun by a sea of boys ready to battle crooks, & Jack Warner's horrifying laugh!

Now Available on Apple, Spotify, & Wherever Else You Listen!

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Website: https://ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/ep-160-hue-cry-1947-or-the-ealing-earbuds-vol-ii/
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yesteryear-ballyhoo-revue/id1540142449?i=1000731395629
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/69tMUGRpx4TF9tcUaksgl5?si=jjFveVkJR1CMlwvUm1BxMQ

12/10/2025

🕵️‍♂️NEW EPISODE💥(Links to Listen Below)

This week podcaster & educator Michael Boyce (Geek4 Podcast) joins me for historical analysis on the Battle of Ballard's Wharf as we unpack Charles Crichton's 1947 triumph for Ealing Studio's , HUE & CRY!

Tune in today for comic books come to life, London overrun by a sea of boys ready to battle crooks, & Jack Warner's horrifying laugh!

Now Available on Apple, Spotify, & Wherever Else You Listen!

***e

Website: https://ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/ep-160-hue-cry-1947-or-the-ealing-earbuds-vol-ii/
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yesteryear-ballyhoo-revue/id1540142449?i=1000731395629
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/69tMUGRpx4TF9tcUaksgl5?si=jjFveVkJR1CMlwvUm1BxMQ

12/10/2025

🕵️‍♂️NEW EPISODE💥(Links to Listen Below)
This week podcaster & educator Michael Boyce (Geek4 Podcast) joins me for historical analysis on the Battle of Ballard's Wharf as we unpack Charles Crichton's 1947 triumph for Ealing Studio's , HUE & CRY!

Tune in today for comic books come to life, London overrun by a sea of boys ready to battle crooks, & Jack Warner's horrifying laugh!

Now Available on Apple, Spotify, & Wherever Else You Listen!

***e

Website: https://ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/ep-160-hue-cry-1947-or-the-ealing-earbuds-vol-ii/
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yesteryear-ballyhoo-revue/id1540142449?i=1000731395629
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/69tMUGRpx4TF9tcUaksgl5?si=jjFveVkJR1CMlwvUm1BxMQ

10/10/2025

Apologies, but stay tuned as we got chatter coming for the following Titles with the following folks:

Dead Of Night (1945) with Smokey & Amy Cornell

The Walking Dead (1936) with Rob Stroude

It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1965) with Ryan Frost

Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) with Spencer Kane

Stay tuned for these terrifying and terrific chats coming soon!

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03/10/2025

Coming Up Next on the Podcast: The Warriors have nothing on the Blood and Thunder Boys (and Girl).

That's right it's the fantastical climactic notion that birthed the Ealing Comedy proper as Mike Boyce of Geek4 podcast & I unpack Charles Crichton's 1947 British classic, HUE AND CRY!

Tune in very soon for a delightful time pontificating on everything from on location shooting through post war Britain all the way down to how Alastair Sim eccentrically feeds his fish.

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02/10/2025

The Festivities HAVE BEGUN!

01/10/2025

NOW PLAYING: The BallyBOO, 31 days of Golden Age frights begins this evening!

First on the docket is a much needed dose of Lugosi & Karloff with a return to their 2nd outing, 1935's THE RAVEN !

30/09/2025

🎞️NEW EPISODE🎞️
(Links to Listen Below Post)

The History of High Adventure is back as pals Matt Willocks & Ken Sowder return to the show for a breakdown of the gripping 1943 John Farrow wartime picture, CHINA.

Tune in today to hear more about the production of the film, the historical context around China during WWII , & how the film has influenced the adventure genre & film at large.

Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts!

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Website: https://ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/ep-159-china-1943-or-the-history-of-high-adventure-part-ii/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/31vRMvJnznj1cW6dhnNFXE?si=oYBkmfNTRVWMyp0_BOUcJA

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yesteryear-ballyhoo-revue/id1540142449?i=1000729211037

30/09/2025

🎞️NEW EPISODE🎞️
(Links to Listen Below Post)

The History of High Adventure is back as pals Matt Willocks & Ken Sowder return to the show for a breakdown of the gripping 1943 John Farrow wartime picture, CHINA.

Tune in today to hear more about the production of the film, the historical context around China during WWII , & how the film has influenced the adventure genre & film at large.

Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts!

***e

Website: https://ballyhoorevuepodcast.com/ep-159-china-1943-or-the-history-of-high-adventure-part-ii/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/31vRMvJnznj1cW6dhnNFXE?si=oYBkmfNTRVWMyp0_BOUcJA

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yesteryear-ballyhoo-revue/id1540142449?i=1000729211037