The Screen Sirens

We're two dames talking about classic movies. Each episode we discuss a different movie - trivia, costumes, actor bios, gender and social justice, and more. New episodes every month!

That Touch of Mink - S8E4 05/05/2024

That Touch of Mink - S8E4 Boy meets girl, boy asks girls to travel around the world, girl wonders whether he's worth it in "That Touch of Mink," starring Cary Grant and Doris Day. /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/31126878

A Night in Casablanca - S8E3 03/29/2024

A Night in Casablanca - S8E3 The Marx Brothers go to Casablanca, and they round up the usual suspects for a raucous, ridiculous romp. /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/30589988

Made for Each Other - S8E2 03/01/2024

Made for Each Other - S8E2 After a whirlwind one-day romance, a couple must navigate married life and the perils of early parenthood in "Made For Each Other," starring Carole Lombard and Jimmy Stewart. /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/30180933

Royal Wedding - S8E1 01/26/2024

Royal Wedding - S8E1 Brother and sister dancing duo Tom and Ellen sail to England and fall in love with two elegant English people in "Royal Wedding." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/29656493

Miracle on 34th Street - S7E12 12/29/2023

Miracle on 34th Street - S7E12 Santa Claus comes to Macy's - or does he? Join Mauren O'Hara, Natalie Wood, and us for some Christmas magic in "Miracle on 34th Street." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/29266248

The Stranger - S7E11 12/01/2023

The Stranger - S7E11 A stranger comes to town, tracking another, more sinister stranger who must be brought to justice for horrific war crimes, in Orson Welles' "The Stranger." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/28877198

The Bigamist - S7E10 10/26/2023

The Bigamist - S7E10 A traveling salesman has two families and a lot of angst in Ida Lupino's "The Bigamist." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/28429457

The Pajama Game - S7E9 09/29/2023

The Pajama Game - S7E9 No one can sleep tight at the Sleep Tite Pajama Factory when labor's exploited and the boss won't budge on a raise. Join "The Pajama Game" with us and Doris Day. /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/28173986

Blue Hawaii - S7E8 08/31/2023

Blue Hawaii - S7E8 Elvis returns to Hawaii a changed man -- and all he wants to do is sing, surf, and show off his state to a group of students and their teacher in 1961's "Blue Hawaii." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/27898815

Indiscreet - S7E7 07/28/2023

Indiscreet - S7E7 A famous actress and a chic diplomat have a secret affair -- but there's one problem in 1958's "Indiscreet." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/27587802

A Song Is Born - S7E6 06/30/2023

A Song Is Born - S7E6 The serene life of a gaggle of music professors is upended when a gangster's girlfriend comes to visit for "research." And that's how a song -- and love -- is born, in 1948's "A Song is Born." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/27330282

Father of the Bride - S7E5 05/25/2023

Father of the Bride - S7E5 A father must navigate the wedding of his only daughter in the aptly named "Father of the Bride," staring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett and Elizabeth Taylor. /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/26956320

High Society - S7E4 04/27/2023

High Society - S7E4 The fancy folks of Newport, Rhode Island sing, dance, and eventually get married, all to the tune of Cole Porter and Louis Armstrong, in "High Society." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/26678253

The Quiet Man - S7E3 03/30/2023

The Quiet Man - S7E3 Head to Ireland with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in John Ford's "The Quiet Man." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/26398554

Libeled Lady - S7E2 02/24/2023

Libeled Lady - S7E2 When a wealthy heiress sues a New York newspaper for libel, the paper strikes back with a charming reporter meant to lure her into the accused offense. Flyfishing, fast-talking hijinx, and romance ensue, in "Libeled Lady." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/26029908

Stage Door Canteen - S7E1 01/27/2023

Stage Door Canteen - S7E1 Head to the Stage Door Canteen with sailors, soldiers, and some of the biggest names in film, theatre and music of the 1940s, in "Stage Door Canteen." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/25742856

The Sound of Music - S6E12 12/29/2022

The Sound of Music - S6E12 The hills are alive with the sound of music, Catholicism, romance, and the rise of fascism, in 1965's "The Sound of Music." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/25454787

Strangers on a Train - S6E11 11/24/2022

Strangers on a Train - S6E11 Two men meet on a train. One of them has a murderous plan that proves dangerous for the other man, in Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/25125048

Laura - S6E10 10/27/2022

Laura - S6E10 A cynical detective investigates the murder of a beautiful and ambitious ad executive in 1944's "Laura." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/24824136

Mr. and Mrs. Smith - S6E9 09/30/2022

Mr. and Mrs. Smith - S6E9 Mr. and Mrs. Smith are happily married - or are there? Join us (and our spouses) for Hitchcock's only screwball. /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/24539709

On the Town - S6E8 08/25/2022

On the Town - S6E8 Three sailors have 24 hours in the Big Apple so they spend it cavorting (and singing and dancing) with three women who have careers of their own, in 1949's "On the Town." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/24162711

Grand Hotel - S6E7 07/29/2022

Grand Hotel - S6E7 Head to Berlin with a baron, ballerina, an industrial magnate and more in "Grand Hotel." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/23894823

Funny Face - S6E6 06/23/2022

Funny Face - S6E6 Fashion meets empathecalism in gorgeous Paris in "Funny Face," starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/23427617

The Best Years of Our Lives - S6E5 05/26/2022

The Best Years of Our Lives - S6E5 The warfront meets the homefront in 1946's "The Best Years of Our Lives." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/23242214

The Grass is Greener - S6E4 04/29/2022

The Grass is Greener - S6E4 The lady of the manor has everything, and she gets even more when a handsome rich American trespasses on the private part of an English castle, in "The Grass is Greener." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/22947779

Designing Woman - S6E3 03/31/2022

Designing Woman - S6E3 In 1957's "Designing Woman," Mike and Marilla meet in California, fall in love, and get married -- all within one week. But when they return to NYC, the trouble starts. /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/22642805

Lilies of the Field - S6E2 02/24/2022

Lilies of the Field - S6E2 Sidney Poitier finds himself up against a persistent Mother Superior in "Lilies of the Field" (1963). /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/22241099

Sunset Boulevard - S6E1 01/28/2022

Sunset Boulevard - S6E1 The movie industry is ready for its closeup in "Sunset Boulevard" (1950), starring Gloria Swanson and William Holden. /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/21927449

The Bishop's Wife - S5E11 12/30/2021

The Bishop's Wife - S5E11 Henry and Julia used to be a happy couple -- until Henry got promoted. Now his life is consumed by building a cathedral. He prays for help -- and Dudley appears to give him want he truly wants. That's 1947's "The Bishop's Wife." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/21632303

Arsenic and Old Lace - S5E10 11/25/2021

Arsenic and Old Lace - S5E10 Mortimer and Elaine's wedding day takes a dark turn when he discovers his aunts have been poisoning lonely old men in their Brooklyn neighborhood. Add in his long-lost murderous brother and Teddy Roosevelt, and you've got "Arsenic and Old Lace." /episode/index/show/thescreensirenspodcast/id/21283529

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