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1940 Lux Radio Theater presentation of Show Boat with Irene Dunne, Allan Jones and Charles Winninger reprising their original 1936 film roles. Show Boat is available at Warner Archive

Fish got to swim, birds got to fly, and we gotta talk about our latest releases including James Whale's Show Boat (1936), three films starring Cagney: Winner Take All (1932), Here Comes the Navy (1934) featuring the USS Arizona, and The Oklahoma Kid (1938) with Bogart wearing the black hat. We round it off with The FBI Season 7 (1971-72) featuring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.

In commemoration of Danny Kaye's 100th birthday we bring you RKO Pictures radio air trailer promoting The Kid From Brooklyn. Danny Kaye: The Goldwyn Years is available at Warner Archive

This week, we Beware the Bat on Blu with Shadows of Gotham, Season One, Part One (2014), celebrate the fourth Stooge with The Vitaphone Comedy Collection Volume Two: Shemp Howard (1933-1937) and finally ask What Price Hollywood? (1932) - a Cukor classic with Constance Bennett and Lowell Sherman.

It's quite a week with Buster Keaton in a double release of Free and Easy (1930) in English and as Estrellados (1930) en Espanol! Then we talk about Marine Boy Season 2 (1966-67) and four classics back in print including Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) with Fred Astaire, I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) with Danny Thomas, Peter Weir's The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) and The World According to Garp (1982) with Robin Williams.

We chat about ten new releases including the complete sci-fi TV series, Search (1972-73). Just in time for Valentines' we discuss three classic romances including DEAR HEART (1964) with Geraldine Page, and both Smilin' Through (1932) and The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) with Norma Shearer. Four new noirs include Roadblock (1951), Nocturne (1946), Red Light (1949) and Mystery in Mexico (1948). Finally we discuss two films co-starring an actor who would become President, Brother Rat (1938) and Brother Rat and a Baby (1940).

We celebrate 2 new DVD releases including the second season of the Dr. Kildare TV show (1962-63) starring Richard Chamberlin and Raymond Massey and the noir tinged five film collection of Bill Elliott Detective Mysteries (1955-57). And we wrap it up with discussing some great new picks on our Warner Archive Instant streaming service.

Three jumbo-sized new releases to DVD this week include the Dr. Kildare Movie Collection (1938-42) starring Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore in 9+ films, the Monogram Cowboy Collection Vol. 7 (1945-52) with Johnny Mack Brown, Jimmy Wakely and Whip Wilson, and finally The Jimmy Stewart Show Complete Series (1971-72) with James Stewart in his very own 70s sitcom!

We pontificate about three new releases to DVD starting with the final season of The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1971-2) starring Bill Bixby. We follow up with "North Western" series Kirby Grant and Chinook Triple Feature Volume 2 (1949-50) and conclude with Fibber McGee and Molly Double Feature (1942, 1944) with the radio superstars Jim and Marion Jordan and co-starring Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy.

We kick off the new year guns blazing with the DVD releases of MAVERICK Season 4 (1960-61) with Roger Moore along with four TNT TV telefilms from the early 90s including FOREIGN AFFAIRS (1993), HEART OF DARKNESS (1993) with John Malkovich, Tennessee Williams' ORPHEUS DESCENDING (1990) and THE PORTRAIT (1993) starring Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall.

Happy New Year! Join George and the gang as we celebrate everything 2013 and discuss what's in store for the future. Should auld discs be forgot and never brought to mind? Nope. Our next batch of new releases will be Jan. 7, 2014. For auld lang syne!

We've got a tree-ful of treats for anyone looking for a holiday movie or TV show suggestion. Join us for our yearly holiday party where we offer up gift ideas, discuss overlooked holiday classics, drink imaginary spiked beverages suitable for the theatre of the mind and ponder just what makes a good Holiday movie. Happy Holidays and let the merriment begin! Note: our next batch of new releases will be January 7, 2014.

We discuss an octet of new releases starting with CLASSIC SHORTS FROM THE DREAM FACTORY VOLUME TWO (1929-1946) which features 36 theatrical shorts from MGM. We then cover seven telefilms from TNT including DINNER AT EIGHT (1989) with John Mahoney and Marsha Mason, CRAZY FROM TH HEART (1991) with Christina Lahti, Glenn Ford's last film FINAL VERDICT (1991), Vanessa Redgrave in YOUNG CATHERINE (1991), Christopher Plummer, Robert Duvall in THE MAN WHO CAPTURED EICHMANN (1996), THE HUNCHBACK (1997) with Mandy Patinkin, and finally Farrah Fawcett in BABY (2000).

We discuss our celebration of the centenary of Danny Kaye with a four-film collection including UP IN ARMS (1944), WONDER MAN (1945), THE KID FROM BROOKLYN (1946) and A STAR IS BORN (1948), as well as a double feature of THE COURT JESTER (1956) and THE FIVE PENNIES (1959). Next, we tackle two Jack Benny features: GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE (1942) and THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT (1945). Then hitch a ride with FLO: THE COMPLETE SERIES starring Polly Holliday. Finally, we cover six Paramounts back in print: GOODBYE, COLUMBUS (1969), THE LAST TYCOON (1976), THIEF OF HEARTS (1984), D.A.R.Y.L. (1985), EXPLORERS (1985) and SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISHER (1993).

The Warner Archive Podcast team welcomes author Victoria Wilson to the podcast to discuss her new book A Life of Barbara Stanwyck Steel-True 1907-1940 available on November 12, 2013.

We discuss seven spectacular new releases starting with the Blu-ray debut of BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD season one (2008). We then discuss the final season of CHEYENNE (1962) with Clint Walker and five TNT telefilms making their DVD debut: Leonard Nimoy in NEVER FORGET (1991), Holly Hunter in CRAZY IN LOVE (1992), Jack Lemmon and Matthew Broderick star in A LIFE IN THE THEATRE (1993), THE HEIDI CHRONICLES (1995) featuring Jamie Lee Curtis and Tom Hulce and finally, David Caruso and Charles S. Dutton square off DEADLOCKED (2000).

We discuss a quintet of new releases starting with Peter Weir's FEARLESS (1993) on Blu-ray starring Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini and Rosie Perez. We then discuss three pre-code era films starring Lee Tracy: THE HALF-NAKED TRUTH (1932) with Lupe Velez, THE NUISANCE (1933) and TURN BACK THE CLOCK (1933). Lastly, we discuss the fourth and final season of THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERBOY (1991-1992) starring Gerard Christopher as a young Clark Kent.

George Feltenstein introduces us to author, historian and producer John Fricke, and his incredible body of work highlighting Judy Garland and the Wizard of Oz.

We talk about seven new releases, starting with two television shows: SUGARFOOT: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (1958-59) with Will Hutchins and ALICE: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON (1979-80) with Linda Lavin. Then we move on to five back in print Paramounts: THE ROSE TATTOO (1955) with an award-winning performance from Anna Magnani, THE MATCHMAKER (1958), Tennessee Williams' THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED (1966) with Natalie Wood and Robert Redford, FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER (1981), and Pauline Collins in SHIRLEY VALENTINE (1989).

Space Stars special! Join us as we welcome animation veterans Don Glut (Shazam!, Challenge of the GoBots, Centurions) and Darrell McNeil (Tarzan and the Super 7, Pac-Man, Jetsons: The Movie) into the studio for our inaugural 'PodTrax' broadcast as we lay down some live commentary on episode seven of Space Stars. So pop in your disc and get ready to listen along (or just listen) as we dive deep into the secret Hanna-Barbera history of Space Stars!