On the third episode of The Old Hollywood Times official podcast, host Wesley Emblidge talks with Charlie Chaplin biographer and archivist Jeffrey Vance about Chaplin’s oft-criticized 1942 rerelease of his 1925 silent film The Gold Rush. They discuss the differences between the two versions, Chaplin’s motivations behind those changes, and their fav…

On the second episode of The Old Hollywood Times official podcast, host Wesley Emblidge talks with documentary filmmakers Joan Kramer and David Heeley, who made films chronicling and featuring legends like Henry Fonda, James Stewart, and most notably, Katharine Hepburn. They recently released a book, In the Company of Legends, about their experienc…

Today we’re launching The Old Hollywood Times official podcast with an episode dedicated to the career and death of Carole Lombard. In this episode, host Wesley Emblidge talks with Dr. Emily Carman, professor of film studies at Chapman University’s Dodge College, whose book “Independent Stardom: Freelance Women in the Hollywood Studio System” looks…