On this episode of Saturday Cinema, guest host Bonnie North celebrates women of the silver screen from the mid-20th century. Featured actresses include Gene Tierney, Bette Davis, Shirley Temple, Elizabeth Taylor, Lauren Bacall, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Simmons, Vivien Leigh and Deborah Kerr. Listen now!
Playlist
All About Eve: Main Title
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 183
Philadelphia Story: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 708
On Golden Pond: Main Theme
Composer: Dave Grusin
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Soloists: William Tritt, piano
Telarc 80474
Hamlet: Funeral March
Composer: William Walton
Conductor: Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Lyrita 246
Laura
Composer: David Raksin
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Sony 53380
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir: Main Title and Finale
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1051
The Big Sleep: Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 136
How to Marry a Millionaire: Street Scene
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: John Wilson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia of London
Chandos 5294
Raintree County: Overture
Composer: Johnny Green
Conductor: Johnny Green
Orchestra/Ensemble: MGM Studio Orchestra
Rhino 72847
Cleopatra: Main Title
Composer: Alex North
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
The Robe
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 184
An Affair to Remember
Composer: Harry Warren
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 446681
The King and I: March of the Siamese Children
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA 60393
The King and I: Shall We Dance?
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA 63835
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