Lions, Towers & Shields
@liontowershield.theincomparable.com
A podcast celebrating films from the classic Hollywood era. @shelly.brisbin.net leads a merry band through recaps and reviews of great old movies from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Proud member of The Incomparable Network: https://theincomparable.com/lts
Proud member of The Incomparable Network: https://theincomparable.com/lts
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The summer season is at a an end. Thank you all for listening and we will be back in October. We’ve already recorded one show for the fall season and it’s a good’un.
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 130, Big Teeth, Bad Hair. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host and @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Nathan Alderman. theincomparable.com/lts/130.
We recap Elmer Gantry. #TCMParty
We recap Elmer Gantry. #TCMParty
Big Teeth, Bad Hair (Lions, Towers & Shields 130)
Another tale of evangelicals who use their charisma to con the faithful. Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Shirley Jones and a cast of 50s heavies are all on hand. Based on Sinclair Lewis’ (Dodsworth) sto...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 130, Big Teeth, Bad Hair. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host and @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Nathan Alderman. theincomparable.com/lts/130.
We recap Elmer Gantry. #TCMParty
We recap Elmer Gantry. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields There Are No Cars. With @nathanalderman.com, your guest host. And @shelly.brisbin.net @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/129.
We recap I Walked with a Zombie. #TCMParty
We recap I Walked with a Zombie. #TCMParty
There Are No Cars (Lions, Towers & Shields 129)
he team behind our previous Spooky Season entry CAT PEOPLE — producer Val Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur — return with the Jane Eyre-inspired tale of a naive nurse summoned to a tropical island ...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields There Are No Cars. With @nathanalderman.com, your guest host. And @shelly.brisbin.net @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/129.
We recap I Walked with a Zombie. #TCMParty
We recap I Walked with a Zombie. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 128, Annette Bening Energy. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.com @philipmichaels.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/128.
We recap 99 River Street. #TCMParty
We recap 99 River Street. #TCMParty
Annette Bening Energy (Lions, Towers & Shields 128)
Each season has its quota of film noir. So here we go. “A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.” It’s a B picture with fun performan...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 128, Annette Bening Energy. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.com @philipmichaels.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/128.
We recap 99 River Street. #TCMParty
We recap 99 River Street. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 127, Kind of a Nice Snack. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host along with @mickimaynard.bsky.social @nathanalderman.com and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/127.
We recap All About Eve. #TCMParty
We recap All About Eve. #TCMParty
Kind Of A Nice Snack (Lions, Towers & Shields 127)
Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy podcast. Bette Davis in her most iconic role, attempts to fend off the usurping Anne Baxter. The drama plays out in the New York theatre. There’s a witt...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 127, Kind of a Nice Snack. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host along with @mickimaynard.bsky.social @nathanalderman.com and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/127.
We recap All About Eve. #TCMParty
We recap All About Eve. #TCMParty
Our fall season begins Thursday, with All About Eve. Subscribe if you haven't, share the love, if you have!
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Lions, Towers & Shields
A celebration of films from the classic Hollywood era. Shelly Brisbin leads a merry band through recaps and reviews of great old movies from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.
www.theincomparable.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Our fall season begins Thursday, with All About Eve. Subscribe if you haven't, share the love, if you have!
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The summer season is at a an end. Thank you all for listening and we will be back in October. We’ve already recorded one show for the fall season and it’s a good’un.
August 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The summer season is at a an end. Thank you all for listening and we will be back in October. We’ve already recorded one show for the fall season and it’s a good’un.
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 126, The Women, with a Cat. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @mickimaynard.bsky.social @nathanalderman.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/126
We recap Stage Door. #TCMParty
We recap Stage Door. #TCMParty
The Women, with a Cat (Lions, Towers & Shields 126)
ere is one of the greatest ensembles of the classic era - or any era, for that matter. Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Lucile Ball, Ann Miller, Eve Arden (and cat), Gail Patrick, Andrea Leads. Const...
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August 1, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 126, The Women, with a Cat. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @mickimaynard.bsky.social @nathanalderman.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/126
We recap Stage Door. #TCMParty
We recap Stage Door. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 125, Ugly Bette. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga.
theincomparable.com/lts/125. We recap Now, Voyager. [#TCMParty
theincomparable.com/lts/125. We recap Now, Voyager. [#TCMParty
Ugly Bette (Lions, Towers & Shields 125)
If you can quote from “Casablanca” or “Gone with the Wind,” you can probably quote from “Now Voyager.” Or you could, with a little reminder. “Don’t let’s ask for the moon, when we have the stars.” An...
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July 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 125, Ugly Bette. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga.
theincomparable.com/lts/125. We recap Now, Voyager. [#TCMParty
theincomparable.com/lts/125. We recap Now, Voyager. [#TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 123, First Feline Reference. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/124.
It's our Stanwyck Summer Draft. #TCMParty
It's our Stanwyck Summer Draft. #TCMParty
Sorry, Long Movie (Lions, Towers & Shields 123)
This time, Stanwyck is an invalid, who’s having trouble with her phone. I would call it a straight-up female victim tale, but Babs is not what you’d call sympathetic as a character. Even so, should he...
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July 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 123, First Feline Reference. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/124.
It's our Stanwyck Summer Draft. #TCMParty
It's our Stanwyck Summer Draft. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 123, Sorry, Long Movie. With
@shelly.brisbin.net your host @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social @djl.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/123.
We recap Sorry, Wrong Number. #TCMParty
@shelly.brisbin.net your host @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social @djl.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/123.
We recap Sorry, Wrong Number. #TCMParty
Sorry, Long Movie (Lions, Towers & Shields 123)
This time, Stanwyck is an invalid, who’s having trouble with her phone. I would call it a straight-up female victim tale, but Babs is not what you’d call sympathetic as a character. Even so, should he...
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July 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 123, Sorry, Long Movie. With
@shelly.brisbin.net your host @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social @djl.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/123.
We recap Sorry, Wrong Number. #TCMParty
@shelly.brisbin.net your host @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social @djl.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/123.
We recap Sorry, Wrong Number. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 122, The Only Way to Win is Not to Play. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/122.
We recap The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. #TCMParty
We recap The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. #TCMParty
The Only Way To Win Is Not To Play (Lions, Towers & Shields 122)
Stanwyck Summer continues with a “noir tragedy.” She finds herself involved with Kirk Douglas (his film debut), Van Heflin as Lizbeth Scott. Did Missy kill her wealthy aunt, many years ago? Let’s find...
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July 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 122, The Only Way to Win is Not to Play. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/122.
We recap The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. #TCMParty
We recap The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 121, Checkhov’s Unbroken Hand. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.bsky.social , Randy Dotinga & @mickimaynard.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/121.
We recap Golden Boy. #TCMParty
We recap Golden Boy. #TCMParty
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June 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 121, Checkhov’s Unbroken Hand. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.bsky.social , Randy Dotinga & @mickimaynard.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/121.
We recap Golden Boy. #TCMParty
We recap Golden Boy. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 120, Stella Dallas versus Veda Pierce. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/120.
We recap Stella Dallas. #TCMParty
We recap Stella Dallas. #TCMParty
Stella Dallas versus Veda Pierce (Lions, Towers & Shields 120)
We begin Stanwyck Summer with one of her most iconic films, and greatest performances. Stella Dallas is pure melodrama, so sudsy that the name was taken by a radio soap opera. Stella is a working-clas...
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June 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 120, Stella Dallas versus Veda Pierce. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/120.
We recap Stella Dallas. #TCMParty
We recap Stella Dallas. #TCMParty
Thanks to those who have enquired about the show. We've been having a seasonal break, but will return with new episodes, beginning June 19. And hey, it's Stanwyck Summer!
See you soon.
See you soon.
June 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Thanks to those who have enquired about the show. We've been having a seasonal break, but will return with new episodes, beginning June 19. And hey, it's Stanwyck Summer!
See you soon.
See you soon.
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 119, I’m Still Watching.... With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @laurarice.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social Randy Dotinga and @djl.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/119.
We recap Giant. #TCMParty
We recap Giant. #TCMParty
April 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 119, I’m Still Watching.... With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @laurarice.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social Randy Dotinga and @djl.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/119.
We recap Giant. #TCMParty
We recap Giant. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 118, Planting Bulbs in the Spring. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, Annette Wierstra, @nathanalderman.bsky.social and @mickimaynard.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/118.
We recap Dark Victory. #TCMParty
We recap Dark Victory. #TCMParty
Planting Bulbs in the Spring (Lions, Towers & Shields 118)
Bette Davis brings the melodrama, right here in the imperial phase of her Warner Brothers career. She’s rich, she’s spoiled. Oopsie. She has a health crisis! Will she become a better person? Will she ...
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March 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 118, Planting Bulbs in the Spring. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, Annette Wierstra, @nathanalderman.bsky.social and @mickimaynard.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/118.
We recap Dark Victory. #TCMParty
We recap Dark Victory. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 117, Alligator Pears. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.bsky.social, Randy Dotinga and @mickimaynard.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/117.
We recap Fury. #TCMParty
We recap Fury. #TCMParty
Alligator Pears (Lions, Towers & Shields 117)
The first film Fritz Lang made in the US after he fled the Nazis, Fury is the story of a man who is lynched by the residents of a small town. The film is not a groundbreaking 1950s independent product...
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March 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 117, Alligator Pears. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.bsky.social, Randy Dotinga and @mickimaynard.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/117.
We recap Fury. #TCMParty
We recap Fury. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 116, His Personal Murder Concierge. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, and @mickimaynard.bsky.social, @nathanalderman.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/116.
We recap Born to Kill. #TCMParty
We recap Born to Kill. #TCMParty
His Personal Murder Concierge (Lions, Towers & Shields 116)
If you meet up with Lawrence Tierney in a dark alley - or in a kitchen, for that matter - chances are the encounter won’t end well. Tierney is truly the bad boy of film noir, and no film shows it bett...
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March 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 116, His Personal Murder Concierge. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, and @mickimaynard.bsky.social, @nathanalderman.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/116.
We recap Born to Kill. #TCMParty
We recap Born to Kill. #TCMParty
Sorry we're late. Rain delay!
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 115, Gene Kelly’s Guns. With
@shelly.brisbin.net your host, @mickimaynard.bsky.social David Almeida, @djl.bsky.social and @nathanalderman.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/115.
We recap Singin’ in the Rain. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 115, Gene Kelly’s Guns. With
@shelly.brisbin.net your host, @mickimaynard.bsky.social David Almeida, @djl.bsky.social and @nathanalderman.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/115.
We recap Singin’ in the Rain. #TCMParty
Gene Kelly's Guns (Lions, Towers & Shields 115)
Greatest musical of all time, you say? Plenty of people would agree. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly co-direct Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds through a delightful Comden and Gteen score, no...
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March 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sorry we're late. Rain delay!
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 115, Gene Kelly’s Guns. With
@shelly.brisbin.net your host, @mickimaynard.bsky.social David Almeida, @djl.bsky.social and @nathanalderman.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/115.
We recap Singin’ in the Rain. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 115, Gene Kelly’s Guns. With
@shelly.brisbin.net your host, @mickimaynard.bsky.social David Almeida, @djl.bsky.social and @nathanalderman.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/115.
We recap Singin’ in the Rain. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 114, There’s Lots of Nice Coats.... With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/114.
We recap Sylvia Scarlett. #TCMParty
We recap Sylvia Scarlett. #TCMParty
There's Lots of Nice Coats... (Lions, Towers & Shields 114)
This film was a passion project for George Cukor and Katharine Hepburn. RKO let them do it, but the studio was sorry, when the movie confused audiences in 1935, and made no money. It has attained a bi...
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February 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 114, There’s Lots of Nice Coats.... With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.bsky.social @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/114.
We recap Sylvia Scarlett. #TCMParty
We recap Sylvia Scarlett. #TCMParty
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 113, Untapped Reservoir of Cool. With @shelly.brisbin.net risbin.net your host, @mickimaynard.bsky.social and @nathanalderman.bsky.social . theincomparable.com/lts/113.
We recap Paris Blues. #TCMParty
We recap Paris Blues. #TCMParty
Untapped Reservoir of Cool (Lions, Towers & Shields 113)
Let the show’s 5th year begin!
LTS regular Micki Maynard turned me onto this one. Paul Newman and Sidney Pottier star as jazz musicians in Paris. Their love interests are Joanne Woodward and Dihann C...
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February 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 113, Untapped Reservoir of Cool. With @shelly.brisbin.net risbin.net your host, @mickimaynard.bsky.social and @nathanalderman.bsky.social . theincomparable.com/lts/113.
We recap Paris Blues. #TCMParty
We recap Paris Blues. #TCMParty
Happy fifth anniversary to US, your favorite ancient movie podcast. The first episode, wherein we discussed "The Setup," made its debut on 2/16/2020. The next one, #113, will be in your feeds on 2/20/25. Thanks to everyone who supports the show. We love our listeners!
February 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Happy fifth anniversary to US, your favorite ancient movie podcast. The first episode, wherein we discussed "The Setup," made its debut on 2/16/2020. The next one, #113, will be in your feeds on 2/20/25. Thanks to everyone who supports the show. We love our listeners!
When does the spring season start anyway? February 20. Because nothing says spring like February.
We've taped two shows already, with the rest all planned out. Tell your classic film-loving friends about us, won't you?
We've taped two shows already, with the rest all planned out. Tell your classic film-loving friends about us, won't you?
January 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
When does the spring season start anyway? February 20. Because nothing says spring like February.
We've taped two shows already, with the rest all planned out. Tell your classic film-loving friends about us, won't you?
We've taped two shows already, with the rest all planned out. Tell your classic film-loving friends about us, won't you?
We begin taping episodes for our next season, TONIGHT! Get ready!
January 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We begin taping episodes for our next season, TONIGHT! Get ready!