When They Were Making It
Hosted by Patrick Rankin · Patrick Rankin
4.7from 353 ratings
- 20
- Episodes
- 17
- Transcribed
- 353
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2026
- First episode
About When They Were Making It
The real human stories behind classic Hollywood's greatest films and legends. Marilyn Monroe. Casablanca. Audrey Hepburn. The Wizard of Oz. Charlie Chaplin. Breakfast at Tiffany's. Alfred Hitchcock. Sunset Boulevard. What do they all have in common? They had to make it first. Each week, we go beyond the legend to explore classic Hollywood's biggest icons and most beloved films. Not the myths. Not the takedowns. The whole human story. From the silent era to the early 1960s — the people, the films, and the impossible work of becoming a legend. WTWMI is written, produced, and hosted by Patrick Rankin. Original artwork by Simone Beech and original music by Lionel Ziblat. A new chapter every Tuesday. Follow wherever you get your podcasts.
- Publisher
- Patrick Rankin
- Category
- history · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 May 2026
- Latest episode
- 22 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
17 of 20 episodes have a transcript.
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Star Is Born (1954): The Chaotic Comeback of Judy Garland — A Troubled Production, a Studio Butchering, and an Infamous Oscar Upset
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Veronica Lake: The Making and Unmaking of a Movie Star — Film Noir Stardom, a Fallen-Star Story, and the Woman Behind It
8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Charlie Chaplin, Part 2: The World's Greatest Comedian and the Darker Life Behind Him — Private Scandals, Political Persecution, and American Exile
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A Star Is Born (1954): The Chaotic Comeback of Judy Garland — A Troubled Production, a Studio Butchering, and an Infamous Oscar Upset
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Robert Sylvester of the Daily News wrote, Never in this reporter's memory has there been such a furor outside and inside a single theater. The room itself was packed with exactly the people Garland needed to convince. Press, industry insiders, the kind of crowd that could make or break a comeback with a single bad word. The lights went down. Garland opened with Call the Papers, then On the Town, then a run through the old songbook, Jolson, Gershwin, Irving Berlin, building toward Get Happy and then to Close, Over the Rainbow. When she finished, the ovation didn't stop. It just kept going. the audience on its feet, refusing to let her leave, many people in the crowd openly crying. […]
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