Monogram Pictures

So basically, um, Monogram Pictures was really punching above their weight here.

It was known for inexpensive productions, often called B movies, which commonly filled the supporting slot on a double bill.

Monogram created Allied Artists as a separate brand for bigger budget pictures, and this was its first film.

It was effectively the company's introduction to audiences as a more ambitious studio.

Imagine this being the second of a double billing, where you're like, "All right, what, what a movie, It's a Wonderful Life."

He plays undercover government agent investigating counterfeiters.

This was his final film for Monogram Pictures.

Now this one, It's something that I didn't know about either and I'm very curious about.

Conflict, 1936.

Phil Carney is a favorite radio hero in our household.

Well, you're still able to give a mighty convincing performance of a 14-year-old soul, even though you're now 19 and an associate producer with Lindsley Parsons Productions for Monogram.

What's your latest picture?

Well, our latest, Elliot, is the story of a dog, and by way of coincidence, the title of the film is Rocky.

We've got new commentaries and introductions on four of the titles by Stan Taffel and Rob Word, and John Wayne at Lonestar Productions, a short documentary, uh, by, uh, Ryan Veril, uh, Brandon Perkins, and me.

And this is, uh, um, a history of, uh, John Wayne from the, the time his, his moniker was branded upon him, um, to his, uh, transition into, um, Monogram and Republic, uh, B pictures.

So totally random, um, that it appeared as the first, um, title, and, uh, what do you think? I mean, we watched some of these films together, 'Neath Arizona Skies in particular.

Yeah.

As special guests, we have Mrs. Wallace Reed, wife of the late idol of the screen.

Mrs. Reed is associate producer of Monogram Studios.

Our producer, Cecil B. DeMille.

Our conductor, Lewis Silvers.

Thank God.

This week we watched Livewires, released January 12, 1946, by Monogram Pictures.

It was directed by Phil Carlson and written by Tim Ryan, Josie Michelle, and Dor Scheri, a five-time Oscar nominee with one win.

It would star the Bowery Boys, Leo Gorsi, Hunts Hall, Bobby Jordan, William Benedict, and William Frams, along with Mike Mazurky.