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23: Frisco Noir with Rachel Walther; “Sudden Fear” (1952) & “House On Telegraph Hill” (1951)

by kbronson | Mar 22, 2026 | Episodes

In this episode of Frisco: The Secret History, Knox Bronson welcomes back film writer Rachel Walther to explore two classic film noir movies set in San Francisco: Sudden Fear (1952) starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance, and House on Telegraph Hill (1951) starring...

22: Dolly Fine Pt. 4: Dolly Comes In From The Cold & Waltzes Out Into The Night

by kbronson | Mar 21, 2026 | Episodes

In Part Four of the Dolly Fine story, I bring the Dolly Fine story to a close. Where we last left off, Dolly had been arrested and charged on eight felony counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The DA had her dead to rights and such was the political...

21: Dolly Fine Pt. 3: The Lady In Red Vanishes

by kbronson | Mar 9, 2026 | Episodes

In this episode, I let Jake Ehrlich do a lot of the talking, because frankly, no one skewered San Francisco’s hypocrisy quite like he did. Dolly wasn’t just fighting a criminal charge—she was being fed to the wolves in a city that had tolerated, taxed, and quietly...