Welcome to Let's Get Lost in Classic Movies! Mother and daughter hosts, Debbie and Janna are back this week to discuss the 1963 film Charade, directed by Stanley Donen and starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, with music by Henry Mancini and lyrics by Johnny Mercer.

They describe it as a suspenseful, Hitchcock-like whodunit with constant humor, romance, and twists, set in Paris. The plot centers on Hepburn’s character discovering her husband has been murdered and being pursued by several shady men while Grant tries to help, complicated by his multiple identities and their 25-year age gap (handled by rewriting the pursuit).

They highlight memorable scenes (the opening body on a train, the funeral, chases, the nightclub bit, and a theater trap-door sequence), the $250,000 hidden in stamps, a surprise reveal involving the embassy man, and Hepburn’s standout outfits.

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00:00 Welcome and Film Intro

00:53 What Charade Is About

02:22 Age Gap and Script Rewrite

03:09 Movie Clip Teaser

03:47 Post Watch Discussion Begins

04:10 Paris Setting and Atmosphere

05:57 Title Sequence and Humor

08:02 Kid Gags and Apartment Reveal

09:43 Funeral and Villain Fears

10:49 Cary Grant Charade Names

12:15 JFK Detail and History

13:44 Behind the Scenes Wine Story

14:58 Twists Stamps and Chases

16:15 Wardrobe Hats and Coats

17:36 Nightclub Scene and Romance

18:54 Finale Theater Trapdoor

19:59 Martini Shot Favorites

22:17 Wrap Up and Goodbye