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Bonus 10. Thirteen Women (1932) and When's Your Birthday? (1937): A Racist Final Destination
Mar 4, 2020 ·
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We're looking to the stars this week for a research-free discussion of two very different cinematic approaches to astrology: Thirteen Women (1932), a proto-slasher starring Myrna Loy, and the Joe...
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We're looking to the stars this week for a research-free discussion of two very different cinematic approaches to astrology: Thirteen Women (1932), a proto-slasher starring Myrna Loy, and the Joe E. Brown comedy When's Your Birthday? (1937). We talk about the impact of the Production Code on Hollywood's handling of racial subject matter, the only screen appearance of the tragically infamous Peg Entwistle, Billy Wilder's later mastery of Brown's occasionally unappealing schtick, and—of course—hitchhiking babies.
Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-8v
Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go"
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Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-8v
Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go"
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