Book Vs Movie "Devil in a Blue Dress" (1995) Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, & Jennifer Beales

Feb 18, 2022 · 55m 3s
Book Vs Movie "Devil in a Blue Dress" (1995) Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, & Jennifer Beales
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Book Vs. Movie Devil in a Blue Dress Walter Mosely’s 1990 Novel Vs the 1995 Denzel Washington Film In continuation of African American History Month, the Margos are taking on...

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Book Vs. Movie Devil in a Blue Dress
Walter Mosely’s 1990 Novel Vs the 1995 Denzel Washington Film


In continuation of African American History Month, the Margos are taking on an old-fashioned mystery with Devil in a Blue Dress, which started as a novel by Walter Mosley & later was adapted into a film starring Denzel Washington.

The setting is post WW2 in Los Angeles where army veteran Ezekial “Easy” Rawlins (Washington) Easy is a black man dealing with the racism of the era which was more overt. He is assigned by a man named DeWitt Adams to find a white woman, Daphne Monet, who is fascinated by jazz music and black culture.

Along the way, several people associated with Easy wind up dead and the Mayor’s office seems to be in on it. Who is Daphne and what secrets does she keep?

Between the original story and the 1995 adaptation--which did we prefer?

In this ep the Margos discuss:
The biography of author Walter Mosey
Race relations in Los Angeles in post WW2
The biggest changes between the book and movie
Starring: Denzel Washington (Easy,) Tom Sizemore (DeWitt Albright,) Jennifer Beals (Daphne Monet,) Don Cheadle (Mouse,) Maury Chaykin (Matthew Terrell, Joseph Lattimore (Frank Carter,) Terry Kinney (Todd Carter,) Mel Winkler (Joppy,) Lisa Nicole Carson (Coretta James,) and Jernard Burks (Dupree Brouchard.)

Clips used:


Devil in a Blue Dress trailer


Music by T-Bone Walker “West Side Baby”

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