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The Screwball Story

By: Olympia Kiriakou
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  • Celebrating classical Hollywood's daffiest genre.

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    Olympia Kiriakou
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Episodes
  • The Thin Man, William Powell & Myrna Loy: an interview with Rob Kozlowski

    The Thin Man, William Powell & Myrna Loy: an interview with Rob Kozlowski
    Nov 4 2023
    On the season two finale, I discuss The Thin Man, William Powell, and Myrna Loy with Rob Kozlowski, author of Becoming Nick and Nora: The Thin Man and the Films of William Powell and Myrna Loy (New York: Applause Books, 2023).

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    38 mins
  • There's Always a Woman (Alexander Hall, 1938)

    There's Always a Woman (Alexander Hall, 1938)
    Oct 28 2023

    On this episode I discuss the sleuth comedy, There's Always a Woman (Alexander Hall, 1938) co-starring Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell.


    Resources:


    James Bawden and Ron Miller, Conversations With Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Age (Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2016).


    Bernard F. Dick, The Merchant Prince of Poverty Row: Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures (Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2009).


    Kathrine Glitre, Hollywood Romantic Comedy: States of the Union, 1934-1965 (Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 2006).


    Matthew Kennedy, Joan Blondell: A Life Between Takes (Jackson, MS: University of Mississippi, 2014).


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    30 mins
  • Fred MacMurray: an interview with Charles Tranberg

    Fred MacMurray: an interview with Charles Tranberg
    Oct 21 2023

    On this episode I discuss Fred MacMurray's life and career with film historian, Charles Tranberg, author of Fred MacMurray: A Biography (Albany, GA: BearManor Media, 2007).


    Charles's book is available for purchase from all major book retailers and also directly from BearManor Media.


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    46 mins
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