55: Intense Chemistry with a Block of Wood

07/17/22 • 50 min

Call it “minor Hitchcock.” Spellbound tells the story of an amnesiac man who can’t remember the murder of which he’s suspected, and the psychiatrist (it’s 1945, so I have to say “lady” psychiatrist) who helps him sort it out. Gregory Peck is early in his film career, and Ingrid Bergman is all, see you later, Charles Boyer. That’s a “Gaslight” joke. Also notable for the Salvador Dali dream sequence.

Spellbound

Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman and Randy Dotinga

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Spellbound

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Spellbound (1945) trailer
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No Man of Her Own (1950)

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Spellbound

Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman and Randy Dotinga

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Spellbound

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Spellbound (1945) trailer
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No Man of Her Own (1950)

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54: For the Love of Linotype

The history of newspapers and typography is this movie’s subject. Director Sam Fuller made this love letter to journalism, and in this episode, we echo that love right back, with the aid of an actual typography historian. Get the movie on YouTube and watch along with us. We’ll count you in!

Park Row

Shelly Brisbin with Annette Wierstra, Moisés Chiullán and Glenn Fleishman

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Park Row

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Park Row (1952)

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56: John Lund is also Present

Barbara Stanwyck is back, and we’ve got her. Here’s a noir melodrama with its share of flaws that I like, regardless. And man, IMDB gives a LOT more plot than I would have. “A pregnant woman adopts the identity of a railroad crash victim and starts a new life with the woman’s wealthy in-laws, but is soon blackmailed by her devious ex.” It’s stylishly directed by Mitchell Leisen, and features lots of familiar character actors. And John Lund is also in it.

No Man of Her Own

Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman and Randy Dotinga

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No Man of Her Own (1950)

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No Man of Her Own (1950), trailer
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Sweet Smell of Success (1957), trailer

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