June 2020 – What's in the Basket

15. Holiday (1938): Not Caring is Cool

Today we’re taking a look at Holiday (1938), arguably the most understated of Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn’s four films together. We discuss the early years and muses of playwright Philip Barry, Holiday‘s role in launching Hepburn’s career, her contentious but unwavering friendship with director George Cukor, and we finally have a legitimate reason to talk about Lew Ayres — plus Candice serves up another edition of her Puppet Corner and tackles the ultimate question: is it weird that Edward Everett Horton lived with his mom?

Bonus 13. Berlin Correspondent (1942): That’s Not His Natural Chomp

This week the Gruesome Twosome heads back to the ol’ Dana Andrews well for a research-free look at the World War II thriller Berlin Correspondent (1942). We discuss the film’s extremely poor attempts at emulating Foreign Correspondent (1940), the evolution of Hollywood’s approach to the war as it unfolded, Hans Gruber’s Super Cool Postage Stamp Emporium, and that time Dana’s adult braces fused his jaw shut.

This episode was recorded prior to the onset of protests against racism and police brutality across the United States and around the world. If you’re unsure how to help, a list of resources can be found here.

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