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9: A Numerical Scale of Trash Men
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Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Jun 7, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Here’s the film, based on James M. Cain’s story, that won Joan Crawford an Oscar, and began the Warner Brothers phase of her career, after MGM sent her packing. It tells the story of Mildred, who begins a new life when her marriage ends by building a restaurant empire. But her selfish daughter (Ann Blyth) and her lover (Zachary Scott) don’t make things easy for the proprietor of Mildred’s Fatburger. Bonus? Film noir with a female protagonist.
Released:
Jun 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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