S2E07 - The Wildcat [1921] with Bram Ruiter and Will Ross

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S2E07 - The Wildcat [1921] with Bram Ruiter and Will Ross

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HOW WOULD LUBITSCH DO IT? is a journey through the life and works of Ernst Lubitsch in chronological order, one film at a time. In this limited podcast series, host Devan Scott will facilitate a series of discussions about all 43 of Ernst Lubitsch’s surviving films, from Wo ist mein Schatz to Cluny Brown. Each episode will consist of a mix of historical background and a discussion with a rotating slate of guests - critics, academics, and filmmakers - about one of Lubitsch’s films.

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S1E02 - Shoe Palace Pinkus with Dara Jaffe: The journey through Lubitsch’s catalogue continues with SHOE PALACE PINKUS, a short comedy about Sally Pinkus (Lubitsch), a gregarious footwear entrepreneur. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Assistant Curator Dara Jaffe joins us to discuss the contr... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
66 min listen
S1E04 - I Don’t Want to Be a Man [1918] with Peter Labuza: International Cinematographer’s Guild Researcher, academic, and former guest Peter Labuza joins us to discuss I DON’T WANT TO BE A MAN, Lubitsch’s 1918 gender-defying farce featuring the great Ossi Oswalda as a young woman who decides to spend a da... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
59 min listen
S1E00: A Brief History of Modern Germany with Lauren Faulkner Rossi: We begin our journey into the filmography of Ernst Lubitsch with a bit of scene-setting, as Simon Fraser University assistant professor Lauren Rossi joins us to discuss the history of Weimar Germany. Our discussion is wide-ranging, beginning with the... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
92 min listen
S1E06 - Carmen [1918] with Jose Arroyo: Warwick University associate professor Jose Arroyo joins us to discuss Lubitsch’s 1918 adaptation of Prosper Mérimée’s CARMEN. A drastic scaling-up in production scale and ambition, the film serves as a jumping-off point for our discussions about the... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
48 min listen
How Would Lubitsch Do It? - A Trailer: It's here! HOW WOULD LUBITSCH DO IT? is a journey through the life and works of Ernst Lubitsch in chronological order, one film at a time. In this limited podcast series, host Devan Scott will facilitate a series of discussions about all 43 of Ernst ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
2 min listen
S2E00 - Early Film Lighting with Luci Marzola: We’re back, as season two commences! As is now tradition, we start our season with a discussion intended to provide some context. In this episode, film and media historian Luci Marzola and I discuss early Hollywood lighting, the role of cinematograph... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
68 min listen
S1E05 - The Eyes of the Mummy Ma [1918] with Tim Brayton: Film critic, podcaster, PHD candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and former guest Tim Brayton joins us to discuss THE EYES OF THE MUMMY MA, Lubitsch’s oldest surviving drama. In this episode, we discuss the momentous arrival of Emil Jann... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
45 min listen
S2E04 - Romeo and Juliet in the Snow [1920] with Maddie Whittle: Film writer and programmer Maddie Whittle joins us to discuss ROMEO AND JULIET IN THE SNOW, Lubitsch’s other 1920 comic riff on William Shakespeare. We discuss shocking adaptational genre shifts, dunking jokes, Lubitsch’s habit of shooting location e... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
39 min listen
S2E02 - The Doll [1919] with Tim Brayton: Critic and friend of the show Tim Brayton returns to discuss Lubitsch’s lo-fi comic masterpiece THE DOLL. Much enthusiasm for this completely iconoclastic curio of a film is shared as we discuss the nature of artifice, history’s least-convincing fake... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
46 min listen
S1E03 - The Merry Jail with Matt Severson: Margaret Herrick Library Director Matt Severson joins us to discuss THE MERRY JAIL, Lubitsch’s first operetta adaptation. It’s a big step forward towards the recognizable comedy of manners that would become Lubitsch’s trademark, and a great jumping o... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
50 min listen
S1E07 - Meyer From Berlin [1919] with Fran Hoepfner: Writer and critic Fran Hoepfner joins us to discuss MEYER FROM BERLIN, Ernst Lubitsch’s only certified Adam Sandler-style vacation comedy. This lightweight comedy of class is a jumping-off point for discussions about silent film form, comedic modes a... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
45 min listen
S1E01 - When I Was Dead (aka Where Is My Treasure) [1916] w/ Will Ross: We begin at a film that doesn’t actually represent much of a beginning: Lubitsch’s first shorts remain lost, which leaves us with WHEN I WAS DEAD, also known as WHERE IS MY TREASURE. Film Formally co-host Will Ross joins us as we discuss Lubitsch’s e... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
51 min listen
S3E08 - The Patriot (1928) and the works of Josef von Sternberg with David Cairns: THE PATRIOT is a lost film. So, returning guest David Cairns joins us to pick up the pieces and discuss the film’s, and Ernst Lubistsc’s, connections to acclaimed studio rebel Josef Von Sternberg! We discuss THE SCARLET EMPRESS, THE LAST COMMAND, ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
59 min listen
S3E00 - A History of Early Hollywood with Peter Labuza: We’re back, and Ernst Lubitsch is now in Hollywood! It’s been an exciting time for the podcast: we’ve traveled around the world or, more specifically, to Los Angeles and New York City, to record the next few seasons. We begin at the Margaret ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
71 min listen
S2E01 - Madame DuBarry [1919] with Jaime Rebanal: Critic Jaime Rebanal joins us to discuss MADAME DUBARRY, Lubitsch’s highly celebrated international breakthrough. What are we to make of it aesthetically circa 2023? How do we interface with 104-year-old blockbusters? Are biopics inherently broken? W... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
54 min listen
S1E08 - The Oyster Princess [1919] with Bram Ruiter: Season One draws to a close in maximalist style as experimental filmmaker Bram Ruiter us for a particularly exuberant episode in which we discuss Lubitsch’s grand Ruritanian comic epic THE OYSTER PRINCESS. Our discussion is wide-ranging and a little ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
52 min listen
S2E03 - Kohlheisel’s Daughters [1920] with David Cairns: Filmmaker, critic, and academic David Cairns joins us to discuss KOHLHEISEL’S DAUGHTERS, Lubitsch’s Bavarian comic riff on Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew’. We delve into the difficulties of adapting one of the English canon’s most infamously ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
51 min listen
S2E07 - The Wildcat [1921] with Bram Ruiter and Will Ross by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
48 min listen
S2E05 - This is Not a Sumurun [1920] Episode: Instead of discussing SUMURUN, Devan will discuss the podcast and answer some of your questions. We’re starting a discord! Check it out here: https://discord.gg/jJFvB5tk NEXT WEEK: Film academic Paul Cuff joins us to discuss ANNA BOLEYN, Lubitsch’s s... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
19 min listen
S2E06 - Anna Boleyn [1920] with Paul Cuff: Film academic Paul Cuff joins us to discuss ANNA BOLEYN, Lubitsch’s second grand historical biopic about European royalty. We discuss Lubitsch’s career directory, the uses and misuses of Emil Jannings and Henny Porten, Weimar-era production design ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
40 min listen
S2E06.5 - Napoléon vu par Abel Gance [1927] with Paul Cuff: Surprise! Paul Cuff returns to discuss something completely different: Abel Gance’s 1927 epic NAPOLEON! We discuss our shared love of the film, our first experiences watching it, Abel Gance’s subsequent career, and the history of the film’s restorati... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
49 min listen
S2E09 - The Flame [1923] with Stefan Drössler: For our season finale, we’re excited to welcome Munich Film Museum director Stefan Drössler to discuss the (mostly) lost film THE FLAME. Stefan was responsible for the reconstructions of both THE FLAME and THE LOVES OF THE PHARAOH, and shares his ins... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
69 min listen
S2E08 - The Loves of the Pharaoh [1922] with Kristin Thompson: Film academic, Egyptologist, all-around legend Kristin Thompson joins us to discuss THE LOVES OF THE PHARAOH! We cover the ‘Egyptomania’ craze that swept the western world in the early 20th century, the film’s anachronism, the possible historical ins... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
42 min listen
S4E04 - The Man I Killed aka Broken Lullaby [1932] with Will Sloan: Film writer and podcaster Will Sloan joins us to discuss THE MAN I KILLED (BROKEN LULLABY), Lubitsch’s heartfelt 1932 pacifist screed and his only straight-ahead drama of the sound era. We cover the film’s radical interwar politics, its portrayal... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
46 min listen
S3E01.5 - Charlie Chaplin’s ’A Woman of Paris’ [1923] with Margaret “Molly” Rasberry: Margaret "Molly" Rasberry joins us to for a special side episode Charlie Chaplin’s A WOMAN OF PARIS: A DRAMA OF FATE, a key influence on Ernst Lubitsch going forward. We discuss Chaplin’s political leanings, the luminous Adolphe Menjou, the storie... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
50 min listen
S3E04 - Forbidden Paradise (1924) with Will Ross: Returning guest Will Ross joins us to discuss FORBIDDEN PARADISE. We cover Lubitsch’s use of blocking, cutting, and production design for thematic purposes, anachronistic automobiles, slanderous Catharine the Great biopics, the film’s abstract pol... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
59 min listen
S3E02 - The Marriage Circle [1924] with Sarah Shachat: Sarah Shachat joins us on-location in New York City to discuss THE MARRIAGE CIRCLE.. We mull over the evolution this film represents in Lubitsch’s tone, the strange pairing of Ernst Lubitsch and the Warner Brothers, the luminous Adolphe Menjou, Lu... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
50 min listen
S4E02 - Monte Carlo [1930] and Trash Cinema with Katharine Coldiron: Katharine Coldiron, author of Junk Film: Why Bad Movies Matter, joins us to discuss Ernst Lubitsch’s 1930 musical MONTE CARLO. Our wide-ranging conversation covers the evolution of Lubitsch’s formal technique in the early sound era, the film’s ext... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
56 min listen
S3E09 - Eternal Love (1929) with Bram Ruiter: In our Season 3 finale, returning guest Bram Ruiter joins us to discuss the final film Ernst Lubitsch ever directed that didn’t involved on-set sound recording: ETERNAL LOVE! We discuss the film’s unusual status as a hybrid silent/sound picture, t... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
49 min listen
S3E03 - Three Women [1924] with James Penco: James Penco joins us to discuss THREE WOMEN, Lubitsch’s 1924 melodramedy*. We discuss Lubitsch’s use of objects as a proxy for characters, the film’s sometimes-baffling tonal decisions, the preservation state of Lubitsch’s American silents, the wi... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
38 min listen

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S5E01 - Angel [1937] with Chris Cassingham: Film programmer and curator Chris Cassingham joins us to discuss Lubitsch’s ambiguous, cloistered chamber drama ANGEL. We cover Lubitsch’s newfound low-key late period style, the withholding nature of both the film’s characters and the film itself... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
52 min listen
S5E0.5 - Desire [1936] with Imogen Sara Smith: Film writer and author Imogen Sara Smith joins us to discuss Frank Borzage’s DESIRE, produced by Ernst Lubitsch during his tenure as Production Head at Paramount Studios! In this episode, we discuss the state of Lubitsch’s career in this time of p... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
55 min listen
S5E00 - Scott Eyman, author of 'Laughter in Paradise': It’s our final season, and much has changed: Lubitsch is production head of Paramount, though not for long. The Production Code administration is enforcing the Hays code with an iron fist and, much worse, the National Socialist German Workers' Pa... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
58 min listen
S4E09b - The Merry Widow [1934] with Tim Brayton: It’s our season finale, and the end of the pre-code era! To celebrate, Tim Brayton returns to discuss THE MERRY WIDOW. We effuse about the film’s infectious energy, the many incredible ‘Lubitsch Touch’ moments and gestures, discuss Lubitsch’s extr... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
67 min listen
S4E09a - The Merry Widow [1934] and Sound Recording Technology with Eric Dienstfrey: Eric Dienstfrey joins us to discuss the sound technology behind early talkies, and in particular THE MERRY WIDOW. We cover the ways in which recording and exhibition technology changed and fluctuated throughout the 1930s, the sordid tale of both ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
42 min listen
S4E08b - Design for Living [1933] with Jordan Fish, Ray Tintori, and Z Behl: Podcasters, filmmakers, and artists Jordan Fish, Ray Tintori, and Z Behl join us to further discuss DESIGN FOR LIVING and disrupt the flow of the podcast much like the film in question disrupts the format of the romantic comedy! We cover the film’... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
46 min listen
S4E08a - Design for Living [1933] with Molly Rasberry: Molly Rasberry returns to discuss DESIGN FOR LIVING in the first of two episodes devoted to Lubitsch’s (in)famous 1933 pre-code romantic comedy! We cover the absolutely scandalous nature of the film’s central ménage à trois, the drastic changes m... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
40 min listen
S4E07 - If I Had a Million (The Clerk) [1932] with Bram Ruiter: Bram Ruiter returns to discuss the Paramount anthology film IF I HAD A MILLION, and in particular Ernst Lubitsch’s contribution THE CLERK. We discuss the struggles inherent to anthology films, compare and contrast the different directorial styles ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
49 min listen
S4E06c - Trouble in Paradise [1932] with Krin Gabbard: Author and scholar Krin Gabbard joins us for our third and final episode on TROUBLE IN PARADISE! In this episode, we cover Samson Raphaelson’s history with Lubitsch, Samson’s mixed feelings on the film itself, the film’s ambivalence towards the p... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
46 min listen
S4E06b - Trouble in Paradise [1932] with Willa Ross: Willa Ross returns to further discuss TROUBLE IN PARADISE! In this episode, fierce debates are had about the film’s position on the spectrum between idealism and cynicism, Lubitsch’s sense of rhythm, the film’s political angles in the context of t... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
58 min listen
S4E06a - Larceny in 1932: Trouble in Paradise and Jewel Robbery with Tanya Goldman: In the first of three episodes in on TROUBLE IN PARADISE, Tanya Goldman joins us to discuss two key works in the Gentleman Thief subgenre - the aforementioned TROUBLE IN PARADISE as well as William Dieterle’s JEWEL ROBBERY! We cover the work of W... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
53 min listen
S4E05.5 - Love Me Tonight [1932] and Rhythm in Early Sound Film with Lea Jacobs: University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Emerita Lea Jacobs joins us for a discussion of film rhythm in the early sound era. We discuss the various ways films can deal with on-set singing and musical numbers, the incredibly complex and constricti... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
63 min listen
S4E05 - One Hour with You [1932] with Matt Severson: In this very special episode, we visit Matt Severson on-location at the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, California to discuss the glorious pre-code adultery musical ONE HOUR WITH YOU! In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss the... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
69 min listen
S4E04 - The Man I Killed aka Broken Lullaby [1932] with Will Sloan: Film writer and podcaster Will Sloan joins us to discuss THE MAN I KILLED (BROKEN LULLABY), Lubitsch’s heartfelt 1932 pacifist screed and his only straight-ahead drama of the sound era. We cover the film’s radical interwar politics, its portrayal... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
46 min listen
S4E03 - The Smiling Lieutenant [1931] with Jonathan Mackris: USC Berkeley PHD student Jonathan Mackris joins us to discuss Lubitsch’s 1931 musical THE SMILING LIEUTENANT! In this episode, we cover Maurice Chevalier’s career and charisma, the film’s mildly troubled production, the entrance of the highly cons... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
57 min listen
S4E02 - Monte Carlo [1930] and Trash Cinema with Katharine Coldiron: Katharine Coldiron, author of Junk Film: Why Bad Movies Matter, joins us to discuss Ernst Lubitsch’s 1930 musical MONTE CARLO. Our wide-ranging conversation covers the evolution of Lubitsch’s formal technique in the early sound era, the film’s ext... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
56 min listen
S4E01 - The Love Parade [1929] with Jennifer Fleeger: Ursinus College professor Jennifer Fleeger joins us to discuss THE LOVE PARADE. In this episode, we cover the operetta form, the divergent singing styles of Jeanette Macdonald and Maurice Chevalier, how those styles interact with the recording techno... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
55 min listen
S4E00 - Early Hollywood Camera Movement with Patrick Keating: How Would Lubitsch Do It returns for a fourth season! It’s an exciting time for Ernst Lubitsch and, therefore, the podcast: this season, we’ll be covering the years between the introduction of synchronized sound in Hollywood and the establishment of ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
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S3E09 - Eternal Love (1929) with Bram Ruiter: In our Season 3 finale, returning guest Bram Ruiter joins us to discuss the final film Ernst Lubitsch ever directed that didn’t involved on-set sound recording: ETERNAL LOVE! We discuss the film’s unusual status as a hybrid silent/sound picture, t... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
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S3E07 - The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) with David Neary: Whitney Museum digital asset manager and restorationist David Neary joins us to discuss THE STUDENT PRINCE IN OLD HEIDELBERG. We discuss all things film preservation, including photochemical and digital restoration processes, stochastic film rest... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
54 min listen
S3E06 - So This is Paris (1926) with Julia Sirmons: Julia Sirmons joins us to discuss SO THIS IS PARIS, Lubitsch’s 1926 sex farce and pseudo-remake of THE MERRY JAIL. We cover the ways that Lubitsch treats feminine desire and fantasies, the film’s slightly tenuous connection to its titular locatio... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
51 min listen
S3E05 - Lady Windermere’s Fan (1925) with Dave Kehr: Legendary critic and Museum of Modern Art film curator Dave Kehr joins us to discuss LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN and the MOMA’s restorations of it and three more of this season’s films*. We discuss all the elements of the restoration process: scans, ti... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
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S3E04 - Forbidden Paradise (1924) with Will Ross: Returning guest Will Ross joins us to discuss FORBIDDEN PARADISE. We cover Lubitsch’s use of blocking, cutting, and production design for thematic purposes, anachronistic automobiles, slanderous Catharine the Great biopics, the film’s abstract pol... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
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S3E03 - Three Women [1924] with James Penco: James Penco joins us to discuss THREE WOMEN, Lubitsch’s 1924 melodramedy*. We discuss Lubitsch’s use of objects as a proxy for characters, the film’s sometimes-baffling tonal decisions, the preservation state of Lubitsch’s American silents, the wi... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
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S3E01 - Rosita [1923] with Tim Brayton: Critic and friend of the show Tim Brayton returns to discuss Lubitsch’s first American silent film, ROSITA. We discuss Lubitsch’s artistic evolution upon leaving Berlin and entering Hollywood, his struggles with Merry Pickford, the film’s recent ... by How Would Lubitsch Do It?
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