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41 “Waxing Wroth” - our Horse Feathers deep dive featuring Adam Gopnik
41 “Waxing Wroth” - our Horse Feathers deep dive featuring Adam Gopnik
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Length:
148 minutes
Released:
Dec 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker writer and editor of “S.J. Perelman: Writings” joins us for an exhaustive look at the Marx Brothers’ 1932 classic, “Horse Feathers.”
Adam discusses Perelman’s influence and tries to pinpoint his specific lines, Noah is skeptical that “Horse Feathers” owes anything to the brothers’ vaudeville school act, Matthew keeps track of the differences between the film and shooting script, while Bob constantly derails the conversation with trivial observations.
Singing the film’s praises, we can’t help but lament the mangled version history has left us with…we talk about what’s missing and why. We also touch upon Chico’s limp, Thelma Todd’s traveling birthmark, and how Harpo isn’t a mime at all.
Discussion more than twice the length of the movie with 1/10th the entertainment value!
Adam discusses Perelman’s influence and tries to pinpoint his specific lines, Noah is skeptical that “Horse Feathers” owes anything to the brothers’ vaudeville school act, Matthew keeps track of the differences between the film and shooting script, while Bob constantly derails the conversation with trivial observations.
Singing the film’s praises, we can’t help but lament the mangled version history has left us with…we talk about what’s missing and why. We also touch upon Chico’s limp, Thelma Todd’s traveling birthmark, and how Harpo isn’t a mime at all.
Discussion more than twice the length of the movie with 1/10th the entertainment value!
Released:
Dec 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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