Trouble in Paradise (1932)
On this month’s bite-sized episode we're zooming in on a snappy/passionate moment from Ernst Lubitsch’s effervescent 1932 screwball comedy, Trouble in Paradise.We get into: sex & pre-code cinema, eye-widening lines, wikipedia marriage math, Betty and
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Show Notes
On this month’s bite-sized episode we're zooming in on a snappy/passionate moment from Ernst Lubitsch’s effervescent 1932 screwball comedy, Trouble in Paradise.
We get into: sex & pre-code cinema, eye-widening lines, wikipedia marriage math, Betty and Veronica vibes, the Lubitsch Touch, what does classy even mean?, how a perfect escapist film from 1932 works just as well in 2025, and more.
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Hosts: Veronica Fitzpatrick & Chad Perman
Producer: Eli Sands
Music: Chad Perman
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