82: Diva with a Monkey

We watch Billy Wilder’s story of a silent film queen’s life in middle age and the screenwriter who stumbles into her world. Noir, melodrama, dark humor, horror. It’s all here in this classic, staring Gloria Swanson. She’s all of 46 when she made this movie, but a has-been like her character. This episode is full of excellent trivia and unexpected connections made by our super-smart panel.

Shelly Brisbin with David J. Loehr, Randy Dotinga and Micheline Maynard.

We watch Billy Wilder’s story of a silent film queen’s life in middle age and the screenwriter who stumbles into her world. Noir, melodrama, dark humor, horror. It’s all here in this classic, staring Gloria Swanson. She’s all of 46 when she made this movie, but a has-been like her character. This episode is full of excellent trivia and unexpected connections made by our super-smart panel.

Sunset Boulevard

Shelly Brisbin with David J. Loehr, Randy Dotinga and Micheline Maynard

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Sunset Boulevard

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Barbara Stanwyck Honorary Oscar, 1982

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