Zach welcomes back filmmaker and podcaster Jay Rickard (Sit a Spell, Dear Rowan) to help him make sense of a chaotic production and an off beat but lovely result as they unpack John Huston’s 1953 cult classic, BEAT THE DEVIL.
Sit back and embrace the madness as the two learn more about the strange state of the films production, cackle at the way David O. Selznick was taken down a notch by Huston and Co., wrestle with and carefully analyze the troubling aspects of Huston and his life, give proper credit to the directors more admirable traits, marvel at the way the humor and off beat nature of the film works to service a basic plot, ponder the film’s definition as a work of “Camp”, and unveil the many ways in which Huston’s film and his relationship with Bogie would shape the way films are made today.
PLUS: John Huston gives Jay some shocking news!
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Be sure to listen to Jay’s astounding podcast work:
Dear Rowan
Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/dear-rowan/id1531925103
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ng8K6pzxedg27RQt6F5vB
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dear_rowan
Sit a Spell
Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/sit-a-spell/id1558188238
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FrVTNqkGkHQa5jLKoMvZo
and be sure to Follow Jay throughout the web!
Website:https://www.jayalanrickard.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9U0aljQRQCySsr0L8ShhA/videos?view=0&sort=da
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