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What"s in the Basket

What"s in the Basket

What"s in the Basket is a female-hosted film history podcast that combines research, humour, and leftist politics to deliver the absolute hottest of takes on Old Hollywood, modern movies, and fan culture. Updated Tuesdays at 8 PM Eastern.

tv & film film history

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50:38

Bonus 11. Service de Luxe (1938): I Burned Her

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2020/03/18

It's another Candice-and-Amelia Special this week as the Gruesome Twosome take on Service de Luxe (1938), the Constance Bennett romantic comedy that served as Vincent Price's film debut. Recorded way back on March 7th, we discuss toilet paper shortages from the perspective of that long-ago time before Tom Hanks got COVID-19, then we dig into tractors, arson, fourth-wall breaking, and our dream cast for a remake of the lost Bessie Love vehicle Pegeen (1920). Show Notes & Sources:

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50:51

Bonus 10. Thirteen Women (1932) and When's Your...

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2020/03/04

We're looking to the stars this week for a research-free discussion of two very different cinematic approaches to astrology: Thirteen Women (1932), a proto-slasher starring Myrna Loy, and the Joe E. Brown comedy When's Your Birthday? (1937). We talk about the impact of the Production Code on Hollywood's handling of racial subject matter, the only screen appearance of the tragically infamous Peg Entwistle, Billy Wilder's later mastery of Brown's occasionally unappealing schtick, and—of

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50:58

Bonus 09. My Favorite Wife (1940) and Move Over,...

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2020/02/19

This week we're taking a research-free look at two romantic comedies that combine nineteenth-century tragic poetry with Hollywood's love of bigamy: My Favorite Wife (1940) and its remake, Move Over, Darling (1963). We discuss our love of Doris Day and ambivalence towards Irene Dunne, the confounding screen dynamic between rumoured real-life couple Cary Grant and Randolph Scott, and whom among both casts we'd invite to our respective Bigamy Squads. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-8k Theme

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96:44

12. Oscars Moments of Yore: A Twentieth-Century...

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2020/02/05

We're doing something a little different this week as we explore sixty years of the Oscars, from the anti-union origins of the Academy in the late 1920s to the career-ending broadcast of 1989. Join us for tales of gatecrashers, axes, protesters, decapitations, fascists, streakers, and some good old-fashioned Joan Crawford chaos magic from the very messy history of the best worst awards show we know. Please Note: This episode features some weather-related audio issues during the first twenty minutes

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39:35

Bonus 08. The Prowler (1951): Sorry for Everything

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2020/01/22

On this week's bonus episode of What's in the Basket, we're peeping in on the Van Heflin-Evelyn Keyes film noir The Prowler (1951). We discuss big ol' foreheads, Dalton Trumbo's handling of female characters, ghost towns, sarsaparilla, and Heflin's presence in the films of Van Johnson (hint: he isn't in them). Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-7J Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go"

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47:25

Bonus 07. Postal Inspector (1936) and Telephone...

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2020/01/08

On this week’s bonus episode of What’s in the Basket, we brave the floodwaters for a research-free look at Ricardo Cortez, Bela Lugosi, and Patricia Ellis in Postal Inspector (1936) and Judith Allen and Alice White in Telephone Operator (1937). We learn that Alice White was Jughead, FDR was Alexa, and everyone in Old Hollywood was a tax evader. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-7t Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must

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83:34

11. Trading Places (1983): Eddie Movie

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2020/01/01

On this week’s episode of What’s in the Basket, we’re cornering the entire frozen orange juice market as we discuss the Eddie Murphy-Dan Aykroyd role-swapping comedy Trading Places (1983). We attempt to parse the ins and outs of commodities trading, determine whether or not Don Ameche was dead, and learn how Candice feels about Cats (2019). Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-4n Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be

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104:16

10. Remember the Night (1940): Ayn Rand's Winter...

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2019/12/28

One week and three days late, we emerge…triumphant?…with a very belated Christmas episode about Remember the Night (1940). We discuss Barbara Stanwyck’s work ethic, Fred MacMurray’s emotional repression, the world of contrasts between Mitchell Leisen and Preston Sturges as directors, and poor Sterling Holloway just trying to make it through the day. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-4g Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show

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55:22

Bonus 06. Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) and...

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2019/12/11

On this week's bonus episode of What's in the Basket, we're revisiting our slasher movie origins with a research-free look at the Christmas horrors of Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) and its sequel Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987). We discuss the series' unexpected connections to Evangelicalism and The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, question the reasoning behind its elaborate soundtrack, and seriously consider launching an investigative podcast into a particularly compelling hot-dog

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61:44

Bonus 05. Bachelor Mother (1939) and Bundle of Joy...

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2019/12/04

On this week's bonus episode of What's in the Basket, we head down to the foundling home for a research-free look at two lighthearted holiday takes on child abandonment: Ginger Rogers in Bachelor Mother (1939) and Debbie Reynolds in Bundle of Joy (1956). We explain why David Niven so handily defeats Eddie Fisher in the battle of the Merlin party boys, lay out our arguments for why children shouldn't be allowed in Hollywood, and offer Douglas Fairbanks Jr. some posthumous family therapy. Show Notes &

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91:38

09. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982): A Real Goddamn...

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2019/11/27

On this week's episode of What's in the Basket, we're putting on our black dresses and shaving our tongues as we get into trubil wrapping up our Noirvember series with Carl Reiner's film noir pastiche Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982). We discuss the ways the movie triumphs as an adoring tribute to its subject matter, its skillful use of archive footage, our love of Steve Martin, and some hot takes regarding the Academy, comedy, and film fandom in the social media age. Show Notes & Sources:

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107:42

08. The Big Combo (1955): Two Bros Chillin' in a Twin...

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2019/11/20

On this week’s episode of What’s in the Basket, we continue our Noirvember series with a discussion of The Big Combo (1955). We cover the ways it functions as an unexpected subversion of the genre, consider Cornel Wilde’s status as one of film noir’s strangest leading men, examine Fante and Mingo’s relationship and the extent to which its ambiguities–or lack thereof–were intentional on the part of the filmmakers, and wonder just what the hell happened to poor Brian Donlevy. Show Notes & Sources:

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106:36

07. The Night of the Hunter (1955): Charles...

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2019/11/13

On this week's episode of What's in the Basket, we're kicking off our Noirvember 2019 series with a discussion of The Night of the Hunter (1955). Talking points include the film's masterful use of allegory and stylistic visuals to depict the real-life horrors of the Great Depression, Robert Mitchum's innate coolness, Candice's pitch for The Pride of the Yankees 2, and the utter tragedy of Charles Laughton's regrettably brief directing career. Show Notes & Sources:

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60:43

Bonus 04. Three Ann Sothern-Gene Raymond Rom-Coms: I...

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2019/11/06

On this week's bonus episode of What's in the Basket, we're turning our attentions to the original primble in our research-free discussion of three RKO romantic comedies starring Ann Sothern and Gene Raymond: Walking on Air (1936), Smartest Girl in Town (1936), and She's Got Everything (1937). First we address the absurdity of the films themselves and the utter desperation that emanates from the Sothern-Raymond pairing, then we descend into a flurry of confusion that touches upon half-remembered

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72:50

06. The Old Dark House (1932): There Once Was a Young...

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2019/10/30

On this week’s episode of What’s in the Basket, have a potato and join us for our discussion of The Old Dark House (1932). We delve into director James Whale’s reign as Universal’s king of horror, explore the film’s role as progenitor to the genre that took its name, trace the origins of Melvyn Douglas’s mustache, and bask in the poetry of renowned artistic phenom Charles Laughton. Show Notes & Sources:

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72:08

05. Hocus Pocus (1993): That's How Old a Baby Is

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2019/10/23

On this week's episode of What's in the Basket, we're putting a spell on you with our discussion of Hocus Pocus (1993). We cover the film's years in development hell, admire its ability to capture the autumnal wonder of childhood Halloweens, and seriously consider purchasing the entire backlog of Muppet Magazine. Show Notes & Sources: https://whatsinthebasket.home.blog/2019/10/22/05-hocus-pocus-(1993):-thats-how-old-a-baby-is Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark

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66:19

Bonus 03. This Gun for Hire (1942): Philip Raven’s No...

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2019/10/16

On this week's bonus episode of What's in the Basket, Candice and Amelia pull on their gas masks for a research-free discussion of This Gun for Hire (1942). They attempt to expose the truth of Alan Ladd's height, struggle to unravel the movie's convoluted plot, examine Veronica Lake's screen persona and her legacy as an iconic woman of film noir, and issue an impassioned plea for Tiff's safe return. Show Notes & Sources:

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86:34

04. Laura (1944): Harry Highpants the Tailor

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2019/10/09

On this week's episode of What's in the Basket, we're falling in love with a corpse as we discuss Laura (1944). We marvel over the perfect storm of second-choice casting decisions that is the Dana Andrews/Gene Tierney/Clifton Webb trifecta, explore a very Real Housewivesian battle of egos between Otto Preminger and Daryl F. Zanuck, and break it down to the chill groove remix of film noir's most iconic theme song.Show Notes & Sources:

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53:49

Bonus 02. Two Anthony Mann B-Pictures: My Cousin...

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2019/10/01

On this week’s bonus episode of What’s in the Basket, we’re heading out to Poverty Row for our research-free discussion of two Republic Pictures programmers from early in the career of director Anthony Mann: Nobody’s Darling (1943) and Strangers in the Night (1944). We jam out to “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” with our cool teen friends, bond with mysterious women over the homoerotic poetry of A.E. Houseman, and have a few questions about phenobarbital and the physics of falling portraits. Show Notes &

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79:54

03. The Thing (1982): Is This the Most Hated Movie of...

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2019/09/24

On this week's episode of What's in the Basket, we're zipping up our parkas for our discussion of The Thing (1982). We marvel over Kurt Russell's luscious locks, tackle the film's lack of women and its approach to gender, struggle to comprehend the negative critical response that it received upon release, and learn way, way too much about Candice's love of puppets. Show Notes & Sources:

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