Battling Butler / The General with Jamelle Bouie
One of narrative cinema\u2019s earliest training sequences, and one of cinema\u2019s most famous trains - that\u2019s right, we\u2019re covering Buster Keaton\u2019s 1926 films BATTLING BUTLER and THE GENERAL. Gentleman, scholar, and action movie aficionado Jamelle Bouie joins us to unpack this week\u2019s double feature, providing some essential historical context for THE GENERAL\u2019s unfortunate Civil War\xa0 setting. Plus, Ben starts researching how one buys a train.\n\nGuest Links:\xa0\nRead Jamelle\u2019s writing at The New York Times\nListen to Unclear and Present Danger\xa0\nSubscribe to Unclear and Present Danger Patreon\n\nJoin our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes.\nFollow us @blankcheckpod on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and X! \nBuy some real nerdy merch.\nConnect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord\nFor anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices