Acteurist Oeuvre-view Lilli Palmer Part 3: A GIRL MUST LIVE (1939) & THE DOOR WITH SEVEN LOCKS (1940)

Published: Nov. 3, 2023, 5:14 a.m.

This week's Acteurist-Oeuvre-view shows us two sides of Lilli Palmer: Bad Lilli in a comic supporting role, brawling with fellow chorus girl Ren\xe9e Houston and competing with a demure Margaret Lockwood over wealthy patrons in Carol Reed's\xa0A Girl Must Live\xa0(1939); and Good Lilli assuming\xa0the lead in B-mystery\xa0The Door with Seven Locks\xa0(1940), seeking adventure with comic sidekick Gina Malo. It ain't No\xebl Coward, but we had fun.\xa0

Time Codes:

0h 00m 45s:\xa0 \xa0\xa0\xa0 A GIRL MUST LIVE (1939) [dir. Carol Reed]

0h 24m 30s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 THE DOOR WITH SEVEN LOCKS (1940) [dir. Norman Lee]

0h 42m 57s: \xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Listener mail from Richard

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* Listen to our guest episode on The Criterion Project \u2013 a discussion of Late Spring

* Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s

* Intro Song: \u201cSunday\u201d by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of\xa0The Internet Archive)

* Read Elise\u2019s piece on Gangs of New York \u2013 \u201cMaking America Strange Again\u201d

* Check out Dave\u2019s Robert Benchley blog \u2013 an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist\u2019s 2000+ pieces as he can locate \u2013 Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!\xa0

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