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Our RKO 1941 episode turns out to be well-timed, giving us an opportunity to weigh in on the 2022 Sight & Sound Critics' Poll, canon formation, and the uses (if any) of canons. From there we segue into a discussion of Orson Welles'\xa0Citizen Kane\xa0and its place in the cinematic canon, and then into a discussion of the film itself, and especially\xa0Kane's relationship with Susan Alexander Kane. Our second film, another unique work of art from the brief period when RKO's motto was Genius Over Showmanship, is William Dieterle's\xa0The Devil and Daniel Webster. We talk about it as a Popular Front movie, and how it may succeed and fail in that regard, as well as about the way it presents human nature and the concept of evil.\xa0

Time Codes:

0h 01m 00s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 2022 Sight and Sound Poll\xa0

0h 23m 13s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 CITIZEN KANE [dir. Orson Welles]

1h 08m 49s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER [dir. William Dieterle]

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Studio Film Capsules provided by The RKO Story by Richard B. Jewell & Vernon Harbin \xa0

Additional studio information from: The Hollywood Story by Joel W. Finler

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* 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)

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