Podcasts TV There's Sometimes a Buggy Special Subject Produced By Sam Goldwyn, The 1940s: THE LITTLE FOXES (1941), THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (1942), THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946), and MY FOOLISH HEART (1949)

Special Subject Produced By Sam Goldwyn, The 1940s: THE LITTLE FOXES (1941), THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (1942), THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946), and MY FOOLISH HEART (1949)

Published: May 17, 2024, 4:22 a.m.

This week we have a whopping big episode for you: Part 2 of our look at Samuel Goldwyn Productions, dealing with the 1940s; and, in our Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto segment, brief discussions of three Powell and Pressburgers, kicking off TIFF's May retrospective. For this episode we watched The Little Foxes\xa0(directed by William Wyler),\xa0The Pride of the Yankees\xa0(directed by Sam Wood),\xa0The Best Years of Our Lives\xa0(Wyler again), and\xa0My Foolish Heart\xa0(directed by Mark Robson). From scheming capitalists to heroic baseball stars to casting a critical eye on post-WWII America to a grown-up soap opera that defies the Production Code, we consider the legacy of the innovative independent producer who not only hired intellectuals but let them do their thing.\xa0

Time Codes:

0h 00m 30s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 THE LITTLE FOXES (1942) [dir. William Wyler]

0h 26m 57s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (1942) [dir. Sam Wood]

0h 39m 40s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946) [dir. William Wyler]

1h 01m 00s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 MY FOOLISH HEART (1949) [dir. Mark Robson]

1h 19m 38s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto: The Red Shoes (1948), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp \xa0(1943) and I Know Where I\u2019m Going\xa0 (1945) \u2013 all by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

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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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