Ep. 26: Karina Longworth on the Woman Who Changed Film Forever

Published: Aug. 11, 2017, 3:23 a.m.

b'In 1949, starlet Ida Lupino changed film history when she stepped behind the camera to direct her first film, \\u2018Unwanted\\u2019. Now, nearly 70 years later, Rob and Geoff sit down with Karina Longworth, host of the incredibly popular podcast \\u2018You Must Remember This\\u2019 to talk about Lupino\\u2019s story, struggles, and influence on a profession that is still, sadly, overwhelmingly male. The three talk about Lupino\\u2019s rise to Hollywood stardom (7:20), the hurdles she overcame to get in the director\\u2019s chair (9:40), and how the infamous Howard Hughes both helped and hurt her career (13:45). They also discuss her great works like \\u2018Outrage\\u2019 and \\u2018The Bigamist\\u2019 (16:25), her influence as an early Hollywood multi-hyphenate (18:00), and why, in 2017, women filmmakers are still fighting an uphill battle to gain the trust of studios (20:10).'