Sunday, September 18, 2022

DieCast Movie Podcast - WIVES UNDER SUSPICION (1938)

I once again join Steven Turek on the DieCast Movie Podcast! This time out we discuss yet another James Whale film WIVES UNDER SUSPICION (1938). This is part 15 of the show’s loving look at Whale’s career but this one stands out as a true oddity. It is a remake of the director’s earlier effort THE KISS BEFORE THE MIRROR (1933) with that film’s Pre-Code frankness blunted in interesting ways in this second version. A few months ago Steven and I talked at length about the first film so we wanted to return to the story out of cinematic curiosity. Comparing the two movies makes for a pretty darned good conversation and shows how Hollywood had to adapt material to avoid censor board attention. Check it out!




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