Today's episode is my conversation about the 1929 film Alibi. I'm joined by
from the and we talk about the innovative uses of the new sound technology to accompany the film images, the portrayal of both the police and gangsters in the film, and some of the interesting camera shots that the film employs to keep up the visual end of the story.You can watch Alibi on YouTube and be sure to check out Jeff's newsletter.
Other films mentioned in this episode include:
The Blues Brothers directed by John Landis
Reservoir Dogs directed by Quentin Tarantino
Face/Off directed by John Woo
The Dove directed by Roland West (partially lost film)
Boston Blackie (film series)
Cardigan directed by John W. Noble (lost silent film)
The Racket directed by Lewis Milestone (listen to my episode about The Racket from the 1st Academy Awards)
Toy Story directed by John Lasseter
Other referenced topics:
Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
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