3.66-Dynamite with Murray Mintz

Today's episode is my conversation about the 1929 film Dyamite. I'm joined by Murray Mintz from the "CineVibez Fanzine" newsletter and we talk about what the going rate for "buying a husband" was in 1929, some wonderful twists and turns throughout the plot, and innovative uses of sound in director Cecil B. DeMille's first fully sound feature.

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Other films mentioned in this episode include:

• Babylon directed by Damien Chazelle
• The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont
• Beauty and the Beast directed by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale
• The Ten Commandments directed by Cecil B. DeMille
• Sunset Boulevard directed by Billy Wilder
• Hold Back the Dawn directed by Mitchell Leisen
• John Wick directed by Chad Stahelski
• Glorious Betsy directed by Alan Crosland and Gordon Hollingshead
• The Hollywood Revue of 1929 directed by Charles F. Reisner
• The Ten Commandments (1923 silent version) directed by Cecil B. DeMille
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey (lost film) directed by Charles Brabin
• The Substance directed by Coralie Fargeat

Other referenced topics:

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• MovieDiva article about the sound innovations produced for this film
• LA Times review