1947 - Chekhov's Cliff

About this episode

The episode discusses various films from 1947, including animated shorts and Film Noir thrillers.

The 1940s continue with the first appearance of Tweety Bird, Kenneth Anger's provocative sailor short, a trifecta of Film Noir thrillers, a Christmas courtroom classic, and a lush technicolor nun drama! You can watch along with our video version of the episode here on Youtube! [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZpdDX1v_OQshSldA4Sy78A] You can check out our social media crap here: http://linktr.ee/1w1y And you can watch and form your own opinions from our 1947 Films Discussed playlist right here! [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjWmIpd1WtrC0bi2WnDqNttnL6kb2G7r] See you next year!

People in this episode

Hosts: Cris Elie, Glen Covell

Topics covered

• 1940s cinema
• Film Noir
• animated shorts
• Christmas films
• technicolor films

Keywords

• 1947
• Tweety Bird
• Film Noir
• Christmas courtroom classic
• technicolor nun drama

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Tweety Bird, Kenneth Anger's provocative sailor short, Film Noir, Christmas courtroom classic, lush technicolor nun drama

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