<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lato',sans-serif; color: #333333; background: white;"&gt; We've got a Halloween Hangover on this week's episode, with two Universal 1932 horror movies, James Whale's &lt;em&gt;The Old Dark House&lt;/em&gt; (based on a novel by J. B. Priestley) and Karl Freund's &lt;em&gt;The Mummy&lt;/em&gt;, starring Karloff. We explore the curious tone, social themes, and stellar cast (including Charles Laughton, Ernest Thesiger, Eva Moore, Melvyn Douglas, and the excellent Lilian Bond) of Whale's Gothic oddity and &lt;em&gt;The Mummy&lt;/em&gt;'s connection to &lt;em&gt;Dracula&lt;/em&gt; movie history. Then the hangover continues in Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto: we discuss our latest theatrical viewing of the great &lt;em&gt;Dead of Night&lt;/em&gt; (1945) as well as a Canadian Thanksgiving viewing of the boomer classic &lt;em&gt;The Big Chill &lt;/em&gt;(1983)&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;for a different kind of grappling with mortality and confrontation with horror. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lato',sans-serif; color: #333333; background: white;"&gt; Time Codes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lato',sans-serif; color: #333333; background: white;"&gt; 0h 00m 35s:&lt;span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt; THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) [dir. James Whale]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lato',sans-serif; color: #333333; background: white;"&gt; 0h 35m 45s:&lt;span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt; THE MUMMY (1932) [dir. Karl Freund]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lato',sans-serif; color: #333333; background: white;"&gt; 0h 58m 08s:&lt;span style= "mso-tab-count: 1;"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt; Fear &amp; Moviegoing in Toronto – &lt;em&gt;Dead of Night&lt;/em&gt; (1945) by Basil Dearden, Cavalcanti, et al and &lt;em&gt;The Big Chill&lt;/em&gt; (1983) by Lawrence Kasdan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Studio Film Capsules provided by &lt;em&gt;The Universal Story&lt;/em&gt; by Clive Hirschhorn&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional studio information from:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Hollywood Story&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;by Joel W. Finler&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1932 Information from &lt;em&gt;Forgotten Films to Remember&lt;/em&gt; by John Springer                                &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;+++&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;* Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous &lt;a href= "https://timetravel.libsyn.com/complete-viewing-schedule-the-2020s"&gt; Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;* Intro Song: "Sunday" by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of &lt;a href= "https://archive.org/details/1926-USA-Archives-1926-10-15-Jean-Goldkette-Orch-v-Keller-Sisters-Sunday"&gt;The Internet Archive&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;* &lt;a href= "https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2021/06/24/of-axes-oxes-turkeys-and-scapegoats/"&gt; Read Elise's latest film piece&lt;/a&gt; on Preston Sturges, &lt;em&gt;Unfaithfully Yours&lt;/em&gt;, and the Narrative role of comedic scapegoating.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;* Check out Dave's new Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project! &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Follow us on Twitter at &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/therebuggy"&gt;@therebuggy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Write to us at &lt;a href= "mailto:therebuggy@gmail.com"&gt;therebuggy@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"&gt; We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

There's Sometimes a Buggy

Elise Moore and Dave

Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1932: THE OLD DARK HOUSE and THE MUMMY

NOV 7, 202571 MIN
There's Sometimes a Buggy

Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Universal – 1932: THE OLD DARK HOUSE and THE MUMMY

NOV 7, 202571 MIN

Description

We've got a Halloween Hangover on this week's episode, with two Universal 1932 horror movies, James Whale's The Old Dark House (based on a novel by J. B. Priestley) and Karl Freund's The Mummy, starring Karloff. We explore the curious tone, social themes, and stellar cast (including Charles Laughton, Ernest Thesiger, Eva Moore, Melvyn Douglas, and the excellent Lilian Bond) of Whale's Gothic oddity and The Mummy's connection to Dracula movie history. Then the hangover continues in Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto: we discuss our latest theatrical viewing of the great Dead of Night (1945) as well as a Canadian Thanksgiving viewing of the boomer classic The Big Chill (1983) for a different kind of grappling with mortality and confrontation with horror. Time Codes: 0h 00m 35s: THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) [dir. James Whale] 0h 35m 45s: THE MUMMY (1932) [dir. Karl Freund] 0h 58m 08s: Fear & Moviegoing in Toronto – Dead of Night (1945) by Basil Dearden, Cavalcanti, et al and The Big Chill (1983) by Lawrence Kasdan Studio Film Capsules provided by The Universal Story by Clive Hirschhorn Additional studio information from: The Hollywood Story by Joel W. Finler 1932 Information from Forgotten Films to Remember by John Springer +++ * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: "Sunday" by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's latest film piece on Preston Sturges, Unfaithfully Yours, and the Narrative role of comedic scapegoating. * Check out Dave's new Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project! Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at [email protected] We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join!