S4E05 - One Hour with You [1932] with Matt Severson

How Would Lubitsch Do It?

In this very special episode, we visit Matt Severson on-location at the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, California to discuss the glorious pre-code adultery musical ONE HOUR WITH YOU! In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss the film’s monumental horniness, the ways in which Lubitsch & company were allowed to get said horniness past the censors, the musical styles on display, the film’s status as a remake of THE MARRAIGE CIRCLE, the various fourth-wall breaking moments, the rare tinted cut of the film, Hans Dreier’s gorgeous art deco production design, and much more. Oh, that Mitzi!

Edited by Griffin Sheel

Recorded by Anna Citak-Scott at the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, California.

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NEXT WEEK:

University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Emerita Lea Jacobs joins us to discuss LOVE ME TONIGHT as well as film rhythm in the early sound era. For details as to where to find this film, check out our resources page.

WORKS CITED:

Eclipse Series essay on One Hour With You by Michael Koresky

MPAA. Production Code Administration Records for One Hour With You courtesy of the Margaret Herrick Library