3.46-The Leatherneck with Gareth Bradwick

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Today's episode is my conversation about the 1929 film The Leatherneck. I'm joined by Gareth Bradwick from the "Popped" newsletter and we talk about the uneasy balance in the film between comedy and drama, how the film effectively uses the framing device of a military trial to tell its story, and how both filmmakers and theaters were dealing with the transition from silent to sound films.
You can watch The Leatherneck on YouTube and be sure to check out Gareth's newsletter.
Other films mentioned in this episode include:

The Great Dictator directed by Charlie Chaplin
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace directed by George Lucas
Skyscraper directed by Howard Higgin
Sal of Singapore directed by Howard Higgin (unavailable)
The Cop directed by Directed by Donald Crisp (unavailable)
The Wizard of Oz directed by Victor Fleming
The Jazz Singer directed by Alan Crosland
Flow directed by Gints Zilbalodis
Only Murders in the Building (series)
King Kong directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack
A Few Good Men directed by Rob Reiner
All Quiet on the Western Front directed by Lewis Milestone
American Sniper directed by Clint Eastwood
Warfare directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
Jarhead directed by Sam Mendes
The Patriot directed by Ernst Lubitsch (lost film)