rected in between Cabin in the Sky and Meet Me In St Louis, so we went back in time a little bit for 1943's I Dood It. Well, you saw Red Skelton's mug on the cover image, that means there's only one guest who can cover this movie adequately, and that's John Cassaro, who produces music under the name Journeyman John Baker, find his work where ever you find music.

But wait, there's so much more reason to cover this film. It is the final MGM starring role of the luminous Eleanor Powell. Hazel Scott and Lena Horne both perform an incredible specialty number, and this film begins the reign of Kay Thompson at MGM.

We talk about all this along with Buster Keaton's love for Red Skelton, Arthur Freed's shadow producer at MGM and the modern state of the kissing booth.

It's chock-full of important vitamins this week!

Texts Referenced:

Vincente Minnelli: Hollywood's Dark Dreamer by Emanuel Levy

A Hundred or More Hidden Things: The Life and Films of Vincente Minnelli by Mark Griffin

Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne by James Gavin

Lena Horne: In Person as told to Helen Arstein & Carlton Moss

Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise by Sam Lefin

Camera Man by Dana Stevens

Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life by James Curtis

People Will Talk by John Kobal

Red Skelton: The Mask Behind the Mask by Wes Gehring

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Intro theme performed by Journeyman John Baker (@pos1)

Ephemera 11: I Dood It (with John Cassarro)

Welcome back to the incredible false story of Rodgers and Hart! That's right, we're finishing our discussion of 1948's nominal biopic, Words and Music. Harry and John get into every nook and cranny of this particular picture, down to the fact that literally no one involved actually wanted to be. It's punishment the movie!

But it's also more than that, because nothing that involves the Rodgers and Hart songbook can be completely terrible. Come for one of Mickey Rooney's most interesting adult performances! Come for one of Gene Kelly's greatest dance sequences! Come for Cyd Charisse, Vera-Ellen and Perry Como!

Mostly, come for one last ride. It's the final MGM film starring Mickey and Judy, it's our final chance (barring a bonus) to talk about these two legendary performers giving their all in a film and an industry that didn't deserve them.

It's Escapades! Sometimes it's a little sad!

Texts Referenced:

The World of Entertainment by Hugh Fordin

Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Times of Louie B Mayer by Scott Eyman

Get Happy: The Life and Times of Judy Garland by Gerald Clark

Judy Garland: a Biography by Anne Edwards

Judy Garland: The Day to Day Chronicle of a Legend by Scott Schecter

Gene Kelly: The Making of a Creative Legend by Earl J Hess and Pratibha A Dabholkar

He's Got Rhythm: The Life and Career of Gene Kelly by Cynthia Brideson and Sara Brideson

The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney by William J Birnes and Richard A Lertzman

Elvis' Favorite Director: The Amazing 52 Year Career of Norman Taurog by Michael A Hoey

Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne by James Gavin

Lena Horne: In Person as told to Helen Arstein & Carlton Moss

We'll Have Manhattan by Dominic Symonds

Richard Rodgers by Geoffrey Block

The Richard Rodgers Reader by Geoffrey Block

Musical Stages by Richard Rodgers

A Ship Without a Sail Gary Marmorstein

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