Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault, Suicide.

We begin our journey by giving an overview of the MGM system, along with whatever nonsense we bring along.

Texts referenced: 

The Genius of the System by Thomas Schatz

That was Entertainment by Bernard F Dick

Theme by Journeyman John Baker

Prologue (Historical Interest Only)

TW: Sexual Assault, Racism, Blackface Minstrelsy

Our First Episode! Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland's first musical for MGM and Arthur Freed, Babes In Arms. We discuss adaptation, Rogers and Hart, and the base conservatism of the Freed Unit.

Pardon our progress! There are some sound and editing issues on this episode, but we're learning all the time, and each episode should only go up from here. Excepting next episode. Sorry.

Texts referenced:

The World of Entertainment by Hugh Fordin
Babes In Arms by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart, adapted by Aubrey Berg

Theme by Journeyman John Baker

Episode 1: Babes In Arms (Historical Interest Only)

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