S5E8.5- Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three [1961] with Noah Isenberg

How Would Lubitsch Do It?

Author Noah Isenberg joins us to discuss Billy Wilder and his 1961 comedic epic One, Two, Three. We cover Wilder’s early life as a reporter, a dancer-for-hire, and publicist; his lifelong ability to adapt to his circumstances; the question of his cynicism (or is it frustrated romanticism?); and his fraught relationship with Germany. Later on, we cover the fascinating production of One, Two, Three, the manners in which the film echoes his earlier work, and Jimmy Cagney’s superhuman verbal stamina.

Edited by Eden Cote-Foster.

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Matt Severson joins us to discuss Wes Anderson and The Grand Budapest Hotel. For information as to where to find this film, check out our resources page.

WORKS CITED:

On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder by Ed Sikov

Wilder on Assignment: Dispatches from Weimar Berlin and Interwar Vienna by Noah Isenberg