Episode 417: Emperor of the North Pole (1973)

Guest Co-Hosts: Cullen Gallagher, Noel Thingvall

Based loosely on the writings of Jack London and Leon Ray Livingston, Robert Aldrich's Emperor of the North Pole 1973 tells the story of two hobos in the American Northwest during the Great Depression -- A Number One (Lee Marvin) and Cigaret (Keith Carradine). The two have a very uneasy relationship with one another and a completely antagonistic relationship with Shack (Ernest Borgnine), a railwayman who doesn’t want any freeloaders on his train.

Noel Thingvall and Cullen Gallagher join Mike to discuss riding the rails, Robert Aldrich, and much more.

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Links:
Buy Whatever Happened to Robert Aldrich?: His Life and His Films by Alain Silver and James Ursini
Buy Lee Marvin: Point Blank by Dwayne Epstein
Buy Ernie: The Autobiography by Ernest Borgnine

Music:
"A Man and a Train" - Marty Robbins

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Episode 363: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Special Guests: Kenneth E. Hall, Joseph McBride
Guest Co-Hosts: Jon Cross, Ben Buckingham

We travel back to the days of yesteryear with a look at the 1962 film from director John Ford, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The film stars Jimmy Stewart as Ransom Stoddard, a lawyer who comes out west only to get robbed by the titular Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). The film also stars John Wayne as Tom Doniphan, a man of action and the living embodiment of "The Old West".

Joseph McBride and Kenneth E. Hall discuss the works of John Ford while Jon Cross and Ben Buckingham join Mike to talk about Liberty Valance and revisionist Westerns.

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Bonus: Joseph McBride Interviews John Ford

Copyright © 1970, 2018 by Joseph McBride

Links:
Buy The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance on Blu-Ray
Buy The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance by Dorothy M. Johnson
Listen to Jon Cross's Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures

Music:
Soundtrack by Cyril Mockridge
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" - Gene Pitney

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Special Report: William Morgan Sheppard

Special Guest: William Morgan Sheppard

As part of the coverage of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, Mike spoke with actor William Morgan Sheppard, briefly touching upon a few points in his storied career. Mr. Sheppard speaks about his work on "Max Headroom", The Prestige, Wild at Heart, Gettysburg, The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission, Shogun, and more.

Music:
"The Elephant Man Theme" - John Morris
"Max Headroom" - Cory Lerios

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Episode 191: The Big Heat (1953)

Special Guest: Patrick McGilligan
Guest Co-Host: Jay A. Gertzman

We start off Noir November with a bang! It's Fritz Lang's 1953 flick The Big Heat, starring Glenn Ford as a straight-arrow cop who takes on corruption in Philadelphia.

Links:
Visit the official site for Jay A. Gertzman
Buy Fritz Lang: Nature of the Beast by Patrick McGilligan
Buy The Big Heat on DVD
Buy The Big Heat by William P. McGivern
Buy Destiny Express by Howard Rodman
Be sure to LIKE Pulp According to David Goodis
Buy Samuel Roth, Infamous Modernist by Jay A. Gertman
Read a great article on Fritz Lang

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Music:
"The Big Heat" - Stan Ridgway

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Episode 110: Prime Cut (1972)

Special Guest: Cameron Ashley

Fire up the grill and get ready to talk about all things Lee Marvin. We're biting into Michael Ritchie's Prime Cut along with Dwayne Epstein, author of Lee Marvin: Point Blank. We also talk with Cameron Ashley of The Crime Factory about their recent collection of stories all about the man, Lee.

Links:
Buy Prime Cut on Blu-Ray
Buy Prime Cut on DVD
Buy Lee Marvin: Point Blank by Dwayne Epstein
Buy Lee from The Crime Factory
Buy Lee on Kindle

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Episode 19: The Big Red One (1980)

Special Guests: Robert Carradine, Christa & Samantha Fuller

Film is a battleground this week as Mike and Mondo Justin storm Sam Fuller's masterpiece, The Big Red One. The guys, while smoking Fuller's favorite cigar examine the film, it's original release, and the Richard Schickel Warner Brothers reconstruction project as they discuss the work with the film's star, Robert Carradine.

In addition, the guys sit down to speak with Christa & Samantha Fuller, wife and daughter of the great filmmaker, Samuel Fuller.

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