Episode 22: Shanghai Express

ABOUT THE EPISODE:

CONTENT WARNING: This week's episode briefly refers to a scene of sexual assault and extensively discusses issues of racism and representation in Hollywood. 

Shanghai Express has so much going for it: Marlene Dietrich smolders, the cinematography is gorgeous, the cast is funny, the costumes ravishing, the dialogue smart. So why aren't Suzan and David in raptures and awarding it their first 10? Can a film that indicts its racist characters still be a racist film? Find out on this week's Screen Test of Time! 

SHOW NOTES

Year Eligible: 1931/1932 (Nominated)

Additional audio from Shanghai Express (1932)

(Explicit language, as always)