Episode 40: Cleopatra

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ABOUT THE EPISODE:

Last week, Suzan predicted this was going to be 100 minute of Claudette Colbert fan service, and for once, her instincts were spot on. An absolute burlesque of a film that specifically pushed the limits the year before the Hays Code was going to be enforced, Cecil B. DeMille’s Cleopatra is gorgeous to look at, but has an absolute mess of a script. But does that matter when there’s so many beautiful costumes and so much cleavage on display?

 

SHOW NOTES:

Year Eligible: 1934 (Nominated)

Additional audio: Cleopatra (1934)

(Explicit language, as always)

 
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