Episode 65: Romeo and Juliet

ABOUT THE EPISODE:

With Leslie Howard (41) and Norma Shearer (34) as the titular characters, Romeo and Juliet begins the long Hollywood tradition of casting extremely age inappropriate actors as teenagers. An obvious cash grab after the success of 1935’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, this movie’s best quality is that it reminded our hosts how good the Baz Luhrmann version actually is.

SHOW NOTES:

Year Eligible: 1936 (Nominated)

Additional audio: Romeo and Juliet (1936)

(Explicit language, as always)