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The incomparable, number 315, August 2016.

Welcome back, everybody, to The Incomparable.

It's another edition of what we like to call Old Movie Club.

Old Movie Club!

And in this edition, we are going to be talking about Sunset Boulevard from 1950 and Statleg 17 from 1953.

Now, Philip Michaels always picks the movies.

And I wanted to ask Phil right up front here, is the theme?

So these are movies directed by Billy Wilder.

He had a hand in the script.

They star William Holden.

And is that the, what was the theme you were looking for here?

Or is it movies that strangely have famous directors in bit parts? Because that's also a thing

that happens in these movies. Yes, Bavarian, Bavarian adjacent film directors, appear in supporting roles.

This was the theme. It's a very important part of cinema. Later tonight, we'll, later tonight we'll be watching Grand Illusion and talking about that.

All right. It was just, it was good to see Eric von Stroheim, uh, and Otto Premiger. As he was meant to be seen.

And Cecil Bid Dimmil. And Cessel Bid Dimmil, absolutely. And Buster Keaton, also a director. Yes, it's true. All right, let me introduce the panel.

You already heard from Philip Michaels.

And you've heard from Buster Keaton and Eric von Stroheim.

Yeah, we've heard everything that Buster Keaton had to say.

Also joining us, Monty Ashley.

Hello.

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