Episode 736: Casablanca (1942)
The Projection Booth Podcast
The Projection Booth
4.8 • 686 Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2025
⏱️ 196 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Mike is joined by Bill Ackerman and Federico Bertolini to unpack the fog, flashbacks, and unforgettable lines of this cinematic unicorn. Humphrey Bogart stars as Rick Blaine, the brooding American expat running a nightclub in Vichy-controlled Morocco, where refugees gather in hopes of escaping the tightening grip of the Nazi regime. Things get complicated when Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) strolls in—out of all the gin joints, etc.--alongside her resistance-leader husband, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henried).
We're thrilled to be joined by two heavy-hitting guests: film historian Noah Isenberg, author of We'll Always Have Casablanca, and biographer Alan K. Rode, author of Michael Curtiz, A Life in Film which sheds light on the director’s layered legacy. Together, we explore the myth, the making, and the magic of one of Hollywood’s most enduring classics.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hold your ears, folks. It's showtime. |
| 0:08.6 | People pay good money to see this movie. |
| 0:10.9 | When they go out to a theater, they want cold sodas, hot popcorn, and no monsters in the projection booth. |
| 0:17.3 | Everyone pretend podcasting isn't boring. |
| 0:20.0 | Shut it off. |
| 0:25.4 | Turn it off. |
| 0:26.6 | Turn it off. |
| 0:31.6 | Hey! |
| 0:32.1 | Hey! |
| 0:40.7 | Out! Halt! Hurt! |
| 0:41.8 | Pazablanca, city of hope and despair, located in French Morocco in North Africa, the meeting |
| 0:57.5 | place of adventurers, fugitives, criminals, refugees, lured into this danger-swept oasis by |
| 1:03.7 | the hope of escape to the Americas. |
| 1:06.0 | But they're all trapped, for there is no escape. |
| 1:10.1 | Against this fascinating background |
| 1:11.4 | is woven the story of an imperishable love |
| 1:14.1 | and the enthralling saga of six desperate people, |
| 1:17.7 | each in Casablanca, |
| 1:19.7 | to keep an appointment with destiny. |
| 1:22.1 | I was willing to shoot Captain Reno, |
| 1:23.5 | and I'm willing to shoot you. |
| 1:24.7 | All right, Major, you asked for it. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Projection Booth, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Projection Booth and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.