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Today's episode is my conversation about the 1930 film Hell's Angels. I'm joined by Vicki Lesley who writes the Vicki Lesley is...Documental newsletter, and we talk about the beautiful cinematographic moments that earned the film a Best Cinematography nomination, the realities of being called home from abroad to fight for your country in wartime, and an incredible scene of self-sacrifice that came as quite a surprise when we watched the film.

You can watch Hell's Angels on YouTube, Amazon Prime, or Tubi or grab a copy of the brand new Criterion 4K release from last November, and be sure to check out Vicki's newsletter.

Other films mentioned in this episode include:

• All Quiet on the Western Front directed by Lewis Milestone 
• Top Gun: Maverick directed by Joseph Kosinski
• The Jazz Singer directed by Alan Crosland
• Wings directed by William A. Wellman
• The Aviator directed by Martin Scorsese
• Iron Man directed by Jon Favreau
• Dark Knight Trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan
• The Dawn Patrol directed by Howard Hawks
• The Love Parade directed by Ernst Lubitsch
• City Lights directed by Charlie Chaplin
• The Public Enemy directed by William A. Wellman
• Scarface (1932) directed by Howard Hawks

Other referenced topics:

• Hell's Angels (1930) on TCM by Rob Nixon
• Outtakes from the recent Criterion release of the film
• Today is Tonight (novel) by Jean Harlow
• Review on The Tinseltown Twins

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