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Cluny Brown by Margery Sharp/Cluny Brown (1946)


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Cluny Brown by Margery Sharp/Cluny Brown (1946)
In the first half of the episode, we discuss Margery Sharp's 1944 novel, Cluny Brown. In the second half of the episode, we discuss the 1946 film adaptation, directed by Ernst Lubitsch.

The following sources were consulted for this episode:

  • Eyman, Scott. Ernst Lubitsch: Laughter in Paradise. Simon & Schuster, 1993. Print.
  • McBride, Joseph. How Did Lubitsch Do It? Columbia University Press, 2018. Print.
  • Smedley, Nick. A Divided World: Hollywood Cinema and Emigré Directors in the Era of Roosevelt and Hitler, 1933-1948. Intellect Books, 2011. Via Google Books.
  • AFI Catalog
  • IMDb

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