The theme of this episode is director Billy Wilder, the Austrian-born filmmaker who escaped the Nazis and created some of Hollywood's greatest masterpieces. His credits include Double Indemnity, the definitive movie of the film noir genre. Wilder was a director of contrasts and as well as his iconic crime films also directed many major comedies of his time. The two movies we will be discussing in this episode are Sunset Boulevard, starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson as well as the comedy Some Like it Hot featuring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon.