Fadeout Books

In the first half of the episode, we discuss Mrs. Mike by Benedict and Nancy Freedman. In the second half of the episode, we discuss the 1949 film adaptation of Mrs. Mike, directed by Louis King.

The following sources were consulted for this episode:

• IMDb
• AFI Catalog
• Mrs. Mike Screen Directors Playhouse

The following were used in creating this episode:

• Dames (1934) Trailer
• Mrs. Mike Clip 

Check out our reviews on GoodReads and Letterboxd.
Follow us on Twitter at FadeoutBooks
Email us at [email protected]

Sound editing by Maggie.
Our theme song is "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," composed by George Gershwin and performed by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra

We can't believe we have already finished our first season! Join us as we discuss our favorite season reads and what we like to read and watch in our free time.

Check out our review on GoodReads.
Follow us on Twitter at FadeoutBooks
Email us at [email protected]

Sound editing by Miranda and Maggie.
Our theme song is "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," composed by George Gershwin and performed by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. 

The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern/It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

In the first half of the episode, we discuss The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern. In the second half of the episode, we discuss its film adaptation, It's a Wonderful Life (1946), directed by Frank Capra.

The following sources were consulted for this episode:

• IMDb
• Saturday Night Live's It's a Wonderful Life lost ending
• National Film Registry
• It Happened One Christmas IMDb (The Marlo Thomas remake)

Check out our review on GoodReads.
Check out our review on Letterboxd.
Follow us on Twitter at FadeoutBooks
Email us at [email protected]

Sound editing by Maggie & Miranda.
Our theme song is "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," composed by George Gershwin and performed by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. 

The Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr/All About Eve (1950)
In the first half of the episode, we discuss The Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr. In the second half of the episode, we discuss the film adaptation directed by Joseph Mankiewicz, All About Eve (1950).

The following sources were consulted for this episode:

• AFI Catalog

Check out our review on GoodReads.
Follow us on Twitter at FadeoutBooks
Email us at [email protected]

Sound editing by Maggie.
Our theme song is "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," composed by George Gershwin and performed by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.

In the first half of the episode, we discuss Laura by Vera Caspary. In the second half of the episode, we discuss the 1944 film adaptation of Laura, directed by Otto Preminger. 

The following sources were consulted for this episode:

• IMDb
• AFI Catalog
• Film Noir Foundation
• Afterward of Femme Fatales edition of Laura (All My Lives: Vera Caspery's Life, Times and Fiction)

Check out our reviews on GoodReads and Letterboxd.
Follow us on Twitter at FadeoutBooks
Email us at [email protected]

Sound editing by Maggie.
Our theme song is "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," composed by George Gershwin and performed by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. 

In the first half of the episode, we discuss the short stories Through a Window by H.G. Wells (1894) and It Had to Be Murder by Cornell Woolrich (1942). In the second half of the episode, we discuss the film adaptation of the short stories, Rear Window (1954) directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Warning: This episode does contain a brief mention of sexual assault. 

The following sources were consulted for this episode:

• The Women Who Knew Too Much: Hitchcock and Feminist Theory by Tania Modleski
• Jimmy Stewart: A Biography by Marc Eliot 
• AFI Catalog
• Media History Digital Library
• IMDb

We mentioned The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker.

Check out our review on GoodReads.
Follow us on Twitter at FadeoutBooks
Email us at [email protected]

Sound editing by Miranda and Maggie.
Our theme song is "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," composed by George Gershwin and performed by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. 

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

Check out our review on GoodReads.
Follow us on Twitter at FadeoutBooks
Email us at [email protected]

Sound editing by Miranda. 
Our theme song is "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," composed by George Gershwin and performed by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. 

Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor/Forever Amber (1947)

In the first half of the episode, we discuss the 1944 novel Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor. In the second half of the episode, we discuss the film adaptation of Forever Amber.

The following sources were consulted for this episode:

• IMDb
• AFI Catalog
• Smith, Gary A. Forever Amber: From Novel to Film. BearManor Media, 2010.

Kathleen Winsor's papers are held at The University of Texas at Austin.

For more information on the National Legion of Decency, check out The Cross and the Ciema: The Legion of Decency and the National Catholic Office for Motion Pictures, 1933-1970 by James M. Skinner and Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administration by Thomas Doherty.

Check out our review on GoodReads.
Follow us on Twitter at FadeoutBooks
Email us at [email protected]

Sound editing by Maggie & Miranda.
Our theme song is "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," composed by George Gershwin and performed by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. 

In the first half of the episode, we discuss Louis Bromfield's 1943 novel, Mrs. Parkington. In the second half of the episode, we discuss the 1944 film adaptation, directed by Tay Garnett

The following sources were consulted for this episode:

• Louis Bromfield and His Books by Morrison Brown
• The Man Who Had Everything, Documentary by WOSU
• A Rose for Mrs. Miniver: The Life of Greer Garson by Michael Troyan
• Guided Tour of The Bromfield Home ("The Big House") at Malabar Farms
• AFI Catalog
• IMDb

Check out our review on GoodReads.
Follow us on Twitter at FadeoutBooks
Email us at [email protected]

Sound editing by Maggie & Miranda.
Our theme song is "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," composed by George Gershwin and performed by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.

In the first half of the episode, we discuss Daphne DuMaurier's 1938 Gothic novel, Rebecca. In the second half of the episode, we discuss the 1940 film adaptation, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick.

The following sources were consulted for this episode:

• Manderley Forever by Tatiana de Rosnay
• No Bed of Roses by Joan Fontaine
• Rebecca -- Criterion Collection DVD -- Special features
• Daphne du Maurier, Suspense Writer Extraordinaire
• Daphne Du Maurier Plagiarism lawsuit article
• AFI Catalog
• IMDb

Check out our review on GoodReads.
Email us at [email protected]

Sound editing by Maggie.
Our theme song is "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," composed by George Gershwin and performed by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.