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Season 4, Ep. 9: Vice Squad (1953)


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We're taking it way back to 1953, and touching on film noir with our new episode covering "Vice Squad."

 
Directed by Arnold Laven , KC rightly calls this flick out as being highly influential for "cop-a-ganda" style TV shows.
 
Trevor dives deep into two fascinating golden age stars in the Reel Basic Facts: gangster prototype Edward G. Robinson, m'yeah see; and Paulette Goddard, who Ed labels as an old-timey template for Kim Kardashian. 
 
All that and more on this new episode of Reel Poppycock, enjoy!

 

 

00:04:29 Thanks for the fan pick Leonard!

00:07:07 Reel Basic Facts

00:10:40 Edward G. Robinson mini-bio

00:19:05 Paulette Goddard mini-bio

00:27:00 Poppycock (non-pop) Quiz

00:34:10 Film Noir Poppycock Primer

00:38:48 Vice Analyzed (Inherently)

00:49:00 KC is pro Grannies Gettin' Strange

01:02:20 Bank Job Bungled Bigtime

01:06:38 Midwesterners and their Hard R's

01:14:56 Corrupt Cops really Grind our Gears

01:20:47 Get some Dick Wolf in Ya

01:22:18 Poppycock Round-Up

01:29:47 Pulling from the Black Hat

 

 

{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}

- "Cop Killer" by Ice-T and Body Count

- "Main and End Title Theme" from Vice Squad by Herschel Burke Gilbert

- "Theme from Law & Order" by Mike Post

 

Still frame movie images for the slide show provided by: imdb.com

 

 

 

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