3.32-Glorious Betsy with Enrico Banson

Today's episode is my conversation about the 1928 film Glorious Betsy. My friend Enrico Banson from the Director's Notes newsletter joins me to discuss the film and we talk about how the viewing experience would be substantially different with the partial talkie segments that are now missing, Conrad Nagle's involvement in the creation of the Academy Awards, and where Glorious Betsy fits in with other films of the era that were experimenting with sound. I also have an unexpected guest on this episode with my dog barking at a squirrel outside while we were recording! We also touch briefly on the 1928 film The Cop which was supposed to be our topic on this episode, but is currently unavailable.

You can watch Glorious Betsy on YouTube and be sure to check out Enrico's newsletter.

Other films mentioned in this episode include:

• Riley the Cop directed by John Ford
• The Magnificent Ambersons directed by Orson Welles
• The Jazz Singer directed by Alan Crosland
• Don Juan directed by Alan Crosland
• 7th Heaven directed by Frank Borzage
• Pandora's Box directed by G. W. Pabst
• Wings directed by William A. Wellman

Other referenced topics:

• Glorious Betsy (novel) by Arline De Haas
• Glorious Betsy (play) by Rida Johnson Young
• New York Times review of the film
• Listen to Pasquale Amato's singing voice on Wikipedia