3.38-A Woman of Affairs with Amanda Kusek

Today's episode is my conversation about the 1928 film A Woman of Affairs. My friend Amanda Kusek from the The 90-Minute Movie newsletter joins me to discuss the film and we talk about a complex web of love triangles, the expressive, over-the-top performance of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Jeffry, and whether or not the source material truly was as scandalous as history has made it out to be.

You can watch A Woman of Affairs on YouTube or purchase a copy for your collection and be sure to check out Amanda's newsletter.

Other films mentioned in this episode include:

• "Steamboat Willie" directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks
• Tempest directed by Sam Taylor
• The Patriot directed by Ernst Lubitsch
• Wonder of Women directed by Clarence Brown
• Madame X directed by Lionel Barrymore
• The Count of Monte Cristo directed by Tom Persons and Francis Boggs

Other referenced topics:

• The Green Hat (novel) by Michael Arlen (also available on Project Gutenberg)
• An American in Paris by George Gerswhin
• The Great Gatsby (novel) by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Variety review of A Woman of Affairs
• New York Times review of A Woman of Affairs
• A Woman of Affairs on silentsaregolden.com