Hollywood Studios Year-by-Year – Warner Brothers – 1935: STRANDED and LIVING ON VELVET

**Originally released February 26, 2021**   A Warners, 1935 Borzage/Kay Francis/George Brent double feature: Stranded, in which Francis plays a sort of socialite social worker who's romanced by Brent's conservative he-man construction boss; and Living on Velvet, in which Francis is determined to overcome Brent's insouciant death-wish. As usual, Borzage delivers romance with a difference. We discuss Depression-era Liberal Republicanism, argue about whether Living on Velvet's ennui is adequately dramatized, and argue for Julius Epstein as a screenwriting auteur. But what does a Welsh clown have to do with anything? Listen to find out! Time Codes: 0h 01m 00s:                            Stranded [dir. Frank Borzage]                0h 54m 10s:                            Living on Velvet [dir. Frank Borzage]          +++ * Check out our Complete Upcoming Schedule - now projected to the end of our Lilli Palmer series in 2024 *Intro Song: "Sunday" by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Find Elise's latest film piece on Billy Wilder and 1930s Romantic Comedy *And Read lots of Elise's Writing at Bright Wall/Dark Room, Cléo, and Bright Lights.* Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at [email protected]