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EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 51 MIN

Pamela Hutchinson on The Curse of Queen Kelly

from Writers on Film · host John Bleasdale

One of the greatest films never finished. One of Hollywood’s most dangerous alliances. One enduring legend. In the late 1920s, at the height of silent cinema’s reckless glamour, three formidable figures set out to make an impossible film. Gloria Swanson, the era’s most dazzling star. Erich von Stroheim, cinema’s most obsessive and uncompromising auteur. And Joseph P. Kennedy, a ruthless financier with ambitions far beyond Hollywood. The result was Queen Kelly — a production so extravagant, scandalous, and volatile that it collapsed before completion, leaving behind fragments, myths, and a curse that would haunt everyone involved. Buy your copy HERE. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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