The Cinema of Edward G. Robinson

An actor that was so great people were afraid he might inspire Al Capone to murder and turn Americans into communists; Edward G. Robinson. In this episode, we'll learn what it takes to make it as an actor in a world that screams "Hell no, ugly!", that some old movies have sketchy titles and the importance of Edward's "third leg". [And a "mummer" is an actor in a traditional masked mime, especially of a type associated with Christmas and popular in England in the 18th and early 19th centuries.] Don't forget that the movie playlist can be found on the Elton Reads A Book A Week Twitter page. GET THE BOOK HERE! Edward G. BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR HERE: https://www.patreon.com/eltonreadsabookaweek https://anchor.fm/elton-reads-a-book-a-week[[[PATREON CONTRIBUTORS UNLOCK EXTENDED VERSIONS OF THE LATEST EPISODES]]] FOLLOW THE POD ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/EltonReadsABookAWeek Cash app tag--->$EltonEdgar Thank you for listening. Be sure to give the podcast a five-star rating and review! ALL MUSIC BY KEVIN MACLEOD @ https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/