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#23- Wheeler & Woolsey Panel Discussion, part 2- with fans Anthony Gargano, Brian Paige and Paul Castiglia, and Bert Wheeler's great-grandson Patrick Laurence (recotded 8-2-26)
Aug 2, 20261h 11m
In this episode, we continue our discussion of the 1930s comedy team Wheeler and Woolsey, with fans Brian Paige, Anthony Gargano, Paul Castiglia, and Bert Wheeler's great-grandson Patrick Laurence. We discuss the similarities between W&W's "The Nitwits" and Abbott & Costello's "Who Done It?", the censorship cuts to W&W's 1933 film "So This Is Africa", whether the team would have worked well in short films as opposed to features, what would have happened to the team if Woolsey had lived longer, the differences in W&W's films before and after the enforcement of the Hays Code, our experiences seeing W&W films with audiences, and much more. Enjoy!
