3.66-Dynamite with Murray Mintz

3.66-Dynamite with Murray Mintz

Author: Jonathan Ytreberg August 15, 2025 Duration: 41:28

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Today's episode is my conversation about the 1929 film Dyamite. I'm joined by Murray Mintz from the "CineVibez Fanzine" newsletter and we talk about what the going rate for "buying a husband" was in 1929, some wonderful twists and turns throughout the plot, and innovative uses of sound in director Cecil B. DeMille's first fully sound feature.

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