Films of 1939: 'Goodbye, Mr. Chips' + AMC A-List Gripes

This week, Jeff gripes about AMC A-List reservations and what they can learn from bars and airlines before the boys discuss the incredible 1939 film year, leading to our featured conversation about the nostalgic British boarding school film ‘Goodbye, Mr. Chips’. Directed by staunch anti-commie Sam Wood, this movie stars Robert Donat in an Oscar-winning role, and Greer Garson in her first-ever film, and the first of her 5 consecutive years with Best Actress nominations, tied for the most ever with Bette Davis. This movie may not have the name recognition of some other 1939 films, such as ‘Gone With The Wind’, ‘The Wizard of Oz’, ‘Mr. Smith Goes To Washington’, or ‘Stagecoach’, but it may have inspired every boarding school movie you’ve ever seen, especially the ‘Harry Potter’ series! We provide some additional 1939 context and tease next week’s episode.

Our phone number is 646-484-9298, it accepts texts or voice messages. 

0:00 Intro + AMC A-List Gripes; 10:49 Films of 1939: ‘Goodbye, Mr. Chips’; 01:01:05 What You Been Watching?; 01:08:03 Next Week’s Episode Teaser

Additional Cast/Crew/Mentions: Signey Franklin, R.C. Sheriff, Claudine West, Eric Maschwitz, Terry Kilburn, John Mills, Lyn Harding, Freddie Young, James Hilton, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, William Wyler, Billy Wilder, Jimmy Stewart.

Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say
Edited & Produced by Dave Green.
Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo
Music Sponsor: Dasein
Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ 
Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407

Additional Tags: The Lion King, Pivot, Ross, Friends, Couch, NASA, Killers of the Flower Moon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro, Martin Scorcese, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemmons, David Ellison, David Zazlav, Al Jolson, Oscars, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, The Holiday, The Crown: Season 6 part 2, Napoleon, Ferrari, Beer, Scotch, The Weekend, Clifford Odets, Travis Scott, U2, Apple, Apple Podcasts, 101 Dalmatians, The Parent Trap, Switzerland, West Side Story, Wikipedia, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, Melbourne, Indonesia, Java, Jakarta, Bali, Guinea, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, The Phillippines, Vietnam, America, The US, Academy Awards, WGA Strike, SAG-AFTRA, SAG Strike.