Listen to Gobbledygeek Episode 511 - "That Was Then: Gunga Din (feat. Michael Holland)"

You’re a better podcaster than us, Michael Holland. That’s right, the City of Angels’ very own boy wonder is back to take Paul and Arlo to film school. The That Was Then classic gracing our screens this time is George Stevens’ 1939 adventure film Gunga Din.

A screenshot from Gunga Din of three men laughing.

Gobbledygeek Episode 511 "That Was Then: Gunga Din (feat. Michael Holland)" is available for listening or download right here, on Spotify, or on Apple Podcasts.

You’re a better podcaster than us, Michael Holland. That’s right, the City of Angels’ very own boy wonder is back to take Paul and Arlo to film school. The That Was Then classic gracing our screens this time is George Stevens’ 1939 adventure film Gunga Din, starring Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The gang discusses the film’s connection to William Goldman, the subject of the first season of Michael’s podcast From Out of the Past; why it represents a milestone in action-adventure cinema; its surprising, or refreshing, lack of plot; and why Paul and Arlo had such a hard time watching this 85-year-old film for the very first time.

NEXT: much like Schwarzenegger, we’ll be back.

BREAKDOWN

00:00:42  -  Intro / Guest

00:10:23  -  Gunga Din

01:16:05  -  Outro / Next

MUSIC

  • “The Ballad of Gunga Din” by Jim Croce, Facets (1966)
  • “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” by Bob Dylan and the Band, Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)

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