# Glenn Ford
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Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-American actor best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances. Ford was most prominent during Hollywood's Golden Age as one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, who had a career that lasted more than 50 years. Although he played in many genres of movies, some of his most significant roles were in the film noirs Gilda (1946) and The Big Heat (1953), and the high school angst film Blackboard Jungle (1955).
Ma & Pa Kent: The Faces Behind Super Values
Kevin and Christian dig into how Martha and Jonathan Kent basically built Superman’s moral GPS, arguing the Kents are the real force behind who Clark becomes. They romp through movie and comic examples — from the 1978 film Smallville moments to All-Star and Red Son flips — showing how different ori…
Ma & Pa Kent: The Faces Behind Super Values
Kevin and Christian dig into how Martha and Jonathan Kent basically built Superman’s moral GPS, arguing the Kents are the real force behind who Clark becomes. They romp through movie and comic examples — from the 1978 film Smallville moments to All-Star and Red Son flips — showing how different ori…
The Rise of the Prosecutor: Plea Bargains, Misconduct, and the Business of Criminal Justice
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How did the American prosecutor become the most powerful figure in the criminal justice system? In this episode of REINTEGRATION, we trace the office from private prosecution in medieval Englan…
Black Misleadership Exposed
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A leader can share our skin and still be used against our freedom. We dig into the idea of “black misleadership” as Glenn Ford framed it: a class of figures who rise through proximity to corporate and state power, then manage Black anger into safe channels that never threaten the s…
Jamie Farr: MASH, Acting, and Giving Back
Jamie Farr joins Coach Pete to reflect on MASH, his acting career, and life on stage. In this December 2011 interview, they also discuss budgeting, the financial realities of entertainment and sports, and Farr’s charitable work.
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Glenn Ford
The Rough Film Noir Anti-Hero
Glenn Ford was not only the male star of Gilda, but also the real life partner to Rita Hayworth in an affair that lasted over 40 years. Yet, she was only one of over 140 women Ford romanced. Step in and find out everything that is worth noting about this Hollywood star…
Great White Death: When Jaws Met Faces of Death
What happens when Jaws meets Faces of Death? You get Great White Death, a bizarre 1981 documentary featuring real shark attacks, actual survivors and shocking footage.
Narrated by Hollywood legend Glenn Ford, Great White Death took the terror of Jaws and combined it with the disturbing, exploitati…
Not All Serial Killers Wear Masks (Episode 696)
October is wrapping up and physical media has a lot of horror-adjacent titles to offer. Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski take a look at Guillermo Del Toro’s recent passion project getting the Criterion treatment. There are clown kidnappers, a monster on the streets of Paris, the teenage antichri…
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