This week, Ira spoke with Chris Yogerst, author of "The Warner Brothers (published by University Press of Kentucky)." In this golden-age episode of “Ira’s Everything Bagel,” Chris talks about why Harry Warner (rather than Jack) was the business and ideological backbone of the studio; why the company made very few “escapist” movies; the surprising things he discovered about the brothers; the “casting couch” myths that didn’t seem to apply to the Warner Brothers, as opposed to other studio moguls; why the brothers didn’t hide their Jewishness; and how the Warners proved that movies can be both entertaining and enriching.

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