About this episode
Today Josh and Drusilla are joined by filmmaker Owen Kline (Funny Pages) to discuss his grandfather’s film Who Killed Teddy Bear? (1965). From Wikipedia: “ Who Killed Teddy Bear? is a 1965 American neo-noir crime thriller film, [3] directed by Joseph Cates and starring Sal Mineo , Juliet Prowse , Jan Murray and Elaine Stritch . The film was written by Arnold Drake and Leon Tokatyan. [4] The film follows a New York City discotheque hostess who is stalked by a sexual predator. Though it contains no nudity, the movie touches on taboo topics such as pornography , voyeurism , incest , and lesbianism . It also became notable for showing Times Square and 42nd Street in its seedier era . [5] Also discussed: Frankie Cosmos, Ghost World, Daniel Clowes, OK Soda, The Public Enemy (1931), 30s gangster films, Pieces (1982), Girl Group Sounds: One Kiss Leads to Another, Paul Bartel’s Private Parts, Paul Morrissey films, Warhol Girls, the career of Robert Cates, a lot of background on Who Killed Teddy Bear, and more. NEXT WEEK: Enys Men: (2022) Bloodhaus: https://www.bloodhauspod.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/ https://letterboxd.com/bloodhaus/ Drusilla Adeline: https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/ https://letterboxd.com/sisterhyde/ @sisterhyde.bsky.social Joshua Conkel https://www.joshuaconkel.com/ https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/ https://letterboxd.com/JoshuaConkel/