A Touch of Lubitsch




Fishko Files from WNYC show

Summary: <p>Some of the wittiest, most sophisticated comedies of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us, were directed by Ernst Lubitsch - who was the idol of his fellow directors during Hollywood's Golden Age. A new book aims to re-introduce us to his films. More, in this episode of <em>Fishko Files.</em></p> <p>Joseph McBride's book <b><em>How Did Lubitsch Do It?</em></b> is available now from <a href="https://cup.columbia.edu/book/how-did-lubitsch-do-it/9780231186445" target="_blank" title="Columbia University Press">Columbia University Press</a> and on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Did-Lubitsch-Joseph-McBride/dp/0231186444/" target="_blank" title="Amazon">Amazon</a>.</p>