The Ealing Comedies

First Aired August, 2026 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf look at The Third Man, a European-American thriller starring Joseph Cotton and directed by Carol Reed. The Third Man is one of the greatest post-World War II movies.

First aired August, 2026 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about the British Ealing Studio’s classic comedy “The Ladykillers” that starred Alec Guiness. The Ealing Studio created the modern sensibility of comedy in post-WWII Britain.

First Aired July, 2026 The Marx Brothers were one of the most iconic of early 20th century film comedians. David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Duck Soup and A Night At The Opera starring The Marx Brothers in their two most popular films.

First Aired June, 2026 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf continue their conversation on pre-code films with a look at the classic gangster film Little Caesar and the gangster comedy The Little Giant both starring Edward G. Robinson.

First Aired April, 2026 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about two of the earliest newspaper movies in classic Hollywood, continuing their conversation on Pre-code films. The Front Page set the standard for the newspaper movie and Five Star Final continued the model.

First aired April, 2026 On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about the pre-code films The Gold Diggers Of 1933 and The Thin Man. Gold Diggers Of 1933 is a Busby Berklee choreographed musical with innovative effects. The Thin Man is a mystery with comedic elements and based on a novel by Dashiell Hammett.

First aired March, 2026 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Touch of Evil, the 1958 Film Noir masterpiece from Orson Welles, starring Charleton Heston, Janet Leigh, and Welles himself in one of his most iconic roles

First Aired February, 2026 On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Act Of Violence, a post-World War II film noir starring Van Heflin, Janet Leigh, and Robert Ryan. The film tackles American postwar anxiety with damaged veterans

First aired January, 2026 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Leave Her To Heaven, an iconic 1945 film noir that was filmed in technicolor starring classic Hollywood actress Gene Tierney. The movie explores jealousy and deadly control

First aired January, 2026 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about the John Sayles film The Secret of Roan Inish, a family movie based on a novel that explores some of the myths of Ireland