Posted September 18, 2018 by Kristen Lopez 1950s

Ticklish Business Episode #50: On an Island With You (1948)

Co-host Samantha Ellis joins me as we look at romance in the ’40s, thirst over Peter Lawford, and swim alongside Esther Williams in On an Island With You.

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NEXT TIME: Drea Clark joins in to start a new Centennial tribute, honoring actress Teresa Wright in 1943’s Shadow of a Doubt.

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Creator and Host: Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film)

Guest: Samantha Ellis

Editor: Amber Cortes (@yamsbrr)

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A freelance film critic whose work fuels the Rotten Tomatoes meter. I've been published on The Hollywood Reporter, Remezcla, and The Daily Beast. I've been featured in the L.A. Times. I currently run two podcasts, Citizen Dame and Ticklish Business.

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