Julius J. Epstein, from a 1984 interview: ‘There wasn’t one moment of reality in ‘Casablanca’ (1942). We weren’t making art. We were making a living.’
The movie Casablanca was one of the most overrated movies of all time. Not prejudice or simply an opinion, but on the admission of the two Jewish brothers who pulled it together.
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Movies in those days were prevented from reflecting reality. Every leading man had to be a great sexual athlete. Every boy and girl had to ‘meet cute.
The girl had to dislike the hero when they met. If a woman committed adultery, she had to die. Now the woman who commits adultery is your heroine.’
Epstein, with his twin brother, Philip, and Howard E. Koch, won an Academy Award for writing that film.
It is never revealed why Humphrey Bogart’s character Rick cannot return to America.
Julius later said that my brother (co-writer Philip) and I tried very hard to come up with a reason why Rick couldn’t return to America.
‘But nothing seemed right. We finally decided not to give a reason at all.’
Julius and Philip both graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 1931, where they were champions in boxing; Julius became an NCAA Bantamweight Champion.
He graduated with a BA in Arts and Letters. He maintained close ties with Penn State throughout his life (often as a guest lecturer at the film school). At his request, he was buried in a Penn State polo shirt.
Jack L. Warner, head of Warner Brothers, had a tortuous relationship with the Epstein twins.
While he could not argue with their commercial acumen, he deplored their pranks, their work habits and the hours they kept.
In 1952, Warner gave their names to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).
They never testified before the committee, but on a HUAC questionnaire, when asked if they ever were members of a subversive organization (Communist Party of America) they responded, ‘Yes. Warner Brothers. Let readers know what you think
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Epstein? Every single time.
Bogey and McCall are classic legends.
Brando said Hymie runs Hollywood long ago.
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Hollywood is a sewer since its beginning. And, yes, Hollyweird gave us great movies, which came with a terrible price to many, many beautiful talents. What the kikes did to the most gifted artists, using exploitation and perverted abuse is beyond anyone’s imagine. The music industry is on the same pedestal. The sheer numbers of alcohol, drug and suicide victims within these industries read like a horror script. Hollywood is Babylon, littered with satanic worshippers, pedophiles, rapists, baby killers and blood drinkers. It is no wonder why so many gifted artists have died at young age. As long as the brainwashed public supports this kind of darkness, nothing will change. Famous actors like Valentino and Jane Harlow were early victims back in the 1920s, dying under suspicious circumstances. Every year 8 million children disappear from around the world never to be seen again.
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