265 - We're No Angles

In this episode of Houselights, we turn our attention to Michael Curtiz's 1955 curiosity, "We're No Angels." We look at how this stagey, talky comedy-drama attempts to wring charm out of three Devil's Island escapees with dubious intentions and a convenient snake. From Humphrey Bogart navigating an unusual comedic register to the film's odd tonal balancing act, this discussion picks apart what works, what strains, and why the movie occupies such a strange corner of the Curtiz catalog. Join us as we sit with this uneven but oddly watchable holiday misfit.