We examine the rest of Kroger Babb’s exceptional career after “Mom and Dad.” From introducing Ingmar Bergman to America with “Monika Story Of a Bad Girl” to ushering in the Mondo cycle of films in the 1960s with “Karimoja,” to his involvement in the Astounding Swedish Ice Cream Diet!
Join us as we discuss why Kroger Babb isn’t more widely remembered and why his films aren’t more readily available.
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National Film Registry
https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/
Missing Movies
https://missingmovies.org/
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00:00 Intro
02:00 Babb vs. Legion of Decency
08:10 The Imitators
13:50 The Lawton Story
17:10 One Too Many
19:40 Lila Leeds
23:35 Secrets of Beauty
29:30 Ingmar Bergman
32:00 Karamoja
35:45 Mom and Dad in NY
38:50 Babb's Other Ventures
42:00 Why Isn't Babb Remembered?
45:30 Outro