Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

Ep. 181: Casablanca-esque Vol. 2- Background To Danger (1943), The Conspirators (1944) & Passage To Marseille (1944) (Special Guest: Sterling Cook)

Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue · Sep 4, 2026 · 3h 1m

The 3 movies

Passage to Marseille
Covered in a segment of this episode
Background to Danger
Covered in a segment of this episode
The Conspirators
Covered in a segment of this episode

Show notes

Zach & Sterling Cook (Filmmaker & Ballyhoo Corespondent, ‘Tour de Tati’) return for PART 2 of their massive conversation unpacking the films that try to capture cinema magic off the back of Casablanca with a closer look at Background To Danger (1943), The Conspirators (1944) & Passage To Marseille (1944) Tune in to learn about the making of these films, the similar ingridients to Casablanca they hold, and whether or not they can capture that same serendipitous magic from Rick’s Cafe. To Hear Sterling and Zach extrapolate Jacques Tati on the ‘Tour de Tati’series , please visit YBR PRESENTS at https://anchor.fm/ybrpresents . Subscribe and Enjoy! and follow the journey of Sterling & Matt Cassani’s upcoming project, ‘Pleasure Chest’ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pleasurechestmovie?igsh=cWo2d3c3MzY4MWc1 and Threads: https://www.threads.com/@pleasurechestmovie?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==