Today's episode is my recap of everything from the very first Academy Awards back in 1929. Listen as I walk through the nominees and winners of every category and give a final ranking of all 17 films I was able to watch from this first year of the Oscars. If you missed any of the episodes discussing specific films, you can go back in this feed or just tap on the links below.
- 1.3 The Circus: Chaplin's Sad Take on His Place in Cinema
- 1.4 Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness
- 1.6 The Jazz Singer: The Dawn of the Talkie
- 1.7 A Ship Comes In: An Immigrant Story
- 1.8 Speedy: Try Not to Laugh
- 1.9 The Patent Leather Kid: A Boxer goes to War
- 1.17 The Racket: Cops vs. Robbers
- 2.13-The Crowd-Love, Happiness, and Family Struggles
- 2.15 Sadie Thompson-When it Rains, it Pours
- 3.1 Street Angel with Beth Lisogorsky
- 3.4 Tempest with Amanda Kusek
- 3.5 Two Arabian Knights with Shawna Carroll
- 3.7 Underworld with Jeff Kramer
- 3.10 The Last Command with Vicki Lesley
- 3.12-Sunrise with Joe Cruz
- 3.14-7th Heaven with Maria Banson
- 3.15-Wings with Kevin Pettit
Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get my 97th Academy Awards preview episodes covering all 23 categories at this year's Oscars in the lead up to the ceremony on March 2nd.
And if you want to be a guest on this very podcast for the 2nd Academy Awards, send me a message replying to this episode and let me know you're interested. I would love to have your voice join the podcast to share your insights on films from 1928 and 1929.
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