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The 9th Academy Awards (Films of 1936) - Part I
Description
We're back in the 30's with 10 nominees, so we're doing another bracket! In this episode will be taking the 10 nominees, plus 4 additional films (!!!) and deciding on the winners and losers from Round 1. We'll discuss the films that were eliminated.
The nominees were: Anthony Adverse; Dodsworth; The Great Ziegfeld; Libeled Lady; Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; Romeo and Juliet; The Story of Louis Pasteur; A Tale of Two Cities; Three Smart Girls; and San Francisco.
The additional films we considered were: After the Thin Man, Modern Times, My Man Godfrey, and Swing Time.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
7:25 - Bracket
Losers Discussion
- 19:40 - Anthony Adverse
- 30:50 - Romeo and Juliet
- 34:10 - My Man Godfrey
- 42:00 - Swing Time
- 49:50 - Dodsworth
- 59:40 - San Francisco
- 1:12:45 - The Great Ziegfeld
1:25:50 - Best of the Worst & Worst of the Worst
1:27:20 - Next Time
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