Tag Archives: Academy Awards
1954 – “On the Waterfront”
Trey and Blaine look at a realistic crime film.
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1954 – “From Here to Eternity”
Trey and Blaine talk about the film marketed as romance, but which turns out to have a whole lot more going on.
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1953 – “The Greatest Show on Earth”
Hollywood goes to the circus!
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1952 – “An American In Paris”
Gene Kelly stars in a movie with incredibly well produced dance numbers and incredibly dated sexual politics.
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“All About Eve” – Lux Radio Theatre Adaptation
This Lux Radio Theatre adaptation first aired on November 23, 1954.
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1951 – “All About Eve”
An ambitious young actress finds herself a mentor and insinuates herself deeply into that mentor’s life.
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1950 – “All the Kings Men”
The winner of the 1949 releases is about how the political systems of the United States can lead to the corruption of good, honest people. Clearly, it is a work of unrestrained fantasy.
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1949 – “Hamlet”
Laurence Olivier produced Shakespeare’s Hamlet for audiences in 1948, with an all-star cast along for the ride and himself as lead actor, adaptation writer, and director.
Also, Trey promised to point people towards this episode of the Fire and Water podcast discussing The Treasure of Sierra Madre.
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Gentleman’s Agreement (Lux Radio Theatre #2)
This is the second Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of Gentleman’s Agreement, originally aired on March 15, 1955.
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