On this episode of ‘The Oscars: What Were They Thinking?’ Bruce and Tex look back at the 1942 Oscars for the films of 1941 -- easily one of the greatest years in movie history. And, among those great films is the film often cited as 'the greatest film of all-time' -- the Stairway to Heaven of movies... Citizen Kane. But, did this Orson Welles masterpiece win the Oscar the year it came out? Find out -- as well as hear about all the other great movies that should be on your must-see list!

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MOVIES MENTIONED

Gone with the Wind

Deep Throat

Citizen Kane

Mank

How Green was my Valley

Blossoms in the Dust

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Hold Back the Dawn

The Little Foxes

One Foot in Heaven

Sergeant York

The Maltese Falcon

Suspicion

Spellbound

Notorious

Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Heaven Can Wait (1978)

Down to Earth (1947) 

Down to Earth (2001)

The Informant

The Grapes of Wrath

Penny Serenade

None but the Lonely Heart

North by Northwest

Charade

His Girl Friday

Father Goose

Arsenic and Old Lace

Casablanca

The African Queen

The Caine Mutiny

The Roaring Twenties

Ball of Fire

The Lady Eve

The More the Merrier

The Devil and Mrs. Jones

The Devil in Miss Jones

Conflict

Shadow of a Doubt

The Great Lie

Miss Miniver

Blood and Sand

Tom, Dick and Harry

Tall, Dark and Handsome

Julia

The Razor’s Edge

Witness for the Prosecution

You’ll Never Get Rich

All American Co Ed

Las Vegas Nights

Sun Valley Serenade

Buck Privates

Blues in the Night

Riding on a Rainbow

Dumbo

Lady Be Good

Last Time I Saw Paris

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