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This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes culture critic and film programmer Murtada Elfadl to discuss the 1952 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Shirley Booth won for her performance in "Come Back, Little Sheba," beating Joan Crawford in "Sudden Fear," Bette Davis in "The Star," Julie Harris in "The Member of the Wedding," and Susan Hayward in "With a Song in My Heart." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Booth.
0:00 - 13:33 - Introduction
13:34 - 37:06 - Joan Crawford
37:07 - 1:06:04 - Bette Davis
1:06:05 - 1:26:14 - Julie Harris
1:26:15 - 1:41:18 - Susan Hayward
1:41:19 - 2:03:27 - Shirley Booth
2:03:28 - 2:21:08 - Why Shirley Booth won / Twitter questions
2:21:09 - 2:27:09 - Who was the runner-up?
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Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov
Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley
Artwork: Brian O'Meara
By Kevin Jacobsen4.6
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This week on And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes culture critic and film programmer Murtada Elfadl to discuss the 1952 Oscar race for Best Actress, where Shirley Booth won for her performance in "Come Back, Little Sheba," beating Joan Crawford in "Sudden Fear," Bette Davis in "The Star," Julie Harris in "The Member of the Wedding," and Susan Hayward in "With a Song in My Heart." We discuss all of these nominated performances and determine who we think was the runner-up to Booth.
0:00 - 13:33 - Introduction
13:34 - 37:06 - Joan Crawford
37:07 - 1:06:04 - Bette Davis
1:06:05 - 1:26:14 - Julie Harris
1:26:15 - 1:41:18 - Susan Hayward
1:41:19 - 2:03:27 - Shirley Booth
2:03:28 - 2:21:08 - Why Shirley Booth won / Twitter questions
2:21:09 - 2:27:09 - Who was the runner-up?
Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis!
Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter
Follow Murtada Elfadl on Twitter
Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter and Instagram
Theme/End Music: "Diamonds" by Iouri Sazonov
Additional Music: "Storming Cinema Ident" by Edward Blakeley
Artwork: Brian O'Meara

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