Elia Kazan's 1947 Best Picture winner doesn't have the best hook for a movie, but we both found things to like. We solve prejudice in this episode. 

THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES was the highest grossing movie of the 1940s. 

Stick around after the credits on this one.

Billy Wilder's THE LOST WEEKEND represented a darker tone for a Best Picture winner than what had traditionally been recognized by the Oscars in the past. Released in 1945, the film chronicles Ray Milland's Don, an alcoholic writer who abandons plans to spend a weekend with his concerned brother and girlfriend in order to embark on a 3-day bender. 

We return from the longer-than-planned hiatus with Leo McCarey's unusual franchise starter, GOING MY WAY. The 17th Academy Awards, held in 1945, is actually the first ceremony that is still able to be heard, in its entirety, via audio recording. The link to the Bob Hope-hosted event is in the show notes. 

-1945 Academy Awards Radio Broadcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MBiGDFppYw

Well, that was something. We jump right into the the 93rd Oscars, the highs, the lows, and the moments that had us scratching our heads. 

Mad reactions in this ep. So many. So mad. 

It's the Casablanca episode! Noah Harald joins us to talk about 1943's Best Picture, which is often listed as one of the greatest movies of all time. 

War! Though a war film in the traditional sense, Mrs. Miniver captures the cost of World War II on a middle class British Family. This film netted William Wyler his first Best Directing Oscar, and Greer Garson's acceptance speech for Best Actress went on for so long that the Academy instituted limits. 

This is the movie that beat Citizen Kane for Best Picture. That's it. That's the description. 

Last night we dreamed we went to Manderley again. Today, we talk devious maids, murderous husbands, and unnecessary remakes as we discuss 1940's Best Picture REBECCA with guest Dana Schwartz!