The Envelope

On this episode, we discuss the twenty-second Best Picture Winner: “All the King’s Men.”

"All the King's Men" follows the rise and fall of a corrupt southern governor who promises his way to power. Broderick Crawford portrays Willie Stark, who, once he is elected, finds that his vanity and power lust prove to be his downfall. The film is based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Robert Penn Watten. The film co-stars John Ireland as Jack Burden, Joanne Dru as Anne Stanton, John Derek as Tommy Stark, Mercedes McCambridge as Sadie Burke, Shepperd Strudwick as Adam Stanton and is directed by Robert Rossen.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. 

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On this episode, we discuss the twenty-first Best Picture Winner: “HAMLET.”

"Hamlet" is Director Laurence Olivier's adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy that follows the Danish prince, Hamlet, who seeks vengeance when his uncle usurps the throne by killing his father and marrying his mother. The film stars Laurence Olivier as Prince of Denmark Hamlet, Basil Sydney as Claudius - The King, Eileen Herlie as Gertrude - The Queen, Norman Wooland as Horatio, Felix Aylmer as Polonius, Terence Morgan as Laertes, and Jean Simmons as Ophelia.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. 

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On this episode, we discuss the twentieth Best Picture Winner: “GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT.” 

“Gentleman’s Agreement” follows journalist Phil Green as he moves to New York City and takes on a high-profile magazine assignment about anti-Semitism. In order to truly view things from an empathetic perspective, he pretends to be Jewish and begins to experience many forms of bigotry, both firsthand and through a Jewish friend, Dave Goldman. Phil soon falls in love with beautiful Kathy Lacy, but their relationship is complicated by his unusual endeavor. Directed by Elia Kazan, the film stars Gregory Peck as Philip Schuyler Green, Dorothy McGuire as Kathy Lacy, John Garfield as Dave Goldman, Celeste Holm as Anne Dettrey, and Dean Stockwell as Tommy Green.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. 

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On this episode, we discuss the nineteenth Best Picture Winner: “THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES.”

“The Best Years Of Our Lives” follows three World War II veterans (Fred, Al, and Homer) who return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed. Fred, a war hero, is unable to compete with more highly skilled workers and has to return to his low-wage soda clerk job. Bank executive Al gets into trouble for offering favorable loans to veterans. And after losing both hands in the war, Homer returns to his loving fiancée but struggles to adjust to civilian life.  Directed by William Wyler, the film stars Dana Andrews as Fred Derry, Virginia Mayo as Marie Derry, Fredric March as Al Stephenson, Myrna Loy as Milly Stephenson, Harold Russell as Homer Parrish, and Cathy O'Donnell as Wilma Cameron.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. 

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On this episode, we discuss the eighteenth Best Picture Winner: “THE LOST WEEKEND.”

"The Lost Weekend" follows writer & chronic alcoholic Don Birnam. Sober for only a few days, Don is supposed to be spending the weekend with his brother, Wick, but, eager for a drink, Don convinces his girlfriend to take Wick out to a show. Don, meanwhile, heads to his local bar and misses the train out of town. After recounting to the bartender how he developed a drinking problem, Don goes on a weekend-long bender that just might prove to be his last.  Directed by Billy Wilder, the film stars Ray Milland as Don Birnam, Jane Wyman as Helen St. James, and Phillip Terry as Wick Birnam.

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On this episode, we discuss the seventeenth Best Picture Winner: “GOING MY WAY.”

"Going My Way" follows Father Charles O'Malley, an easy-going, golf-playing young priest whose entry into a tough neighborhood parish in midtown Manhattan is viewed with skepticism from all quarters, especially the aging Father Fitzgibbon. While dealing with some unfinished business from his former life in the form of an old flame who now sings at the Metropolitan Opera, Father O'Malley inspires the youth of his parish by forming a boys choir.  Directed by Leo McCarey, the film stars Bing Crosby as Father Chuck O'Malley, Barry Fitzgerald as Father Fitzgibbon, Frank McHugh as Father Timothy O'Dowd, Risë Stevens as Genevieve Linden, and Jean Heather as Carol James.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. 

We are a Cinema Squad Production, presented on the Cinema Squad Podcast Channel. You can reach anyone here at TheCinemaSquad.com – Just go there to email us, check our bios, and keep up with the latest episode.