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In Old Arizona

05 Thursday Feb 2015

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Directed: Irving Cummings

Year: 1929

Nominated: Best Picture, Best Director – Irving Cummings, Best  Actor – Warner Baxter

Won: Best Actor – Warner Baxter

Plot in 25 Words: A very camp bandit is betrayed by the woman he loves. He gets revenge in a deadly manner and loves to rob many more stage coaches.

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1928/29

16 Friday Jan 2015

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Best Picture:

  • The Broadway Melody
  • Alibi
  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929
  • In Old Arizona
  • The Patriot

Best Director:

  • Frank Lloyd for The Divine Lady
  • Lionel Barrymore for Madame X
  • Harry Beaumont for The Broadway Melody
  • Irving Cummings for In Old Arizona
  • Frank Lloyd for Drag
  • Ernst Lubitsch for The Patriot
  • Frank Lloyd for Weary River

Best Actor

  • Warner Baxter for In Old Arizona
  • George Bancroft for Thunderbolt
  • Chester Morris for Alibi
  • Paul Muni for The Valiant
  • Lewis Stone for The Patriot

Best Actress

  • Mary Pickford for Coquette
  • Ruth Chatterton for Madame X
  • Betty Compston for The Barker
  • Corrinne Griffith for The Divine Lady
  • Bessie Love for The Broadway Melody

As before I haven’t heard of a single one of these films, though from a quick check on Wikipedia it looks as though there could be a few musicals in there which I’m definitely excited for!