07 Tuesday Jul 2015
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Directed: Norman Taurog
Year: 1931
Nominated: Best Film, Best Director – Norman Taurog, Best Actor – Jackie Cooper
Won: Best Director – Norman Taurog
Plot in 25 Words: Two young boys deal with responsibility and the heartbreaking loss of a pet. Heartbreaking film set in the slums and the suburbs. Made me cry.
29 Monday Jun 2015
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Directed: Clarence Brown
Year: 1931
Nominated: Best Director – Clarence Brown, Best Actor – Lionel Barrymore, Best Actress – Norma Shearer
Won: Best Actor – Lionel Barrymore
Plot in 25 Words: An alcoholic lawyer defends a mobster for murder, then has to defend HIS murderer after he abuses his daughter. Truly terrible romance decisions are made.
29 Monday Jun 2015
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Directed: Lewis Milestone
Year: 1931
Nominated: Best Film, Best Director – Lewis Milestone, Best Actor – Adolphe Menjou
Plot in 25 Words: A gaggle of newspapermen await news of an execution, but what’s that? An escape! A scrupulous hack hides him to help to clear his name.
18 Thursday Jun 2015
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Directed: Wesley Ruggles
Year: 1931
Nominated: Best Film, Best Director – Wesley Ruggles, Best Actor – Richard Dix, Best Actress – Irene Dunning
Won: Best Film
Plot in 25 Words: Epic film spanning 30 years, two generations and the creation of cities. A fortune seeker drags and abandons his family all over the wild west.
01 Monday Jun 2015
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Directed: Hobart Henley
Year: 1930
Nominated: Best Actor – Maurice Chevalier
Plot in 25 Words: A Euro dandy crosses the big pond to be with his heiress lover. Her family haze, test and grow to respect him, til he kidnaps!
29 Friday May 2015
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Directed: George Hill
Year: 1930
Nominated: Best Film, Best Actor – Wallace Beery
Plot in 25 Words: One of the first prison films made, and a terrifying insight into prison life in the 30s. Clue – it’s horrible and full of backstabbing traitors.
19 Tuesday May 2015
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Directed: F. Richard Jones
Year: 1929
Nominated: Best Actor – Ronald Colman
Plot in 25 Words: An early slapstick James Bond style adventure. Bored gentleman and foppish friend take charge and save a damsel in distress. Fancy dress plays its part.
06 Monday Apr 2015
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Directed: Ernst Lubitsch
Year: 1929
Nominated: Best Film, Best Director – Ernst Lubitsch, Best Actor – Maurice Chevalier
Plot in 25 Words: Ambassador shags about on duty and is sent home. He falls for and marries the queen, eventually becoming a cuckold. With singing. Lots of singing.
05 Sunday Apr 2015
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Directed: Alfred E Green
Year: 1929
Nominated: Best Film, Best Actor – George Arliss
Won: Best Actor – George Arliss
Plot in 25 Words: A Prime Minister gets his way via a series of scams and true British grit. Support from his loving wife helps him achieve his goals.
09 Monday Mar 2015
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Directed: William K Howard
Year: 1929
Nominated: Best Actor – Paul Muni
Plot in 25 Words: A man on death row hides his identity in order to protect his sister and mother the same. Some very creepy Lolita-esque situations never explained.
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