24 Tuesday Feb 2015
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Directed: Josef von Sternberg
Year: 1929
Nominated: Best Actor – George Bancroft
Plot in 25 Words: A good guy falls for a gangster’s moll and ends up on death row for his troubles. Some unlikely prison action and cute dog, too.
19 Thursday Feb 2015
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Directed: Roland West
Year: 1929
Nominated: Best Picture, Best Actor – Chester Morris
Plot in 25 Words: Dark and twisty film offering a glimpse into the old-school workings of undercover police. Lies and deceit lead to a vengeful and bloody shootout.
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.
16 Thursday Oct 2014
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Directed: Alfred Santell
Year: 1927
Nominated: Best Actor – Richard Barthelmess
Plot in 25 Words: An extremely unlikable boxer is pressed into service in the American army. Wounded in battle, prayer and the American flag help his wounds to heal.
14 Tuesday Oct 2014
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Directed: Josef von Sternberg
Year: 1928
Nominated: Best Actor – Emil Jannings
Won: Best Actor – Emil Jannings
Plot in 25 Words: Small-time Russian actor relives his past as a big-time Russian general, brought low by revolutionaries, love, and loss in deepest, darkest, Russia.
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