In this minor melodrama, directed by John G. Blystone, Victor McLaglen and William Hall play steelworkers who are in love with the same girl (Binnie Barnes). Oscar Nominations: 1 Interior Decoration: Albert S. D’Agostino and Jack Otterson Oscar Awards: None Oscar Context: The winner was Richard Day for William Wyler’s Dodsworth. Share this:

This first big screen Lassie movie in decades, Don Chaffey’s version is marked by a star cast, including Jimmy Stewart, Mickey Rooney, and Alice Faye. Lassie is legally wrested from freckled-faced Michael Sharrett by the evil Jamison (Pernell Roberts), who hopes that the kid’s grandpa Clovis Mitchell (Jimmy Stewart) will sell his valuable vineyards to […]

Ingmar Bergman adapted Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute to the big screen in 1975, resulting in one of the most effective and enjoyable operas on screen, far superior to Joseph Losey’s Don Giovanni. The opera was filmed for Swedish TV by the brilliant cinematographer, Sven Nykvist. The opera is offered in a highly […]

Ronald Colman, the great British actor, plays two roles, a clown and a villainous count, in this silent romance, directed by Henry King and starring Vilma Banky. Oscar Nominations: 1 Cinematography: George Barnes Oscar Awards: None Oscar Context: The winners were Charles Rosher and Karl Struss for Sunrise   Share this:

"Madame Bovary," directed by Minnelli and starring Jennifer Jones, received one  Oscar Nomination, Art Direction-Set Decoration (b/w) for Cedric Gibbons and Jack Martin Smith; Edwin B. Willis and Richard A. Pefferle.