Here Comes the Navy was nominated for one Oscar: Best Picture (produced by Lou Edelman). The winner, however, was It Happened One Night, which swept most of the awards.
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Oscar Movies: Henry V (1989)–Kenneth Branagh’s Audacious Debut
June 17, 2014 by
Kenneth Branagh makes a stunning feature directorial debut with this adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Henry V. Different in style than Olivier’s famous 1946 version (also Oscar nominated), Branagh takes a bolder, more visual and visceral, in short, less conventional and respectful strategy to the text. After the Chorus (Derek Jacobi) introduces the play, the young […]
Oscar Movies: Here Come the Waves
June 17, 2014 by
Oscar Nominations: 1 Song: Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive, music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by John Mercer Oscar Awards: Oscar Context: The winner was Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s It Might As Well Be Spring from the musical State Fair. Share this:
Oscar Movies: Hellazapoppin’ (1942)
June 16, 2014 by
Oscar Nominations: 1 Song: Pig Foot Pete, music by Gene de Paul, lyrics by Don Raye Oscar Awards: None Oscar Context: The winner was White Christmas by Irving Berlin from Holiday Inn, Share this:
Oscar Movies: Hell’s Angels (1929-1930)–Produced by Hughes
June 16, 2014 by
Howard R. Hughes produced this tribute to World War I flying aces, starring Ben Lyon and James Hall as Monte and Roy Rutledge, British brothers who drop out of Oxford to join the British Royal Flying Corps. Complicating matters is Lyon and Hall’s romantic rivalry over socialite Helen (Jean Harlow). While flying a dangerous bombing […]
