Oscar Movies: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)–Bond’s Sound

After George Lazenby portrayed James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the original 007, Sean Connery, returned to the series in what became his penultimate Bond feature, “Diamonds Are Forever.”

Oscar Movies: Devil Pays Off, The (1941)

  Oscar Nominations: 1 Sound Recording: Charles Lootens   Oscar Context The winner of the Sound Recording Oscar was That Hamilton Woman         Share this:

Oscar Movies: Devil Dancer, The (1927-8)

Produced by Goldwyn and directed by Fred Niblo, “The Devil Dancer” is an adventure set in Tibet, starring Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, and Gilda Gray. It was one of Goldwyn’s first releases with a soundtrack (music score), though it has no dialogue. Lenser Barnes was no nominated for three films, but did not wn. […]

Oscar Movies: Devil Came at Night, The (1957)

The Devil Came at Night was made by Robert Siodmak, when he returned to Germany after spending a successful decade in Hollywood, directing such films as The Killers. Based on an actual case, set during the last months of the Hitler regime, the story concerns a series of rapes and stranglings of young women. Gestapo […]

Oscar Movies: Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

RKO Writer Norman Krasna said that he based his story on his personal experience as an employee at Macy’s while he was a student. The tale concerns the millionaire owner of a department store (played by Charles Coburn), who goes incognito as a sales clerk to find out the source of the unrest and dissatisfaction […]