The Oscars: What Were They Thinking?
Bruce’s Podcast: 1942 – How Green Was My Oscar?
By Mister D
January 23, 2025
On this episode of ‘The Oscars: What Were They Thinking?’ Bruce and Tex look back at the 1942 Oscars for the films of 1941 — easily one of the greatest years in movie history. And, among those great films is the film often cited as ‘the greatest film of all-time’ — the Stairway to Heaven of movies… Citizen Kane. But, did this Orson Welles masterpiece win the Oscar the year it came out? Find out — as well as hear about all the other great movies that should be on your must-see list!
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MOVIES MENTIONED
Gone with the Wind
Deep Throat
Citizen Kane
Mank
How Green was my Valley
Blossoms in the Dust
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Hold Back the Dawn
The Little Foxes
One Foot in Heaven
Sergeant York
The Maltese Falcon
Suspicion
Spellbound
Notorious
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Down to Earth (1947)
Down to Earth (2001)
The Informant
The Grapes of Wrath
Penny Serenade
None but the Lonely Heart
North by Northwest
Charade
His Girl Friday
Father Goose
Arsenic and Old Lace
Casablanca
The African Queen
The Caine Mutiny
The Roaring Twenties
Ball of Fire
The Lady Eve
The More the Merrier
The Devil and Mrs. Jones
The Devil in Miss Jones
Conflict
Shadow of a Doubt
The Great Lie
Miss Miniver
Blood and Sand
Tom, Dick and Harry
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Julia
The Razor’s Edge
Witness for the Prosecution
You’ll Never Get Rich
All American Co Ed
Las Vegas Nights
Sun Valley Serenade
Buck Privates
Blues in the Night
Riding on a Rainbow
Dumbo
Lady Be Good
Last Time I Saw Paris
