ABOUT THE EPISODE:

This week, David and Suzan round out the last of the nominees for the very first year with a break from WWI and the very first gangster flick to get a Best Picture nod, The Racket. Don't get too excited, though, cause The Godfather this ain't. David has a very good argument for why this is a good movie, but Suzan is having none of it. Also, find out if the Academy's pick for this year was the right one, after all! 

SHOW NOTES

Year Eligible: 1927/1928 (Nominated)

Music: "The Vamp" by Rega Dance Orchestra, available at freemusicarchive.org

(Explicit language, as always)

ABOUT THE EPISODE:

Just how many WWI movies with wacky romantic comedy subplots can one Academy Award season handle? Apparently, the answer is two. This week, our hosts review the 1927/1928 winner, Wings. David hates it, Suzan loves it, but they both agree Clara Bow is adorable. Also, there's amazing plane fights, a poorly developed love quadrangle, a shockingly brief bit of Gary Cooper for him to get billing on the poster, and the most delightful drunk sequence this side of Dumbo.

SHOW NOTES

Year Eligible: 1927/1928 (Won)

Music for this episode: "Snake Rag" by King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, available at freemusicarchive.org

(Explicit language, as always)

ABOUT THE EPISODE:

This week, David and Suzan begin their undertaking with 7th Heaven, a 1927 silent romantic comedy(?) about a Parisian sewer worker who falls in love with a pretty orphan girl before going off to WWI. 

SHOW NOTES

Year Eligible: 1927/1928 (Nominated)

Music for this episode: "I Wish There Was a Wireless to Heaven" by Irving Kaufaman, available at freemusicarchive.org

(Explicit language, as always)