ABOUT THE EPISODE:

Take Cary Grant, cast him as a literal, from heaven, with supernatural powers angel trying to seduce the wife of a stuck up, cold, neglectful bishop, and then throw away any lascivious or even interesting ideas that inspires in you when you consider it, and you’ll have the shockingly lifeless The Bishop’s Wife. It’s definitely not the Best Picture that should have been for 1947, but find out what was in this episode!

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Year Eligible: 1947 (Nominated)

Additional audio from The Bishop’s Wife (1947)

(Explicit language, as always)

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It's the unusual movie where the child actors at the beginning of the film have a better handle on their characters than the adult actors who play them for the rest of it, but this adaptation of Dickens's Great Expectations holds that distinction. Unfortunately, it makes the rest of the movie a tremendous letdown, and the film takes a confusing turn for the worse when its horribly miscast leads take over, and it muddles key elements of the novel's plot with unnecessary changes.

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Year Eligible: 1947 (Nominated)

Additional audio from Great Expectations (1947)

(Explicit language, as always)

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The second of back to back movies dealing with anti-semitism, Gentleman’s Agreement is the serious message movie version, and, unsurprisingly by Academy Award standards, the winner of the two. But is it the best?

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Year Eligible: 1947 (Won)

Additional audio from Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)

(Explicit language, as always)

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Contrary to our hosts’ expectation, Crossfire is not the obvious inspiration for the 90’s tabletop board game, but is both an enjoyable film noir and a compelling message movie— an unusual combination that nevertheless works really well, even as it has some obvious and glaring flaws.

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Year Eligible: 1947 (Nominated)

Additional audio from Crossfire (1947)

(Explicit language, as always)

ABOUT THE EPISODE:

Believe it or not, Miracle on 34th Street was released just a couple of weeks later in the year in 1947 than this episode’s release date in 2021, despite being 100% about Santa Claus. The second Christmas movie our hosts have had to watch recently and entirely out of season, this one didn’t sit as well with David in an 80+ degree Los Angeles April as It’s A Wonderful Life a few weeks ago. Suzan seems to have an easier time with it, but realizes she’s seen very few Christmas movies to which she can compare it.

SHOW NOTES

Year Eligible: 1947 (Nominated)

Additional audio from Miracle on 34th Street (1946)

(Explicit language, as always)