
About this episode
Hey Oscars fans, welcome to the 1944 Oscars for the films of 1943. Not surprisingly the theme of many movies this year was war as most of the globe fought in WWII.
There was a movie just called Air Force! And among these war and war adjacent films came one of the most beloved, quoted and classic movies of all time… Casablanca! But while Casablanca did take home some awards… did it take home enough awards? In fact, two movies that year had more nominations than Casablanca.
Join us as we take you on a journey through some of the best movies and performances ever and discuss how and why some of them inexplicably lost out or weren’t even nominated.
Along the way you’ll discover lots of films to add to your must-watch list and learn some great film history in the process. Oh, and we know the title of this episode is a mis-quote from Casablanca! As always, thanks for listening.
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Movies Mentioned!
Casablanca (must see)
The Song of Bernadette (must see)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Air Force
This is the Army
Heaven Can Wait
The Human Comedy
In Which We Serve
Madame Curie
The More the Merrier
The Ox-Bow Incident (must see)
Watch on the Rhine
To Be or Not to Be
Ninotchka
Trouble in Paradise
Design for Living
The Shop Around the Corner
Shadow of a Doubt (must see)
12 Angry Men
Five Graves to Cairo
The Gunfighter
Mildred Pierce
Yankee Doodle Dandy
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The African Queen
Sergeant York
High Noon
Duel in the Sun
Sahara
The Constant Nymph
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Maltese Falcon
So Proudly we Hail!
Gone With the Wind
Princess O’Rourke
Action in the North Atlantic
Destination Tokyo
Holy Matrimony
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
How Green Was my Valley
Citizen Kane
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