7th Heaven (feat. Erik Anderson)
In this final episode of the Best Picture era of And the Runner-Up Is, Kevin welcomes back AwardsWatch founder Erik Anderson to talk about Frank Borzage’s ‘7th Heaven,’ the presumed runner-up in the 1927-28 Oscar race that lost to ‘Wings.’
0:00 – 1:15 – Introduction
1:16 – 39:58 – ‘7th Heaven’ review
39:59 – 1:33:58 – Why ‘7th Heaven’ lost Best Picture
1:33:59 – 1:57:57 – Shoulda been a contender
1:57:58 – 2:10:03 – Did ‘7th Heaven’ deserve to win?
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