In Old Arizona (feat. Tom O’Brien)


Kevin welcomes back Next Best Picture and Gold Derby writer Tom O’Brien to talk about Irving Cummings’s ‘In Old Arizona,’ the presumed runner-up in the 1928-29 Oscar race that lost to ‘The Broadway Melody.’

0:00 – 1:10 – Introduction

1:11 – 30:40 – ‘In Old Arizona’ review

30:41 – 1:10:56 – Why ‘In Old Arizona’ lost Best Picture

1:10:57 – 1:34:59 – Shoulda been a contender

1:35:00 – 1:39:20 – Did ‘In Old Arizona’ deserve to win?

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