The Defiant Ones (feat. Josh Parham)

Kevin welcomes back Next Best Picture contributor Josh Parham to talk about Stanley Kramer’s crime drama ‘The Defiant Ones,’ the likely runner-up in the 1958 Oscar race that lost to ‘Gigi.’   

0:00 – 1:15 – Introduction

1:16 – 34:30 – ‘The Defiant Ones’ review 

34:31 – 51:42 – Why ‘The Defiant Ones’ lost Best Picture

51:43 – 1:32:05 – Shoulda been a contender

1:32:06 – 1:40:50 – Did ‘The Defiant Ones’ deserve to win?

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Theme/End Music is “The Virtue” by Jonathan Adamich