The Grapes of Wrath (feat. Ryan McQuade)


Kevin welcomes back Ryan McQuade from InSession Film and Chasing the Gold to talk about John Ford’s classic ‘The Grapes of Wrath,’ the likely runner-up in the 1940 Oscar race that lost to ‘Rebecca.’

0:00 – 1:15 – Introduction

1:16 – 52:10 – ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ review

52:11 – 2:10:04 – Why ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ lost Best Picture

2:10:05 – 2:23:30 – Shoulda been a contender

2:23:31 – 2:29:45 – Did ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ deserve to win?

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