The Story of Louis Pasteur (feat. Joey Gentile)


Kevin brings in Academy Queens podcaster Joey Gentile to talk about William Dieterle’s biopic ‘The Story of Louis Pasteur,’ the likely runner-up in the 1936 Oscar race that lost to ‘The Great Ziegfeld.’

0:00 – 1:13 – Introduction

1:14 – 34:26 – ‘The Story of Louis Pasteur’ review

34:27 – 2:02:56 – Why ‘The Story of Louis Pasteur’ lost Best Picture

2:02:57 – 2:18:33 – Shoulda been a contender

2:18:34 – 2:22:39 – Did ‘The Story of Louis Pasteur’ deserve to win?

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