The Best Picture Show - The Broadway Melody

About this episode

Quintin and Sush discuss the first Best Picture winner from the 1930s, The Broadway Melody, as part of their series on the 100 Best Picture winners.

The Best Picture Show - Episode 02 Quintin and Sush discuss the 100 Best Picture winners from the last century of filmmaking. They discuss every Oscar ceremony, the historical context of each film, and how the film has stood the test of time. This episode they watch the first Best Picture winner from the 1930s: The Broadway Melody. Listen every week to hear their thoughts on every Best Picture winner of the Academy Awards.

People in this episode

Hosts: Quintin, Sush

Topics covered

• Best Picture winners
• Oscar history
• film analysis
• 1930s cinema
• The Broadway Melody

Keywords

• Best Picture
• Academy Awards
• film history
• Oscar winners
• The Broadway Melody

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Broadway Melody

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