3.28-The Return of the Oscars and Lost Nominees of 1928-1929 with Lewis Beer

Send us Fan MailToday's episode is the beginning of my conversations about the films nominated at the 2nd Academy Awards. I'm joined by Lewis Beer who writes the Slow Moving Pictures newsletter and we break down some of the history of the 2nd Academy Awards, all of the nominees, and take some time to discuss some of the missing or hard to find films that won't be covered in individual episodes this season.Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get all the news episodes delivered to your device every Friday from now through August and if you want to be a guest for a film from the 3rd Academy Awards, send me a message replying to this episode and let me know you're interested.Nominees of the 2nd Academy Awards (linked films will take you to where you can watch the film online as of the recording of this episode):A Woman of AffairsAlibiCoquetteDrag (unavailable)DynamiteFour Devils (unavailable but documentary Murnau's 4 Devils: Traces of a Lost Film is on YouTube)In Old ArizonaMadame XOur Dancing DaughtersSal of Singapore (archive print only)SkyscraperStreet AngelThe Awakening (partial archive print only)The Barker (archive print only)The Bridge of San Luis Rey (archive print only)The Broadway MelodyThe Cop (unavailable)The Divine LadyThe Hollywood Revue of 1929The Last of Mrs. CheyneyThe LeatherneckThe LetterThe Patriot (unavailable)The ValiantThunderboltWeary RiverWhite Shadows in the South SeasWonder of Women (unavailable)Support the show