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Best Picture Quest Part 5 (of 89): Grand Hotel (1932)

Title: Grand Hotel Year: 1932 Starring: John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Greta Grabo Director: Edmund Goulding Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins Is It Any Good?: Not too shabby. While some of the dialogue seems overly melodramatic, and it looses some steam...

Best Picture Quest Part 4 (of 89): Cimarron (1930/31)

Title: Cimarron Year: 1931 Starring: Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor Director: Wesley Ruggles Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins Is It Any Good?: No, no it isn’t. Not only does Cimarron blow its the whole load within the first 15...

Best Picture Quest Part 3 (of 89): All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)

Title: All Quiet on the Western Front Year: 1929/30 Starring: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray Director: Lewis Milestone Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins Is It Any Good?: Great. It’s an early war epic. Its anti-war sentiment is masked rather well,...

Best Picture Quest Part 2 (of 89): The Broadway Melody (1928)

Title: The Broadway Melody Year: 1928 Starring: Charles King, Anita King, Bessie Love Director: Harry Beaumont Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins Is It Any Good?: It’s less than good. It doesn’t hold up nearly the way Wings does despite...

Best Picture Quest Part 1 (of 89): Wings (1927)

There is nothing more exciting for a movie fan then the Oscars. Like the Superbowl for football, the Oscars is a time for the whole movie industry to gather and celebrate the achievements of...

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