A question came up about the Barbara Stanwyck boxing photo I used in one of my promotional banners. Where did it come from, you ask? It's part of a series of publicity photos for the 1937 rom-com Breakfast for Two, starring Stanwyck, Herbert Marshall, Glenda Farrell and Eric Blore.
Named for Katie-Bar-The-Door, the Katies are "alternate Oscars"—who should have been nominated, who should have won—but really they're just an excuse to write a history of the movies from the Silent Era to the present day.
To see a list of nominees and winners by decade, as well as links to my essays about them, click the highlighted links:
Remember: There are no wrong answers, only movies you haven't seen yet.
The Silent Oscars
And don't forget to check out the Silent Oscars—my year-by-year choices for best picture, director and all four acting categories for the pre-Oscar years, 1902-1927.
Look at me—Joe College, with a touch of arthritis. Are my eyes really brown? Uh, no, they're green. Would we have the nerve to dive into the icy water and save a person from drowning? That's a key question. I, of course, can't swim, so I never have to face it. Say, haven't you anything better to do than to keep popping in here early every morning and asking a lot of fool questions?
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If after the "Best Myth Quotes for Actresses" Tourney we could have a "Best Promotional Banner" Tourney, this would be one of my finalists.
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