Thunderbolt 1929

This list contains the favorite movies of movie critic Jonathan Rosenbaum who writes for the Chicago Reader. The movies span virtually every decade, and include many an obscure movie.

#1 - #1012: original list
#1013 - #1073: 2008 additions
#1074 - #1133: 2016 additions

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Cinema-Necessity-Film-Canons/dp/0801889715

List of Nominees and Winners.

• ACTOR

WARNER BAXTER "In Old Arizona - WINNER
GEORGE BANCROFT "Thunderbolt"
CHESTER MORRIS "Alibi"
PAUL MUNI "The Valiant"
LEWIS STONE "The Patriot"

• ACTRESS

MARY PICKFORD "Coquette" - WINNER
RUTH CHATTERTON "Madame X"
BETTY COMPSON "The Barker"
JEANNE EAGELS "The Letter"
CORINNE GRIFFITH "The Divine Lady"
BESSIE LOVE "The Broadway Melody"

• ART DIRECTION

"THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY" Cedric Gibbons - WINNER
"THE PATRIOT" Hans Dreier
"DYNAMITE" Mitchell Leisen
"ALIBI" William Cameron Menzies
"THE AWAKENING" William Cameron Menzies
"STREET ANGEL" Harry Oliver

• CINEMATOGRAPHY

"WHITE SHADOWS IN THE SOUTH SEAS" Clyde De Vinna - WINNER
"OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS" George Barnes
"IN OLD ARIZONA" Arthur Edeson
"FOUR DEVILS" Ernest Palmer
"STREET ANGEL" Ernest Palmer
"THE DIVINE LADY" John Seitz

• DIRECTING

"THE DIVINE LADY" Frank Lloyd - WINNER
"MADAME X" Lionel Barrymore
"THE BROADWAY MELODY" Harry Beaumont
"IN OLD ARIZONA" Irving Cummings
"DRAG" Frank Lloyd
"WEARY RIVER" Frank Lloyd
"THE PATRIOT" Ernst Lubitsch

• OUTSTANDING PICTURE

"THE BROADWAY MELODY" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - WINNER
"ALIBI" Feature Productions
"IN OLD ARIZONA" Fox
"HOLLYWOOD REVUE" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"THE PATRIOT" Paramount Famous Lasky

• WRITING

"THE PATRIOT" Hans Kraly - WINNER
"THE VALIANT" Tom Barry
"IN OLD ARIZONA" Tom Barry
"THE LEATHERNECK" Elliott Clawson
"SAL OF SINGAPORE" Elliott Clawson
"SKYSCRAPER" Elliott Clawson
"THE COP" Elliott Clawson
"THE LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEY" Hans Kraly
"OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS" Josephine Lovett
"WONDER OF WOMEN" Bess Meredyth
"A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS" Bess Meredyth

This list contains the favorite movies of movie critic Jonathan Rosenbaum who writes for the Chicago Reader. The movies span virtually every decade, and include many an obscure movie.

http://www.alsolikelife.com/FilmDiary/rosenbaum.html

This list contains the favorite movies of movie critic Jonathan Rosenbaum who writes for the Chicago Reader. The movies span virtually every decade, and include many an obscure movie.

http://www.alsolikelife.com/FilmDiary/rosenbaum.html

PART 2 (1947-1964)
PART 3 (1965-1984)
PART 4 (1985-2002)
PART 5 (2003-2019)
PART 6 (2020-2024)

1-10 — 1929 Winners
11-25 — 1929 Nominees

26-23 — 1930 Winners
24-52 — 1930 Nominees

53-58 — 1930 Winners
59-78 — 1930 Nominees

79-84 — 1931 Winners
85-100 — 1931 Nominees

101-110 — 1932 Winners
111-126 — 1932 Nominees

127-135 — 1934 Winners
136-154 — 1934 Nominees

155-165 — 1935 Winners
166-186 — 1935 Nominees

187-199 — 1936 Winners
200-231 — 1936 Nominees

232-244 — 1937 Winners
245-283 — 1937 Nominees

284-298 — 1938 Winners
299-339 — 1938 Nominees

340-352 — 1939 Winners
353-396 — 1939 Nominees

397-407 — 1940 Winners
408-446 — 1940 Nominees

447-462 — 1941 Winners
463-515 — 1941 Nominees

516-532 — 1942 Winners
533-612 — 1942 Nominees

613-631 — 1943 Winners
632-708 — 1943 Nominees

709-726 — 1944 Winners
727-792 — 1944 Nominees

793-805 — 1945 Winners
806-877 — 1945 Nominees

878-897 — 1946 Winners
898-961 — 1946 Nominees

Movies and shows released from 1920-1929.

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A collection from various "Best of" and "Must watch" lists, plus others that mark important milestones or points of history in film or otherwise; feature notable actors, directors, etc.; or that I just personally thought sounded interesting.

A list of every movie nominated for an Academy Award (Oscars) from 1927 to present.

A list of the films from the 1928/29 Academy Awards.

Note: There were no announcements of nominations, no certificates of nomination or honorable mention, and only the winners were revealed during the awards banquet on April 3, 1930. Though not official nominations, the additional names in each category, according to in-house records, were under consideration by the various boards of judges.

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