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Episode 11: The Gravy’s In the Navy (1943)
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Length:
73 minutes
Released:
Mar 13, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
World War II officially invaded the Academy Awards in 1943, with four of the 10 nominees for Best Song dealing with the war. One of them was a comical take on the men left behind, while the other three were love songs or tributes to the men fighting in Europe.
In addition to giving more behind-the-scenes details of those four songs, host Jeff Commings talks about a musical featuring an all-black cast, Cole Porter's return to Hollywood, and one of the shortest animated feature films from the Walt Disney Studios.
In addition to giving more behind-the-scenes details of those four songs, host Jeff Commings talks about a musical featuring an all-black cast, Cole Porter's return to Hollywood, and one of the shortest animated feature films from the Walt Disney Studios.
Released:
Mar 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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Episode 1 - Prologue: The first episode of The Best Song Podcast examines the early history of the movies, from the first words sung by Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer in 1927 to the songs that could have won an Oscar in the later 1920s and early 1930s, if the Academy Award ... by The Best Song Podcast