1953 - The Not-So-Greatest Oscar on Earth!

Hey Oscar fans — Bruce and “Tex” find themselves under the big top for an Oscar year that’s… well… not exactly the greatest show on Earth. While The Greatest Show on Earth somehow walks away with Best Picture, a lineup of stronger, more enduring classics is left juggling in the background (including an all-time classic that wasn’t even nominated!) So, who were the clowns that let this spectacle steal the spotlight — and which films actually deserved center ring? Step right up for a lively debate, a few raised eyebrows, and one of the biggest Oscar head-scratchers of the decade!  As always, thanks for listening!

Films Mentioned

*Recommended

The Greatest Show on Earth

**High Noon

*Ivanhoe

*Moulin Rouge

The Quiet Man

**Singin’ in the Rain

**The Bad and the Beautiful

*Come Back Little Sheeba

*The Star

*Five Fingers

*Viva Zapata

Melania

*The Lavender Hill Mob

**Sudden Fear

The Member of the Wedding

With a Song in My Heart

*My Cousin Rachel

The Big Sky

**Angel Face

*The Narrow Margin

*The Man in the White Suit

*Ruby Gentry

*The Sound Barrier

The Pride of St. Louis

*The Sniper

*The Atomic City

Pat and Mike

Navajo

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