Screen Test of Time, Ep. 83: Alexander's Ragtime Band

Screen Test of Time is a podcast where Suzan Eraslan and David Daw set out to watch every movie ever nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, in order, from the first awards season to, eventually, the present day. Each week, they watch and review a different movie, and when they've watched everything nominated in a particular year, they tell you whether the Oscar went to the right one! 

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Tyrone Power and Alice Faye are back in Alexander’s Ragtime Band, and better than ever… which isn’t saying much. The musical numbers may swing, but the plot will rock you to sleep.

SHOW NOTES:

Year Eligible: 1938 (Nominated)

Additional audio: “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” sung by Alice Faye, from Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1938)