Success or Snub? An American in Paris (24th Academy Awards Review Pt. 2)
To see part 1, click here . Fanfare for the Bull~Miklós Rósza - Quo Vadis It may interest you to know that An American in Paris is actually only the second color film to have won the Oscar for Best Picture (the first being Gone With the Wind (1939)), and the first one in over a decade. In addition, 1951 was a pretty strong year for movies, which makes this decision a bit more interesting. Let’s run down some quick-hitters, most of which were good movies but had varying reasons why they wouldn’t have been considered movie of the year material. A couple famous stories got somewhat notable film adaptations in 1951. There was a remake of Show Boat which is one of those rare remakes that is better than the original (which isn't saying much since watching paint dry is better than watching the 1936 Show Boat ). There was a very excellent adaptation of Death of a Salesman starring Fredric March though it was ignored by the Academy and audiences since its commentary on the f