Directed by John FordStarring Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp, Roddy McDowell, John Loder, Sara Allgood, Barry Fitzgerald, Patric Knowles, and the Welsh Singers
The most famous thing about the 1941 Academy Awards is that Citizen Kane, considered by many to be the greatest movie of all time, did not win the Oscar for Best Picture. This is the film unlucky enough to beat it. It may have been lucky in 1941, but it is looked upon negatively by many now just because it is not Citizen Kane. Sure, it didn't deserve to win that year, but it's still a pretty good movie. There are fine performances all around, including from a very young Roddy McDowell, in this story of a Welsh mining community. It may not have the timeless and groundbreaking qualities of Kane, but it's still a good watch from great director John Ford.
Other nominees: Blossoms in the Dust (Mervyn LeRoy), Citizen Kane (Orson Welles), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Alexander Hall), Hold Back the Dawn (Mitchell Leisen), The Little Foxes (William Wyler), The Maltese Falcon (John Huston), One Foot in Heaven (Irving Rapper), Sergeant York (Howard Hawks), and Suspicion (Alfred Hitchcock)
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