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Danny Peary's "Alternate Oscars": Best Picture nominees (1927-1939)

These are the movies that film critic Danny Peary nominated for “best picture” from 1927-28 to 1939 in his book “Alternate Oscars” from 1993. I’ve put the winners at the head of each year, with the non-winning nominees following in alphabetical order.
1. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans  
2. The Circus (2 Disc Special Edition)
by Charles Chaplin
  
3.
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 The Crowd
by King Vidor
  
4.
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 The Wind
by Victor Sjöström
  
5.
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 The Wedding March
by Erich von Stroheim
  
6. All Quiet on the Western Front (Universal Cinema Classics)
by Lewis Milestone
  
7. City Lights (2 Disc Special Edition)
by Charles Chaplin
  
8.
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 The Criminal Code
by Howard Hawks
  
9. Tabu (1931)
by F.W. Murnau
  
10.
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 Scarface (Universal Cinema Classics)  
11. Grand Hotel (Snap case)  
12. King Kong (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Ernest B. Schoedsack
  
13. Dinner at Eight
by George Cukor
  
14. Duck Soup
by Leo McCarey
  
15. 42nd Street (Keep Case)
by Lloyd Bacon
  
16. I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
by Mervyn LeRoy
  
17. Queen Christina
by Rouben Mamoulian
  
18. Trouble in Paradise - Criterion Collection  
19. The Scarlet Empress - Criterion Collection
by Josef von Sternberg
  
20. The Gay Divorcee
by Mark Sandrich
  
21. It Happened One Night
by Frank Capra
  
22.
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 It's a Gift
by Norman Z. McLeod
  
23. Twentieth Century
by Howard Hawks
  
24. The 39 Steps - Criterion Collection  
25. The Informer - Authentic Region 1 DVD from Warner Brothers with Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster and Directed by JOHN FORD
by John Ford
  
26.
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 Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
by directed by Clyde Bruckman, starring W. C. Fields
  
27. Mutiny on the Bounty
by Frank Lloyd
  
28. A Night at the Opera
by Sam Wood
  
29. Top Hat
by Mark Sandrich
  
30. Modern Times (2 Disc Special Edition)  
31. Libeled Lady
by Jack Conway
  
32. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
by Frank Capra
  
33. Swing Time
by George Stevens
  
34. Stage Door
by Gregory La Cava
  
35. The Awful Truth
by Leo McCarey
  
36. A Star Is Born  
37. The Adventures of Robin Hood (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Michael Curtiz
  
38. Angels With Dirty Faces
by Michael Curtiz
  
39. Grand Illusion - Criterion Collection
by Jean Renoir
  
40. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney Special Platinum Edition)  
41. The Wizard of Oz (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Victor Fleming
  
42. Destry Rides Again
by George Marshall
  
43. Gone With the Wind (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by George Cukor
  
44. Gunga Din
by George Stevens
  
45.
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 The Lady Vanishes - Criterion Collection  
46. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
by Frank Capra
  
47. Stagecoach (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by John Ford
  
48. The Women (Keepcase)
by George Cukor
  
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Created by RobT2 on Dec 02, 2007.