All five of the upcoming movies for the next Supporting Actress Smackdowns are rentable or free to stream (if so we've indicated where) so play along at home, won'cha? The Smackdowns are popular but they're more fun if YOU participate and watch and vote.
Tyrone Power and Alice Brady in "In Old Chicago"
Smackdown 1937 -Sunday, October 3rd, 2021
- ★ Alice Brady in In Old Chicago -a family drama, disaster epic, and sort-of musical
- Andrea Leeds in Stage Door - a boarding house dramedy which is an absolute must-see for actressexuals since everyone is in it!
- Anne Shirley in Stella Dallas (Amazon Prime) - a Stanwyck weepie
- Claire Trevor in Dead End (Amazon Prime) - a Bogart noir
- May Whitty in Night Must Fall - a mystery starring Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell
Between them these movies scored 18 nominations and 2 Oscar wins with In Old Chicago, Stage Door, and Dead End also vying for Best Picture. Voting is open until September 30th so send your ballots then with "1937" in the subject line and a rating of 1 (terrible) to 5 (perfection) hearts for each performance.
Up Next
2004, 1997, 1951 -- dates TBA. We're having to shift things around a bit as festival season got crazy!