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Episode Synopsis
Kevin welcomes back Next Best Picture contributor Josh Parham to talk about Stanley Kramer's crime drama 'The Defiant Ones,' the likely runner-up in the 1958 Oscar race that lost to 'Gigi.' 0:00 - 1:15 - Introduction 1:16 - 34:30 - 'The Defiant Ones' review 34:31 - 51:42 - Why 'The Defiant Ones' lost Best Picture 51:43 - 1:32:05 - Shoulda been a contender 1:32:06 - 1:40:50 - Did 'The Defiant Ones' deserve to win? Support And the Runner-Up Is on Patreon at patreon.com/andtherunnerupis! Follow Kevin Jacobsen on Twitter: @Kevin_Jacobsen Follow Josh Parham on Twitter: @JRParham Follow And the Runner-Up Is on Twitter: @OscarRunnerUp Theme/End Music is "The Virtue" by Jonathan Adamich
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