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At the 1:15 mark in this silent, yet colorful clip you'll find Mr. McCarey posing for the cameras with the Oscar that--in his own words--the Academy gave him FOR THE WRONG PICTURE! What director would have the jam to make such a speech from the podium today? Then, the Academy President, Mr...

None of your observations can discourage this "casual viewer" with 58 year-old, slowly degenerating glazzies from spending $14.99 for this considerable package.

I concur with that different day proclaim, Josh. I remember watching TAT a few years back and was somewhat disgusted by their nasty and flippant and dismissive treatment of each other; not finding their exchanges the least bit funny. Chances are, I was going through my own relationship turmoil...

So, I found a much longer clip of the 1937 Oscar exchange between Mr.'s Capra and McCarey...but it's silent--so, no epic quote...BUT, it's in color!

With the now near-legendary account of how from the podium, Leo McCarey graciously thanked the Academy for his 1937 Best Director Oscar, then continued to inform all of Hollywood's attending elite that they'd given it to him for the wrong picture; (would any director today have the brass to dare...