Looking at the highest-grossing films at the 1928 Box Office, which movie is truly the better when ranked by our critique? We take the highest-grossing film and compare it to two of the other Top 10 earners and discuss in depth while enjoying a craft brew from Bell's Brewery in Kalamazoo, MI.

Films:

The Singing Fool (Released: 1928) - $3.8 Million at Box Office

- - Director: Lloyd Bacon

- - Starring: Al Jolson, Betty Bronson, & Josephine Dunn

- - Plot: A singing waiter and composer (Al Jolson) loves two women (Betty Bronson, Josephine Dunn), conquers Broadway and holds his dying son, singing "Sonny Boy."

Street Angel (Released: 1928) - $1.7 Million at Box Office

- - Director: Frank Borzage

- - Starring: Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, & Natalie Kingston

- - Plot: A woman on the run from the law finds her past catching up to her just as she is on the verge of true happiness.

Four Sons (Released: 1928) - $1.5 Million at Box Office

- - Director: John Ford

- - Starring: James Hall, Margaret Mann, Charles Morton, Francis X. Bushman Jr., & George Meeker

- - Plot: A family saga in which three sons of a Bavarian widow go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent.

Brewery: Bell's

- - Beer: Two Hearted IPA

In this Podcast we compare the Best Picture Winner with two of the other nominees at the Academy Awards each year and deep dive into each film to discuss whether we agree with the film that took home the Oscar.

We also compare three of the highest grossing films for the same year to determine if the Oscars picked the best film of that year, or did moviegoers spend their money on a better movie at the theaters.