September 23, 2002
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Academy's Diamond Anniversary Screening Series to Feature "All the King's Men"

The 1949 political drama "All the King's Men" was nominated for seven Academy Awards® and won three including Best Picture. Broderick Crawford (center) won the Best Actor Oscar® for his portrayal of politician Willie Stark while Mercedes McCambridge (right) took home the Best Supporting Actress statuette for her role as secretary Sadie Burke. John Ireland (left) received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance as Jack Burden.

Beverly Hills, CA - "All the King's Men" will screen on Monday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theater. It's the next film in the Academy's 75th anniversary series, "Facets of the Diamond: 75 Years of Best Picture Winners."

Newsreel footage from the 22nd Academy Awards(R) will precede the screening as will the original trailer for the next film in the series, "All about Eve." "For Scent-Imental Reasons," which won the Oscar(R) for Cartoon Short Subject in 1949, also will be shown. The evening's curtain music will be the Best Song of 1949, "Baby, It's Cold Outside" as performed by Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban from the film "Neptune's Daughter."

The print of "All the King's Men" that will be screened is from the Academy Film Archive collection and is the result of a collaborative restoration of the film in 2000 by the Academy and Sony Entertainment.

Tickets may be purchased, pending availability, at a cost of $5 each for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid I.D. Tickets may be purchased in person at the Academy during regular business hours or by mail. The Academy is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. For more information, call 310-247-3000, ext. 111.

Editors: Please note that downloadable photos from this film are available at http://photos.oscars.org