Calendar Big Oscars Issue : The ‘Bell’ Tolls--but Not on Tape

If you think you can watch every major Oscar winner on video, you’re wrong. Every best picture is available, but that’s not the case for every film that has won for best actor, actress, supporting actor or actress, director or screenplay.

A look at what’s not yet available on video:

1927-28

Best Actress: Janet Gaynor in “Street Angel.” Comedy Direction: Lewis Milestone for “Two Arabian Nights.” Writing (Original Story): Ben Hecht for “Underworld.”

1928-29

Best Actor: Warner Baxter for “In Old Arizona.” Best Director: Frank Lloyd for “The Divine Lady,” “Weary River” and “Drag.” Writing: Hans Kraly for “The Patriot.”

1930-31

Best Director: Norman Taurog for “Skippy.” Writing (Original Story): John Monk Saunders for “The Dawn Patrol.”

1931-32

Best Director: Frank Borzage for “Bad Girl.” Writing (Adaptation): Edwin Burke for “Bad Girl.”

1935

Best Writing (Original Story): Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur for “The Scoundrel.”

1940

Best Writing (Original Story): Benjamin Glazer and John S. Toldy for “Arise, My Love.”

1943

Best Supporting Actress: Katina Paxinou for “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” Writing (Original Screenplay): Norman Krasna for “Princess O’Rourke.”

1945

Writing (Original Story): Charles G. Booth for “The House on 92nd Street.” Writing (Original Screenplay): Richard Schweizer for “Marie-Louise.”

1946

Writing (Original Story): Clemence Dane for “Vacation From Marriage.”

1953

Writing (Story and Screenplay): Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch and Richard Breen for “Titanic.”*