The Worthy Boys explore Billy Wilder’s drama “The Lost Weekend”. The film centered on an alcoholic's weekend binge and took home the Oscar for Best Picture at the 18th Academy Awards. Ray Milland’s performance in the lead role garnered him the Best Actor award from that same year.

This episode on “The Lost Weekend” covers the dark themes and tones of the film that reflects aspects of society that were almost never talked about in 1940s America. All the storytelling aspects such as script, music and cinematography shine in the 18th Best Picture winner.