Louis Napoleon III (Claude Rains) takes advantage of the American Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by helping Emperor Maximilian von Habsburg (Brian Aherne) to add Mexico to his empire.

Nominations


12th ceremony (1939) ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Juarez

Emperor Maximilian von Habsburg

12th ceremony (1939) CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White)

Juarez

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of submissions/nominees from the studios from which the two official nominees (Stagecoach and Wuthering Heights) would be selected.