4. Gary Cooper in For Whom The Bell Tolls- Cooper gives a okay performance since he relies on his strengths in terms of his silent abilities, rather than his weaknesses.
3. Mickey Rooney in The Human Comedy- Rooney is actually surprisingly good, toning down his star persona to give an honest and very effective portrayal of a young man, who must deal with certain aspects of his life including the sad losses of World War II.
2. Paul Lukas in Watch on The Rhine- This was not a run of the mill performance, any actor could have done, Lukas went beyond that creating a fascinating portrait of man struggling with the world.
1. Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca- Bogart gives a completely iconic
performance, and everything he does as Rick Blaine seems to be perfectly
Rick Blaine, that's all I can really say about his performance. Maybe
it really is as perfect as some claim, or perhaps it is a weaker
performance protected by its own iconic nature, very hard to tell for
me.
Deserving Performances:
Joseph Cotton in Shadow of A Doubt
Joseph Cotton in Shadow of A Doubt
6 comments:
I haven't seen Paul Lukas yet but I will check him out. Maybe I will watch Casablanca today...
Wow, I gotta check Lukas out finally.
If you take suggestions: I think these years would be very interesting:
1950, 1951, 1959, 1960 or 1969.
Well I hope you both like his performance as much as I do when you watch it. Also Fritz, I have a year in mind already for my next year, but I will keep those years in mind for later.
Strong work! I'm not surprised Lukas won, he sounds fantastic.
I'd love to see 1981 or 1962 done soon.
Thank you Joe. I will keep those in mind too.
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