Best Scene: Macbeth finally understands the prophecy.
4. Lamberto Maggiorani in Bicycle Thieves- Maggiorani gives a simple but effective performance that serves the purpose of his film well.
Best Scene: Antonio becomes a thief himself.
Best Scene: Baines tells Phillipe about his African adventure.
2. Toshiro Mifune in Drunken Angel- Mifune gives a great early performance by accentuating the foolishness in pride but as well suggesting the underlying possibility of redemption.
Best Scene: Matsunaga finds out about the real "honor" of the Yakuza.
1. Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre- Good Prediction Psifonian feel free to name a year and a performance. Bogart in this film gives his very best performance powerfully and believably portraying the slow descent of a somewhat decent drifter to a pathetic gold obsessed mad man.
Best Scene: Dobbs tries to find Curtin.
Overall Rank:
- Richard Attenborough in Brighton Rock
- Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
- Laurence Olivier in Hamlet
- Toshiro Mifune in Drunken Angel
- Takashi Shimura in Drunken Angel
- Ralph Richardson in The Fallen Idol
- Ray Milland in The Big Clock
- James Stewart in Call Northside 777
- Rex Harrison in Unfaithfully Yours
- Joseph Cotten in Portrait of Jennie
- Robert Mitchum in Blood on the Moon
- Lamberto Maggiorani in Bicycle Thieves
- Montgomery Clift in The Search
- John Wayne in 3 Godfathers
- Gregory Peck in Yellow Sky
- Richard Attenborough in London Belongs to Me
- Orson Welles in Macbeth
- John Wayne in Red River
- Montgomery Clift in Red River
- Barry Fitzgerald in The Naked City
- Anton Walbrook in The Red Shoes
- Jean Marais in Les Parents Terribles
- Tim Holt in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
- Henry Fonda in Fort Apache
- John Garfield in Force of Evil
- Clifton Webb in Sitting Pretty
- Ivan Jandl in The Search
- Lew Ayres in Johnny Belinda
- Richard Conte in Cry of the City
- Cary Grant in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
- Richard Attenborough in The Guinea Pig
- Dean Stockwell in The Boy with the Green Hair
- John Wayne in Fort Apache
- Edmund Moeschke in Germany Year Zero
- Humphrey Bogart in Key Largo
- Tyrone Power in Luck of the Irish
- John Dall in Rope
- Farley Granger in Rope
- Bobby Henrey in The Fallen Idol
- John Howard Davies in Oliver Twist
- Don Taylor in The Naked City
- Bud Abbott in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
- Robert Young in Sitting Pretty
- Dan Dailey in When My Baby Smiles At Me
- Bob Hope in The Paleface
- John Lund in A Foreign Affair
- Mark Stevens in The Street With No Name
- Lou Costello in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
15 comments:
I assume Stewart and Guinness are musts?
Wonderful job, as usual. Some suggestions for 1948 Supporting:
Lionel Barrymore in Key Largo
Marius Goring in The Red Shoes
Edward G. Robinson in Key Largo
James Stewart in Rope
I'll add more if I think of/find any.
Edward G Robinson - Key Largo
James Stewart - Rope
Robert Douglas - Adventures Of Don Juan
Burt Lancaster - Sorry Wrong Number
Vincent Price - The Three Muskateers
Lionel Barrymore - Key Largo
ive got a feeling that this will be one of them quick fire years like 35 supporting as I think only Robinson and Stewart are the two performances that are actually really strong instead of just ok like the others.
is Call Northside 777 any good?
Yes I would say so.
I would guess the same, RatedRStar, though he could prove us completely wrong. I would probably add Barrymore to Stewart and Robinson. But still, 3 performances, at least one of which, at least in my opinion, is really only a 4 star level performance (Barrymore) is not enough, at least in my opinion, to warrant full write-ups
@Michael Patison: Robert Ryan was solid enough I thought 2 in Act Of Violence so I guess thats four performances that would be worth it I guess, is there a good 5th performance though
As for another deserving performance, I guess Enzo Staiola in Bicycle Thieves would work, though you've already mentioned how tremendously De Sica's astonishing direction forms the film and how Maggiorani, and Staiola for that matter, are merely cogs in the machine, though decidedly worthy and useful cogs. I was struck by Staiola simply because he was quite good, which is something that only a small number of child actors manage. You mentioned some reasons why this might be in your review of Justin Henry, and your rankings of the likes of Ivan Jandl and Bobby Henrey back it up: most people simply don't have the heart to tell a 7 year old he just isn't good. I rewatched Shadow of a Doubt a few days ago and, as always, loved the film (more so every time), but this time found myself wishing Teresa Wright's siblings didn't exist.
I guess my choices would look like this now
Edward G Robinson - Key Largo
James Stewart - Rope
Lionel Barrymore - Key Largo
Robert Ryan - Act Of Violence
Maybe Louis will surprise us lol.
adding Enzo makes five I guess, just depends if we get a surprise lol.
Alec Guinness in Oliver Twist anyone?
Louis, FYI you forgot Tyrone Power in The Luck of the Irish.
Haha, excellent choice for Best Actor.
I'm going to suggest 1986 Best Actor, with any of the following gents:
Jeremy Irons, The Mission
Robert De Niro, The Mission
Jeff Goldblum, The Fly
Kyle MacLachlan, Blue Velvet
River Phoenix, Stand By Me
MacLachlan? I mean, I love Blue Velvet but I wouldn't consider that a particularly good performance. In fact, I'd say he sort of sucked. Then again, Lynch DID want a blank cypher for that character, so what do I know?
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