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Other than bad boy Steve Cochran whom I listed below we can't forget Zachary Scott, who was perhaps the oilyest (such a word?) actor in films. *****STEVE COCHRAN*********ZACHARY SCOTT************ Mongo

Good golly Miss Molly its Bollywood! Why not? I'm game for something a little different during the summer when re-runs are all over the place. Let's face it TCM also shuffels re-runs throughout the months especially "Mildred Pierce" and "Citizen Kane". Who knows? It could be interesting. Mongo

Just watched Mr. Ford on TCM in "The Fastest Gun Alive" on TCM and he was quite effective. I recall that he was my Aunt Grace's favorite actor while I was growing up and we saw "Blackboard Jungle" together at the movies. It's one of his best roles as the frustrated teacher. I won't be in Brooklyn, New York until July otherwise I would have went to his tribute in June in honor of my beloved aunt. Mongo

There's a bad boy actor that fits this topic perfectly and his name is Steve Cochran. Tall, dark and handsome with an sly evil streak and smooth as silk he excelled in bad boy boy roles. It's a wonder he didn't go further in his career. He was excellent in "Storm Warning" with Ginger Rogers and Doris Day. Also most likely the only guy to kill off Miss Day in a movie. Now that's a very bad boy. Mongo

lolmsted your not in the wrong category with your post about Howard Hughes. Your choice of Clooney over DiCaprio playing Hughes life story is on the money. With that little moustach and dark features Clooney could pass for a relative of Hughes. Sometimes you wonder what Hollywood is thinking. Mongo

I always had a soft spot in my heart for Margaret Sullavan. Although she almost always appeared to have a serious expression of sorts she was a fine actress with a unique voice. It's too bad that she was so troubled and things so terrible that she took her own life as was reported. Ironically her last film was "No Sad Songs for Me". A favorite film of mine is "Cry Havoc" (1943) about American nurses in Bataan during the war. Miss Sullavan was joined by a stellar cast including Joan Blondell, Ann Sothern, Fay Bainter, Ella Raines (now theres a star we should discuss). No Margaret Sullavan is not forgotten in my book. Mongo

Gina your summary of actor Dan Duryea is right on the money. Always a favorite of mine he excelled at playing scuzzballs most of the time however in real life it was another story. A devoted family man (married to one woman) until his death in 1968 he also coached little league baseball. His son Peter tried his hand at acting in the 1960s. A film that I enjoy with "nice guy" Duryea is "Kathy O'" (1958) with Jan Sterling and Patty McCormack who played the evil brat in "The Bad Seed". Duryea came fresh from his part as Leo in "The Little Foxes" from Broadway and on to Hollywood for the film version in 1941. He made close to 70 films in his career which was cut short by cancer. He certainly made a dent in Hollywood and deserves to be remembered for many of his fine portrayals. Mongo

It always bemuses me when a star doesn't care to watch the films that they starred in. You would think that Deanna Durbin, who has nothing to be ashamed of, would enjoy watching her old films surrounded by her grandchildren. What gives with this attitude anyway? OR are they handing us a line of poo-poo? Mongo

How about those so called second hand actors such as Dennis O'Keefe, Jeffrey Lynn, Dan Duryea, Dick Foran, Robert Hutton, William Lundigan etc. These guys stood tall while supporting some of our biggest stars and did their best to reach star quality. Mongo

Don't forget Pricilla Lane as the gal that Cagney fell hard for in "The Roaring Twenties". She did some nice musical numbers in that terrific gangster flick. Sweet as apple pie she was. Mongo

Since we are constantly discussing stars like Cagney, Bogart, Davis, Stanwyck, Hepburn, Tracy, Crawford, Gable, Shearer etc. What about... Joseph Cotten? Herbert Marshall? Joan Bennett? Lauren Bacall? Robert Mitchum? Gregory Peck? Dana Andrews? Richard Conte? Lizabeth Scott? Sylvia Sidney? Tyrone Power? Ginger Rogers? Anne Baxter? Dane Clark? Pricilla Lane? Maria Montez? OR whoever you wish to add to the list and dicuss. It could be interesting. Mongo

Welcome aboard! We could use a good mack-attack right about now to livin things up a bit. Mongo

I think we are confusing wicked and evil with someone who is the meanest in films. Rhoda in "The Bad Seed" was evil and wicked as posted in another topic "Wicked Women" on the boards. Also Bette Davis wasn't just mean but wicked and evil in some of the films mentioned on this thread. A good example of mean was Mr. Potter in "It's a Wonderful Life" and he was also greedy. Another good example is Scarlett O'Hara who was very mean to her sisters. Mongo

While watching "Complicated Women" I was impressed by the presence of Norma Shearer. I like the way she wanted out of dull character parts and persuaded her husband to let the fur fly. She indeed proved herself sassy, saucy and sexy! Without her the documentary would have been close to nil. Oh! Frances Dee looked like a million for a woman of 95. God bless her. Mongo

Orson you hit the nail on the head regarding this topic! While George Bailey was the richest man in town, Mr. Potter was the meanest man in town. Congratulations. Mongo

Nick that line about Daniel Day Lewis' Oscar on Adrian Broady's mantle is hilarious! Mongo

Could the film be "Stand by for Action" (1942) which also starred Robert Taylor and Charles Laughton? This movie had a comic flare to it. Mongo

Tough choice but here goes: ***Movie*** "The Grape's of Wrath" ***Actor*** James Cagney ***Actress*** Barbara Stanwyck ***Director*** William Wyler ***Mongo***

Just watched Deanna Durbin in the movie "Lady on a Train" (1945) and was quite impressed. Although it was a screwball mystery the settings with a Christmas theme was quite impressive. Miss Durbin looked beautiful and sang some good old standards very effectively including "Night and Day" and "Give Me A Little Kiss". Also splendid was her rendition of "Silent Night". She was surrounded by quite a few good supporting players Ralph Bellamy; Dan Duryea; Patricia Morison; David Bruce; George Coulouris; Edward Everett Horton; Allen Jenkins; Elizabeth Patterson; Samuel S. HInds and William Frawley. I never thought that much of Miss Durbin however I was glad I watched the film and am looking forward to more of her work. Mongo

Spencer I can understand your frustrations since I went through the same ordeal when TCM changed the format of logging in. Happy to say that I don't have that problem anymore. I did guide Alix through the process of posting and I don't believe that she is having any problems either. If you followed her instructions I can't understand what is going wrong on your end. Mongo

bouncyjo I believe you answered your own question. It was indeed "The Man With the Golden Arm" (1955) with Sinatra, Kim Novak and Eleanor Parker. Its available on both DVD and video. Mongo

A few that come to mind are: "The Dark Mirror" (1946) with Olivia de Havilland. A story about twins, one good and one evil of course. "Let No Man Write My Epitaph" (1960) with Burl Ives and Shelley Winters. Powerful drama about drugs in the slums. "Turnabout" (1940) comedy with Carole Landis about husband and wife switching personalities. "Margie" (1946) entertaining musical comedy starring Jeanne Crain in one of her most charming roles. Mongo

This just in! While I was puttering over at Amazon.com I noticed that the site is taking request for the movie "The High and the Mighty" on DVD. Finally. Although it's not available at the moment Amazon states that the more request they get the more promising it is for an earlier release. If interested all you have to do is go to Amazon.com and hit "The High and the Mighty" for further instructions and they will notify you when the DVD is available. It's about time the ball is finally rolling. Mongo

"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner". Mongo

Spencer I must go with James Stewart for his impressive performance in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" over Robert Donat's schoolmaster Mr. Chips. In fact the Academy awarded Mr. Stewart an Oscar the following year as a consolation prize for "The Philadelphia Story" thus dissing Henry Fonda who deserved it for "The Grapes of Wrath". Go figure. Mr. Stewart himself said that Fonda should have won. As far as Bette Davis goes I agree with you that her performance as Elizabeth the Queen was better than that in the dreary "Dark Victory". Also I feel that supporting nominations should have went to Lon Chaney Jr. for "Of Mice and Men"; Sam Jaffe in "Gunga Din"; Gladys George in "The Roaring Twenties" and to Bela Lugosi as Igor in "Son of Frankenstein". Although Edna May Oliver was a breath of fresh air in "Drums Along the Mohawk" the Oscar belonged to Hattie McDaniel hands down. Some other noteworthy films of 1939 were: "The Rains Came" "Golden Boy" "Union Pacific" "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle" "The Old Maid" "Gulliver's Travels" "The Lady Vanishes" "The Story of Alexander Graham Bell" A wonderful year indeed. Mongo