FilmMan22
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I'm sorry - I left off the amazing "Man of a Thousand Faces" where he plays Lon Chaney, Sr (the Wolfman's father).
If you want to see acting don't miss this one!
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Cagney all the way - but I do love Bogie! Like saying who would you rather have Joe DiMaggio or Ted Williams?
Cagney is much more versatile - Yankee Doodle Dandy, Footlight Parade, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Strawberry Blonde. If you think Clint Eastwood is cool in Dirty Harry when he is eating a hot dog and shooting his magnum - this is taken from Cagney in White Heat (he comes out of the house eating a sandwich and has someone trapped in the trunk of his car. The voice from the trunk yells, it's hot in here and Cagney says "you want air? I'll give you air" and proceeds to empty his gun into the trunk all the while never missing a bite of his sandwich!). In the Roaring Twenties he kills Bogie again, Public Enemy, Never Steal Anything Small and please, please check out "Love Me of Leave Me" the story of Ruth Etting. Also watch 13 Rue Madeleine another classic spy movie. City For Conquest where he plays a fighter who is blinded in the ring all because he wants to support his concert pianist brother, The Fighting 69th, Each Dawn I Die with George Raft, and of course Mister Roberts! I can go on and on.
While Bogie is certainly wonderful and a true legend, his resume of work falls short of Cagney's overall. However, you can never go wrong watching a Bogie movie!
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How far back do you have to go? Mine is a little more recent!
Jacqueline Bisset
Jaclyn Smith
Vivien Leigh
Rosalind Russell
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Hello to All:
I am a teacher in Queens, NY (a career change) and after seeing The Caine Mutiny today stumbled onto this site. It is incredibly fascinating - I love it! I am 48 years old and kind of a film buff. Thank you all for your wonderful postings and insights. After watching the Caine today, I can't help but think how closely "A Few Good Men" resembles it. The only difference is the Court scenes in Caine are far more believable. What really amazes me is the vocabulary of the older movies is on such a higher level and you have real men like Bogart, Ferrar & Marshall playing parts that men should be playing unlike the boys (Tom Cruise & Kevin Bacon) imitating men in A Few Good Men.
Ned, please keep the posts coming - I love hearing about the "Golden Era" of Hollywood.
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And his oscar winning performance in Yankee Doodle Dandy - just wonderful!
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