Bronxgirl48

Noir actors: I've always had a soft spot for Frank Lovejoy, rugged looks, nice thin lips, AND, born in the Bronx! (raised in NJ but that's ok too)

I agree. (great actor btw, one of my favorites) Now...let's talk about Warren William. Frankly I have never understood his appeal as an actor. I've almost concluded it must have something to do with his mustache which, along with Warren's rather theatrical line deliveries always made him seem like the kind of overripe performer that Harvey Korman would make fun of.

YES, lol. The only antidote is to close my eyes and dream of him in ONE MILLION BC.

Poor Charles. I read a quote from him: "I've got a face that would stop a clock" But one of the world's greatest actors.

Thank you my fellow Bronxite! The Bronx In Us -- that's the follow up to the 1935 The Irish In Us with James Cagney, Pat O'Brien and Frank McHugh, lol.

LOL Thanks for the plug! (btw, Henry's great pal Jimmy Stewart also had some serious werewolf hands) And blubbery lips.

Joanne Dru was attracted to Broderick Crawford's Willie Stark in ALL THE KING'S MEN. Just goes to show you that power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

LOL oh my gosh I've never seen that episode! Wonder if it's on YouTube.

Disgusting, isn't it? Have you ever seen Wallace Ford in an undershirt? Wonderful character actor but has the screen's worst ARMPITS. Sad but true.

I think I'd rather have Gregory Peck, lol. Because even when Peck plays bad boys, there's still something sweet shining through.... Well okay maybe not in THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL.

By golly! Be still my heart! LOL

Check Laird out as a French-Canadian fur trapper (he co-stars with Paul Muni) in HUDSON'S BAY. Lots of avoirdupois in that one.

You've got Ygor teeth? "They die DEAD -- I die -- LIVE!" Modern dentistry can fix these little problems, lol. You just have to work up the courage to actually make an appointment. Bendix (btw, he and Alan Ladd were great friends IRL! Alan always tried to include him in his films) was a fine character actor but zero romantic appeal. However I can see where you might think of the comparison to Paul Douglas -- both beefy, ungainly types that women wouldn't automatically be drawn to, but I do think Douglas had some charm on screen whereas William Bendix came across as sort of thuggish even if the character wasn't.

Would you believe I've never heard Boris as The Grinch? It's true! Frankly I'd rather picture him as that character than the creepy mummy. Freaks me out every time! Great actor.

Garfield is great in OUT OF THE FOG, isn't he? Scary character! As for Qualen, you know what? I've seen a few films where he doesn't have the Scandinavian accent. Unfortunately (as usual) I cannot remember what they are.

Oh that Elia, lol. Frankly I wouldn't trust anything old self-serving Gadge said about actors. (he made some derogatory comments about James Cagney and I've never forgiven him) Okay, Paul Douglas. A certain sweet beefy charm and willingness to please. He'd do the dishes but still be able to be a real man in every sense of that word. And I guarantee that every woman on this board would choose him over Broderick Crawford.

Most definitely! Very distinguished yet rogue-like at the same time. A very beguiling combination for the ladies.

I hate hairy men. First time I saw James Caan in his undershirt in THE GODFATHER I nearly threw up. Those horrible shoulders were bad enough, but THE HAIR ON THOSE SHOULDERS.

Polly, I found it! THE GREAT O'MALLEY, 1937. Bogart, Ann Sheridan and Sybil Jason!

LOL You've got to practice the Robert Newton "Arrrrr!" They'll come back! Lively now!

THE SEARCHERS, HIS GIRL FRIDAY, OUT OF THE FOG for starters.

Hmm, don't remember Victor well in TSG. He's really not my type physically at all although I concede the sex appeal for many women. The only guy I can see looking attractive in a fez is Rudy Valentino.

Thanks, but no, not that one. It seemed to be around 1939-40 and the leading lady a second-string, pretty type. New York DEAD END type setting. There was a kid involved. Brother of the girl. Consarn it!

I can see it. Also, Cornel Wilde, another movie heartthrob of mine (looked nothing like Chopin) always reminded me of a frog. The eyes. But what a build!

Yeah, I know. Just threw it out there, thinking maybe anybody but Wally Cox... Still, there are moments in some John Ford films where Qualen doesn't look too bad, lol. I wish however I could remember what they were.