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1951's A Place in the Sun with Angela Vickers (Liz Taylor) and George Eastman (Montgomery Clift) swimming, water skiing, sailing at her parents' summer home at Loon Lake while Eastman's pregnant girlfriend Alice Tripp (Shelley Winters) is baking in the sweltering heat of the city. 1954's Rear Window with photographer L. B. Jefferies (James Stewart) confined to his wheelchair with a broken leg during the dog days of summer while spying on his neighbors across the courtyard with his telephoto lens and binoculars, becoming convinced that a man may have murdered his wife.

Billy Wilder: Buddy, Buddy (1981) Sidney Lumet: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) Howard Hawks: Rio Lobo (1970) Cecil B. DeMille: The Ten Commandments (1956) Michael Curtiz: The Commancheros (1961) Elia Kazan: The Last Tycoon (1976) George Stevens: The Only Game in Town (1970)

I know you mentioned these pictures, but Hayward also received Oscar nominations for playing Eloise Winters in 1949's My Foolish Heart and portraying Jane Froman in 1952's With a Song in My Heart.

Quigley's Annual Poll of the Top Ten Box-Office Champions is based on on an annual survey of motion picture exhibitors. In its day, it was considered "the bible" of a star's box office draw. Bing Crosby first appeared on the List in 1934 at #7 among both male and female actors. His next appearance was at #4 in 1937. He slipped to #7 in 1940. He rebounded back to #4 in 1943. Then for five consecutive years from 1944 through 1948, Bing Crosby was #1 on Quigley's Poll, winning an Oscar for Going My Way and an Oscar nod for The Bells of St. Mary's. In 1949, Bing was #2 behind #1 Bob Hope. In 1950, Bing was #3 behind #1 John Wayne and #2 Bob Hope. In 1951, Bing was listed at #5...in 1952 at #4... in 1953 at #5... and in 1954, his final year on the List, Crosby was #8. Not a bad run!

1946: The Best Years of Our Lives 1947: Gentleman's Agreement 1959: Ben-Hur 1950: All About Eve 1953: From Here to Eternity

Actually, Dean had been cast in "Somebody Up There Likes Me," which, of course, went to Newman after Dean's death.

On the other hand, with James Dean to compete with, Brando may have pushed himself even further. After Dean's death, he seemed to lose his steam.

Thank God I'm not one of the "forum's many." Three pictures, two Oscar nods. Not bad!

James Dean? Are you kidding me????

Peggy Ann Garner won a miniature Oscar for Outstanding Child Actress of 1945 for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Bobby Driscoll was named Outstanding Juvenile Actor of 1949 winning a miniature Oscar for The Window.

Claude Jarman, Jr. won a miniature Oscar for Outstanding Child Actor of 1946 for The Yearling. Ivan Jandl took home a miniature Oscar for Outstanding Juvenile Performance of 1948 for The Search.

Not coming up. 😱

Harry James (ok, he was a bandleader but did appear in a few 20th Century Fox musicals) Gary Cooper George Brent

TCM used to be part of a package with my cable provider, but no more. Now we have to order it separately and the cable company has been increasing the cost of TCM for the past two years.

When I was a kid, I would get Dana Andrews and Cornel Wilde confused.

I actually liked Dreyfus better in 1977 for Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Maybe starring in both movies won him the Oscar?

Anyone mention Hugh Herbert yet? If not, Hugh Herbert. Dan Dailey.

Jack Black. Cheri Oteri. Shaquille O'Neal (well, he did star in Steel). Faye Dunaway.

Billie Hayes was born on August 5, 1924 in Du Quoin, IL and died on April 29, 2021 . Besides starring on Broadway and the 1959 film musical of Li'l Abner, she also played Mammy Yokum in the 1971 TV movie version.

He was also one of the original Mouseketeers on the Mickey Mouse Club.

Sudden Fear is my favorite Joan Crawford performance. Besides her Oscar nod, Jack Palance was nominated for Supporting Actor. Gloria Grahame won the Supporting Oscar that year for The Bad and the Beautiful. I actually think she gave a better performance in Sudden Fear. Along with Sunset Blvd., Double Indemnity, Laura, Strangers on a Train, The Asphalt Jungle and a few others, Sudden Fear is one of the best films noir.

For what it's worth, she won the Photoplay Gold Medal Award for 1952 (voted on by the magazine's fans) a precursor of the People's Choice Awards, I suppose.

Who but Joan would hold her hands that way?

Just watched 1940's House Across the Bay on Movies! (Recorded it some time ago) Joan Bennett stars with George Raft, Walter Pidgeon and Lloyd Nolan. Nice little Film Noir "B" picture. Directed by Archie Mayo and an uncredited Alfred Hitchcock. Produced by Bennett's husband Walter Wanger. Gladys George as Mary: "Oh that cheap liquor. Why do I do it?" Joan as Brenda: "Because you're just crazy about bicarbonate of soda." Terrible print. Maybe TCM can dig up a newer print and show it sometime.