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Peronal faves 30's Hedy Lamarr in ALGIERS Ingrid Bergman in INTERMEZZO Greta Garbo in CAMILLE Marlene Dietrich in THE SCARLET EMPRESS Olivia de Havilland in THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD Carole Lombard in MY MAN GODFREY Myrna Loy in THE THIN MAN Bette Davis in DARK VICTORY Ginger Rogers in TOP HAT Claudette Colbert in CLEOPATRA Jean Harlow in LIBELED LADY Madeleine Carroll in THE 39 STEPS 40's Ingrid Bergman in NOTORIOUS Greer Garson in RANDOM HARVEST Linda Darnell in THE MARK OF ZORRO Gene Tierney in LAURA Lena Horne in STORMY WEATHER Ava Gardner in THE KILLERS Ann Sothern in A LETTER TO THREE WIVES Linda Darnell in A LETTER TO THREE WIVES Joan Fontaine in SUSPICION Rita Hayworth in GILDA Lana Turner in THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE Veronica Lake in THE BLUE DAHLIA Betty Grable in MOON OVER MIAMI Joan Bennett in THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW

My ALL-TIME fave is Bette Davis.

To erzbet: How hard did Greer Garson fall for Ronald Colman? Did she only like working with him or did she melt everytime she was around him or...

Pafjlk, I totally agree with your post!! Im not a Bogart fan either, but he blossomed in Ingrid's presence. Im a HUGE Cary Grant fan! NOTORIOUS is one of my ALL-TIME favorite films. Bergman & Grant lit-up-the-screen. Who knew "lack of communication & constant misunderstanding" could be so HOT! On screen, Ingrid Bergman was one of the few actresses who made "vulnerable & down-to-earth" INTERESTING!

My top 5: Ronald Colman Cary Grant William Powell Paul Newman Errol Flynn

Notorious Random Harvest The Best Years Of Our Lives Queen Christina The Thin Man Laura Yellow Sky Scarlet Empress My Man Godfrey Moon Over Miami

NOTORIOUS is my favorite Hitchcock movie! The cast is stellar, the suspense is thrilling, Ingrid & Cary are hot! Hot! HOT!!!! Ive always been a BIG Ingrid Bergman fan, but Cary Grant really surprised me. This is the ONLY movie, Ive EVER seen him play such a dark, brooding & moody guy. When have we EVER seen him so bitter & jealous on screen?? To me, Ingrid was his most interesting, and compatible romantic leading lady. Together, they really blended into this timeless, earthy, sensual duo, and with Hitchcock's deft directing, Claude Rains, and Madame Konstantin's terrific performances this really is a classic masterwork!

I would love to see a month salute to different european actresses. For my viewing pleasure I want a "whole day" of ... Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, Marlene Dietrich, Simone Signoret, Deborah Kerr, Jeanne Moreau, Sophia Loren, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Nastassja Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Anna Magnani, Liv Ullman, Juliette Binoche. And the Brits, Vanessa Redgrave, Emma Thompson, Glenda Jackson, Julie Christie, Maggie Smith & Wendy Hiller. Also, how about a month salute to Ronald Colman? I want to see his silents and talkies.

Faves... YELLOW SKY - the earthy/sensual chemistry between Gregory Peck & Anne Baxter made this a BIG fave. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST - Henry Fonda had the coldest blue eyes in the Old West. THE BIG COUNTRY - again Gregory Peck at his quiet sexy best, and this time Jean Simmons is along for the ride. DESTRY RIDES AGAIN - Marlene Dietrich & barroom bawls make for a FUN time at the movies! THE OX-BOW INCIDENT - classic western with a conscience. SADDLE THE WIND - an underrated gem starring Robert Taylor, Julie London & John Cassavetes. BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID - not one, BUT two sexy robbers. HOW THE WEST WAS WON - ANY movie starring James Stewart, Henry Fonda & Gregory Peck gotta be good. THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - and they were MAGNIFICENT especially Yul Brynner. BELLE STARR - the plot was ordinary, but the chemistry between Dana Andrews & Gene Tierney was smokin. CALAMITY JANE - one of my all time favorite musical western. Doris Day rocked!

The Scarlet Empressis one of my ALL-TIME faves.

A tie...I like them both!

James Cagney rules!

I like the cool/ethereal types: Ingrid Bergman Marlene Dietrich Greta Garbo Olivia De Havilland Joan Fontaine Deborah Kerr Jean Simmons

Yesteryear's studio system was rigid, but there was more diversity of genres. You had a delightful mixed bag of dramas, melodramas, comedies, screw-ball comedies, film noirs, westerns, musicals, documentaries, etc. We have some good movies today, but classic hollywood is SO romantic, enchanting & highly entertaining. And b&w just adds to the mystique. And there is ONLY one Bergman, Garbo, Bogart, Dietrich, K. Hepburn, Davis, A. Hepburn, Grant, Stewart, Stanwyck, Crawford, Astaire, Loy, Rogers, Powell, Fonda, Mitchum, Harlow, Temple, West, Gable, Cagney, E. Robinson, Monroe, E. Taylor... the list is endless!!!

Faves: 1. NOTORIOUS 2. RANDOM HARVEST 3. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES 4. THE THIN MAN 5. THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD 6. CAMILLE 7. SCARLET EMPRESS 8. BRINGING UP BABY 9. LAURA 10. MY MAN GODFREY

It's a tie...Im a BIG fan of both ladies!

1. NOTORIOUS 2. THE 39 STEPS 3. THE WRONG MAN 4. THE BIRDS 5. TO CATCH A THIEF 6. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN 7. MARNIE 8. SPELLBOUND 9. SUSPICION 10. YOUNG & INNOCENT

Im an Astaire lady ALL THE WAY!

Actresses: Ingrid Bergman Greta Garbo Marlene Dietrich Olivia de Havilland Myrna Loy Mae West Bette Davis Doris Day Joan Crawford Claudette Colbert Actors: Cary Grant Ronald Colman William Powell James Cagney Dana Andrews Fred Astaire Henry Fonda Gregory Peck Sidney Poitier Robert Mitchum

Ingrid Bergman & Cary Grant Myrna Loy & William Powell Greer Garson & Ronald Colman Greta Garbo & Robert Taylor Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire Teresa Wright & Dana Andrews Olivia de Havilland & Errol Flynn Linda Darnell & Tyrone Power Irene Dunne & Cary Grant Deborah Kerr & Robert Mitchum Elizabeth Taylor & Paul Newman Gene Tierney & Dana Andrews Lana Turner & John Garfield Veronica Lake & Alan Ladd Jean Harlow & Clark Gable Marlene Dietrich & Gary Cooper

Ingrid Bergman (she's my favorite actress). Cary Grant (he's my favorite actor). Followed by: Bette Davis, Myrna Loy, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Claudette Colbert, Greer Garson, Irene Dunne & Rosalind Russell. Ronald Colman, William Powell, Errol Flynn, Tyrone Power, Dana Andrews, Charles Laughton, Gregory Peck & George Brent.

NOTORIOUS Ingrid & Cary...SUBLIME!

1. NOTORIOUS 2. BEAUTY & THE BEAST (1946) 3. RANDOM HARVEST (I can't wait til the DVD is out) 4. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES 5. TOP HAT 6. CAMILLE (1936) 7. THE THIN MAN 8. LAURA 9. MY MAN GODFREY (1936) 10. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST

Ingrid Bergman & Greta Garbo - strawberry snow cones. William Powell & Myrna Loy - shaken (not stirred) martinis. Ronald Colman & Greer Garson - white cavier. Katharine Hepburn & Bette Davis - beef jerky. James Cagney & Edward G. Robinson - icy cold six pack heineken. Olivia de Havilland & Joan Fontaine - long island ice teas. Shirley Temple - baby lamb chops.

MP is one of my all-time faves. Crawford & supporting cast were terrific. Everything was just RIGHT, the lighting, the wardrobe, & the somber lush tone. Just watching Crawford & Arden interact & strut their stuff was great.