[Why Haven't I Seen More Of. . . . .]

I have to agree with you, Classic. Personally, I like Gary Cooper a lot. He made each role his own. On the other hand, maybe his popularity is due to the support of the studios. As for John Wayne, I have never cared for him, but I'm not a great fan of Westerns. Maybe I'm just a fool who can't spot real talent. He seemed the same in all his roles (at least in all the films I've seen). Now that I think of it, so did James Dean. James was obviously talented. He could cry on cue, but whether he was "acting" or merely playing himself, I don't know. But I did enjoy all his films. It makes you wonder what he would have accomplished if his life were not cut tragically short.

 

This is just my opinion. I hope I haven't offended any fans of THE DUKE.

[Great Dancers who aren't considered Great Dancers?]

You're right Soul Lady. Debbie Reynolds is a great dancer cuz of her expression too. I loved her in THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN. Everyone knows Fred Astaire is a great dancer. But why? He had his own style. Debbie Reynolds also had IT ;-)

[Why Haven't I Seen More Of. . . . .]

Filmographies are a funny thing. Quantity is not necessarily quality. Who do you think would be a bigger star today if they had been blessed with all the meaty roles?

 

Maybe Teresa Wright, Margaret Sullavan, ?

 

Who, in your opinion, though very popular can't even act?

 

[Joan Fontaine or Olivia De Havilland?]

Joan Fontaine if your voting for cutest "Monkey Face"

Olivia De Havilland for her range, character actor to leading lady.

[Here's to the Cynics--Bless 'Em All]

What about JEAN ARTHUR in MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON. I'm not familiar with her work, but she was great in this movie.

[Favorite Action or Adventure Film]

Although I'm not a fan of too many westerns I thought "The Magnificent Seven" was great, with a colorful soundtrack and an allstar cast--Yul Brynner, James Coburn, and Mr. Cool Himself, Steve McQueen.

 

Has anyone seen "Westworld?" That's some flava when you combine the old west, science fiction, and Yul Brynner, the Terminator coyboy.

[Their Greatest Role]

For colaborative roles I have to say Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart in "The Phiadelphia Story"

All of these are some of my favorite stars and to pick one of their movies for each of their roles alone would be impossible.

 

Paul Newman is another one of the bests. I couldn't say which is his best role, but "The Hustler" has to be up there

[What's your fave Bette Davis movie(s)?]

Hi everyone. I'm new to this site. I'm not very old, but I probably know more about the classics than most people. One of the great things about classic films is that they rely more on character development than action to tell a story. "The Little Foxes" is a good early film. More recent goodies are "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte" with Olivia De Haveland (surprisingly) as a villian, and "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane"