randyishere Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Name 10 to 15 classic actors and 10 to 15 classic actresses who you get excited to see in anything... these classic stars almost never let you down as a fan/viewer. Then, if you like, go ahead and name 7 classic up-and-comers that are recently getting your attention. These are the ones that make my day if TCM should trot their movies out: John Gavin/ Bette Davis George Sanders/ Lana Turner Guy Madison/ Susan Hayward Robert Taylor/ Hedy Lamarr Farley Granger/ Ann Sheridan Richard Egan/ Linda Darnell Clark Gable/ Joan Crawford Tyrone Power/ Alexis Smith Richard Greene/ Jennifer Jones Jeff Hunter/ Vera Ralston Herbert Marshall/ Kay Francis George Nader/ Ida Lupino Charles Boyer/ Merle Oberon Sal Mineo/ Yvonne DeCarlo Rory Calhoun/ Mae West Jeff Chandler/ Rita Hayworth Up and comers: Hillary Brooke, Sheila Ryan, Marguerite Chapman, Joan Blondell, Lizabeth Scott, Ella Raines, Maria Montez, Robert Cummings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsclassic Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Thats too many but I will name a few I look forward to seeing in a movie Humphrey Bogart James Stewart Abbott & Costello Lauren Bacall Gene Tierney Ingrid Bergman Godzilla The Rock Boris Karloff Peter Cushing Bruce Willis Vincent Price Ray Harryhausen created monsters in stop motion Any monster that the effects are good+ A lot of times I look forward to seeing them in a movie, and when I watch it, I am ho-hum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddysprimadonna Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Norma Shearer! Irene Purcell Godzilla-love that green lizard! Especially in the cheesy Japanese movies-don't care for the Hollywood versions. My favorite is "Godzilla Vs MechaGodzilla"--I love that little song the Princess sings to wake up the sleeping Pekingnese dog-monster. And MechaGodzilla is kind of evil-looking--as much as I can tolerate, anyway Love the Ray Harryhausen movies! I love the one with the skeletons springing up to fight, and that wicked music in that scene. These are my kind of "horror" flicks, LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopsgirl Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I'm just gonna lump the actors and actresses together and also through in some directors and producers. Gary Cooper Clara Bow Jean Arthur Barbara Stanwyck William Powell Cary Grant Clark Gable Boris Karloff Vincent Price Myrna Loy Esther Ralston (her movies can be hard to come by though) Frank Capra Val Lewton Up and Comers: Jean Harlow I forget to list Fay Wray as a fave and her husband and screenwriter Robert Riskin. Message was edited by: coopsgirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsclassic Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Yes I love Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla - and the sequel Terror of Mechagodzilla...Id say the best of the Godzilla from the 1970s.. The Dog Monster is King Ceesar or something like that, and his growl is the same is King Kong in Kong vs Godzilla The Japanese actor Akhiko Hirata is in both movies, the first as the hero doctor, and Dr Mafune in the 2nd one...& was in quite a few big G movies... Message was edited by: dsclassic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zooty127 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 The following actors brighten up my day... Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, Mae West, Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Greta Garbo, James Cagney, Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Betty Grable, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum & Henry Fonda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGoddess Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I will sit and watch many more, but here are 20 (sorry) to start with who I can't resist: Gary Cooper Clark Gable Rod Taylor Humphrey Bogart Brian Keith Vivien Leigh Carole Lombard Myrna Loy Marilyn Monroe Spencer Tracy Robert Mitchum Robert Ryan Gene Tierney Ava Gardner Lana Turner John Wayne (except war films) William Powell Robert Montgomery Joan Blondell Thelma Ritter Susan Hayward Ronald Colman Linda Darnell "Up and comers": Sterling Hayden, Marion Davies and to a lesser extent, Russell Crowe Edited to include Roddy Taylor and Brian Keith. Message was edited by: MissGoddess AGAIN to include Bogie! How could I forget him! Message was edited by: MissGoddess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankGrimes Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 It's funny, I really don't get "pumped up" over stars that much. It's directors and films where the majority of my excitement and energy exists. When TCM posts a schedule, I search for directors or certain films, especially noirs. Having said that, here are my lists: 1. Gloria Grahame (for me, no actress constantly sizzles like Gloria does) 2. Gene Tierney 3. Joan Bennett 4. Barbara Stanwyck 5. Louise Brooks 6. Carole Lombard 7. Grace Kelly 8. Madeleine Carroll 9. Linda Darnell 10. Claire Trevor 11. Thelma Ritter 12. Ingrid Bergman 13. Claudia Cardinale 14. Ava Gardner 15. Simone Simon 16. Veronica Lake 17. Ida Lupino 18. Rita Hayworth 19. Shelley Winters 20. Esther Howard Up and Coming: Marie Windsor, Yvonne De Carlo, Joan Blondell, Ethel Barrymore Intrigued by: Myrna Loy, Lana Turner, Marlene Dietrich, Vivien Leigh, Greer Garson, Ann Sheridan, Susan Hayward, Mae West 1. Robert Ryan (yes, my dream pairing is Double R and Double G and they meet up in Odds Against Tomorrow.) 2. Dan Duryea 3. Dana Andrews 4. Orson Welles 5. Boris Karloff 6. Peter Lorre 7. Cary Grant 8. Richard Widmark 9. Robert Mitchum 10. Edward G. Robinson 11. Humphrey Bogart 12. Jimmy Stewart 13. Sterling Hayden 14. George Sanders 15. Joseph Cotten 16. Buster Keaton 17. Emil Jannings 18. Conrad Veidt 19. Walter Brennan 20. Lee Marvin Up and Coming: Frank Sinatra, Glenn Ford, Van Heflin, Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Ray Milland. Intrigued by: Robert Montgomery, John Garfield, Charlie Chaplin, Alan Ladd. 1. Alfred Hitchcock 2. Fritz Lang 3. Anthony Mann 4. F.W. Murnau 5. Otto Preminger 6. Jacques Tourneur 7. Orson Welles 8. Sergio Leone 9. Stanley Kubrick 10. Samuel Fuller 11. John Huston 12. Nicholas Ray 13. Robert Wise 14. Howard Hawks 15. Billy Wilder 16. Jules Dassin 17. James Whale 18. Robert Aldrich 19. Preston Sturges 20. John Ford (uh-oh... trouble) Up and Coming: Joseph Mankiewicz, William Dieterle, Joseph H. Lewis, Elia Kazan, Josef von Sternberg. Intrigued By: Ernst Lubitsch, Jean Renoir, Robert Siodmak, Douglas Sirk, Max Ophuls. And Coop's Girl gets this from me " :x " for mentioning Val Lewton. All Lewton pictures pump me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterscotchgreer Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 great question randy!! im not listing all of my favorites, but the ones that really wake me up and get me "pumped up", here's my list: GARY COOPER (majoly big time heehee) GREER GARSON errol flynn(his movies just make you want to get up and go sword fight someone. ) ann miller( she makes me want to dance forever) fay wray clara bow loretta young fred astaire ronald colman walter pidgeon humphrey bogart/lauren bacall vanji(van johnson) ty power(another one that makes me want to swashbuckle heehee) richard greene bushrod(robert taylor) alan ladd danny kaye abbott and costello bob hope robert ryan william wyler alfred hitchcock(his movies arent my favorites, but he ceretainly knows how to keep you on your toes, i do enjoy watching them occasionally) there! are you happy frankie?! frank capra ida lupino up and comers: lew ayres, douglas fairbanks jr., paul henried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankGrimes Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 alfred hitchcock(his movies arent my favorites, but he ceretainly knows how to keep you on your toes, i do enjoy watching them occasionally) there! are you happy frankie?! That's better. I'm just playin'. You shouldn't list Hitch at all, Sweet T. He's not your favorite. Come on now. I know you like Fritz Lang more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterscotchgreer Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 no i do like Rear Window, The Birds, Spellbound, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and a few others. grandmama and i love being on the edge of our seats together. heehee! it makes the evening more interesting. im not so much on the Fritz Lang side though, i do like a couple of his movies, but not so many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankGrimes Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Have you ever seen Stage Fright? How about Mr. and Mrs. Smith? I think you would like those two Hitch films. im not so much on the Fritz Lang side though, i do like a couple of his movies, but not so many. I know. Lang doesn't attract too many female fans. If you know of any, send them my way. humphrey bogart/lauren bacall Now we're talkin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterscotchgreer Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Now we're talkin'! i love all the films lauren and bogie made together, i have them all! Have you ever seen Stage Fright? How about Mr. and Mrs. Smith? I think you would like those two Hitch films. yes i have those two movies frankie! i watch them with grandmama often. she loves suspense and she got me into them a while back. i like Man Hunt, Cloak and Dagger, M, the Blue Gardenia, and i have seen Clash by Night, but i didnt like it too much, i thought it was okay. i think i have seen a few more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankGrimes Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 i love all the films lauren and bogie made together, i have them all! I'm a very big fan of Key Largo. I love the cast. Have you ever seen The Farmer's Wife (Hitch silent comedy) or The Manxman (a Hitch triangle love film)? Those two films would be more your speed, if you can handle silents, that is. i like Man Hunt, Cloak and Dagger, M, the Blue Gardenia, and i have seen Clash by Night, but i didnt like it too much, i thought it was okay. i think i have seen a few more. I've never seen Man Hunt. There aren't too many Lang films I'd recommend to you. Destiny would be the closest. Have you seen Ministry of Fear? So what are the three Greer Garson films that "pump you up" the most? How about Coop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterscotchgreer Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 no i havent seen either of those silents, but i am getting more into silents now that i have watched some of gary's silents. i will definitely look for those frankie! key largo isnt my favorite of theirs, but i like it. i like To Have and Have Not the best. man hunt is a good one frankie, you would like it. now i cant wait to see Destiny, your descripyion is great! no i havent seen Ministry of Fear either, but have heard loads about it. do you think i would like it? greer: pride and prejudice, valley of decision, and mrs. miniver are the ones that get me pumped up so much, but then again random harvest does that lots too! i just get so into them when i am watching them it isnt even funny. gary: along came jones, the hanging tree, and i guess peter ibbetson. it is just so hard to pick only three of gary's movies that pump me up, b/c they all really do, anytime i see his face i smile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankGrimes Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 man hunt is a good one frankie, you would like it. I think that I would, too. Secret Beyond the Door... is the Fritz Lang film I want to see the most. I'm also very intrigued by You and Me. no i havent seen Ministry of Fear either, but have heard loads about it. do you think i would like it? It's a good suspense film and it's not too dark or violent, so I think you could possibly like it. You won't love it, though. greer: pride and prejudice, valley of decision, and mrs. miniver are the ones that get me pumped up so much, but then again random harvest does that lots too! i just get so into them when i am watching them it isnt even funny. Which Greer films do you think would be the closest to my tastes? gary: along came jones, the hanging tree, and i guess peter ibbetson. it is just so hard to pick only three of gary's movies that pump me up, b/c they all really do, anytime i see his face i smile! I didn't know you liked Peter Ibbetson that much. That's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Spaulding Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Actors: 1. James Cagney! 2. John Wayne 3. Lee Marvin 4. William Holden 5. William Powell 6. Henry Fonda 7. Sterling Hayden 8. Gary Cooper 9. Robert Mitchum 10. Dana Andrews 11. Joel McCrae 12. Steve McQueen 13. Howard Keel 14. Walter Pigeon 15. Ronald Colman 16. Van Johnson (lol, sorry, I had to add another) Actresses: 1. Jean Arthur 2. Bette Davis 3. Norma Shearer 4. Olivia de Havilland 5. Joan Blondell 6. Ginger Rogers 7. Susan Hayward 8. Rita Hayworth 9. Edna Mae Oliver 10. Irene Dunne 11. Ann Sothern 12. Claudette Colbert 13. Paulette Goddard 14. Shelley Winters 15. Virginia Mayo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Right now...I'm looking for Ramsay Ames and Frances Dee and Margaret Lindsay films. They've got my undivided attention. If that's pumped...well that's me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiO Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Frank-My-Doppelganger -- Once again, you lure me into a stupid list of actors when I, too, first peruse the TCM schedule for directors. With each list of 20, the first listed is tops for me, and thereafter it is in alphabetical order. Actors/Actresses Barbara Stanwyck Joan Bennett Humphrey Bogart Timothy Carey (waiting for him, weren't you) Charles Chaplin Claudette Colbert Marlene Dietrich Dan Duryea Cary Grant Sterling Hayden Myrna Loy Ida Lupino Lee Marvin Robert Mitchum Marilyn Monroe Edward G. Robinson Robert Ryan Randolph Scott James Stewart Richard Widmark Directors Orson Welles Robert Bresson Charles Burnett John Cassavetes Charles Chaplin Carl Th. Dreyer Samuel Fuller Howard Hawks Stanley Kubrick Fritz Lang Joseph H. Lewis Anthony Mann F.W. Murnau Max Ophuls Yasujiro Ozu Otto Preminger Jean Renoir Jacques Tourneur Erich von Stroheim Billy Wilder P.S. You would L-O-V-E Secret Beyond the Door, not that obsessions are your thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silascrocker Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 My Favorites: Bette Davis Montgomery Clift Barbara Stanwyck Burt Lancaster Paul Newman Lucille Ball Joan Crawford Rock Hudson George Brent James Dean Jean Harlow Myrna Loy Carole Lombard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterscotchgreer Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I think that I would, too. Secret Beyond the Door... is the Fritz Lang film I want to see the most. I'm also very intrigued by You and Me. im not too anxious about seeing Secret Beyond the Door, it doesnt look like such film i would love. It's a good suspense film and it's not too dark or violent, so I think you could possibly like it. You won't love it, though. ill take your word for it. heehee! Which Greer films do you think would be the closest to my tastes? um i think you would like Desire Me. it is a suspence about greer who is married to a man (rob mitchum) who is in a prison camp. he has a "friend" in the camp with him and rob mithcum spends the whole time there looking at greer's picture and explaining his whole life with her and everything about her to this guy he met at the camp. they both try to escape and his "friend" escapes first leaving him behind, b/c get has gotten jealous of his wife. meanwhile she thinks her husband is dead and this other guy has gone to their house trying to get her to fall in love with him and marry him quickly. but he is so freaky! i wont tell you how it ends b/c i dont want to spoil it for you. heehee! but i think you would like it. but your softy side might actually enjoy a couple others too. maybe. heehee! I didn't know you liked Peter Ibbetson that much. That's great. oh yes i looooove Peter Ibbetson! that is one i always cry to about as much as i cry to Random Harvest. heehee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pktrekgirl Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I will watch any and all films with the following stars in them - I'd even be willing to re-watch the worst film they ever made, in fact: Actors: 1. Gary Cooper 2. Clark Gable 3. Rudolph Valentino 4. Ronald Colman 5. William Powell 6. Gregory Peck 7. James Cagney 8. Humphrey Bogart 9. Charlie Chaplin 10.Franchot Tone 11. Tyrone Power 12. Dana Andrews 13. Charles Boyer 14. Laurence Olivier 15. Cary Grant 16. Montgomery Clift 17. Spencer Tracy I leave Errol Flynn off this list because while I ADORE him and would (and in fact already have) re-watch most of his films, I don't think wild horses could get me to re-watch CUBAN REBEL GIRLS. I'd re-watch Bogie's SWING YOUR LADY before I'd re-watch CUBAN REBEL GIRLS! Otherwise, Errol Flynn would definitely be on the list. Actresses: 1. Barbara Stanwyck 2. Myrna Loy 3. Kay Francis 4. Olivia deHavilland 5. Carole Lombard 6. Bette Davis 7. Claudette Colbert 8. Joan Fontaine 9. Jean Arthur 10.Rita Hayworth 11.Marion Davies 12.Janet Gaynor 13.Norma Shearer 14.Doris Day 15.Lauren Bacall 16.Jean Harlow 17.Lucille Ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythoughts Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Actors & Actresses: Marlon Brando Glenn Ford Richard Widmark Gregory Peck William Holden James Cagney Jimmy Stewart Sidney Poitier Frank Sinatra Gene Kelley Lee J. Cobb Steve McQueen Bette Davis Vivien Leigh Joan Crawford Future classic star that gets me pumped up would be: Johnny Depp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankGrimes Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 What's up, Greek Goddess Lover -- Frank-My-Doppelganger That would be, "evil doppleganger." I'm Bizarro to your Superman. Once again, you lure me into a stupid list of actors when I, too, first peruse the TCM schedule for directors. So I'm not the only one lost in a galaxy of stars. Stanwyck is numero uno?! She even tops the guys, eh? Wise decision. I can't wait for The File on Thelma Jordon on January 18th at 8:00 PM EST and The Furies (Missy & Mann!) is expected to be a Criterion release later this year. Of course, you know that I love your lists. Fantastic selections. Yes, I'm even going to overlook you not listing Hitch... again. I save all my Hitch teases for a certain skirt-wearin' Texan. The biggest surprises for me are Marlene, Marilyn, and Claudette. I didn't know you were a fan of them. I still haven't ventured into their worlds yet. I've only seen one "Marilyn" film, the The Misfits, which I love. I borrowed the Marlene Glam Collection from my brother. Despite my case being hopeless, I'm going to watch Morocco first. P.S. You would L-O-V-E Secret Beyond the Door, not that obsessions are your thing. Obsession? Me? Naaahhh. I'd never be so foolish. You do hear Bernard Herrmann's "Vertigo" chords, don't you? No? I thought so. Something tells me you are right. I bet I'm going to L-O-V-E Secret Beyond the Door.... I'm thinking it's going to be top ten for me in terms of Lang films and I wouldn't be shocked if it pushes my top five. Yes, I've got high hopes for the film. I sure as heck hope it's released to DVD. Hiya, Skirt-Wearin' Texan! -- im not too anxious about seeing Secret Beyond the Door, it doesnt look like such film i would love. It doesn't sound like your kinda flick, Sweet T. um i think you would like Desire Me. it is a suspence about greer who is married to a man (rob mitchum) who is in a prison camp. he has a "friend" in the camp with him and rob mithcum spends the whole time there looking at greer's picture and explaining his whole life with her and everything about her to this guy he met at the camp. they both try to escape and his "friend" escapes first leaving him behind, b/c get has gotten jealous of his wife. meanwhile she thinks her husband is dead and this other guy has gone to their house trying to get her to fall in love with him and marry him quickly. but he is so freaky! i wont tell you how it ends b/c i dont want to spoil it for you. heehee! but i think you would like it. but your softy side might actually enjoy a couple others too. maybe. heehee! I think Desire Me could be my speed. I'm a Mitchum fan. I'll be taping the Greer Fest on January 19th. Of the films being shown, I'm most interested in Goodbye Mr. Chips because I like Robert Donat. Hey, Georgia Gal! -- Are you still around? I thought you took off again. I will watch any and all films with the following stars in them - I'd even be willing to re-watch the worst film they ever made, in fact: The worst film they ever made? Well doesn't that consist of most of the films your top four actor choices ever made? At least you have some taste: Bogie, Grant, and Dana Andrews (woo hoo!). By the way, Errol gave me your things to burn. Do you actually wear this stuff? As for actresses, I can't complain. Shocking, I know. Listing Missy as #1 almost makes up for Coop, Gable, Valentino, and Colman. Almost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiO Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 FrankG -- I just learned from a friend that *Mermaids of Tiburon* will be released in February. "Huh?", you say. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056233. The list of available masterworks continues to grow. Message was edited by: ChiO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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