TripleHHH Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Another thought question Weve seen gangsters, Noir, classics Bogart, Cagney, Robinson, I think Clark Gable was a gangster early on, but not just them theres Sterling Hayden, Lee Van Cleef, Jack Palance, Richard Wydmark or still character actors, supporting roles that were tremendous as a gangster that you personally like... Theres plenty of gangsters to look at For the life of me, I have lately wondered why a woman would want to love a gangster after watching all those movies ? Money ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 "Little Ceasar" 1931 Edward G. Robinson (and he don't say Pizza Pizza). is one the early talkie favorite of mine. About why will a woman fall in love with a gangster ? Forget about fictional movies, why will some women (with a couple of cards missing) fall in love and sometimes wants to marry a guy on death roll - for real. Money couldn't be the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvaG92260 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 HHH, In my opinion, no dought there were 2 that played that role the best......James Cagney and Edward G Robinson...no dought!..they were both great at that....Its the Thug Life 4 me....heehee ty AvaG Message was edited by: AvaG92260 Message was edited by: AvaG92260 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Lee Marvin played a good gangster.....and some women like the "thrills" they get from a "bad-boy" because their normal life is boring. Or they are just stupid........LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bopper Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Ted De Corsia was a great criminal. he even played a crooked cop in The Killing. I liked Nehmiah Persoff in Street of Sinners. Realistic. Anthony Quinn was great as a thug in Naked Street. Raymond Burr played a great gangster in Raw Deal & who could forget Johnny Friendly - Lee j Cobb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Finally a good question. I'm going to go with Timothy Carey and Eduardo Cianelli. (I'll throw in a mug: Elisha Cook, Jr.). The rest of you had named some very good actors. Oh yeah...we girls LOVE the bad boys!! Charles McGraw could smack me around anytime! Oops...the train's about to go into the tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bargar Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I think women attach themselves to "bad guys" for the danger and excitement. In some of the classic "gangsta" movies, the spoiled rich "dames" are definitely in it for those reasons, thinking "Daddy" can always get me out of my predicament. My fav is Edward G. Robinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 "Go on. Put 'em around me!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceSaliano Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Love me some Ralf Harolde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Spaulding Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 My favorite "gangster" would have to be James Cagney. Pretty typical, but I can't help it, he's so good. Lee Marvin is definitely my favorite "thug." I've got this thing for him....I love his style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bopper Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 lawrence tierney was a nasty boy in The Hoodlum. & I like Cagney in Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Will you accept a big lug? MIKE MAZURKI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvaG92260 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Cinemaven, what do u mean FINALLY? I think all of HHH s questions are pretty darn good...keeps us all on out toes and makes us think of some very fond memorys of some great movies! Unless thats not what u meant?? But u did say finally a good question asked but HHH... Well... i love his questions .as a matter a fact i like every1 questions here on the board..maybe some better then others...but basiiccly i appreciate every1 comments... AvaG :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 he rites, "cascablanca" vs. "gawn with the winde" OR "citsen kane" vs. "touch a evil." Or..."singing in the rein" vs. "the reins of ranchipur." I was happe to see a thred from him that was more than a fight card. CienaMaven :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleHHH Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 A fight card ? LOL thats rich i like wrestling so that where i get the VS ideas Thank you for defending me Ava Keep it up thanks LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 *LOL thats rich* Hey, leave me out of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I think the most rotten miserable thug was Neville Brand as ?Chester? in D.O.A. (1950). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Marc Lawrence in anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Before I get beaten to a pulp in a tag-team brawl with Triple H & Ava, let me get back to the thread at hand. If you're naming Marc Lawrence, SCSU (was I the only one who recognized him in "The Man With the Golden Gun" playing, wait for it...a gangster?) then I'm going to name Joseph Sawyer. Totally off-topic: you haven't lived until you see John Hodiak...mustache and all play an indian in "Cross The Wide Missouri." YIKES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleHHH Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 scsu you are Rich then, youre out LOL thats I can change the word to COOL then I love that comment about Cinemaven being doubleteamed by me and ava thats rich..i mean cool too Im the gangster of love whoo Message was edited by: TripleHHH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybrspacy Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 *Harold Huber* played a great gangster, IMO. He was memorable in *Hide-Out*, playing the gangsterish doctor to Robert Montgomery's classy gangster. I love the scene where Huber, still hungover from the night before, inadvertently calls the farmer's wife, played by Elizabeth Patterson, "babe," and then quickly recovers himself. He's also quite good as one of Robinson's hoods in *A Slight Case of Murder,* with Edward G. and Ruth Donnelly, another two of my favorites. Huber had a prominent scar on one cheek and I always wonder how he got it and if it helped him get those kind of roles when he was first starting out. Another dependable character actor in the gangster mold was *Joseph Calleia*. He costarred with Charles Boyer and Hedy Lamarr in *Algiers*, playing Inspector Slimane, the man who introduced the two lovers, and also the one who finally caught Pepe LeMoko. I also enjoyed Calleia in *Five Came Back*, a plane crash melodrama with a young Lucille Ball. But my absolute favorite of all time is **James Cagney*!* Even though he grew to hate playing gangsters, I'm happy to watch his movies and especially love his wiseguys and song and dance men. Message was edited by: cybrspacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Uh-oh...NO MORE POEMS. Let's fight. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceSaliano Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Comedically, Nat Pendleton and Edward Brophy. Ralf Harolde, Noel Madison, Marc Lawrence, Joseph Calleia and Harold Huber (a genuine scarface!) were all top-notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest. Heh heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bargar Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Naughty Norma!! Ahh, those were the pre-code days. "A Free Soul". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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