dagoldenage Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1. Sunset Blvd. 2. All About Eve 3. Asphalt Jungle, The 4. Third Man, The (1949) - UK 5. Champagne for Caesar 6. Stage Fright 7. Stars in My Crown 8. Men, The 9. Three Little Words 10. Gunfighter, The Best Actor: Jose Ferrer (Cyrano de Bergerac) Best Actress: Gloria Swanson (Sunset Blvd.) Supporting Actor: Vincent Price (Champagne for Caesar) Supporting Actress: Gertrude Lawrence (Glass Menagerie, The) NOTE: I included The Third Man because it was eligible for Academy Awards that year. Titles watched: 138 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Here's the Best Actress for 1950: Eleanor Parker in Caged. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagoldenage Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 Swithin: She was great, well deserving of the nomination. That was a great year for lead actress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Well that was before my time, But really, can't add much to that list right "off top", but does remind me.... I have a "sort" of obsession about seeing movies(with contemporary stories) made the year I was born( '51) and too, just a year before, So I probably keep an eye out more sharply for 'em. Like yesterday( and for the first time) watching LET'S MAKE IT LEGAL. Kept thinking and trying to remember: That baby used to play ROBERT WAGNER and BARBARA BATES' daughter is just a bit older than me. And.... sadly it would be only 11 short years until MARILYN MONROE would leave us. Sepiatone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 My selections: Best Actress-- Eleanor Parker as Marie Allen in CAGED (1950) Accomplishes a remarkable transformation, psychologically and physically. Best Supporting Actress-- Jane Cowl as Mrs. Harkness in NO MAN OF HER OWN (1950) Playing Stanwyck's controlling mother-in-law, her characterization is brittle yet surprisingly flexible. Best Actor-- Spencer Tracy as Stanley Banks in FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1950) A restrained, dignified approach to comedy; a gem of a performance. Best Supporting Actor-- Walter Huston as T.C. Jeffords in THE FURIES (1950) Gutsy and emotionally complex; a great role to end an illustrious film career. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Faiola Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Quite a few folks who bought our CAGED soundtrack CD had never seen the film. After hearing the score they sought out the film and were totally blown away. Still packs a wallop. Honorable mention for 1950: THE BREAKING POINT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagoldenage Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 TopBilled: I'm interested in your favorite movies from that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 2 hours ago, dagoldenage said: TopBilled: I'm interested in your favorite movies from that year. Sure. Here you go-- Louis Calhern was not a girl's best friend; Anne Baxter was honored with a Sarah Siddons Award; James Stewart and Harvey were treated by Cecil Kellaway; Barbara Stanwyck attacked Judith Anderson with a pair of scissors; Spencer Tracy gave Elizabeth Taylor away; and Gloria Swanson was ready for her mug shot. *** My list: 1. SUNSET BOULEVARD (show biz drama) 2. ALL ABOUT EVE (show biz drama) 3. LA RONDE (French romance drama) 4. THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (heist film) 5. CINDERELLA (animated fairy tale) 6. BORN YESTERDAY (political satire) 7. WINCHESTER ’73 (western) 8. RASHOMON (Japanese drama) 9. ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (musical) 10. CAGED (prison drama) and NO WAY OUT (social message drama) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 1950 (119 titles seen) Sunset Boulevard Rashomon The Asphalt Jungle The Breaking Point In a Lonely Place Night and the City Los Olvidados Gun Crazy Winchester '73 All About Eve Runner-ups: Rio Grande, Harvey, Three Came Home, La Ronde, Wagon Master, Orpheus Best Actor: John Garfield, The Breaking Point Best Actress: Gloria Swanson, Sunset Boulevard Best Supporting Actor: George Sanders, All About Eve Best Supporting Actress: Judith Anderson, The Furies Best Juvenile Performance: Alfonso Mejia, Los Olvidados Best Director: Akira Kurosawa, Rashomon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 My top films are going to look a lot like dagoldenage's picks, and although I have different choices for Best Actor, Actress, and Supporting Actor, I'd just as gladly take Lawrence's winners. I have Gun Crazy marked as a 1949 film (if it's 1950, it belongs on the list). I'll go along with The Third Man as 1950 to match dagoldenage, and will include a couple of foreign films. Best Films: All About Eve Sunset Boulevard The Third Man The Asphalt Jungle The Furies Rashomon Orpheus The Breaking Point In a Lonely Place Three Came Home Honorable Mention: Wagon Master, Stars in My Crown, The Men, Devil's Doorway, Panic in the Streets Best Actor: William Holden, Sunset Boulevard Best Actress: Bette Davis, All About Eve Best Supporting Actor: Sam Jaffe, The Asphalt Jungle Best Supporting Actress: Judith Anderson, The Furies An exceptional year for films. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1. All About Eve 2. Sunset Blvd 3. Caged 4. Born Yesterday 5. The Breaking Point 6. Cinderella 7. Tension 8. In a Lonely Place 9. Gun Crazy (Wikipedia, IMDB, TCM and Rotten Tomatoes says 1950) 10. Night and the City Honorable Mentions*: The Damned Don't Cry, The Asphalt Jungle, Born to Be Bad, Cheaper By the Dozen, Father of the Bride, Fancy Pants, The Fuller Brush Girl, Harriet Craig, Montana, Perfect Strangers, Summer Stock, Tea For Two, Three Little Words, Two Weeks With Love, Where the Sidewalk Ends, Woman on the Run, Young Man With a Horn *-Any notable omissions is probably due to my not having seen the film. BEST ACTRESS: Anne Baxter, All About Eve BEST ACTOR: William Holden, Sunset Blvd BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Gloria Grahame, In a Lonely Place BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: George Sanders, All About Eve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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