dagoldenage Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Top 10 movies1. Scrooge (A Christmas Carol)2. Strangers on a Train3. African Queen, The4. Streetcar Named Desire, A5. American in Paris, An6. Detective Story7. Enforcer, The8. Place in the Sun, A9. Kind Lady10. Ace in the Hole (Big Carnival, The)Best Actor: Humphrey Bogart (The African Queen)Best Actress: Vivien Leigh (A Streetcar Named Desire)Supporting Actor: Karl Malden (A Streetcar Named Desire)Supporting Actress: Barbara Bel Geddes (Fourteen Hours)Titles watched: 126Note: I did not include Lavender Hill Mob because it was Oscar eligible the following year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 1951 (138 titles seen) The Thing from Another World The Day the Earth Stood Still Strangers on a Train Othello Ace in the Hole Detective Story A Streetcar Named Desire A Place in the Sun When Worlds Collide The African Queen Runner-ups: Decision Before Dawn, A Christmas Carol, The Idiot, Der Verlorene, Come Fill the Cup, Bright Victory, and Diary of a Country Priest. Best Actor: Marlon Brando, A Streetcar Named Desire Best Actress: Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire Best Supporting Actor: Peter Ustinov, Quo Vadis Best Supporting Actress: Lee Grant, Detective Story Best Director: Orson Welles, Othello 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Robert Walker wanted to trade murders with Farley Granger; Claudette Colbert said a few prayers for Ann Blyth; Ray Milland's house burned down; a prowler lurked outside Evelyn Keyes' home; Audie Murphy went to hell and back in the Civil War; and the men in white came for Vivien Leigh. *** My list: 1. I’D CLIMB THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN (biographical drama) 2. THE BROWNING VERSION (British drama) 3. THE RIVER (French-Indian literary adaptation) 4. A PLACE IN THE SUN (crime drama) 5. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (drama) 6. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (psychological crime thriller) 7. THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE (literary adaptation) 8. THE LAVENDER HILL MOB (British crime comedy) 9. ACE IN THE HOLE (noir) 10. THUNDER ON THE HILL (mystery drama) Notable Performers: Best Actress: Ethel Barrymore for KIND LADY Supporting Actress: Ann Blyth for THUNDER ON THE HILL Best Actor: Alastair Sim for A CHRISTMAS CAROL Supporting Actor: Robert Walker for STRANGERS ON A TRAIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagoldenage Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 TopBilled: Glad to see your choice of Alastair Sim. I definitely think he should have been nominated for Best Actor. Also, Kirk Douglas for Detective Story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 13 minutes ago, dagoldenage said: TopBilled: Glad to see your choice of Alastair Sim. I definitely think he should have been nominated for Best Actor. Also, Kirk Douglas for Detective Story. Thanks. Yes, he deserved a nomination at least. I like your choice of Barbara Bel Geddes for supporting actress. FOURTEEN HOURS is excellent. Agnes Moorehead also did a fine job in that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinemaInternational Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 1. Quo Vadis 2. Strangers on a Train 3. A Streetcar Named Desire 4. The African Queen 5. Show Boat 6. On Dangerous Ground 7. The Day the Earth Stood Still 8. An American in Paris 9. The Mating Season 10. A Christmas Carol HMs: Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, The Browning Version, A Place in the Sun, Follow the Sun, The Great Caruso, On Moonlight Bay, The Model and the Marriage Broker, Callaway Went Thataway, His Kind of Woman, Payment on Demand, Alice in Wonderland Actor 1. Robert Walker/Strangers on a Train 2. Michael Redgrave/The Browning Version 3. Robert Ryan/On Dangerous Ground 4. Humphrey Bogart/The African Queen 5. Michael Rennie/The Day the Earth Stood Still Actress 1. Vivien Leigh/A Streetcar Named Desire 2. Thelma Ritter/The Mating Season 3. Ida Lupino/On Dangerous Ground 4. Katharine Hepburn/The African Queen 5. Thelma Ritter/The Model and the Marriage Broker Supporting Actor 1. Vincent Price/His Kind of Woman 2. Peter Ustinov/Quo Vadis 3. Karl Malden/A Streetcar Named Desire 4. Oscar Levant/An American in Paris 5. Leo Genn/Quo Vadis Supporting Actress 1. Ava Gardner/Show Boat 2. Kim Hunter/A Streetcar Named Desire 3. Mary Wickes/On Moonlight Bay 4. Shelley Winters/A Place in the Sun 5. Patricia Laffen/Quo Vadis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagoldenage Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Had 16 votes online and in person. Results:Top 10 movies1. Streetcar Named Desire, A2. Strangers on a Train3. Ace in the Hole (Big Carnival, The)4. African Queen, The5. Detective Story6. American in Paris, An - Actual Winner7. Scrooge (A Christmas Carol)8. Day the Earth Stood Still, The9. Place in the Sun, A10. Thing From Another World, TheBest Actor: Tie, Humphrey Bogart (The African Queen) - Actual Winner and Marlon Brando (A Streetcar Named Desire)Best Actress: Vivien Leigh (A Streetcar Named Desire) - Actual WinnerSupporting Actor: Robert Walker (Strangers on a Train) – Not NominatedSupporting Actress: Tie, Shelley Winters (A Place in the Sun) and Jan Sterling (Ace in the Hole) – Neither NominatedTitles with votes: 51Titles I watched: 127 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Top 10: Cry, the Beloved Country Strangers on a Train Westward the Women Decision Before Dawn The African Queen On Dangerous Ground The Prowler Pandora and the Flying Dutchman The Browning Version An American in Paris Best Color Cinematography: Pandora and the Flying Dutchman Best Black & White Cinematography: Othello Best Supporting Actor: Oskar Werner, Decision Before Dawn Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Collinge, Teresa (or Hildegard Knef, Decision Before Dawn) Best Actress: Ida Lupino, On Dangerous Ground. But Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire; Katharine Hepburn, The African Queen; Thelma Ritter, The Model and the Marriage Broker; and Pier Angeli, Teresa are also worthy of the top award. Best Actor: Robert Ryan, On Dangerous Ground. This may be the best year ever for leading male performances, although 1962 is also great. In addition to Robert Ryan, there are Alastair Sim, A Christmas Carol; Robert Walker, Strangers on a Train; Marlon Brando, A Streetcar Named Desire; Montgomery Clift, A Place in the Sun; Michael Redgrave, The Browning Version; John Garfield, He Ran All the Way; Kirk Douglas, Ace in the Hole; Canada Lee, Cry, the Beloved Country; and Humphrey Bogart, The African Queen. To my mind, this makes ten actors who would have been deserving winners in most years. Among films that may not have been mentioned yet, I'm also fond of He Ran All the Way, The Steel Helmet, The Tall Target, Show Boat, and Teresa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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