Bronxgirl48 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 I'm now adding a new genre, along the lines of the "Hey, lady!" Italian street urchins sub-group, and calling it "Hey, Nick!" "Nick" seems to be the all-purpose ethnic moniker for "Mediterranean" characters from the '30's, '40's, and '50's. I saw three films recently with "Nicks" -- THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (Cecil Kellaway, who is also given "Canadian" status, lol), RIFFRAFF (Joseph Calleia) and FULL OF LIFE (Richard Conte). Any more? There's got to be a John Garfield "Nick". Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Mar 12, 2011 4:59 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Bronxgirl- You can add these to your list. John Derek as Nick Romano - *Knock On Any Door* George Raft as Nick Cain- *Lucky Nick Cain* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 lavender! Terrific, thanks! I was right about Garfield. He's a Nick in NOBODY LIVES FOREVER and HE RAN ALL THE WAY, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Just discovered another one. Victor Mature as "Nick Blanco" in KISS OF DEATH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 George Tobias is our "Nick" king so far: THE STRAWBERRY BLONDE, MY WILD IRISH ROSE, and JUKE GIRL I'm not sure what his first name is in MY SISTER EILEEN, but it's probably "Nick", too, bless him, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 You're welcome, but getting on the bds. is not so easy! I was about to post *Kiss Of Death* how about Edward G as Nick Donati in *Kid Gallahad*- I think there's another one a pre-code with Ed G as a barber. Now you've got me going- I'll go crazy the rest of the day thinking about this. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 I'm having a bit of a struggle adjusting to the board changes too, but I guess patience is what's needed. (something I definitely lack, however) Ah, Eddie G. as a Nick! I should have figured on that, ha! I uncovered more Conte Nicks -- NO WAY OUT, NEW YORK CONFIDENTIAL, THIEVE'S HIGHWAY, A BELL FOR ADANO and I think there's another one but my mind is swimming right now, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 I believe Conte also starred as a reporter in a short-lived t.v. series. His name? Nick So Richard has now overtaken Abner Kravitz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I just remembered,- Rod Steiger- Nick Benko- *The Harder They Fall* - it was just on today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Oh my gosh, you're right!! HA!!! And I was watching it, too, lol. I guess I was trying to ignore Rod's hammy performance, but it was kinda hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I always think of Rod Steiger's performances as over the top. I looked up Richard Conte ( I had such a big crush on him when I was a kid) He was Nick Rocco in *Full of Life* and Nick Gusto in *No Way Out* . But here's the corker, his real name was "Nicholas" Richard Conte!!!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 delete posted twice Edited by: lavenderblue19 on Mar 12, 2011 7:36 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 I had forgotten to mention about Conte's real first name being Nicholas. hahahahahahaha! I guess that automatically puts him in first place. I think the very first movie I ever saw Richard Conte in was I'LL CRY TOMORROW, and I've been queasy about him ever since, lol. He was so convincing to me as a sadist that for years I couldn't watch him in anything else without cringing. Even with FULL OF LIFE, I kept expecting him to shove pregnant wife Judy down the stairs or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I must have blocked out those memories of Conte, I fell in love because of *Ocean's Eleven* . "Never the luck, never the luck" and then he drops in the middle of the street! He was such a sympathetic character in the film. This was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Hey laaaaaaaaaaaaaady!!! You wouldn't count Nick Charles in that bunch of Nicks, wouldja? Nah, Nicky's pretty WASP-y in "The Thin Man" series, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 hey Bronxie, I don't mean to interrupt the "Nick" conversation but after watching *Stella Dallas* with the great Barbara Stanwyck, I have a question that I am hoping you can answer: Why, in 1930 films, are ringlets used as a way to denote a lower-class woman? Did Toni Home Permanent kits exist back then? Babs in *Stella Dallas* Bette in *Of Human Bondage* Edited by: lzcutter for Toni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 > {quote:title=CineMaven wrote:}{quote} > Hey laaaaaaaaaaaaaady!!! > > You wouldn't count Nick Charles in that bunch of Nicks, wouldja? Nah, Nicky's pretty > WASP-y in "The Thin Man" series, I guess. Hey, Maaaaaaaaven! You're right about Powell as Nick Charles. I'd also exclude Vincent Price as Nicholas van Ryn in DRAGONWYCK. These two are definitely "upper-class" Nicks, ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Hey, Lynn! PLEASE "interrupt" -- the more the merrier with fun things to think about! Now you've got me ruminating on the whys and whereabouts of "lower-class" ringlets from 1930's movies.... This particular hair style also seems to indicate women who can't accept the passage of time. Coincidentally, more Bette Davis -- vain Fanny in MR. SKEFFINGTON, and crazy Baby Jane Hudson. Mary Pickford, too, probably, ha! It's interesting how much Bette as Fanny actually resembles Baby Jane. g Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Mar 13, 2011 1:20 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Lynn, look who I found! Mae Clarke in the 1931 WATERLOO BRIDGE! You're right!! Now I'm on a ringlet quest! Edited by: Bronxgirl48 on Mar 13, 2011 1:28 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 >"Hey, Maaaaaaaaven! You're right about Powell as Nick Charles. I'd also exclude Vincent Price > as Nicholas van Ryn in DRAGONWYCK. These two are definitely 'upper-class' Nicks, ha!" - << (( Bronxgirl )) >> I hear ya Bronxie. Maybe if they both wore their hair in ringlets, then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Nicky Arnstein...Nicky Arnstein.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Add Nick Ferranti- Cary Grant- *An Affair To Remember* to your upper crust exclusion list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Hey Ladeeeeeeeeee! Lookie here what I got for you..... a movie that has everything. A Nick and a street urchin... http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82157/Lucky-Nick-Cain/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 AhhahahahahahahahahaHA!!!!!!!! Brilliant! I see that the street urchin is named Toni. Lynn, did you hear that? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxgirl48 Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 > {quote:title=JackFavell wrote:}{quote} > Nicky Arnstein...Nicky Arnstein.... Keep those Nicks comin'! The real Nicky Arnstein: (not so gorgeous) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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