sweetsmellofsuccess Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Here's mine... and I know there are more than 31 from my list, but I couldn't help myself! Lon Chaney Lillian Gish Richard Barthelmess (especially after seeing Heroes for Sale recently) Lionel Barrymore Wallace Beery William Powell Mickey Rooney James Cagney Ann Sheridan Jack Carson Marlene Dietrich Robert Ryan Charles Bronson Eleanor Parker Patricia Neal Melvyn Douglas Donald Sutherland Paul Newman Robert Redford Steve McQueen Clint Eastwood Julie Christie Laurence Harvey Richard Harris Jean Simmons Albert Finney Leslie Howard Jean Harlow John Garfield Alexis Smith Dean Martin Joan Fontaine Olivia de Havilland Arthur Kennedy Natalie Wood Sydney Greenstreet What's your list? Edited by: sweetsmellofsuccess on Jan 7, 2010 8:08 AM Link to post Share on other sites
PrinceSaliano Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 BELA LUGOSI (though I'd like him to be SOTM in October) WHEELER & WOOLSEY JOHN GILBERT WILLIAM HAINES RAMON NOVARRO LON CHANEY RICHARD BARTHELMESS PRESTON FOSTER CONSTANCE BENNETT JOAN BLONDELL LUPE VELEZ W.C. FIELDS (Par. & Univ.) EVELYN ANKERS (Universal) NANCY CARROLL (Paramount) CLARA BOW (Par. & Fox) MAE WEST (Paramount) GEORGE RAFT (Paramount) DIRECTOR JAMES WHALE (Universal) DIRECTOR TOD BROWNING Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 JENNIFER JONES! To make up for the lame tribute movies they are showing tonight. I would like to see more silent stars represented also (some of course made the transition........) Link to post Share on other sites
wdh333 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 My list and for SOTM Charles Bronson Burt Reynolds Randolph Scott Audie Murphy James Cagney Henry Fonda James Garner Bob Hope Bing Crosby Lee Marvin Jack Lemmon Link to post Share on other sites
sweetsmellofsuccess Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 I completely forgot about Joan Blondell! She is ALWAYS worth watching! Link to post Share on other sites
kimpunkrock Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Here are my few suggestions: Walter Pidgeon Chill Wills Judy Garland Van Johnson Bogie (of course always my man Bogie) Lauren Bacall Warren Beatty Bette Davis Marlene Dietrich Greta Garbo Mae West WC Fields Fred Macmurry Janet Lee Angela Lansbury Monty Clift Tyrone Power Marueen Ohara Rita Hayworth Jane Russell Glen Ford Elvis James Dean, Marlon Brando combo day since JD only made 4 movies but is one of the biggest names in classic hollywood. Maybe they could have a method acting day, Billie Burke (best part of the wizard of Oz, dont ya think) Elizabeth Taylor Vic Morrow (one of my favorite dudes of all time. See Tribute to a Bad Man with Cagney.) Joan Blondell Lyle Talbot (see-Murder in the Clouds for Lyle Talbot headlining public domain fun.) Ya know different people like the ones I mentioned. There are some great supporting actors, etc, smaller named people that always made a movie great whenever they were in it, like Chill Wills, who i think should of gotten the oscar for The Alamo, if only because he tried so hard to get it and he makes any movie he is in just a little bit better and that should be appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites
CineMaven Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 HEY!! YOU'RE BACK! Alright. Straighten out this Message Board will ya, Kim? It's full of socks & puppets. Summer Under The Stars suggestion: ANN SHERIDAN. Link to post Share on other sites
kimpunkrock Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Thanks for welcoming me back! the reason I dont post much anymore is because i havent been able to afford cable in over 2 years and now that I possibly could, I dont want to waste my money JUST for TCM. So it feels like I cant really post without watching the channel, it just doesnt feel right, but I guess that is just silly. and ANN SHERIDAN is a great suggestion. I add her too my list also her and Myrna Loy and Maureen Stapleton (Lonelyhearts! such a great movie and badly needed on DVD. also I want to add to my list Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathu (sp?). So glad Plaza Suite is playing next week, that movie is one of his absolute best and who the heck names their daughter Mimsey! Hahahahahaha Link to post Share on other sites
CineMaven Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 ...And you know, I never met a Mimsy in my life. Link to post Share on other sites
kimpunkrock Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I never met a mimsey either. hahahahaha If anyone is feeling down in the frown next week just watch plaza suite, it will be sure to make you laugh. Link to post Share on other sites
PrinceSaliano Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Lemme add Basil Rathbone, Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Gale Sondergaard, Billie Dove OR Bebe Daniels, Mary Astor (must include RETURN OF THE TERROR), Dennis O'Keefe, Thelma Todd, Laurel & Hardy, Buster Crabbe, John Carradine, Chester Morris. Link to post Share on other sites
kimpunkrock Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Great suggestions Prince, esp John Carradine. i must add him to my list also. He is one of those character actors that make any film he is in a great one. Link to post Share on other sites
PTAndersonFan Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 my suggestions: - Bette Davis - Greta Garbo - Joan Crawford - Jean Harlow - Leslie Howard - Jimmy Stewart - John Wayne - Barbara Stanwyck - Myrna Loy - Orson Welles - Walter Huston - Dean Martin - Judy Garland - Ingrid Bergman - Katharine Hepburn - Lon Chaney Sr. - Lillian Gish - Linda Darnell - Anne Baxter - Charles Laughton - Kirk Douglas - Mary Astor - Joseph Cotton - Vivien Leigh - Gene Tiereny - Tallulah Bankhead - Faye Dunaway - Fred & Ginger Link to post Share on other sites
audreyforever Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 mine: BUD ABBOTT & LOU COSTELLO LENA HORNE CONSTANCE BENNETT JAMES CAGNEY JUNE ALLYSON BUSTER KEATON MELVYN DOUGLAS CLAUDETTE COLBERT CAROLE LOMBARD GLENN FORD ELEANOR POWELL RANDOLPH SCOTT WILLIAM POWELL MYRNA LOY GENE KELLY DANA ANDREWS GARY COOPER PAULETTE GODDARD DEBBIE REYNOLDS THE MARX BROTHERS ROSALIND RUSSELL ANN SHERIDAN RAY MILLAND VIVIEN LEIGH WALTER BRENNAN ALAN LADD SOPHIA LOREN MARY ASTOR JOAN FONTAINE MICKEY ROONEY PAUL NEWMAN Link to post Share on other sites
newclassicfilmfan Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Kimpunkrock, what a GREAT list you have. I liked that you included one of my favorites, Vic Morrow, on your list. He's not mentioned very often, but what a great, underated actor. He should have a day devoted to his films on TCM sometime. I also like the idea of James Dean and Marlon Brando "combo day" Here is my list: Lee J. Cobb Vic Morrow James Dean Marlon Brando William Holden Vivien Leigh Joan Crawford Bette Davis Shelley Winters Paul Newman James Cagney Richard Widmark Ralph Meeker Aldo Ray Burt Lancaster Yul Brynner Steve McQueen Glenn Ford Richard Basehart Linda Darnell Joseph Cotton Dana Andrews Charlton Heston Karl Malden Edward G. Robinson Vincent Price James Stewart Frank Sinatra Jerry Lewis Greta Garbo Link to post Share on other sites
skimpole Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I'd recommend either Barbara Stanwyck or Fred MacMurray if it would get TCM to run There's Always Tomorrow. How about Peter Falk? Link to post Share on other sites
MovieFanLaura Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Eleanor Parker Joan Bennett Ray Milland (especially if it means TCM would turn loose more Paramount titles; I'm excited they're showing KITTY and LADY IN THE DARK in the next couple months) Claudette Colbert (ditto the Paramount comment) Fred MacMurray (and ditto...) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Marsha Hunt Robert Montgomery Dennis Morgan Edited by: MovieFanLaura on Jan 7, 2010 11:07 PM Link to post Share on other sites
CelluloidKid Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Joan Crawford - More rare films! Hayley Mills Lana Turner Thelma Ritter Elsa Lanchester Robert Mitchum Marilyn Monroe - Contract W./ 20th Century Fox Vincent Price Catherine Deneuve Ellen Burstyn Franchot Tone William Haines - In 1930, Haines was the top box-office male star and Joan Crawford the top female .After involuntarily retiring from acting, he took up a successful, prolific, decades-long career as an interior decorator. Some of his clients included Carole Lombard and Mr. and Mrs. Fredric March. Also TCM could get the rights, and show the documentary _Out of the Closet, Off the Screen_: The Life of William Haines (2001) Sonja Henie - She was a three-time Olympic Champion (1928, 1932, 1936), a ten-time World Champion (1927-1936) and a six-time European Champion (1931-1936). Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies figure skater. At the height of her acting career she was one of the highest paid movie stars in Hollywood. Abbott and Costello - The Three Stooges are so "Over-Rated"! B?la Lugosi Fran?oise Dorl?ac - She was a French actress, too early and tragically disappeared. She was the daughter of screen actor Maurice Dorl?ac and Ren?e Deneuve, and the elder sister of Catherine Deneuve. Jane Russell - Sheree North - After the success of "How to Be Very, Very Popular", North was groomed by Fox as the "new Marilyn Monroe". However, the studio soon focused attention on a new Monroe-esque actress, Jayne Mansfield. Decades later, North would play Monroe's mother in the 1980 television movie "Marilyn: The Untold Story". Britt Ekland - A Swedish actress long resident in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her role of "Mary Goodnight" in the Bond movie "The Man with the Golden Gun", Capucine - A French actress. She made several forays into American cinema in addition to her lengthy European film career. Faye Dunaway Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Let's get a few silent stars in there.... GLORIA SWANSON RICHARD BARTHELMESS WILLIAM HAINES JOHN GILBERT BESSIE LOVE BETTY COMPSON MAE MARSH NORMA TALMADGE CONSTANCE TALMADGE LILLIAN GISH Link to post Share on other sites
PrinceSaliano Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I think a full 1/3 of the month should be devoted to stars who were at their peak in the 20s and 30s. Link to post Share on other sites
brackenhe Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I have some really weird suggestions but they are people we rarely, if ever, see on TCM. One of them is Will Rogers--he made his films at Fox. Another is William Boyd aka Hopalong Cassidy. TCM has shown a few of his pre-Hoppy films plus I wouldn't mind seeing the Hoppy movies too. Link to post Share on other sites
mrroberts Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Trying to nominate a few who I don't think have been honored before: Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Lee Remick. Link to post Share on other sites
kimpunkrock Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Will Rogers would be tough because most of his films are Fox. There are so many in that Ford at Fox box set I got. He would be a good one. Link to post Share on other sites
brackenhe Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I happen to think of another person I'd like to see--Jean Gabin. I know a lot of people get burned out on foreign films, especially if there are a lot of them in one day, but I think he may have done a few films at Paramount in the early 40's before going back to France to fight in the resistance. Plus, he's made more than a few French films. Link to post Share on other sites
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