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[JackFavell]

Oh that reminds me - I meant to ask about *Love Before Breakfast* - where did Grimes ever get that one? I haven't even heard of it!

 

The New *Jane* is getting raves? That's heartening... I still like the one with Zelah Clarke and Timothy Dalton (swoon).

 

And *Hide-Out*! Perfect! I wish I'd thought of it. Is it creepy to mention Robert Montgomery and Roz Russell as a couple in *Night Must Fall*? Ooooh, I'm all tingly thinking about it.

 

Errol Flynn and Olivia in *They Died with Their Boots On.*

 

Joseph Cotten and jennifer Jones in *Portrait of Jennie*

 

Edited by: JackFavell on Mar 17, 2011 10:33 AM

[MissGoddess]

> {quote:title=JackFavell wrote:}{quote}

> Oh that reminds me - I meant to ask about *Love Before Breakfast* - where did Grimes ever get that one? I haven't even heard of it!

>

 

I think he has the Carole Lombard box set, which includes it. You should take a peek. That, and *True Confessions* are pretty good.

 

> The New *Jane* is getting raves? That's heartening... I still like the one with Zelah Clarke and Timothy Dalton (swoon).

>

 

I couldn't get into that version, sadly, I think it was too long for me. Dalton was gorgeous (I'd like to have seen him play Darcy). It was more faithful to the book, though.

 

Salon.com gave the new one a rave review, comparing it to a John Ford movie, so you know I had to see it then. What I fear about the new one is the editing. The trailer is all that MTV style crap with fast, jarring cuts and that would be ridiculous for such a story. I don't mind dramatic cutting when appropriate, but not fast. This isn't *Lord of the Rings* and I fear they may be going after the teen market. Gross.

 

> And *Hide-Out*! Perfect! I wish I'd thought of it. Is it creepy to mention Robert Montgomery and Roz Russell as a couple in *Night Must Fall*? Ooooh, I'm all tingly thinking about it.

>

 

Why not, they were fascinating together? Like a mongoose and snake circling each other.

 

> Errol Flynn and Olivia in *They Died with Their Boots On.*

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> Joseph Cotten and jennifer Jones in *Portrait of Jennie*

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Wonderful choices. That farewell scene in Boots kills me every time. I wish Walsh had revealed his softer side more often. This and *High Sierra* (another couple Grimes had that I wanted to include) are two of his most romantic films.

[JackFavell]

> {quote:title=MissGoddess wrote:}{quote}

> I couldn't get into that version, sadly, I think it was too long for me. Dalton was gorgeous (I'd like to have seen him play Darcy). It was more faithful to the book, though.

 

It's definitely a slow mover - I just skip through now to the good parts.

 

> Salon.com gave the new one a rave review, comparing it to a John Ford movie, so you know I had to see it then. What I fear about the new one is the editing. The trailer is all that MTV style crap with fast, jarring cuts and that would be ridiculous for such a story. I don't mind dramatic cutting when appropriate, but not fast. This isn't *Lord of the Rings* and I fear they may be going after the teen market. Gross.

 

That's what makes me VERY leery of the new costume dramas... or movies in general. Half the time, the reviewers themselves don't know what makes a movie good or bad, or what constitutes a John Ford film. They use these terms without any real knowledge of what they are saying.

 

> Wonderful choices. That farewell scene in Boots kills me every time. I wish Walsh had revealed his softer side more often. This and *High Sierra* (another couple Grimes had that I wanted to include) are two of his most romantic films.

 

Me too. He was soooo good at it. Roaring Twenties has some of that sad romance as well, but the guy never really gets the girl.

[MissGoddess]

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> It's definitely a slow mover - I just skip through now to the good parts.

>

 

Love that FF button!

 

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> That's what makes me VERY leery of the new costume dramas... or movies in general. Half the time, the reviewers themselves don't know what makes a movie good or bad, or what constitutes a John Ford film. They use these terms without any real knowledge of what they are saying.

>

 

Heavens above is that ever the truth. It seems with the Internet the expression, "Everyone's a critic" has never been more true.

 

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> Me too. He was soooo good at it. Roaring Twenties has some of that sad romance as well, but the guy never really gets the girl.

 

I love *The Roaring Twenties* too! And to me, the real love was between Jimmy and Gladys George. In many ways, this is my favorite "gangster" film along with *High Sierra* because it has so much heart. And both directed by Walsh.

 

His What Price Glory? is very emotional, too. Surprisingly, more so than Ford's version, which is not a favorite of mine even though Pappy's films are almost always super saturated with emotions.

 

I find Hawks the least emotional of my top favorite directors. He was more into showing direct emotion on screen in his early works, then he as he got along he couched it in humor and became more oblique in his approach to depicting feelings. The emotional connections were still there, but he stylized them more and more, I feel. Just my take, though.

[JackFavell]

I agree about Hawks. I was enjoying the crisp bracing punch of Red River last night... I guess I go through phases with Hawks. Sometimes he drives me insane, with his tough guy thing, and his fixation on certain types of women, but when I'm in the mood, lookout! Nothing is better. Maybe when life is a mess for me personally, I really groove on Hawks' dry approach. And I do like his thirties movies a LOT.

[FrankGrimes]

TWO Charles Boyer movies make your list!

 

I really like him. I love his kind of "rascal romance." He has often played my kind of romantic male lead. He and Cary Grant equal romance to me. As does...

 

And some William Powell as well... See, we aren't as different as I thought.

 

William Powell. I would have never believed it. Powell is great at romance. He's also on the "elusive" side. While putting together this list, I came to realize that many couples that I like are found in the 30s and in comedies. The 40s and 50s films that I like are mostly individualistic and male: film noir and westerns.

 

Hitchcock is the one who offers me my favorite kind of couples. I believe I share Hitch's view of love and romance, actually. Cary Grant is also a major ingredient with couples with me. I believe he is my male role model for love and romance.

 

I'm so pleased that Mr. Lucky made the list - here are the others from your list that I wish I had put on mine:

 

That is a direct influence by you. I watched that film because of your recommendation. Love Me Tonight is also a "Jackie" bruise on my list.

 

And you gave me an idea for a new list to make.

 

Fantastic!

[FrankGrimes]

Your second list is definitely "you," Fordy Guns. Lots of your long-time faves.

 

Giant was left on the "cutting room" floor for my top 50. I had come up with 80 couples.

 

And I want to strangle Natalie in Kings Go Forth! (Maybe that should be a list.) She almost makes you seem sweet!

[MissGoddess]

> Giant was left on the "cutting room" floor for my top 50. I had come up with 80 couples.

>

 

I could see Leslie and Bick in a comedy, actually.

 

> And I want to strangle Natalie in Kings Go Forth! (Maybe that should be a list.) She almost makes you seem sweet!

 

I can't get over the lack of Natalie love! I found her so sweet and touching. She was just a kid! Young girls fall for good looking rascals. Heck, old girls do, too!

 

I wonder if you'd like *Love with the Proper Stranger*. I think you'd like McQueen and the heart in the story, but probably not Nat.

 

But I agree she was dumb as a box of rocks not to see Sam's worth when Frank Sinatra was playing him.

 

Edited by: MissGoddess on Mar 17, 2011 12:51 PM

[JackFavell]

Natalie and Steve McQueen are a great screen couple - you would never think so without seeing them together, but they really really work.

[MissGoddess]

> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote}

> TWO Charles Boyer movies make your list!

>

> I really like him. I love his kind of "rascal romance." He has often played my kind of romantic male lead. He and Cary Grant equal romance to me. As does...

>

 

You really would like *Hold Back the Dawn* I think. Boyer is a film noir rascal in that. It's Billy Wilder all over the story and characters, he was quite into this script and it was important to him even if he didn't direct it. I think you should go into Wilder, more. He seems like your kind of director.

 

Bill Powell is so unique. Like Grant he was effortless at light comedy but he could be so sincere and straight from the shoulder, too. He saves *Mister Roberts* from sinking for me. I wish the whole movie could have been about "Doc".

[MissGoddess]

> {quote:title=JackFavell wrote:}{quote}

> Natalie and Steve McQueen are a great screen couple - you would never think so without seeing them together, but they really really work.

 

Isn't it the truth? I never would have thought I'd like that movie so much. But it makes me laugh AND cry and there aren't too many films, especially 60s love stories, that do that. Also, I was not able to predict how it would end. What an ending! It's very Preston Sturges to me.

[JackFavell]

> {quote:title=MissGoddess wrote:}{quote}

>Isn't it the truth? I never would have thought I'd like that movie so much. But it makes me laugh AND cry and there aren't too many films, especially 60s love stories, that do that. Also, I was not able to predict how it would end. What an ending! It's very Preston Sturges to me.

 

Oh I know, by the end I am laughing and crying at the same time, I just want it to work out for them.

 

> You really would like *Hold Back the Dawn* I think. Boyer is a film noir rascal in that. It's Billy Wilder all over the story and characters, he was quite into this script and it was important to him even if he didn't direct it. I think you should go into Wilder, more. He seems like your kind of director.

 

Oh my gosh! Hold Back the Dawn is great! I think he would like how snaky Boyer is - except for maybe the ending...

 

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> Bill Powell is so unique. Like Grant he was effortless at light comedy but he could be so sincere and straight from the shoulder, too. He saves *Mister Roberts* from sinking for me. I wish the whole movie could have been about "Doc".

 

You took the words right out of my mouth about Mr. Roberts.... I am in love with Doc. Gosh, I can hear him saying certain lines..... he has a great way of saying deeply felt lines with a light air, making them even more meaningful.

 

Edited by: JackFavell on Mar 17, 2011 1:08 PM

[MissGoddess]

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> Oh my gosh! Hold Back the Dawn is great! I think he would like how snaky Boyer is - except for maybe the ending...

>

 

Is it still on YouTube? I couldn't find it.

 

> You took the words right out of my mouth about Mr. Roberts.... I am in love with Doc. Gosh, I can hear him saying certain lines..... he has a great way of saying deeply felt lines with a light air, making them even more meaningful.

>

 

He never was superfluous. Very underrated and it's a gift to be able to say so much with such economy of words and delivery.

[JackFavell]

I can't find it either. Bummer.

[JackFavell]

Here's the list you inspired, Frank:

 

h2. Favorite Menages a Trois:

 

Gary Cooper, Miriam Hopkins and Fredric March - *Design for Living*

 

Edward G Robinson, Dan Duryea, Joan Bennett - *Scarlet Street*

 

Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy and Rosalind Russell - *His Girl Friday*

 

Rex Harrison, George Sanders and Gene Tierney - *The Ghost and Mrs. Muir*

 

William Powell, Myrna Loy and Asta - *The Thin Man*

 

Jimmy Cagney, Gladys George and Priscilla Lane - *The Roaring Twenties*

 

Gene Raymond, Robert Montgomery and Carole Lombard - *Mr. and Mrs. Smith*

 

Oskar Werner, Henri Serre, and Jeanne Moreau - *Jules et Jim*

 

Charles Boyer, Jean Arthur and Colin Clive - *History is Made at Night*

 

Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Myrna Loy - *Test Pilot*

 

Dana Andrews, Theresa Wright and Virginia Mayo - *The Best Years of Our Lives*

 

David Niven, Jean Seberg and Deborah Kerr - *Bonjour Tristesse*

 

Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan and Bobby Henery - *The Fallen Idol*

 

Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis and Charpin - *The Marseilles Trilogy (Fanny, Marius and Cesar)*

 

Charles Boyer, Bette Davis and Barbara O'Neill - *All This and Heaven Too*

 

Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Edward Everett Horton - *Top Hat*

 

Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Erik Rhodes - *Top Hat*

 

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour - *The Road pictures*

[MissGoddess]

What a marvelous idea for a list and what brilliant choices! I love the Bill-Myrna-Asta one.

[CineMaven]

Oooooh, how delish, Jackaaaaaaaaaay...

 

Aaaah yes. They say "three's a crowd." Well...maybe in real life. But in reel life, it sure makes things interesting. Aww heck...in real life too.

 

Here are some of my favorite menage-a-trois triangles in movies. Now, there may not be a romantic edge to some of my titles...but it's the triumvirates I like. I've created my list in alphabetical order. The name in the middle would be the object of affection:

 

1. A FREE SOUL Clark Gable, Norma Shearer, Lionel Barrymore.

 

2. ALL ABOUT EVE Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Anne Baxter (though Eve was only really in love with Eve and getting herself a career).

 

3. ARNELO AFFAIR, THE George Murphy, Frances Gifford, John Hodiak.

 

4. AWFUL TRUTH, THE Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Ralph Bellamy.

 

5. BISHOP'S WIFE, THE Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven.

 

6. BLOOD AND SAND Rita Hayworth, Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell.

 

7. BOOMTOWN Claudette Colbert, GABLE, Hedy Lamarr.

 

8. CASABLANCA Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid.

 

9. CAT PEOPLE Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph (the hussy).

 

10. CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Patric Knowles.

 

11. CHILDREN'S HOUR, THE James Garner, Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine.

 

12. CRASH DIVE Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews.

 

13. CROSSFIRE Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Robert Young (a very fine dramatic triumvirate).

 

14. DESERT FURY Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, John Hodiak.

 

15. DESERT FURY Lizabeth Scott, John Hodiak, Wendell Corey.

 

16. DESERT FURY Mary Astor Lizabeth Scott, John Hodiak.

 

17. DIABOLIQUE Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse, Vera Clouzot

 

18. DUEL IN THE SUN Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten.

 

19. EASY TO WED Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Lucille Ball.

 

20. FALLEN ANGEL Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell.

 

21. FOUR DAUGHTERS John Garfield, Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn.

 

22. GIANT Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean.

 

23. GILDA Glenn Ford, Rita Hayworth, George MacReady.

 

24. GILDA Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George MacReady.

 

25. GONE WITH THE WIND Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard.

 

26. I WALK ALONE Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas.

 

27. GRASS IS GREENER, THE Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum. (Sigh! Decisions, decisions!)

 

28. KINGS GO FORTH Frank Sinatra, Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis (Eeeeeew, you cad!!!)

 

29. LAURA Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb (Is there any contest? Well...no. But Webb did covet her if not really ?love? her).

 

30. LETTER TO THREE WIVES, A Jeanne Crain, Ann Sothern, Linda Darnell (* No no no, no funny business here. Just a great triumvirate of actresses).

 

31. LIBELED LADY Myrna Loy, William Powell, Jean Harlow.

 

32. LOLITA James Mason, Sue Lyon, Peter Sellers (Unseemly, but there you have it).

 

33. MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, THE Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey, Leslie Parrish. (Mamahhhh, until the day we are together once more...)

 

34. MOGAMBO Ava Gardner, GABLE, Grace Kelly (Girls! Girls! Puhleeze! There?s enough Gable to go around!)

 

35. MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas.

 

36. NIGHT OF THE IGUANA Ava Gardner, Richard Burton, Deborah Kerr (Tie me up, tie me down!)

 

37. NOTORIOUS Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains.

 

38. OUT OF THE PAST Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas. (Have you seen her walk in out of the sunlight?)

 

39. PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart (Oh Kate, you lucky lucky girl!)

 

40. PILLOW TALK Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis (Just a lovely comic triumvirate, though I might put Rock in the middle of that.).

 

41. RED DUST Harlow, GABLE, Mary Astor (Girls, girls, can't we all just get along...and share Clark?)

 

42. SANDPIPERS, THE Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint.

 

43. SEND ME NO FLOWERS Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis (There goes that triumvirate again).

 

44. STRANGE AFFAIR OF UNCLE HARRY, THE Ella Raines, George Sanders, Geraldine Fitzgerald.

 

46. STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS, THE Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck, Kirk Douglas.

 

47. SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch, Murray Head.

 

48. TORRID ZONE Ann Sheridan, James Cagney, Pat O?Brien.

 

49. THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT Ann Sheridan, George Raft, Ida Lupino.

 

50. TOO MANY HUSBANDS Fred MacMurray, Jean Arthur, Melvyn Douglas.

 

51. WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Laurence Harvey, Capucine Barbara Stanwyck.

 

52. WARLOCK Anthony Quinn, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Malone (Whew! The wild wild west!)

 

53. WRITTEN ON THE WIND Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack.

 

Now, about a foursome for bridge, I pick...

[JackFavell]

I really enjoyed the Bill, Myrna, Asta one too, Miss G! You can't leave any of them out of the equation.

 

Mava- I found myself nodding at almost all threesomes on your list! And now, I've GOT to watch *Desert Fury!*

 

Your listing of *Gilda* cracked me up completely.

 

I wish I'd thought to list *The Philadelphia Story*, which I think was why I thought of the list in the first place, because I couldn't think of Grant as a couple with Hepburn without thinking of Jimmy too.

 

*Giant*, *Blandings*, and *Diabolique* are some of my favorites! And how on earth could I have forgotten *GWTW* or *All About Eve*??????

 

Now on to the real philosophical question....is there really enough Gable to go around? Because I can think of far more than us three ladies who would want some.

[MissGoddess]

> Now on to the real philosophical question....is there really enough Gable to go around? Because I can think of far more than us three ladies who would want some.

 

Well, when surveying a room full of MGM beauties Gable was reputed to have said....oh, never mind.

[JackFavell]

Woo-hoo! I take that as an affirmative response.

 

I'm a good sharer.

[MissGoddess]

Ok, I think these were not mentioned yet:

 

James Stewart, Vera Miles, John Wayne - *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance*

Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Rod Steiger - *Doctor Zhivago*

Grace Kelly, Gary Cooper, Katy Jurado - *High Noon*

Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin - *Shane*

William Holden, Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart - *Sabrina*

Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Preston Foster - *This Gun For Hire*

Alec Guinness, Grace Kelly, Louis Jourdan - *The Swan*

Stewart Granger, Grace Kelly, Paul Douglas - *Green Fire*

Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby - *High Society*

Herbert Marshall, Greta Garbo, George Brent - *The Seventh Veil*

Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Adolph Menjou - *Morocco*

 

and one that is very unique: *Madeleine Elster*, Scottie Ferguson, *Judy Barton* - *Vertigo*

[JackFavell]

Kicking myself for not thinking of *Liberty Valance!*

 

Ha! I love the *Vertigo* "threesome"

 

Great choices! I like this category almost as much as great couples.... maybe more! Where there's a great couple there's always a person left out. At least in Hollywood.

 

Edited by: JackFavell on Mar 18, 2011 10:57 AM

[CineMaven]

Your choice of "VERTIGO" was inspiring!!!!! Ha! P.S., Grace Kelly was certainly the object of many men's affection.

 

Now...which day do I get Gable???

[FrankGrimes]

Favorite Menages a Trois:

 

Why doesn't this surprise me?

 

Here's the list you inspired, Frank:

 

What?!

 

I love your list and Lively Gal's list and Snippy's list. Some excellent choices and great thinking. Women are deadly when they are both attractive and intelligent. That's when we men are in trouble! And I like how Lively Gal framed her choices. Very nice.

 

1. Victor Marswell (Clark Gable), "Honey Bear" Kelly (Ava Gardner), and Linda Nordley (Grace Kelly) in Mogambo

 

2. Dave Hirsh (Frank Sinatra), Ginnie Moorehead (Shirley MacLaine), and Gwen French (Martha Hyer) in Some Came Running

 

3. Pat Ruscomb (Dorothy McGuire), Cliff Harper (Guy Madison), and Helen Ingersoll (Jean Porter) in Till the End of Time

 

4. Tom Doniphon (John Wayne), Ranse Stoddard (James Stewart), and Hallie Stoddard (Vera Miles) in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

 

5. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman), and Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid) in Casablanca

 

6. Scott (Robert Ryan), Peggy (Joan Bennett), and Eve (Nan Leslie) in The Woman on the Beach

 

7. Joe Sullivan (Dennis O'Keefe), Pat Cameron (Claire Trevor), and Ann Martin (Marsha Hunt) in Raw Deal

 

8. Mae Doyle (Barbara Stanwyck), Jerry D'Amato (Paul Douglas), and Earl Pfeiffer (Robert Ryan) in Clash by Night

 

9. Kate Cregeen (Anny Ondra), Philip Christian (Malcolm Keen), and Pete Quilliam (Carl Brisson) in The Manxman

 

10. June Tolliver (Sylvia Sidney), Jack Hale (Fred MacMurray), and Dave Tolliver (Henry Fonda) in The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

 

11. Shane (Alan Ladd), Marian Starrett (Jean Arthur), and Joe Starrett (Van Heflin) in Shane

 

12. Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart), Madeleine Elster (Kim Novak), and Midge Wood (Barbara Bel Geddes) in Vertigo

 

13. Lieutenant Niki von Preyn (Maurice Chevalier), Franzi (Claudette Colbert), and Princess Anna (Miriam Hopkins) in The Smiling Lieutenant

 

14. Will Kane (Gary Cooper), Amy Kane (Grace Kelly), and Helen Ramirez (Katy Jurado) in High Noon

 

15. Jeff Bailey (Robert Mitchum), Kathie Moffat (Jane Greer), and Ann Miller (Virginia Huston) in Out of the Past

 

16. Scott (Robert Ryan), Peggy (Joan Bennett), and Tod (Charles Bickford) in The Woman on the Beach

 

17. Sam Loggins (Frank Sinatra), Monique Blair (Natalie Wood), and Britt Harris (Tony Curtis) in Kings Go Forth

 

18. Dr. Henry Jekyll (Spencer Tracy), Ivy Peterson (Ingrid Bergman), and Beatrix Emery (Lana Turner) in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

 

19. Daisy Kenyon (Joan Crawford), Dan O'Mara (Dana Andrews), and Peter Lapham (Henry Fonda) in Daisy Kenyon

 

20. Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall), Lily (Miriam Hopkins), and Madame Colet (Kay Francis) in Trouble in Paradise

 

21. Jeff Webster (James Stewart), Ronda Castle (Ruth Roman), and Renee Vallon (Corinne Calvet) in The Far Country

 

22. Logan Stuart (Dana Andrews), Lucy Overmire (Susan Hayward), and George Camrose (Brian Donlevy) in Canyon Passage

 

23. James McKay (Gregory Peck), Julie Maragon (Jean Simmons), and Pat Terrill (Carroll Baker) in The Big Country

 

24. Gilda Farrell (Miriam Hopkins), George Curtis (Gary Cooper), and Tom Chambers (Fredric March) in Design for Living (Wow! I didn't know Miriam's character's name was "Gilda Farrell"! So this film looks to be an inspiration for Gilda.)

 

25. Roy Earle (Humphrey Bogart), Marie (Ida Lupino), and Velma (Joan Leslie) in High Sierra

 

26. Eben Adams (Joseph Cotten), Jennie Appleton (Jennifer Jones), and Miss Spinney (Ethel Barrymore) in Portrait of Jennie

 

27. Howard Kemp (James Stewart), Lina Patch (Janet Leigh), and Ben Vandergroat (Robert Ryan) in The Naked Spur

 

28. George Eastman (Montgomery Clift), Angela Vickers (Elizabeth Taylor), and Alice Tripp (Shelley Winters) in A Place in the Sun

 

29. Ethan Edwards (John Wayne), Martha Edwards (Dorothy Jordan), and Aaron Edwards (Walter Coy) in The Searchers

 

30. Ellen Berent Harland (Gene Tierney), Richard Harland (Cornel Wilde), and Ruth Berent (Jeanne Crain) in Leave Her to Heaven

 

31. Will Lockhart (James Stewart), Barbara Waggoman (Cathy O'Donnell), and Vic Hansbro (Arthur Kennedy) in The Man from Laramie

[MissGoddess]

Wow, what a list! I can't believe Ford topped another one for you. And *The Smiling Lieutenant*, yay! You should see *Green Fire* just for fun when you're in a Gracie mood. I love Paul Douglas in it.

 

*The Manxman* is an excellent choice. That movie took me by surprise. But say, what about George, Janet and the "City Girl" in Sunrise? I'm really surprised that one didn't get mentioned by you.

 

I didn't remember Miriam's character name in Design For Living, good catch!