Bogie56 Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 It’s time for 1964. We will be on 1964 for one week so plenty of time for everyone to respond. Here are Oscar’s choices for 1964. Winners in bold. Best Actor Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady* Richard Burton, Becket Peter O’Toole, Becket Anthony Quinn, Zorba the Greek Peter Sellers, Dr. Strangelove Best Actress Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins* Anne Bancroft, The Pumpkin Eater Sophia Loren, Marriage Italian Style Debbie Reynolds, The Unsinkable Molly Brown Kim Stanley, Seance On a Wet Afternoon Best Supporting Actor Peter Ustinov, Topkapi* John Gielgud, Becket Stanley Holloway, My Fair Lady Edmond O’Brien, Seven Days In May Lee Tracy, The Best Man Best Supporting Actress Lila Kedrova, Zorba the Greek* Gladys Cooper, My Fair Lady Edith Evans, The Chalk Garden Grayson Hall, The Night of the Iguana Agnes Moorehead, Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 My choice for the Juvenile Acting award for 1964 is… Libby McClintock (Paulie Coffey), The Luck of Ginger Coffey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 1964 BEST ACTOR Peter Sellers Dr. Strangelove**** Rod Steiger The Pawnbroker Anthony Quinn Zorba the Greek Peter Sellers A Shot In the Dark Peter O'Toole Becket Michael Caine Zulu Stanley Baker Zulu Richard Attenborough Seance On a Wet Afternoon Richard Burton Becket Paul Scofield The Train Henry Fonda Fail-Safe Peter Ustinov Topkapi Richard Burton Night of the Iguana Sean Connery Goldfinger James Garner The Americanization of Emily BEST ACTRESS Kim Stanley Seance On a Wet Afternoon**** Anne Bancroft The Pumpkin Eater Nobuko Otawa Onibaba Yomiko Nogawa Gate of Flesh Tippi Hedren Marnie Sophia Loren Marriage Italian Style Jitsuko Yoshimura Onibaba Bette Davis Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR George C. Scott Dr. Strangelove**** Sterling Hayden Dr. Strangelove Gert Frobe Goldfinger John Gielgud Becket Edmond O'Brien Seven Days In May Tetsuro Tamba The 7th Dawn Tatsuya Nakadai Kwaidan Peter Fonda Lilith Herbert Lom A Shot In the Dark Slim Pickens Dr. Strangelove Michel Simon The Train Dan O'Herlihy Fail-Safe Keenan Wynn Dr. Strangelove Peter Bull Dr. Strangelove Sid Haig Spider Baby BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Lila Kedrova Zorba the Greek**** Honor Blackman Goldfinger Beverly Washburn Spider Baby Diane Baker Marnie Edith Evans The Chalk Garden Angela Lansbury The World of Henry Orient BEST JUVENILE PERFORMANCE None 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 Here are my choices of the 116 films I've seen from 1964 for… Best Supporting Actress of 1964 1. LILA KEDROVA (Madame Hortense), Zorba the Greek 2. MARY ASTOR (Jewel Mayhew), Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte 3. IRENE PAPAS (“the Widow”), Zorba the Greek 4. LIBBY MCCLINTOCK (Paulie Coffey), The Luck of Ginger Coffey 5. EDITH EVANS (Mrs. St. Maugham), The Chalk Garden 6. GRAYSON HALL (Judith Fellowes), The Night of the Iguana 7. ELZA RADZINA (Queen Gertrud), Hamlet 8. GERALDINE FITZGERALD (Marilyn Birchfield), The Pawnbroker 9. ANGELA LANSBURY (Isabel Boyd), The World of Henry Orient 10. ULLA JACOBSSON (Margareta Witt), Zulu and ... MILLICENT MARTIN (Ann Horton), Nothing But the Best ANASTASIYA VERTINSKAYA (Ophelia), Hamlet CLAIRE BLOOM (“the Wife”), The Outrage NANETTE NEWMAN (Mrs. Clayton), Seance on a Wet Afternoon HERMIONE BADDELEY (Ellen), Mary Poppins HONOR BLACKMAN (**** Galore), Goldfinger GLADYS COOPER (Mrs. Higgins), My Fair Lady AVA GARDNER (Eleanor Holbrook), Seven Days In May SUE LYON (Charlotte Goodall), The Night of the Iguana NELLY BENEDETTI (Franca Lachenay), The Soft Skin a bit of trivia: Lila Kedrova was only 45 years old and had to learn English to play the part of Madame Hortense in Zorba the Greek. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 Here are my choices of the 116 films I've seen from 1964 for… Best Supporting Actor of 1964 1. GEORGE C. SCOTT (General Buck Turgidson, USAF), Dr. Strangelove 2. GERT FROBE (Auric Goldfinger), Goldfinger 3. SLIM PICKENS (Major T.J. "King" Kong, USAF), Dr. Strangelove 4. STERLING HAYDEN (Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper, USAF), Dr. Strangelove 5. PETER BULL (Soviet Ambassador Alexei de Sadeski), Dr. Strangelove 6. RONALD REAGAN (Jack Browning), The Killers 7. LIAM REDMOND ("Hitler" MacGregor), The Luck of Ginger Coffey 8. LEE TRACY (President Art Hockstader), The Best Man 9. LEE MARVIN (Charlie Strom), The Killers 10. DAVID TOMLINSON (George Banks), Mary Poppins and ... GIAN MARIA VOLONTE (Ramon Rojo), A Fistful of Dollars STANLEY HOLLOWAY (Alfred “Alfie” P. Doolittle), My Fair Lady DENHOLM ELLIOTT (Charlie Prince), Nothing But the Best MIKHAIL NAZVANOV (King Claudius), Hamlet MICHEL SIMON (Papa Boule), The Train KEENAN WYNN (Colonel Bat Guano), Dr. Strangelove PATRICK MAGEE (Superintendant Walsh), Seance on a Wet Afternoon TOM HARVEY (Joe McGlade), The Luck of Ginger Coffey JACK HAWKINS (Reverand Otto Witt), Zulu LARRY HAGMAN (Buck), Fail-Safe CLU GULAGER (Lee), The Killers FRANK OVERTON (General Bogan, USAF), Fail-Safe JOHN GIELGUD (King Louis VII), Becket NIGEL GREEN (Colour Sgt. Bourne), Zulu PAUL TAMARIN (Lt. B. “Goldie” Goldberg), Dr. Strangelove 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 PAUL TAMARIN (Lt. B “Goldie” Goldberg), Dr. Strangelove I've seen this movie many, many times, and it's one of my all-time favorites, but I don't know who this guy is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) I've seen this movie many, many times, and it's one of my all-time favorites, but I don't know who this guy is! He chews the gum and goes over the code books. The Radio-Operator. Very droll. You suspect he's not that bright. Hilarious! Edited October 1, 2016 by Bogie56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 He chews the gum and goes over he code books. Bombadier if memory serves. Very droll. You suspect he's not that bright. Hilarious! Ooooh, okay. Now I remember him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 1964 Favorites Best Actor Richard Burton (Becket) Peter O’Toole (Becket) Anthony Quinn (Zorba the Greek) Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove) Saro Urzi (Seduced and Abandoned) Best Actress Anne Bancroft (The Pumpkin Eater) Barbara Barrie (One Potato, Two Potato) Kyoko Kishida (Woman in the Dunes) Sophia Loren (Marriage Italian Style) Kim Stanley (Seance on a Wet Afternoon) Best Supporting Actor Charles Hawtrey (Carry On Cleo) Wilfred Hyde-White (My Fair Lady) Cecil Kellaway (Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte) Dudley Sutton (The Leather Boys) Lee Tracy (The Best Man) Best Supporting Actress Mary Astor (Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte) Ingrid Berman (The Yellow Rolls Royce) Edith Evans (The Chalk Garden) Geraldine Fitzgerald (The Pawnbroker) Lila Kedrova (Zorba the Greek) Best Juveniles Merrie Spaeth and Tippy Walker (The World of Henry Orient) Best Musical Scenes Madame Hortense’s song/dance performed by Lila Kedrova (Zorba the Greek) “We’ll Meet Again” sung by Vera Lynn (Dr. Strangelove) “Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte” Best Line “infamy! Infamy! They’ve all got it in for me!” spoken by Kenneth Williams as Julius Caesar as he’s about to be assassinated (Carry On Cleo). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 My 1964 picks. Murderous time once again for me to produce names for the supporting actress category. BEST ACTOR Rex Harrison, MY FAIR LADY Peter Sellers, DR. STRANGELOVE Rod Steiger, THE PAWNBROKER Peter Ustinov, TOPKAPI Anthony Quinn, ZORBA THE GREEK Honourable Mention: Richard Burton in Night of the Iguana, Peter Sellers in A Shot in the Dark, James Garner in Americanization of Emily, Fredric March in Seven Days in May, Burt Lancaster in Seven Days in May, Richard Burton in Becket, Peter O'Toole in Becket, Richard Attenborough in Seance on a Wet Afternoon. BEST ACTRESS Kim Stanley, SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON Ava Gardner, NIGHT OF THE IGUANA Audrey Hepburn, MY FAIR LADY Julie Andrews, AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY Sophia Loren, MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR George C. Scott, DR. STRANGELOVE Sterling Hayden, DR. STRANGELOVE Stanley Holloway, MY FAIR LADY Michael Caine, ZULU Edmond O'Brien, SEVEN DAYS IN MAY Honourable Mention: Wilfred Hyde-White in My Fair Lady, Melvyn Douglas in Americanization of Emily, Akim Tamiroff in Topkapi. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Lila Kedrova, ZORBA THE GREEK Joyce Grenfell, AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY Agnes Moorehead, HUSH HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE Ava Gardner, SEVEN DAYS IN MAY 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 1964 Winners in BOLD BEST FILM The Americanization of Emily Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte The Incredible Mr. Limpet Marnie Mary Poppins The Moon-Spinners My Fair Lady The Night of the Iguana Paris, When it Sizzles Robin and the 7 Hoods Send Me No Flowers Viva Las Vegas What a Way to Go! The Three Lives of Thomasina BEST ACTOR James Garner, The Americanization of Emily Joseph Cotten, Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte Don Knotts, The Incredible Mr. Limpet Sean Connery, Marnie Dick Van Dyke, Mary Poppins Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady Richard Burton, The Night of the Iguana William Holden, Paris, When it Sizzles Frank Sinatra, Robin and the 7 Hoods Dean Martin, Robin and the 7 Hoods Sammy Davis Jr., Robin and the 7 Hoods Rock Hudson, Send Me No Flowers Elvis Presley, Viva Las Vegas BEST ACTRESS Julie Andrews, The Americanization of Emily Bette Davis, Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte Olivia de Havilland, Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte Tippi Hedren, Marnie Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins Hayley Mills, The Moon-Spinners Audrey Hepburn, My Fair Lady Ava Gardner, The Night of the Iguana Deborah Kerr, The Night of the Iguana Audrey Hepburn, Paris, When it Sizzles Doris Day, Send Me No Flowers Ann-Margret, Viva Las Vegas Shirley MacLaine, What a Way to Go! Karen Dotrice, The Three Lives of Thomasina BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Melvyn Douglas, The Americanization of Emily David Tomlinson, Mary Poppins Stanley Holloway, My Fair Lady Bing Crosby, Robin and the 7 Hoods Tony Randall, Send Me No Flowers Gene Kelly, What a Way to Go! Robert Mitchum, What a Way to Go! Dick Van Dyke, Mary Poppins BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Agnes Moorehead, Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte Mary Astor, Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte Grayson Hall, The Night of the Iguana Margaret Dumont, What a Way to Go! Gladys Cooper, My Fair Lady Glynis Johns, Mary Poppins MOST DISAPPOINTING FILM: Kiss Me Stupid. I like Billy Wilder. I like Dean Martin. I like Kim Novak. I did not like this film. MOST ANNOYING FILM Sex and the Single Girl. I like Natalie Wood and I don't even dislike her in this film. However, I didn't like this film and especially didn't like the bickering married couple of Henry Fonda and Lauren Bacall. WORST ACCENT I love Dick Van Dyke, but his cockney accent in Mary Poppins is horrible. FUNNIEST LINES "Melrose, forgive me!" Robert Mitchum before he meets his fate in What a Way to Go! "Move your bloody arse!" Audrey Hepburn, as a Lady, cheering for her horse at the Ascot Races in My Fair Lady. BEST COSTUMES 1964 featured some of the best costuming: -Shirley MacLaine's wardrobe in What a Way to Go! -Audrey Hepburn's clothing in My Fair Lady -The Rat Pack's gangster Robin Hood suits in Robin and the 7 Hoods. BEST SONGS 1964 also featured some of the best music in film: -"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," Mary Poppins -"A Spoonful of Sugar," Mary Poppins -"Chim Chim Cher-E," Mary Poppins -"Step in Time," Mary Poppins -"Let's Go Fly a Kite," Mary Poppins -"Jolly Holliday," Mary Poppins -"On the Street Where You Live," My Fair Lady -"I Could Have Danced All Night," My Fair Lady -"I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," My Fair Lady -"Viva Las Vegas," Viva Las Vegas -"C'mon Everybody," Viva Las Vegas -"What I'd Say," Viva Las Vegas BEST DANCE NUMBER Ann-Margret's dance in the dance practice scene in Viva Las Vegas MOST DIVISIVE FILM What a Way to Go! When this film premiered on TCM last year, there were many (like me) who were excited to see the film. After it aired, there were so many people who disliked the film so intensely, it led to quite a heated discussion. Online, there seem to be many bloggers who either vehemently dislike this film or love it. Put me in the "love" camp. I love this movie, I don't care what anyone says. BEST FANTASY SCENES Paris When it Sizzles. Sure the film isn't anywhere near either Audrey Hepburn or William Holden's best film, but it has its moments. One of the more entertaining aspects of the film is when Hepburn and Holden are acting out the scenes in Holden's screenplay as he's writing it. BEST CAMEOS Paris When it Sizzles. Tony Curtis, Marlene Dietrich, Mel Ferrer and Frank Sinatra all make uncredited appearances in the film. BEST MOMENTS When Audrey Hepburn walks down the stairs post makeover in My Fair Lady. When Mr. Banks finally drops his stern demeanor and loosens up and sings "Let's Go Fly a Kite," in Mary Poppins. BEST PURSE Mary Poppins' bag in Mary Poppins. Who wouldn't love to be able to carry a coat rack in their purse? BEST BODY Paul Newman's starving artist body in What a Way to Go! MOST DISTURBING SCENE When Sean Connery rapes Tippi Hedren in Marnie. BEST ONSCREEN CHEMISTRY Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret in Viva Las Vegas SPEEDRACER'S TAKEAWAY FROM VIVA LAS VEGAS After seeing Ann-Margret in her dance practice number: "Man, I REALLY need to start exercising more." 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 ActorPeter Sellers, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombRex Harrison, My Fair LadyBendt Rothe, GertrudPeter Sellers, A Shot in the DarkHenry Fonda, Fail-Safe I was very strongly tempted to nominate John Lennon as well, but decided that you couldn't get a nomination for playing yourself.Runner-ups: Vincent Price (The Masque of the Red Death), Sean Connery (Marnie), Innokenty Smoktunovksy (Hamlet), Enrique Irazoqui (The Gospel According to Saint Matthew), Dick van Dyke (Mary Poppins), Richard Harris (Red Desert)ActressNina Pens Rode, GertrudAnna Karina, Band of OutsidersCatherine Deneuve, The Umbrellas of CherbourgMonica Vitti, Red DesertJulie Andrews, Mary Poppins Runner-ups: Nobuko Otawa (Onibaba), Audrey Hepburn (My Fair Lady), Julie Andrews (The Americanization of Emily), Sophia Loren (Marriage Italian Style), Jitsuko Yoshimura (Onibaba), Francoise Dorleac (The Soft Skin), Melina Mercouri (Topkapi) ,Supporting ActorGeorge C. Scott, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombWilfrid Brambell, A Hard Day's NightSterling Hayden, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombStanley Holloway, My Fair LadyBurt Lancaster, Seven Days in May Runner-ups: Slim Pickens (Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb), Mauricio do Valle (Black God, White Devil), Ebbe Rode (Gertrud), Walter Matthau (Fail-Safe), Tatsuya Nakadai (Kwaidan), Gert Frobe (Goldfinger), Wilfrid-Hyde White (My Fair Lady), Baard Owe (Gertrud), Herbert Lom (A Shot in the Dark), Keenan Wynn (Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb), Mikhail Nazanov (Hamlet), Larry Hagman (Fail-Safe), Peter Ball (Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb), Harold Sakata (Goldfinger), Peter Ustinov (Topkapi), Edmond O'Brien (Seven Days in May), Takashi Shimura (Kwaidan) Supporting ActressEmaneula Paola Carboni, Red DesertKeiko Kishi, KwaidanDiane Baker, MarnieAnastasiya Vertinskaya, HamletTatyana Bestayeva, Shadows of Our Forgotten AncestorsNo Runner-ups.Not seen: Zorba the Greek, The Pumpkin Eater, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Seance on a Wet Afternoon, The Best Man, The Chalk Garden, Hush...Hush Sweet Charlotte -------Sophia Loren just doesn't get any luck. This is the third time she's a runner up with no nomination. Tatsuya Nakadai has also been a runner-up three times, but he will be nominated in the future. -------Granted that I haven't seen three of the nominees, the Best Supporting Actress category was unusually weak. It's often weak, but in previous years I could say I genuinely admired the winners. Of all my winners, this year's may be the shortest. -------Not to be rude, but this year there is fairly gap between the winner and the second place finisher in both the actor and actress category. This year wasn't close. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 One more award: BEST JAMES BOND SEQUENCE EVER The beginning of A Hard Day's Night. SPECIAL BONUS AWARD Best sound: Red Desert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 The New York Film Critics Circle Awards for 1964 were: Best Actor Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady* Dirk Bogarde, The Servant (63) Best Actress Kim Stanley, Seance On a Wet Afternoon* Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins Audrey Hepburn, My Fair Lady Barbara Barrie, One Potato, Two Potato ————————————————————————————————— The National Board of Review Awards for 1964 were… Best Actor Anthony Quinn, Zorba the Greek* Best Actress Kim Stanley, Seance On a Wet Afternoon* Best Supporting Actor Martin Balsam, The Carpetbaggers* Best Supporting Actress Edith Evans, The Chalk Garden* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 ACTOR: 1. Louis de Funès - Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez 2. Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 3. Rex Harrison - My Fair Lady4. Anthony Quinn - Zorba the Greek5. Sean Connery - Goldfinger6. Richard Burton - The Night of the Iguana7. Sean Connery - Marnie8. William Holden - Paris When It Sizzles9. Ray Walston - Kiss Me, Stupid10. Jean Marais - Fantômas ACTRESS: 1. Audrey Hepburn - My Fair Lady 2. Tippi Hedren - Marnie 3. Audrey Hepburn - Paris When It Sizzles4. Jeanne Moreau - Diary of a Chambermaid 5. Olivia de Havilland - Lady in a Cage6. Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins7. Shirley MacLaine - The Yellow Rolls-Royce 8. Kim Novak - Kiss Me, Stupid9. Sophia Loren - Marriage Italian Style10. Gina Lollobrigida - Woman of Straw SUPPORTING ACTOR: 1. Stanley Holloway - My Fair Lady2. Gert Fröbe - Goldfinger3. Dick Van Dyke - Mary Poppins 4. Michel Galabru - Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez 5. Christopher Plummer - The Fall of the Roman Empire 6. Georges Géret - Diary of a Chambermaid7. James Caan - Lady in a Cage 8. David Tomlinson - Mary Poppins SUPPORTING ACTRESS: 1. Grayson Hall - The Night of the Iguana 2. Geneviève Grad - Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez3. Sue Lyon - The Night of the Iguana4. Irene Papas - Zorba the Greek5. Mylène Demongeot - Fantômas6. Diane Baker - Marnie 7. Honor Blackman - Goldfinger 8. Gladys Cooper - My Fair Lady BEST JUVENILE PERFORMANCE: 1. Karen Dotrice - Mary Poppins 2. Dominique Sauvage - Le Journal d'une femme de chambre 3. Matthew Garber - Mary Poppins BEST ANIMAL PERFORMANCE: Suzy, bottlenose dolphin in Flipper's New Adventure BEST EXTRA: Marlene Dietrich - Paris When It Sizzles BEST MULTI-STAR CAST: The Yellow Rolls-Royce BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Edith Head - Marnie BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Mikis Theodorakis - Zorba the GreekBEST NON-ORIGINAL SONG: Get Me to the Church on Time (Stanley Holloway in My Fair Lady)BEST ORIGINAL SONG: 1. Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey in Goldfinger 2. A Spoonful of Sugar - Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins 3. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins BEST QUOTE: 1. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the War Room!." (Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb) 2. "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain." (My Fair Lady) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Here's a review I posted earlier this year of a delightful 1964 comedy that I don't believe anyone has mentioned in their picks for the year. Possibly the reason for that is that the film is so little seen these days. BEDTIME STORY (1964), or, as it may be better known to some modern filmgoers, the original version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, a 1988 comedy. I just saw the original again for the first time in years and found this tale of two competitive French Riviera con artists fleecing rich women a charming, polished delight. David Niven is perfectly cast, bringing his charm and droll humour to the role of the wealthy, well established con artist, working in collaboration with the corrupt captain of police, to suavely pluck the rich female tourists arriving in his affluent but small Mediterranean town, without their ever knowing that they have been plucked. Along, though, comes a brash American con artist interloper (Marlon Brando), threatening to spoil the pickings for Niven. From there the story takes off. The film looks like parts of it may have been filmed in the Riviera, adding considerably to the sunshine kissed affluent atmosphere of this handsome production. And there is often some rather clever dialogue. At one point Brando, in talking to the French town police officer, says, "She caught me with another woman. You're French. You understand." "To be with another woman, that is French," replies the Frenchman, "To be caught, that is American." That same line of dialogue, by the way, would re-appear in the remake (Stanley Shapiro has writing credit on both films). Niven brings his expected aplomb to his role. Did any actor ever look more at home in a white tuxedo? But Brando is an unexpected pleasure to watch in this film, as well, gleefully leaping into the role of the lower class brash Yankee ready to exploit the gullibility of innocent women. At one point Niven says to him, "By no stretch of the imagination would I associate myself with someone like you. You're crude." "Well, so is oil until you refine it into high octane gasoline," says Brando, wanting to be taught all the tricks of sophisticated flip flammery at the hands of an old master like Niven. Shirley Jones also appears as an innocent American tourist. Niven and Brando both set their sights on her in a competition between them to see who is able to fleece her of her money first, the "loser" to leave town. Both Bedtime Story and its Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake (featuring Steve Martin and Michael Caine as the con artists) are well worth viewing. Where the remake has an edge over the original, though, is in the casting of Martin, who has a few sequences of physical comedy brilliance when he poses as "Ruprecht," Caine's brain addled "brother," who acts, at times, like he's almost half monkey. These scenes are hysterically funny, thanks to Martin. The remake also changes the ending of the original and, for the better, in a clever twist that I, for one, didn't see coming. However, while the remake is available on DVD, Bedtime Story is strangely missing in action for home theatre viewing. And that's a shame, for the script is clever and the performances of Niven and Brando shine brightly. (Brando's own scenes as simple minded "Ruprecht" are very funny, as well). Brando posing as "Ruprecht." This is Brando as you've never seen him before, I guarantee. Brando would later affectionately recall making this film, thanks to his working relationship with Niven. There is currently a decent copy of Bedtime Story available for viewing on You Tube. I highly recommend taking a look at it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Here are my choices of the 116 films I've seen from 1964 for… Best Actress of 1964 1. KIM STANLEY (Myra Savage), Seance on a Wet Afternoon 2. SOPHIA LOREN (Filumena Maturano), Marriage Italian Style 3. MARY URE (Vera Coffey), The Luck of Ginger Coffey 4. ANNE BANCROFT (Jo Armitage), The Pumpkin Eater 5. JULIE ANDREWS (Mary Poppins), Mary Poppins 6. BETTE DAVIS (Charlotte Hollis), Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte 7. OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND (Miriam Dearing), Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte 8. AVA GARDNER (Maxine Faulk), The Night of the Iguana 9. JOAN CRAWFORD (Lucy Cutler Harbin), Strait-Jacket 10. DEBORAH KERR (Hannah Jelkes), The Night of the Iguana and ... JEANNE MOREAU (Celestine/”Marie”), Diary of a Chambermaid FRANCOISE DORLEAC (Nicole Chomette), The Soft Skin NOBUKO OTOWA (“the Mother”), Onibaba MADHABI MUKHERJEE (Charulata Dutta), Charulata 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Here are my choices of the 116 films I've seen from 1964 for… Best Actor of 1964 1. PETER SELLERS (Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake, RAF/President Merkin Muffley/”Dr. Strangelove”/Dr. Merkwurkdigliebe), Dr. Strangelove 2. ANTHONY QUINN (Alexis Zorba), Zorba the Greek 3. MARCELLO MASTROIANNI (Don Domenico Sariano/”Mimi”/”Domi”), Marriage Italian Style 4. ROBERT SHAW (Ginger Coffey), The Luck of Ginger Coffey 5. INNOKENTY SMOKTUNOVSKY (Prince Hamlet), Hamlet 6. ROD STEIGER (Sol Nazerman), The Pawnbroker 7. REX HARRISON (Professor Henry Higgins), My Fair Lady 8. PETER SELLERS (Inspector Jacques Clouseau), A Shot In the Dark 9. PETER O'TOOLE (King Henry II), Becket 10. RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH (William "Billy" Henry Savage), Seance on a Wet Afternoon and ... PETER USTINOV (Arthur Simon Simpson), Topkapi FREDRIC MARCH (President Jordan Lyman), Seven Days In May RICHARD BURTON (Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas a` Becket), Becket BURT LANCASTER (Paul Labiche), The Train RICHARD BURTON (Reverend Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon) The Night of the Iguana PAUL SCOFIELD (Colonel Franz von Waldheim), The Train PETER FINCH (Jake Armitage), The Pumpkin Eater SEAN CONNERY (James Bond/"007"), Goldfinger STANLEY BAKER (Lt. John Rouse Meliot Chard, Royal Engineers, Officer Commanding Rorke’s Drift), Zulu BURT LANCASTER (General James Mattoon Scott), Seven Days In May MICHAEL CAINE (Lt. Gonville Bromhead, 2nd Battalion of the 24th Regiment Foot, South Wales Borderers), Zulu TONY RANDALL (Dr. Lao/ Merlin the magician/Pan/Abominable Snowman/Medusa/Giant Serpent/Apollonius of Tyana), 7 Faces of Dr. Lao HENRY FONDA (‘the President’), Fail-Safe Randall playing an Oriental in Dr. Lao is perhaps saved from being un-PC when he switches into an American and Scottish accent suggesting it is all a put on. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Best Supporting Actor of 1964 4. STERLING HAYDEN (Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper, USAF), Dr. Strangelove I believe it may have been in a filmed interview with Sterling Hayden in San Francisco in which he admitted that he was absolutely petrified on the set of Dr. Strangelove. Practically frozen with fear. I thought this was quite interesting because that emotion doesn't necessarily translate to what we have in the finished film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I believe it may have been in a filmed interview with Sterling Hayden in San Francisco in which he admitted that he was absolutely petrified on the set of Dr. Strangelove. Practically frozen with fear. I thought this was quite interesting because that emotion doesn't necessarily translate to what we have in the finished film. Could have been the drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) Could have been the drugs. He would have said so if that was the case, I'm sure. It was stage fright. But he admitted to just having taken a big toke from a hash pipe when he stepped out of the car in The Godfather to break Michael Corleone's jaw. Edited October 3, 2016 by Bogie56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Could have been the drugs. No, but there is that apocryphal story about Cary Grant on acid wandering onto the set of Dr. Strangelove and hanging out for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 The lead actor category this year is quite strong. I'm delighted that Bogie has also seen Nothing But the Best. Best Actor of 1964: Anthony Quinn, ZORBA THE GREEK**** Charles Denner, LIFE UPSIDE DOWN Richard Attenborough, SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON Henry Fonda, FAIL-SAFE Peter Sellers, DR. STRANGELOVE Honorable mention: Alan Bates, NOTHING BUT THE BEST; Richard Burton, THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA; Rex Harrison, MY FAIR LADY; Rod Steiger, THE PAWNBROKER; Peter Ustinov, TOPKAPI Best Actress of 1964: Anne Bancroft, THE PUMPKIN EATER**** Julie Andrews, MARY POPPINS Kim Stanley, SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON Debbie Reynolds, THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Jean Seberg, LILITH Honorable mention: Audrey Hepburn, MY FAIR LADY; Deborah Kerr, THE CHALK GARDEN; Irene Papas, ZORBA THE GREEK; Rita Tushingham, THE GIRL WITH GREEN EYES Best Supporting Actor of 1965: Juano Hernandez, THE PAWNBROKER**** Denholm Elliott, NOTHING BUT THE BEST Paul Scofield, THE TRAIN Lee Tracy, THE BEST MAN Gert Frobe, GOLDFINGER Honorable mention: Brock Peters, THE PAWNBROKER Best Supporting Actor of 1965: Grayson Hall, THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA**** Lila Kedrova, ZORBA THE GREEK Capucine, THE SEVENTH DAWN Rosalie Crutchley, BEHOLD A PALE HORSE Mildred Dunnock, BEHOLD A PALE HORSE Honorable mention: Edith Evans, THE CHALK GARDEN; Siobhan McKenna, OF HUMAN BONDAGE Best Performance in a Mediocre Film: Dirk Bogarde, KING AND COUNTRY; Runner-Up: Tom Courtenay, KING AND COUNTRY Best Performance with a Telephone: Henry Fonda, FAIL-SAFE; Rosalie Crutchley, BEHOLD A PALE HORSE Best Performance with Minimal Screen Time: Juano Hernandez, THE PAWNBROKER; Runners-Up: Rosalie Crutchley and Mildred Dunnock, BEHOLD A PALE HORSE Best Musical in a Fine Year for Musicals, Unless You Consider It an Opera, Which It Is: THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG Best Cinematography, Black and White: THE PUMPKIN EATER; Runner-Up: ZORBA THE GREEK Best Cinematography, Color: THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT; Runner-Up: ZULU Favorite Line: "Seducer!" Grayson Hall to Richard Burton in THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 The BAFTA winners for 1964 were …. Best Actor (British) Richard Attenborough, Guns at Batasi and Seance on a Wet Afternoon* Peter Sellers, The Pink Panther (63) and Dr. Strangelove Peter O’Toole, Becket Tom Courtenay, King and Country Best Actor (Foreign) Marcello Mastroianni, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow* (63) Cary Grant, Charade (63) Sterling Hayden, Dr. Strangelove Sidney Poitier, Lilies of the Field (63) Best Actress (British) Audrey Hepburn, Charade* (63) Edith Evans, The Chalk Garden Deborah Kerr, The Chalk Garden Rita Tushingham, Girl With Green Eyes Best Actress (Foreign) Anne Bancroft, The Pumpkin Eater* Ava Gardner, Night of the Iguana Kim Stanley, Seance on a Wet Afternoon Shirley MacLaine, Irma la Douce (63) and What a Way to Go! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Best Supporting Actor of 1964 6. RONALD REAGAN (Jack Browning), The Killers Ronnie gives his career best performance as a mean mother in The Killers. Sadly, this was to be his last feature film and just when he was hitting his stride - and Angie too. I believe he dabbled in politics after this. What a waste. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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