GregoryPeckfan Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 NEXT CATEGORY FOR ME IN 1937: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR; NO ORDER Spencer Tracy in Captains Courageous Billy and Bobby Mauch in The Prince and the Pauper E.E. Clive in Personal Property Reginald Owen in Personal Property Dead End Kid regulars in Dead End C. Aubrey Smith in The Hurricane Eric Blore in Shall We Dance? Edward Everett Horton in Shall We Dance? Ralph Bellamy in The Awful Truth Alexander D'Arcy in The Awful Truth Frank Morgan in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Edward Rigby in Young and Innocent aka The Girl Was Young WINNER: Reginald Owen in Personal Property (narrowly edging out Ralph Bellamy...) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 The Venice Film Festival of 1937 gave the Best Actor Award to Emil Jannings for Der Herrscher. The Best Actress Award went to Bette Davis for both, Marked Woman and Kid Galahad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Here are my choices of the 66 films I've seen from 1937 for… Best Actress of 1937 1. IRENE DUNNE (Lucy Warriner), The Awful Truth 2. LUISE RAINER (O-Lan), The Good Earth 3. KATHARINE HEPBURN (Terry Randall), Stage Door 4. CONSTANCE BENNETT (Marion Kerby), Topper 5. FLORA ROBSON (Queen Elizabeth), Fire Over England 6. BARBARA STANWYCK (Stella Martin Dallas), Stella Dallas 7. CLAUDETTE COLBERT (Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Romanov), Tovarich 8. JANET GAYNOR (Esther Victoria Blodgett/Vicki Lester), A Star Is Born 9. GINGER ROGERS (Jean Maitland), Stage Door 10. FRANCES FARMER (Josie Mansfield), The Toast of New York and... MARLENE DIETRICH (Countess Alexandra Vladinoff/”Maria Andrea”), Knight Without Armour JEAN ARTHUR (Mary Smith), Easy Living CLAUDETTE COLBERT (Kay Denham), I Met Him In Paris GRETA GARBO (Countess Maria Walewska), Conquest CAROLE LOMBARD (Hazel Flagg), Nothing Sacred BARBARA STANWYCK (Janet Haley), Internes Can't Take Money MAY WHITTY (Mrs. Bramson), Night Must Fall 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GregoryPeckfan Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Best Actress of 1937: (no order) Kay Francis in Confession Vivian Leigh in Fire Over England Shirley Temple in Heidi Ginger Rogers in Shall We Dance Dorothy Lamour in The Hurricane Rosiland Russell in Night Must Fall Dame Flora Robson in Fire Over England Dame Mae Whitty in Night Must Fall Constance Bennet in Topper Alice Fay in In Old Chicago Sylvia Sydney in Dead End Jean Harlow in Saratoga Jean Harlow in Personal Property Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth Joan Crawford in The Bride Wore Red Gracie Allen in Damsell in Distress Myrna Loy in Double Wedding Olivia DeHaviland in It's Love I'm After Bette Davis in It's Love I'm After Madeleine Carroll in The Prisoner of Zenda Carole Lombard in Nothing Sacred Carole Lombard in Swing High, Swing Low Nova Pilbeam in Young and Innocent aka The Girl Was Young Vivian Leigh in Storm in a Teacup Janet Gaynor in A Star is Born WINNER: JEAN HARLOW FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 One of the interesting things about 1937 is that Cary Grant has now officially established himself as "Cary Grant," the persona so familiar to all classic movie buffs. As he was in TOPPER and THE AWFUL TRUTH, so shall he be in many more films to come. SYLVIA SCARLETT is interesting for the very reason that he hadn't quite become the sophisticated "Cary Grant," and his character has some guttersnipe qualities that might have belonged to the boy who grew up as Archie Leach. In the even earlier HOT SATURDAY you can see the beginnings of the persona, but his look isn't right. Maybe it's the haircut or hairline, maybe the cameraman hasn't learned the best angles for his face, maybe Cary doesn't have the attitude just right. In similar fashion, I would not have imagined a Scarlett O'Hara coming from the Vivien Leigh of FIRE OVER ENGLAND. The look isn't right, she's somewhat lacking in screen presence (to my taste), and she doesn't seem a strong enough actress (again, to my taste). I have a hunch this will change radically in 1938. Laurence Olivier doesn't have the look that we'll discover two years later in WUTHERING HEIGHTS. It's difficult for me to see FIRE OVER ENGLAND without later films in mind, but that's also part of the interest. One of the sadder aspects of 1937 is that Miriam Hopkins doesn't appear on our lists of top actresses for the year. I'd never fully appreciated how strong her career was in the early to middle 1930s until we started this exercise. She was getting a variety of interesting characters to play and was working with top directors like Lubitsch, Mamoulian, Hawks, and Wyler. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 1937 BEST ACTOR: Robert Montgomery in Night Must fall Freddie Bartholomew in Captains Courageous Cary Grant in Topper Cary Grant in The Awful Truth Clark Gable in Saratoga Tyrone Power in In Old Chicago Don Ameche in In Old Chicago Fred MacMurray in Swing High, Swing Low Randolph Scott in High, Wide, and Handsome Errol Flynn in The Prince and the Pauper Robert Taylor in Personal Property Paul Muni in The Life of Emile Zola Joel MCCrea in Dead End Fred Astaire in Shall We Dance Basil Rathbone in Confession Robert Montgomery in The Last of Mrs. Cheney Francot Tone in The Bride Wore Red Leslie Howard in It's Love I'm After Nelson Eddy in Maytime Humphrey Bogart in Black Legion Frederic March in Nothing Sacred Frederic March in A Star is Born Derrick DeMarney in Young and Innocent aka The Girl Was Young Joel McCrea in Wells Fargo WINNER: CARY GRANT IN THE AWFUL TRUTH 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 One of the interesting things about 1937 is that Cary Grant has now officially established himself as "Cary Grant," the persona so familiar to all classic movie buffs. As he was in TOPPER and THE AWFUL TRUTH, so shall he be in many more films to come. SYLVIA SCARLETT is interesting for the very reason that he hadn't quite become the sophisticated "Cary Grant," and his character has some guttersnipe qualities that might have belonged to the boy who grew up as Archie Leach. In the even earlier HOT SATURDAY you can see the beginnings of the persona, but his look isn't right. Maybe it's the haircut or hairline, maybe the cameraman hasn't learned the best angles for his face, maybe Cary doesn't have the attitude just right. In similar fashion, I would not have imagined a Scarlett O'Hara coming from the Vivien Leigh of FIRE OVER ENGLAND. The look isn't right, she's somewhat lacking in screen presence (to my taste), and she doesn't seem a strong enough actress (again, to my taste). I have a hunch this will change radically in 1938. Laurence Olivier doesn't have the look that we'll discover two years later in WUTHERING HEIGHTS. It's difficult for me to see FIRE OVER ENGLAND without later films in mind, but that's also part of the interest. One of the sadder aspects of 1937 is that Miriam Hopkins doesn't appear on our lists of top actresses for the year. I'd never fully appreciated how strong her career was in the early to middle 1930s until we started this exercise. She was getting a variety of interesting characters to play and was working with top directors like Lubitsch, Mamoulian, Hawks, and Wyler. Yes. Well I agree with you about the interesting change in the actors. Jean Harlow died. As for Miriam Hopkins, I am trying to remember whether or not she made any movies in 1937 that I have seen. Was she working in 1937? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
film lover 293 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 GregoryPeckfan--According to Miriam Hopkins' TCM webpage, she had four movies released in 1937: "The Woman I Love", "Men Are Not Gods", "Woman Chases Man" & "Wise Girl". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 In similar fashion, I would not have imagined a Scarlett O'Hara coming from the Vivien Leigh of FIRE OVER ENGLAND. The look isn't right, she's somewhat lacking in screen presence (to my taste), and she doesn't seem a strong enough actress (again, to my taste). I have a hunch this will change radically in 1938. Laurence Olivier doesn't have the look that we'll discover two years later in WUTHERING HEIGHTS. It's difficult for me to see FIRE OVER ENGLAND without later films in mind, but that's also part of the interest. I think that it would be in 1938's St. Martin's Lane (aka Sidewalks of London) that Vivien Leigh first really shows signs of blossoming as an actress, as a street busker to turn sensational stage performer, while leaving mentor Charles Laughton still busking on the streets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 GregoryPeckfan--According to Miriam Hopkins' TCM webpage, she had four movies released in 1937: "The Woman I Love", "Men Are Not Gods", "Woman Chases Man" & "Wise Girl". Thanks. I will keep them in mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I think that it would be in 1938's St. Martin's Lane (aka Sidewalks of London) that Vivien Leigh first really shows signs of blossoming as an actress, as a street busker to turn sensational stage performer, while leaving mentor Charles Laughton still busking on the streets. You might be right, Tom. We'll have to see what happens next year. This is one of the many films I was thrilled to discover on TCM. GregoryPeckfan--According to Miriam Hopkins' TCM webpage, she had four movies released in 1937: "The Woman I Love", "Men Are Not Gods", "Woman Chases Man" & "Wise Girl". Thanks for the info! The fact that these titles are so unfamiliar suggests the downhill trajectory of her career. It's a vicious cycle. If the movies aren't hits, then the studio concludes that the public doesn't want to see her, so she doesn't get starring roles in good projects. The enforcement of the Code didn't help an actress who had projected her sexuality so strongly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 One of the interesting things about 1937 is that Cary Grant has now officially established himself as "Cary Grant," the persona so familiar to all classic movie buffs. As he was in TOPPER and THE AWFUL TRUTH, so shall he be in many more films to come. SYLVIA SCARLETT is interesting for the very reason that he hadn't quite become the sophisticated "Cary Grant," and his character has some guttersnipe qualities that might have belonged to the boy who grew up as Archie Leach. In the even earlier HOT SATURDAY you can see the beginnings of the persona, but his look isn't right. Maybe it's the haircut or hairline, maybe the cameraman hasn't learned the best angles for his face, maybe Cary doesn't have the attitude just right. I agree with you about the beginnings of "Cary Grant." With The Awful Truth, Topper established his trademark persona, while 1938's Bringing Up Baby cemented it. Even in films where Grant is a little less "Cary Grant" like Arsenic and Old Lace and Holiday for example, his Cary Grant persona is still intact, even as he's gesturing maniacally and doing acrobatics like he does in 'Lace' and 'Holiday,' respectively. It's interesting that in 1939, Grant seemed to take a slight departure from his sophisticated persona to make Only Angels Have Wings and Gunga Din. He also dabbled in dramatic films in the 1940s. It seems though, that by the late 40s and throughout the 1950s, Cary Grant was fully entrenched in his sophisticated, suave leading man persona and didn't seem to want to deviate from it. It's a shame too, because he was offered James Mason's role in A Star is Born, and according to director George Cukor, he delivered a very good reading of the material. However, according to Cukor, Grant almost seemed afraid to take on such a role and ultimately turned the film down. However, despite Grant's reluctance to branch out in the later part of his career, there's no denying that he defined "leading man." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I think that it would be in 1938's St. Martin's Lane (aka Sidewalks of London) that Vivien Leigh first really shows signs of blossoming as an actress, as a street busker to turn sensational stage performer, while leaving mentor Charles Laughton still busking on the streets. You might be right, Tom. We'll have to see what happens next year. This is one of the many films I was thrilled to discover on TCM. I remember the excitement that I felt, too, kingrat, when I first discovered the little known St. Martin's Lane, along with the lovely performances of its two leads. And, yes, 1938 is just around the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 One of Humphrey Bogart's favourite films was the 1937 version of A Star Is Born. In fact, Bogie was so emotionally involved in the downward trajectory of Norman Maine's career that he used to cry while watching it. I strongly suspect that the hard drinking Bogart, who had toiled in Bs dramas for years at Warners before becoming a star and, during the '50s, was insecure about staying on top of the Hollywood heap, heavily identified with Maine's character. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Here are my choices of the 66 films I've seen from 1937 for… Best Actor of 1937 1. CARY GRANT (Jerry Warriner), The Awful Truth 2. SPENCER TRACY (Manuel), Captains Courageous 3. JEAN GABIN (Lieutenant Marechal, pilot), Grand Illusion 4. ROLAND YOUNG (Cosmo Topper), Topper 5. PAUL MUNI (Wang Lung), The Good Earth 6. PAUL MUNI (Emile Zola), The Life of Emile Zola 7. RONALD COLMAN (Robert Conway), Lost Horizon 8. CARY GRANT (George Kerby), Topper 9. CHARLES BOYER (Prince Mikhail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff), Tovarich 10. WILLIAM POWELL (Baron Stephan Wolensky), The Emperor's Candlesticks and... EDWARD ARNOLD (Jim Fisk), The Toast of New York ROBERT DONAT (Ainsley J. Fothergill/”Peter Aranoff”/”Anton Andrea”), Knight Without Armour JEAN GABIN (Pepe Le Moko), Pepe Le Moko THE MARX BROTHERS: Groucho (Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush), Chico (Tony), Harpo (Stuffy), A Day at the Races CHARLES BOYER (Napoleon Bonaparte), Conquest PIERRE FRESNAY (Captain de Boeildieu, Hdq. staff), Grand Illusion FREDRIC MARCH (Alfred Henkel/”Norman Maine”), A Star Is Born PAUL ROBESON (Umbopa), King Solomon's Mines RONALD COLMAN (Major Rudolf Rassendyll/King Rudolf of Ruritania), The Prisoner of Zenda GARY COOPER (Michael ‘Nuggin’ Taylor), Souls at Sea FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW (Harvey Cheyne), Captains Courageous 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I forgot to add William Powell in The Emperor's Candle Doesn't change my winner, but how did I forget to list him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Here are the 1937 titles I haven't seen: The Bride Wore Red Confession A Damsel in Distress Double Wedding Easy Living Elephant Boy The Emperor's Candlesticks Every Day's a Holiday Fight for Your Lady The Great Garrick Green Light Gueule D'amour Heidi High, Wide and Handsome History Is Made at Night I Met Him in Paris Internes Can't Take Money It's Love I'm After King Solomon's Mines Knight Without Armour The Last of Mrs. Cheney Madam X Maytime The Pearls of the Crown The Perfect Specimen Personal Property The Prince and the Pauper Quality Street Shall We Dance The Soldier and the Lady Storm in a Teacup They Won't Forget The Toast of New York Tovarich True Confession Way Out West Wee Willie Winkie Wells Fargo You Can't Have Everything I have taped, but have not watched: Fire Over England Souls at Sea 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) 1937 Movies I Have Not Seen That Interest Me (not a complete list of not seen) Elephant Boy Grand Illusion Torovich Fight For Your Lady Green Light The Great Garrick INTERNES Can't Take Money Every Day's A Holiday I Met Him in Paris The Pearls of the Crown The Perfect Specimen Quality Street Lost Horizon Conquest Souls at Sea Geule D'Amour Pepe Le Moko There are several other films I have not seen in a long time. And as I said I have not seen any of the Miriam Hopkins films. Edited April 1, 2016 by GregoryPeckfan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Here are the films from 1937 that were mentioned that I have not seen as yet. Big City with Luis Rainer and Spencer Tracy The Bride Wore Red with Joan Crawford Broadway Melody of 1938 with Judy Garland and Sophie Tucker Confession with Kay Francis Derr Herrscher with Emil Jannings Double Wedding with William Powell and Myrna Loy Every Day’s a Holiday with Walter Catlett Fight For Your Lady with Erik Rhodes The Great Garrick with Brian Aherne and Melville Cooper High, Wide and Handsome with Randolph Scott History Is Made at Night with Charles Boyer and Jean Arthur Jericho with Paul Robeson Lady Killer/Gueule d’Amour with Jean Gabin and Mireille Balin The Last of Mrs. Cheyney with Robert Montgomery and Frank Morgan Madame X with Gladys George Pearls of the Crown with Arletty Personal Property with Jean Harlow, Robert Taylor, Henrietta Crossman, Cora Witherspoon, E.E. Clive, Reginald Owen and Una O’Connor The Soldier and the Lady with Akim Tamiroff Storm In a Teacup with Vivien Leigh Swing High, Swing Low with Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray They Gave Him a Gun with Franchot Tone Under the Red Robe with Conrad Veidt Victoria the Great with Anna Neagle Wells Fargo with Joel McCrea You Can’t Have Everything with Allice Faye and Gypsy Rose Lee You Only Live Once with Henry Fond and Sylvia Sidney And I would like to see these again … The Awful Truth for Cecil Cunningham, Joyce Compton and Molly Lamont Easy Living for Mary Nash The Good Earth for Charley Grapewin Marked Woman for Eduardo Ciannelli and Lola Lane Nothing Sacred for Charles Winninger Stella Dallas for Alan Hale 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 If I had to pick one film that I have seen from Lawrence's and Peck Fan's unseen lists that I would recommend it would be Tovarich. It's lots of fun as has previously been mentioned. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 To return the favor, on your list, Bogie, I would most recommend You Only Live Once. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) You will notice that I did not mention that I have not seen Stella Dallas. Perhaps I should have included this in my list, but I thought that perhaps people would remember that I said I had not seen it yet because it is a tearjerker. The movie I recommend the most on Lawrence and Bogie`s lists is PERSONAL PROPERTY. Edited March 31, 2016 by GregoryPeckfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Peck Fan I just noticed Grand Illusion on your unseen list too. That is an incredible film. I would pick that one over Tovarich. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 In the category of words spelled correctly can still be incorrect and having a one track mind, I read over my list of to-see films which I have since edited that I listed the movie INTERNS CAN`T TAKE MONEY as INTERNETS can`t take money. (sigh. No one would ever believe that this was an error) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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