LawrenceA Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Here are the films from 1950 that I have not seen: Annie Get Your Gun The Astonished Heart The Blue Lamp The Breaking Point Captain Carey, U.S.A. Champagne for Caesar Clothes of Deception The Clouded Yellow Crazy Uproar The Fall of the House of Usher The Flowers of St. Francis The Furies God Needs Men The Happy Years It's a Small World Kikyo Last Holiday Les Enfants Terrible A Life of Her Own Louisa Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town The Manekata Sisters Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone Montana Never a Dull Moment Shikko Yuyu The Sin of Harold Diddlebock South Sea Sinner Stromboli Summer Stock Three Came Home Three Little Words Three Secrets To Joy Treasure Island Trio Try and Get Me Two Weeks with Love Under My Skin The Underworld Story Variety Lights Wabash Avenue The Woman In Question I have these waiting to be watched: Born to Be Bad Kim La Ronde So Long at the Fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 Here are the films from 1950 that I have not seen: Three Came Home Of the ones that you have listed Lawrence that I have managed to see I might recommend Three Came Home the most. It is a surprisingly hard hitting account of a women's pow camp run by the Japanese in WWII with lots of good performances. I believe it comes on TCM quite often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Along with Three Came Home, The Breaking Point, and The Furies, because you are a noir aficionado I also recommend Try and Get Me, which is based on the same incident that inspired Fritz Lang's Fury back in the 1930s. Frank Lovejoy plays the down-on-his-luck guy looking for work, Kathleen Ryan is his wife, and Lloyd Bridges, cast against type, gives a very strong performance as the no-good villain out to corrupt him and draw him into his criminal schemes. Lloyd Bridges' wife has a small part as a reporter from San Francisco covering the story. The director is Cy Endfield, one of the best unknown directors anywhere. Try and Get Me, Hell Drivers, Zulu, and Sands of the Kalahari--not a bad resume. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 Here are the films from 1950 that were mentioned that I have not seen as yet. The Astonished Heart with Celia Johnson The Baron of Arizona with Vincent Price Born to be Bad with Mel Ferrer Clothes of Deception with Machiko Kyo Crazy Uproar with Chikage Awashima The Fall of the House of Usher with Lucy Pavey The Flame and the Arrow with Burt Lancaster The Flowers of St. Francis with Severnio Pisacane The Happy Years with Dean Stockwell and Leo G. Carroll It’s a Small World with Nina Koshetz Kikyo with Shin Saburi and So Yamamura Les Enfants Terribles with Edouard Dermithe, Nicole Stephane and Renee Cosima A Life of Her Own with Ann Dvorak Louisa with Spring Byington The Magnificent Yankee with Louis Calhern and Ann Harding The Manekata Sisters with So Yamamura Montana with Errol Flynn and Alexis Smith Mrs. O’Malley and Mr. Malone with James Whitmore Never a Dull Moment with Andy Devine Scandal with Shirley Yamaguchi Shikko Yuyu with Shin Saburi Stromboli with Ingrid Bergman Three Little Words with Fred Astaire Two Weeks With Love with Debbie Reynolds Under My Skin with John Garfield, Micheline Presle and Orley Lindgren Wabash Avenue with Betty Grable When Willie Comes Marching Home with Dan Dailey And I would like to see this again … Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town for Marjorie Main (I have the box set!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Here are the films from 1950 that were mentioned that I have not seen as yet. The Baron of Arizona with Vincent Price The Flame and the Arrow with Burt Lancaster The Magnificent Yankee with Louis Calhern and Ann Harding Scandal with Shirley Yamaguchi When Willie Comes Marching Home with Dan Dailey I've seen these titles. I've already discussed Scandal. I enjoyed the other 4 as well, but if pressed for a favorite, I would pick The Baron of Arizona. It's a low budget Sam Fuller film, but Price is a lot of fun as the scheming title character, and the story kept me involved more than expected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Of the ones that you have listed Lawrence that I have managed to see I might recommend Three Came Home the most. It is a surprisingly hard hitting account of a women's pow camp run by the Japanese in WWII with lots of good performances. I believe it comes on TCM quite often. I was checking my cable guide this evening, and discovered that Three Came Home is airing tomorrow at 11 AM on the Fox Movie Channel, so I'll be taping it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 UNDER MY SKIN was directed by Jean Negulescu and based on Ernest Hemingway's short story My Old Man. John Garfield plays a jockey with a dilemma. The gambling mob wants him to throw a race, but his son Joe (Orley Lindgren) sees him as a hero and wants him to win. Garfield once again plays a stroller, an American who runs away to Italy and to France, until he runs out of places to run away from. Eleven-year old Orley Lindgren was a remarkable child actor. ANNIE GET YOUR GUN is the film version of Irving Berlin's Broadway musical about Annie Oakley (1860-1926), a female exhibition shooter who wanted to prove that a woman can do anything a man can. Betty Hutton and Howard Keel try to outshine each other in the comical duet Anything You Can Do, and it has the showtune to end all showtunes There's No Business Like Show Business. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I didn't start making contributions to this thread until 1937 came up. So I thought I would include my Academy Award nominations before that time. That would mean including nominations before 1930, which is when the thread started. It would mean that the first six awards wouldn't match the chronological years. It would mean the number of nominations would fluctuate as they did in the first few years of the Awards. (Which is annoying because the quality of movies noticeably increased in the three years the Academy reduced the acting nominations to three.) It would mean the best supporting oscars wouldn't appear until 1936, when the Academy started giving them out. (Except for one exception in 1932-1933) It would mean that the nominations would appear far too late to be included in the discussion of those years. 1927-1928ActorJames Murray, The Crowd Charles Chaplin, The CircusBuster Keaton, Steamboat Bill, Jr. ActressMaria Falconetti, The Passion of Joan of ArcMarion Davies, The PatsyGloria Swanson, Sadie Thompson1928-1929ActorBuster Keaton, The CameramanGeorge Bancroft, The Docks of New YorkErich von Stroheim, The Wedding MarchSemyon Svashenko, ArsenalPierre Alcover, L'ArgentActressLouise Brooks, Pandora’s Box Lillian Gish, The WindGloria Swanson, Queen Kelly Anny Ondra, BlackmailMarion Davies, Show PeopleBessie Love, The Broadway Melody1929-1930ActorEmil Jannings, The Blue AngelLew Ayres, All Quiet on the Western FrontMaurice Chevalier, The Love ParadeDaniel Haynes, Hallelujah!Wallace Beery, The Big HouseActressLouise Brooks, The Diary of a Lost Girl Greta Garbo, The KissMarlene Dietrich, The Blue AngelJeanette MacDonald, The Love ParadeNina Mae McKinney, Hallelujah!Emiko Yagumo, That Night's Wife1930-1931ActorPeter Lorre, M Charles Chaplin, City LightsBela Lugosi, DraculaGroucho Marx, Animal CrackersJack Buchanan, Monte CarloActressMarlene Dietrich, MoroccoMary Astor, Other Men's WomenLya Lys, L'Age D'OrJeanette MacDonald, Monte CarloSylvia Sidney, City Streets1931-1932ActorMaurice Chevalier, One Hour With YouJames Cagney, Blonde CrazyRobert Williams, Platinum BlondeActressJeanette MacDonald, One Hour with youJean Harlow, Red Headed WomanMarlene Dietrich, Shanghai Express1932-1933ActorGroucho Marx, Duck Soup Spencer Tracy, Me and My Gal, Man's CastleMaurice Chevalier, Love Me tonightActressMiriam Hopkins, Trouble in Paradise Katherine Hepburn, Little WomenJeanette MacDonald, Love me TonightSupporting Actor: Chico Marx, Duck SoupSupporting Actress: Margaret Dumont, Duck Soup1934ActorWilliam Powell, The Thin Man W.C. Fields, It's a GiftAnton Walbrook, MasqueradeActressMyrna Loy, The Thin ManRuan Lingyu, The GoddessMaureen O'Sullivan, Tarzan and His MateMarlene Dietrich, The Scarlet Empress1935ActorFred Astaire, Top HatGroucho Marx, A Night at the OperaRobert Donat, The 39 StepsGary Cooper, Peter Ibbetson, The Lives of a Bengal LancerCharles Laughton, Ruggles of Red Cap, Mutiny on the BountyActressGinger Rogers, Top HatKatharine Hepburn, Sylvia ScarlettFrancoise Rosay, Carnival in FlandersMadeleine Carroll, The 39 StepsAnn Harding, Peter IbbetsonEdna May Oliver, David Copperfield1936Charles Chaplin, Modern Times William Powell, After the Thin Man, My Man Godfrey, Libeled LadyWalter Huston, DodsworthFred Astaire, Swing TimeSacha Guitry, The Story of a CheatCarole Lombard, My Man GodfreyMyrna Loy, After the Thin Man, Libeled LadyGinger Rogers, Swing TimeRuth Chatterton, DodsworthChoka Iida, The Only SonSupporting ActorVictor Moore, Swing TimeJames Stewart, After the Thin ManWalter Brennan, Come and Get ItJules Berry, The Crime of Monsieur LangeLionel Stander, Mr, Deeds Goes to TownSupporting ActressPaulette Goddard, Modern TimesMary Astor, DodsworthHelen Broderick, Swing TimeYoshiko Tsubouchi, The Only SonMyrna Loy, The Great Ziegfeld1937Supporting ActorEdward Everett Horton, Angel, Shall We DanceRalph Bellamy, The Awful TruthGeorge Burns, A Damsel in DistressThomas Mitchell, Make way for TomorrowPinto Colvig, Snow White and the Seven DwarfsSupporting ActressGracie Allen, A Damsel in DistressLucille La Verne, Snow White and the Seven DwarfsAndrea Leeds, Stage DoorBarbara Read, Make way for TomorrowMargaret Dumont, A Day at the Races1938Supporting ActorMarcel Diallo, Grand IllusionClaude Rains, The Adventures of Robin HoodMikhail Troyanovsky, The Childhood of Maxim GorkyPierre Fresnay, Grand IllusionErich von Stroheim, Grand IllusionSupporting ActressOlivia De Havailand, The Adventures of Robin HoodDita Parlo, Grand IllusionMay Robson, Bringing up BabyMay Whitty, The Lady Vanishes Ann Miller, You Can't Take it with You * The first actress to get four nominations is Jeanette MacDonald. This is clearly the result that Ernest Lubitsch was one of the first directors to successfully adapt to sound, to be reasonably prolific, to have female characters and to employ the same ones. * Which also explains why Marlene Dietrich is the second actress to get four nominations. * The Academy Awards originally granted oscars to actors for collective work, not just in one film. I'm inclined to use that in the future. But just to make sure, it's the first movie that is being honored. * 1936 was the one year where the best supporting actress was easier to come up with than the best supporting actor. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 Before we hit 1951 I would just like to mention that I am going with 1951 with regards The Lavender Hill Mob. Alec Guinness was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar in 1952 for The Lavender Hill Mob but that film was first released in the UK in June, 1951. We are not trying to follow and compare to Oscar but are using the actual original release dates. It is the only way to get a truer picture of the best of a given year. Many of our choices were released in Los Angeles years after their initial releases overseas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 It’s time for 1951. We will be on 1951 for one week so plenty of time for everyone to respond. Here are Oscar’s choices for 1951. Winners in bold. Best Actor Humphrey Bogart, The African Queen* Marlon Brando, A Streetcar Named Desire + Montgomery Clift, A Place In the Sun Arthur Kennedy, Bright Victory Fredric March, Death of a Salesman Best Actress Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire* Katharine Hepburn, The African Queen Eleanor Parker, Detective Story Shelley Winters, A Place In the Sun Jane Wyman, The Blue Veil Best Supporting Actor Karl Malden, A Streetcar Named Desire* Leo Genn, Quo Vadis Kevin McCarthy, Death of a Salesman Peter Ustinov, Quo Vadis Gig Young, Come Fill the Cup Best Supporting Actress Kim Hunter, A Streetcar Named Desire* Joan Blondell, The Blue Veil Mildred Dunnock, Death of a Salesman Lee Grant, Detective Story Thelma Ritter, The Mating Season + + I will comment on Marlon Brando and Thelma Ritter’s nominations in the next post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Leading vs. Supporting Categories in 1951… Not surprisingly, Oscar put character actress, Thelma Ritter in the supporting category for The Mating Season. Sure Gene Tierney and John Lund were leads in this film but it really is the story of how Ritter’s character comes into their lives and changes everything. The supporting characterization may have had something to do with Ritter playing a domestic servant too. But this would be like saying Shirley Booth was supporting in her television series, Hazel. I just watched The Mating Season the other day so I was paying particular attention! I’m probably alone on this one. Oscar put Marlon Brando in the lead actor category for A Streetcar Named Desire. In my opinion this was a supporting performance and the only lead was Vivien Leigh’s Blanche DuBois. Stanley is such a powerful character that it has all the appearances of a lead. He is in the film no more, probably less than Kim Hunter who most people would agree is a supporting character. But to each his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 1951 BEST ACTOR Marlon Brando A Streetcar Named Desire**** Robert Walker Strangers On a Train Claude Laydu Diary of a Country Priest Montgomery Clift A Place In the Sun Oskar Werner Decision Before Dawn Kirk Douglas Ace In the Hole Humphrey Bogart The African Queen Arthur Kennedy Bright Victory James Cagney Come Fill the Cup Masayuki Mori The Idiot Van Heflin The Prowler Fredric March Death of a Salesman Kirk Douglas Detective Story BEST ACTRESS Vivien Leigh A Streetcar Named Desire**** Setsuko Hara The Idiot Katharine Hepburn The African Queen Shelley Winters A Place In the Sun Ida Lupino On Dangerous Ground Elizabeth Taylor A Place In the Sun Thelma Ritter The Mating Season Joan Greenwood The Man In the White Suit BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Peter Ustinov Quo Vadis**** Karl Malden A Streetcar Named Desire James Edwards Bright Victory Joseph Wiseman Detective Story John Hoyt When Worlds Collide Oscar Levant An American In Paris Douglas Spencer The Thing From Another World BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Lee Grant Detective Story**** Kim Hunter A Streetcar Named Desire Joan Blondell The Blue Veil Marion Lorne Strangers On a Train Ann Dvorak The Secret of Convict Lake BEST JUVENILE PERFORMANCE Billy Gray The Day the Earth Stood Still 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Here are some performances from 1951 that will be recognized in subsequent years … Lee Grant will win the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award in 1952 for Detective Story (1951). Fredric March will win the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award in 1952 for Death of a Salesman (1951). Ingrid Bergman will win the Venice Film Festival Best Actress Award in 1952 for Europa 51 (1951). Alec Guinness will be nominated in 1952 for the Best Actor Oscar for The Lavender Hill Mob (1951). For many years to come BAFTA (British Academy) will honour American and Foreign Language films in subsequent years to their original release. It wasn’t until the 1990’s that films pushed to have films released in the UK during the same calendar year as their home release to take advantage of ‘awards season.’ Vivien Leigh will win the BAFTA Best Actress Award in 1952 for A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). Katharine Hepburn will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Foreign Actress Award and the New York Film Critics Best Actress Award in 1952 for The African Queen (1951). Marie Powers will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Foreign Actress Award in 1953 for The Medium (1951). Francesco Golisano will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Foreign Actor Award in 1952 for Miracle in Milan (1951). Humphrey Bogart will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Foreign Actor Award in 1952 for The African Queen (1951). Fredric March will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Foreign Actor Award in 1952 for Death of a Salesman (1951). Claude Laydu will be nominated for the BAFTA Best Foreign Actor Award in 1953 for Diary of a Country Priest (1951). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 1951 Favorites Best Actor Humphrey Bogart (The African Queen) Marlon Brando (A Streetcar Named Desire) Claude Laydou (Diary of a Country Priest) Fredric March (Death of a Salesman) Michael Redgrave (The Browning Version) Best Actress Ann Dvorak (I Was an American Spy) Katharine Hepburn (The African Queen) Vivien Leigh (A Streetcar Named Desire) Eleanor Parker (Detective Story) Shelley Winters (A Place in the Sun) Best Supporting Actor William Frawley (The Lemon Drop Kid) Sam Jaffe (The Day the Earth Stood Still) Karl Malden (A Streetcar Named Desire) Robert Morley (Outcast of the Islands) Cecil Parker (The Man in the White Suit) Best Supporting Actress Jane Darwell (The Lemon Drop Kid) Mildred Dunnock (Death of a Salesman) Joan Greenwood (The Man in the White Suit) Kim Hunter (A Streetcar Named Desire) Marjorie Main (The Law and the Lady) Best Musical Scene "Silver Bells” sung by Marilyn Maxwell and others (The Lemon Drop Kid) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Marlon Brando's performance in A Streetcar Named Desire is certainly the most important performance of 1951 in historical terms, but 1951 had one of the deepest best actor fields ever. Adding Oskar Werner, an easy winner for supporting actor, makes it even tougher. Trying to pick the top five is all but impossible for me. Best Actor for 1951: Robert Ryan, ON DANGEROUS GROUND**** Oskar Werner, DECISION BEFORE DAWN Robert Walker, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN Michael Redgrave, THE BROWNING VERSION John Garfield, HE RAN ALL THE WAY Marlon Brando, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Montgomery Clift, A PLACE IN THE SUN Alastair Sim, A CHRISTMAS CAROL James Cagney, COME FILL THE CUP Canada Lee, CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY Humphrey Bogart, THE AFRICAN QUEEN Kirk Douglas, ACE IN THE HOLE Alec Guinness, THE LAVENDER HILL MOB Chishu Ryu, EARLY SUMMER Dan Duryea, CHICAGO CALLING Honorable mention: Gene Kelly, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS; James Mason, THE DESERT FOX; Dick Powell, CRY DANGER; Alastair Sim, LAUGHTER IN PARADISE; Robert Taylor, WESTWARD THE WOMEN; Spencer Tracy, THE PEOPLE AGAINST O'HARA; David Wayne, M Best Actress for 1951: Ida Lupino, ON DANGEROUS GROUND**** Vivien Leigh, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Katharine Hepburn, THE AFRICAN QUEEN Thelma Ritter, THE MODEL AND THE MARRIAGE BROKER Pier Angeli, TERESA Honorable mention: Leslie Caron, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS; Valentina Cortese, THE HOUSE ON TELEGRAPH HILL; Setsuko Hara, EARLY SUMMER; Thelma Ritter, THE MATING SEASON; Elizabeth Taylor, A PLACE IN THE SUN; Shelley Winters, HE RAN ALL THE WAY; Jane Wyman, THE BLUE VEIL Best Supporting Actor for 1951: James Gleason, COME FILL THE CUP**** Ward Bond, ON DANGEROUS GROUND Peter Ustinov, QUO VADIS Karl Malden, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Robert Morley, THE AFRICAN QUEEN Charles Carson, CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY Honorable mention: Howard Da Silva, M; Wallace Ford, HE RAN ALL THE WAY; Leo Genn, QUO VADIS; Norman Lloyd, M; Vincent Price, HIS KIND OF WOMAN; Gig Young, COME FILL THE CUP Best Supporting Actress for 1951: Hildegard Knef, DECISION BEFORE DAWN**** Agnes Moorehead, THE BLUE VEIL Patricia Collinge, TERESA Hope Emerson, WESTWARD THE WOMEN Kim Hunter, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Eve Arden, GOODBYE, MY FANCY Honorable mention: Fay Compton, LAUGHTER IN PARADISE; Ruby Dee, THE TALL TARGET; Marion Lorne, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN; Jan Sterling, ACE IN THE HOLE; Vivian Vance, THE BLUE VEIL Newcomer Award: Pier Angeli, TERESA Synergy Award: James Cagney and James Gleason, COME FILL THE CUP 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 kingrat: I should have nominated James Gleason for Come Fill the Cup. He was very good, and like you point out, I loved the chemistry between him and Cagney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 My choice for the Juvenile Acting Award for 1951 is … John Charlesworth (Peter Cratchit), A Christmas Carol Charlesworth was probably just 15 when he played Peter Cratchit, older brother of Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol. In the same year he appeared in The Magic Box and Tom Brown’s Schooldays as well as several other films. He kept incredibly busy right up until the day he took his own life in 1960 at the age of 24. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 ActorRobert Walker, Strangers on a TrainMarlon Brando, A Streetcar Named DesireGene Kelly, An American in ParisKirk Douglas, Ace in the HoleVan Heflin, The ProwlerRunner-ups: Farley Granger (Strangers on a Train), Raj Kapoor (Awaara), Humphrey Bogart (The African Queen), Masayuki Mori (The Idiot), Francesco Golisano (Miracle in Milan), Robert Ryan (On Dangerous Ground), Fred Astaire (Royal Wedding)ActressVivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named DesireKathryn Beaumont, Alice in WonderlandPatricia Walters, The RiverSetsuko Hara, Early SummerAnna Magnani, BelissimaRunner-Ups: Nargis (Awaara), Anita Bjork (Miss Julie), Ida Lupino (On Dangerous Ground), Katherine Hepburn (The African Queen), Leslie Caron (An American in Paris), Ava Gardner (Pandora and the Flying Dutchman)Supporting ActorIchiro Sagai, Early SummerSterling Holloway, Alice in WonderlandAdolphe Menjou, The Tall TargetRichard Loo, The Steel HelmetOscar Levant, An American in Paris Runner-ups: Toshiro Mifune (The Idiot), Karl Malden (A Streetcar Named Desire)Supporting ActressSetsuko Hara, The IdiotKim Hunter, A Streetcar Named DesireMoira Shearer, The Tales of HoffmannChieko Higashiyama, Early SummerLaura Elliott/Kasey Rogers, Strangers on a Train Runner-Up: Radha Burnier (The River)Not seen: Decision before Dawn, Quo Vadis, Detective Story, Bright Victory, Death of a Salesman, The Blue Veil, The Mating Season 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 1951 - It's clear that I have two outstanding favorites this year- a very good year otherwise, as well, though only one category overflows. ActorRobert Walker - Strangers on a Train*** Alastair Sim - A Christmas CarolKirk Douglas - Ace in the HoleMasayuki Mori - The IdiotHumphrey Bogart - The African Queen ...Alec Guinness - The Man in the White Suit ; Vincent Price - His Kind of Woman ; David Wayne - M ; Alastair Sim - Laughter in Paradise ; Marlon Brando - A Streetcar Named Desire ; Van Heflin - The Prowler ; Lawrence Tierney - The Hoodlum ; Richard Basehart - Fourteen Hours Actress Setsuko Hara - The Idiot***Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire Katherine Hepburn - The African Queen Evelyn Keyes - The Prowler Susan Hayward - I Can Get It for You Wholesale Supporting ActorToshiro Mifune - The Idiot***Jack Elam - Rawhide [gotta be one of the greatest mugs in all movie villainy history]Karl Malden - A Streetcar Named Desire Georges Guetary - An American in Paris [i admit he always steals this film, for me] Robert Helpmann - The Tales of Hoffman [strangely enjoyable ballet, if taken as a dark comedy] Supporting ActressMarion Lorne - Strangers on a Train***Lisa Golm - The Hoodlum [she and Tierney were excellent in this low-budget gangster melodrama] Jan Sterling - Ace in the Hole Hope Emerson - Westward the Women Joyce Grenfell - Laughter in Paradise 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 I've only seen Come Fill the Cup online. Too bad someone doesn't bring this out at least on DVD-R. It's a Lost Weekend-type story, with a romantic triangle and some noirish elements. James Cagney is a newspaper reporter whose drinking costs him his job and his fiancee (Phyllis Thaxter). Cagney goes to a halfway house run by James Gleason, a dried-out alcoholic. Gleason gets a much meatier role than usual. Watching these two veteran actors play off each other is a real treat. When Cagney begins to get his life turned around, Phyllis Thaxter's back asking for his help with her new fiance (Gig Young), nephew of the newspaper owner (Raymond Massey). Seems Phyllis has left one alcoholic only to find another (this seems very realistic to me). Gig Young is handsome, charming, and completely messed up. He's involved with a nightclub singer with underworld connections, in addition to his other problems. Curtis Bernhardt directs capably, and Cagney, Gleason, and Young as the three alcoholics are all especially fine. I would guess that the studio pushed Gig Young rather than James Gleason for the Oscar nomination hoping that this would give a boost to the younger actor's career. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 1951 Winners in BOLD BEST PICTURE Ace in the Hole The African Queen Alice in Wonderland An American in Paris I'll See You in My Dreams A Millionaire For Christy Pandora and the Flying Dutchman A Place in the Sun Strangers on a Train A Streetcar Named Desire BEST ACTOR Kirk Douglas, Ace in the Hole Humphrey Bogart, The African Queen Gene Kelly, An American in Paris Danny Thomas, I'll See You in My Dreams Fred MacMurray, A Millionaire For Christy James Mason, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman Montgomery Clift, A Place in the Sun Farley Granger, Strangers on a Train Robert Walker, Strangers on a Train BEST ACTRESS Katharine Hepburn, The African Queen Leslie Caron, An American in Paris Doris Day, I'll See You in My Dreams Eleanor Parker, A Millionaire For Christy Ava Gardner, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman Elizabeth Taylor, A Place in the Sun Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Oscar Levant, An American in Paris Georges Guetary, An American in Paris Raymond Burr, A Place in the Sun Marlon Brando, A Streetcar Named Desire Karl Malden, A Streetcar Named Desire BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Jan Sterling, Ace in the Hole Nina Foch, An American in Paris Shelley Winters, A Place in the Sun Kim Hunter, A Streetcar Named Desire BEST MUSICAL NUMBER The ending number of An American in Paris. I especially enjoy the Toulouse Lautrec part where Gene Kelly sports a flesh colored leotard. SECOND BEST MUSICAL NUMBER Georges Guetary's "Stairway to Paradise" song in An American in Paris FUNNIEST BACKSTORY The story about the making of The African Queen. Especially the part where Bogart and director John Huston only drank booze. Katharine Hepburn was trying to tell them that they needed to be healthier and drink water and Bogart and Huston continued to drink alcohol. In response, Hepburn drank more water than anyone else. However, the African water (the film was made on location) was contaminated and Hepburn got the worst case of dysentery out of anyone on the set. BEST REVENGE MOVIE The Magic Carpet with Lucille Ball and John Agar. By 1950-51, Lucille Ball was under contract to Columbia. Cecil B. DeMille offered her a role in The Greatest Show on Earth. Harry Cohn, President of Columbia, would not loan Ball out to make the film. While all this was going on, Ball discovered she was pregnant (something she and husband, Desi Arnaz had been wanting for a decade). Meanwhile, Cohn, knowing that Ball wanted out of her contract, put together a film and script known as a "contract buster." A "contract buster" was a film that was purposely low-budget and bad. The studio would offer it to the star wanting out of their contract, figuring that he or she would turn it down because it was so bad. After the star turned it down, the studio could terminate the contract and save thousands (if not tens of thousands) of dollars by firing the star for turning down a film. Cohn's "contract breaker" film for Ball was The Magic Carpet. Knowing that in her "condition," Ball couldn't accept the DeMille offer, the eternally wise Desi Arnaz convinced Ball to accept The Magic Carpet, figuring that they could make a bunch of money and that nobody would ever see the film--so it couldn't negatively affect Ball's career. Arnaz's amazing business acumen proved itself correct again. Ball made The Magic Carpet for $85,000 while keeping her "condition" a secret from everyone but the wardrobe woman. When he found out, Cohn congratulated Arnaz for simultaneously screwing (picture a more colorful term here, rhymes with "trucking") his wife, Harry Cohn, Columbia Pictures and Cecil B. DeMille all at the same time. Suck it Cohn! Lucy and Desi are beloved American treasures and Harry Cohn is nothing. BIGGEST CAD Montgomery Clift's character in A Place in the Sun PERSON WHO SHOULD NOT SMILE As seen in A Place in the Sun. I think Montgomery Clift is kind of hot when he's all "broody" and depressed in his films. When he smiles. I don't know. It ruins "Montgomery Clift" for me. Can't explain why. COUPLE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUT ENDED UP BEING FRIENDS FOR OBVIOUS REASONS Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. What a gorgeous couple they would have made. Liz and Monty were BFF, but Monty wasn't into Liz (or women). Their friendship shone through the films they made together, mainly A Place in the Sun. CHARACTER WHO DIDN'T DESERVE THEIR FATE Surprisingly, Shelley Winters in A Place in the Sun. Normally, she gets on my nerves and I wish that she'd just go away. In this film however, poor Winters did not deserve what she got. BEST LINE "Off with their head!" The Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland BEST SONG "The Unbirthday Song" with the Mad Hatter and the March Hare in Alice in Wonderland BEST GRAMMATICAL LESSON The vowels-- "A-E-I-O-U," "U-O-I-E-A," the Caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland MOVIE THAT MAY BE ENHANCED WITH DRUGS, BUT SOMETHING THAT SPEEDRACER WILL NEVER DO Alice in Wonderland. This movie just screams LSD. SPEEDRACER'S TAKEAWAY FROM "A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE" STELLA!!!! STELLLLLLLLLLLLA! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Princess of Tap Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Favorite Acting Performances of 1951 Actor 1) * Masayuki Mori*-- The Idiot 2) Michael Redgrave - - The Browning Version 3) Humphrey Bogart - - The African Queen 4) Spencer Tracy - - Father's Little Dividend 5) Montgomery Clift - - A Place in the Sun (tie) 5) Marlon Brando - - A Streetcar Named Desire 6) James Stewart-- No Highway in the Sky Actress 1)* Katharine Hepburn*-- The African Queen 2) Vivien Leigh - - A Streetcar Named Desire 3) Elizabeth Taylor - - A Place in the Sun 4) Marlene Dietrich - - No Highway in the Sky 5) Patricia Neal - - The Day the Earth Stood Still 6) Setsuko Hara - - The Idiot 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Favorite Supporting Acting Performances of 1951 Actor 1)* Oscar Levant *- - An American in Paris 2) Robert Morley - - The African Queen 3) Karl Malden - - Streetcar Named Desire 4) Dabbs Greer -- Father's Little Dividend Actress 1)* Shelley Winters *- - A Place in the Sun 2) Nina Foch - - An American in Paris 3) Jan Sterling - - Ace in the Hole 4) Glynis Johns - - No Highway in the Sky 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 ACTOR: 1. Farley Granger - Strangers on a Train 2. Alec Guinness - The Lavender Hill Mob 3. Montgomery Clift - A Place in the Sun 4. Alec Guinness - The Man in the White Suit 5. Gene Kelly - An American in Paris 6. Robert Taylor - Quo Vadis 7. Humphrey Bogart - The African Queen 8. Alastair Sim - Scrooge 9. Kenneth Tobey - The Thing from Another World ACTRESS: 1. Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire2. Anna Magnani - Bellissima 3. Deborah Kerr - Quo Vadis 4. Elizabeth Taylor - A Place in the Sun 5. Maj-Britt Nilsson - Summer Interlude 6. Katharine Hepburn - The African Queen 7. Leslie Caron - An American in Paris 8. Lizabeth Scott - The Company She Keeps 9. Kathryn Grayson - Show Boat SUPPORTING ACTOR: 1. Peter Ustinov - Quo Vadis 2. Marlon Brando - A Streetcar Named Desire 3. Robert Walker - Strangers on a Train 4. Karl Malden - A Streetcar Named Desire 5. Robert Morley - The African Queen6. Sam Jaffe - The Day the Earth Stood Still 7. Leo G. Carroll - Strangers on a Train SUPPORTING ACTRESS:1. Shelley Winters - A Place in the Sun 2. Patricia Laffan - Quo Vadis 3. Joan Greenwood - The Man in the White Suit 4. Kim Hunter - A Streetcar Named Desire 5. Patricia Hitchcock - Strangers on a Train 6. Ruth Roman - Strangers on a Train 7. Marilyn Monroe - Let's Make It Legal BEST JUVENILE PERFORMANCE: 1. Tina Apicella - Bellissima 2. Billy Gray - On Moonlight Bay 3. John Charlesworth - Scrooge BEST EXTRA: 1. Alfred Hitchcock - Strangers on a Train (with double bass) 2. Sophia Loren - Quo Vadis 3. Elizabeth Taylor - Quo Vadis BEST ANIMAL PERFORMANCE: Poppaea's cheetah (No.1) in Quo Vadis BEST MUSICIAN IN ACTING ROLE: Oscar Levant - An American in Paris BEST BIT PART BY A FUTURE STAR: Audrey Hepburn - The Lavender Hill Mob BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: A Streetcar Named Desire (Alex North)BEST ORIGINAL SONG: A Kiss to Build a Dream On (Louis Armstrong in The Strip) BEST NON-ORIGINAL SONG: Old Man River (William Warfield in Show Boat) BEST QUOTE: "Whoever you are, I have always depended upon the kindness of strangers." (A Streetcar Named Desire) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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