kingrat Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Notes on a few 1955 films: Few filmmakers make a debut as dazzling as Welles with Citizen Kane, but Satyajit Ray certainly comes close with Pather Panchali. Inspired by Rossellini, but far surpassing him in the fidelity to ordinary life and without his ideological concerns, and at the same time so perfectly storyboarded that each shot looks like perfection. Death of a Cyclist is an excellent Spanish noir, which TCM has shown and may well show again. Lucia Bose is particularly notable in the leading role. June Allyson would not ordinarily come close to making my top five for Best Actress, but she and Jose Ferrer are both top-notch in The Shrike. He's a theater director who ends up in a mental institution. June Allyson, as usual, plays a 1950s perfect wife, but has she been undermining him all along? A critique of the 50s as well as a well-made melodrama. Marianne de ma jeunesse (Marianne of My Youth) is yet another outstanding film from Julien Duvivier. If you like Cocteau, this is especially recommended. A young man of 18 from Argentina arrives at a boys' school in the mountains. In a chateau, said to be haunted, at the other end of the lake, he meets and falls for a mysterious young woman (Marianne Hold). Duvivier catches the perfect blend of realism and fable. He also made a German version, Marianne meine Jugendliebe, which launched the career of Horst Buchholz. Cast a Dark Shadow is obviously based on a play, but that doesn't seem to matter, given the great cast and firm direction from Lewis Gilbert. Dirk Bogarde plays a young man bent on marrying for money, with little concern for how long his wife survives. Mona Washbourne is the much older woman he has married; his attentions later turn to Margaret Lockwood; and then Kay Walsh turns up on the scene. All four are terrific. Possibly the best directed scene in any 1955 scene is the biggest scene of East of Eden, when Cal (James Dean) confronts his mother Cathy (Jo Van Fleet) at her office in the brothel. If you look at the lighting and camera placement in each shot, you'll see how it changes with every emotional change (every "beat," as actors would say) of the scene. In the first shot we see Cathy and her mirrored image, with Cal only a small image in a mirror as he enters the room. At the one moment of the scene where Cathy comes close to maternal feelings for Cal, she is finally in as much light as he is. This doesn't last, however. Dean and Van Fleet are both great in the scene, and this is where she earned her Oscar, but the direction and lighting do their part to assist. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 The Seven Year Itch is too much associated with one scene - the white dress above the subway grate. There are some other interesting aspects to it. Walter Matthau auditioned for the male lead, but they gave it to Tom Ewell, who already played the part on Broadway. Marilyn Monroe had trouble remembering her lines, but it's hard to imagine anyone else playing the unnamed Girl. The title refers to the desire a married man can feel to look at other women after several years of monogamy. [spoilerS]In George Axelrod's play Richard Sherman has an actual affair with the Girl. In the film this was impossible because of the Hays Code. Billy Wilder wanted a hairpin to be found in Richard's bed, but even that wasn't allowed. The story still works: a married man is on the verge of cheating, but in the end decides to go back to his wife. However Billy Wilder has used Freudian symbolism to create some innuendo. Richard's finger gets stuck in a champaign bottle, and the Girl's toe in the faucet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 The Seven Year Itch is too much associated with one scene - the white dress above the subway grate. There are some other interesting aspects to it. Walter Matthau auditioned for the male lead, but they gave it to Tom Ewell, who already played the part on Broadway. Marilyn Monroe had trouble remembering her lines, but it's hard to imagine anyone else playing the unnamed Girl. The title refers to the desire a married man can feel to look at other women after several years of monogamy. [spoilerS]In George Axelrod's play Richard Sherman has an actual affair with the Girl. In the film this was impossible because of the Hays Code. Billy Wilder wanted a hairpin to be found in Richard's bed, but even that wasn't allowed. The story still works: a married man is on the verge of cheating, but in the end decides to go back to his wife. However Billy Wilder has used some Freudian symbolism to create some innuendo. Richard's finger gets stuck in a champaign bottle, and the Girl's toe in the faucet. It's definitely a movie of its time, but The Seven Year Itch was my favorite Monroe comedy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 Here are Danny Peary’s Alternate Oscar choices for 1955. Winners in bold. Best Actor James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause* James Cagney, Mister Roberts James Dean, East of Eden Henry Fonda, Mister Roberts Robert Mitchum, Night of the Hunter Best Actress Anna Magnani, The Rose Tattoo* Bette Davis, The Virgin Queen Julie Harris, East of Eden Susan Hayward, I’ll Cry Tomorrow And here are Michael Gerbert’s Golden Armchair choices for 1955: Best Actor James Dean, East of Eden* Best Actress Katharine Hepburn, Summertime* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 Here are my choices of the 104 films I've seen from 1955 for… Best Actress of 1955 1. ANNA MAGNANI ("Baronessa" Serafina Delle Rose), The Rose Tattoo 2. SUSAN HAYWARD (Lillian Roth) I'll Cry Tomorrow 3. KATIE JOHNSON (Mrs. Louisa Alexandra Wilberforce/”Mrs. Lopsided”), The Ladykillers 4. KATHARINE HEPBURN (Jane Hudson), Summertime 5. EVA DAHLBECK (Desiree Armfeldt), Smiles of a Summer Night 6. KARUNA BANERJEE (Sarbajaya Roy, the mother), Pather Panchali 7. JULIE HARRIS (Sally Bowles), I Am a Camera 8. JENNIFER JONES (Dr. Han Suyin), Love Is a Many Splendored Thing 9. MARILYN MONROE (“the Girl”), The Seven Year Itch 10. VERA CLOUZOT (Christina DeLassalle), Les Diaboliques and... JULIE HARRIS (Abra Bacon), East of Eden MARTHA SCOTT (Eleanor ‘Ellie’ Hilliard), The Desperate Hours SIMONE SIGNORET (Nicole Horner), Les Diaboliques BETTE DAVIS (Queen Elizabeth I), The Virgin Queen DORIS DAY (Ruth Etting), Love Me or Leave Me ULLA JACOBSSON (Anne Egerman), Smiles of a Summer Night KIM NOVAK (Madge Owens), Picnic MACHIKO KYO (Princess Yang Kwei Fei), Princess Yang Kwei Fei MARTINE CAROL (Lola Montes/Countess de Landsfeld), Lola Montes 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 The 1955 Cannes Film Festival winners were… Best Actor Spencer Tracy, Bad Day at Black Rock Best Actor & Actress the entire cast of, A Big Family/Bolshaya Semya (54) ————————————————————————————— The 1955 Venice Film Festival winners were: Best Actors Curd Jurgens, Heroes and Sinners and The Devil’s General. and … Kenneth More, The Deep Blue Sea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 Here are my choices of the 104 films I've seen from 1955 for… Best Actor of 1955 1. LAURENCE OLIVIER (Richard, Duke of Gloucester/King Richard III), Richard III 2. ERNEST BORGNINE (Marty Pilletti), Marty 3. SPENCER TRACY (John J. Macreedy), Bad Day at Black Rock 4. JAMES DEAN (Cal Trask), East of Eden 5. JAMES CAGNEY (Martin "the Gimp" Snyder), Love Me or Leave Me 6. JAMES DEAN (Jim Stark), Rebel Without a Cause 7. FREDRIC MARCH (Daniel C. Hilliard/"Claude Wally"), The Desperate Hours 8. ALEC GUINNESS (“Professor Marcus”/”Doc”), The Ladykillers + 9. MICHAEL REDGRAVE (Air Marshal Hardie), The Night My Number Came Up 10. HUMPHREY BOGART (Glenn Griffin/"Mr. James"), The Desperate Hours and ... FRANK SINATRA (Frankie ‘Dealer’ Machine), The Man With the Golden Arm TOM EWELL (Richard Sherman), The Seven Year Itch DANNY KAYE (Hubert Hawkins/"The Black Fox"/"the incomparable Giacamo"), The Court Jester RICHARD TODD (Reverend Peter Marshall), A Man Called Peter WILLIAM HOLDEN (Mark Elliott), Love Is a Many Splendored Thing MARLON BRANDO (Sky Masterson), Guys and Dolls JEAN SERVAIS (Tony le Stephanois), Rififi RAYMOND MASSEY (Capt. John Brown), Seven Angry Men BRODERICK CRAWFORD (Augusto), Il Bidone EDMUND GWENN (Capt. Albert Wiles), The Trouble With Harry + A bit of trivia: Apparently Guinness' Professor Marcus is a caricature of theatre critic, Kenneth Tynan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 Italy’s Film Industry Awards, the David di Donatello Awards were first handed out in 1956 honouring films and performances from 1955. Here are their winners … Best Actor Vittorio De Sica, Scandal In Sorrento Best Actress Gina Lollobrigida, Beautiful But Dangerous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 The Golden Globe Awards for 1955 were … Best Actor in a Drama Ernest Borgnine, Marty* Best Actress in a Drama Anna Magnani, The Rose Tattoo* Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Tom Ewell, The Seven Year Itch* Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Jean Simmons, Guys and Dolls* Best Supporting Actor Arthur Kennedy, Trial* Best Supporting Actress Marisa Pavan, The Rose Tattoo* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 Japan’s Blue Ribbon Awards for 1955 were … Best Actor Hisaya Morishige, Meoto Zenzai Best Actress Chikage Awashima, Meoto Zenzai Best Supporting Actor Daisuke Kato, Bloody Spear on Mount Fuji and Koko Ni Izumi Ari Best Supporting Actress Isuzu Yamada, Adolescence ————————————————————————————— Japan’s Mainichi Awards for 1955 were … Best Actor Hisaya Morishige, Meoto Zenzai, House of Many Pleasures, Policeman’s Diary and Jinsei Tombo Gaeri Best Actress Hideko Takamine, Floating Clouds Best Supporting Actor Keiju Kobayashi, Koko Ni Izumi Ari Best Supporting Actress Sachiko Hidari, Ofukuro and Jinsei Tombo Gaeri 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 Here are the films from 1955 that were mentioned that I have not seen as yet. Adolescence with Isuzu Yamada The Bespoke Overcoat with Alfie Bass Bloody Spear on Mount Fuji with Daisuke Kato Cast a Dark Shadow with Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Lockwood, Kay Walsh and Mona Washbourne Daddy Long Legs with Leslie Caron The Deep Blue Sea with Kenneth More The Devil’s General with Curd Jurgens Floating Clouds with Hideko Takamine Heroes and Sinners with Curd Jurgens House of Many Pleasures with Hisaya Morishige I Died a Thousand Times with Jack Palance Jinsei Tombo Gaeri with Hisaya Morishige and Sachiko Hidari Koko Ni Izumi Ari with Daisuke Kato and Keiju Kobayashi The Long Gray Line with Tyrone Power and Maureen O’Hara Marianne de ma Jeuness with Marianne Hold (this was made in French and German versions and Hold was in both) Meoto Zenzai with Hisaya Morishige and Chickage Awashima Ofukuro with Sachiko Hidari Ordet with Henrik Malberg, Preben Lerdoff Rye, Emil Haas Christensen, Cay Kristiansen and Birgitte Federspiel The Phenix City Story with Edward Andrews Policeman’s Diary with Hisaya Morishige The Prisoner with Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins The Shrike with Jose Ferrer and June Allyson Sissi with Romy Schneider The Tender Trap with Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne and Celeste Holm Touch and Go with Margaret Johnson The View From Pompey’s Head with Marjorie Rambeau And I would like to see these again … Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier for Buddy Ebsen Hell on Frisco Bay for Edward G. Robinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Here are the films from 1955 that were mentioned that I have not seen as yet. I Died a Thousand Times with Jack Palance The Long Gray Line with Tyrone Power and Maureen O’Hara Ordet with Henrik Malberg, Preben Lerdoff Rye, Emil Haas Christensen, Cay Kristiansen and Birgitte Federspiel The Phenix City Story with Edward Andrews These are the few that I've seen. I Died a Thousand Times is the widescreen, Technicolor remake of High Sierra. It doesn't rise to the excellence of that earlier film, but it was much better than I expected, and Palance gives one of his better, more relatable performances. The supporting cast includes Shelley Winters, Lee Marvin, Lon Chaney Jr, Earl Holliman, and the debut of Dennis Hopper. The Long Gray Line was written about by Swithin recently, so you know about that one. Ordet was in my top ten films of the year. If you know Carl Theodor Dreyer's style, you know what to expect. It's not for everyone. I thought it was powerful, and even haunting in places. The Phenix City Story is also on my top ten list. Many people blast the opening, newsreel-like 15 minutes or so. After that, though, the film becomes a brutal, noir-ish true crime story that really shocked and/or offended audiences with its nasty violence for the time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Here are the 1955 films I have not seen: Adolescence Beautiful But Dangerous The Bespoke Overcoat Bloody Spear on Mount Fuji Carrington V.C./Court Martial Cast a Dark Shadow The Court Jester The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz Daddy Long Legs Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier Death of a Cyclist The Deep Blue Sea The Devil's General Dreams Floating Clouds Good Morning, Miss Dove Hell On Frisco Bay Heroes and Sinners House of Many Pleasures I Am a Camera Il Bidone It's a Dog's Life It's Always Fair Weather Jinsei Tombo Gaeri A Kid for Two Farthings Koko Ni Izumi Ari A Man Called Peter Marianne de ma Jeunesse Meoto Zenzai My Sister Eileen The Night My Number Came Up Ofukuro Oklahoma! Policeman's Diary Princess Yang Kwei Fei The Prisoner Queen Bee The Rains of Ranchipur Scandal in Sorrento The Shrike Sincerely Yours Sissi Tennessee's Partner Touch and Go Unchained The View from Pompey's Head The Virgin Queen I have taped/acquired these but have not yet watched: The End of the Affair Mr. Arkadin The Tender Trap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 And I would like to see these again … Hell on Frisco Bay for Edward G. Robinson Hell on Frisco Bay is a deliberate throwback by Warner Brothers to the gangster flicks that had made the studio popular in the '30s. There are no great surprises in the story here but it is a slick, proficient tough guy drama, featuring a stoic Alan Ladd as an ex-cop just released from prison for a murder he didn't commit out to find the man who did it. His suspicions naturally fall upon Edward G. Robinson, head of a local Frisco mob. Robinson, as a sort of aging Johnny Rocco, is dynamic in his scenes, dominating each one in which he appears. He is hard edged and ruthless, even resorting to having a family member knocked off when he becomes a bother to him. Robinson is also allowed to add a touch of sadism to his character, remorselessly poking fun at an underling for a facial tic. The supporting cast is strong, including Joanne Dru as Ladd's ex, Paul Stewart as a sympathetic gangster and Fay Wray as a former Hollywood star, now Stewart's girlfriend, who dislikes and then despises Robinson. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 5, 2016 Author Share Posted August 5, 2016 Here are the 1955 films I have not seen: I Am a Camera If I had to pick one to recommend, Lawrence it might be I am a Camera. The under-used and appreciated, Julie Harris is great as usual but it is probably most interesting to see as the original non-musical version of Cabaret (1972). All of which you probably know! I wonder if this appears on TCM? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Hets ("The Word") is a Danish drama based on a play by Kaj Munk. Like in Day of Wrath Carl Theodor Dreyer addresses the theme of religious fanatism. It's about a father and his three sons, each with a different view on religion. The most interesting is the middle son Johannes (Preben Lerdorff Rye), who believes he's Jesus. It has philosophical depth, good dialogues and a beautiful black and white cinematography. Sissi must be one of the most romantic movies ever. The trilogy is always on Dutch and German TV in the Christmas period. It used to be hugely popular in Europe, but to a modern movie audience it looks slow and old-fashioned. It's a romanticized account of the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, the wife of Franz Joseph I. Before her marriage she was a carefree Bavarian child, then she got submerged in an environment of luxury, etiquette and politics. A lot of the shooting was done on historical places like the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. Romy Schneider tried for the rest of her career to get rid of that soft and docile Sissi image by taking on completely different roles, but to many people she will always be remembered as this aristocratic sweetheart. Daddy Long Legs is another dance musical with Fred Astaire. He plays an American millionaire who anonymously finances the education of a French orphan girl. For Leslie Caron, who worked as a ballerina until she was discovered by Gene Kelly, they had to create a character who could speak English with a French accent. Fred Astaire was very fit for a 56-year old. It's a fun watch, but it lacks originality. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 It’s time for 1956. We will be on 1956 for one week so plenty of time for everyone to respond. Here are Oscar’s choices for 1956. Winners in bold. Best Actor Yul Brynner, The King and I* James Dean, Giant Kirk Douglas, Lust For Life Rock Hudson, Giant Laurence Olivier, Richard III (55) Best Actress Ingrid Bergman, Anastasia* Carroll Baker, Baby Doll Katharine Hepburn, The Rainmaker Nancy Kelly, The Bad Seed Deborah Kerr, The King and I Best Supporting Actor Anthony Quinn, Lust For Life* Don Murray, Bus Stop + Anthony Perkins, Friendly Persuasion Mickey Rooney, The Bold and the Brave Robert Stack, Written on the Wind Best Supporting Actress Dorothy Malone, Written on the Wind* Mildred Dunnock, Baby Doll Eileen Heckart, The Bad Seed Mercedes McCambridge, Giant Patty McCormack, The Bad Seed + I think Don Murray belongs in the leading actor category for Bus Stop. He may have ended up in the supporting category because he was a relatively new star. But his role in Bus Stop is the central one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 The New York Film Critics Circle Awards for 1956 were: Best Actor Kirk Douglas, Lust For Life* Yul Brynner, The King and I, Anastasia, The Ten Commandments Laurence Oliver Richard III (55) Best Actress Ingrid Bergman, Anastasia* Deborah Kerr, The King and I, Tea and Sympathy ————————————————————————————————— The National Board of Review Awards for 1956 were… Best Actor Yul Brynner, The King and I, Anastasia, The Ten Commandments* Best Actress Dorothy McGuire, Friendly Persuasion* Best Supporting Actor Richard Basehart, Moby Dick* Best Supporting Actress Debbie Reynolds, The Catered Affair* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 My choice for the Juvenile Acting award for 1956 is… Eduardo Nevola (Sandrino Marcocci), The Railroad Man. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 1956 I had trouble filling out the Best Actress category this time around. In the men's category, you'll notice my pick for Entertainer of the Year, despite his not winning. BEST ACTOR John Wayne The Searchers**** Yul Brynner The King & I James Mason Bigger Than Life Kirk Douglas Lust for Life Yul Brynner The Ten Commandments Rock Hudson Giant Shoji Yasui The Burmese Harp Roger Duchesne Bob le flambeur Yul Brynner Anastasia Henry Fonda The Wrong Man James Dean Giant BEST ACTRESS Elizabeth Taylor Giant**** Deborah Kerr The King & I Ingrid Bergman Anastasia Anne Francis Forbidden Planet Vera Miles The Wrong Man BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Timothy Carey The Killing**** Rod Steiger Jubal Hank Worden The Searchers Walter Pidgeon Forbidden Planet Robert Stack Written On the Wind Anthony Quinn Lust for Life Koji Tsuruta Samurai 3: Duel at Ganryu Island Edward G. Robinson The Ten Commandments Earl Holliman Forbidden Planet Dennis Hopper Giant BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Marie Windsor The Killing**** Elsa Cardenas Giant Olive Carey The Searchers Dorothy Malone Written On the Wind Nina Foch The Ten Commandments Eileen Heckart The Bad Seed Rita Moreno The King & I BEST JUVENILE PERFORMANCE Patty McCormack The Bad Seed**** 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 Here are my choices of the 94 films I've seen from 1956 for… Best Supporting Actress of 1956 1. DOROTHY MALONE (Marylee Hadley), Written on the Wind 2. HARUKO SUGIMURA (Someka), Flowing 3. BRENDA DE BANZIE (Mrs. Lucy Drayton), The Man Who Knew Too Much 4. EILEEN HECKART (Ma Barbella), Somebody Up There Likes Me 5. MARJORIE MAIN (“Widow” Hudspeth), Friendly Persuasion 6. JAN STERLING (Beth Willis), The Harder They Fall 7. MILDRED DUNNOCK (Aunt Rose Comfort), Baby Doll 8. PATTY MCCORMACK (Rhona Penmark), The Bad Seed 9. ANN HARDING (Mrs. Hopkins), The Man In the Gray Flannel Suit 10. HELEN HAYES (the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovona of Russia), Anastasia and ... ELIZABETH WILSON (Marge Fleming), Patterns JOANNE WOODWARD (Dorothy ‘Dorie’ Kingship), A Kiss Before Dying MARIE WINDSOR (Sherry Peatty), The Killing BEATRICE STRAIGHT (Nancy Staples), Patterns MARTITA HUNT (Baroness Elena von Livenbaum), Anastasia EILEEN HECKART (Hortense Daigle), The Bad Seed SYLVA KOSCINA (Guilia Marcocci), The Railroad Man VERA MILES (Laurie Jorgensen), The Searchers MERCEDES MCCAMBRIDGE (Luz Benedict), Giant EILEEN HECKART (Vera), Bus Stop OLIVE CAREY (Mrs. Jorgensen), The Searchers 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 Here are my choices of the 94 films I've seen from 1956 for… Best Supporting Actor of 1956 1. ANTHONY QUINN (Paul Gauguin), Lust for Life 2. WALTER PIDGEON (Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.), The Rack 3. ROD STEIGER (Nick Benko), The Harder They Fall 4. ED BEGLEY (William “Bill” Briggs), Patterns 5. LEO GENN (Starbuck), Moby Dick 6. ELISHA COOK, JR. (George Peatty), The Killing 7. ANTHONY PERKINS (Josh Birdwell), Friendly Persuasion 8. ARTHUR O'CONNELL (Virgil Blessing), Bus Stop 9. HARRY ANDREWS (Stubb), Moby Dick 10. TREVOR HOWARD (Mr. Browne), Run For the Sun and ... MICKEY ROONEY (Willy Dooley), The Bold and the Brave SAL MINEO (Romolo), Somebody Up There Likes Me ROBERT STACK (Kyle Hadley), Written on the Wind JAMES DONALD (Theo Van Gogh), Lust For Life EVERETT SLOANE (Walter Ramsey), Patterns PETER FINCH (Captain Hans Langsdorff, the Admiral Graf Spee), The Battle of the River Plate SARO URZI (Gigi Liverani), The Railroad Man AKIM TAMIROFF (Boris Chernov), Anastasia WARD BOND (Capt. Rev. Samuel Johnson Clayton), The Searchers 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 But...but Bogie...how could you forget us? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 My performance picks for 1956: BEST ACTOR John Wayne, THE SEARCHERS Yul Brynner, THE KING AND I Kirk Douglas, LUST FOR LIFE James Mason, BIGGER THAN LIFE Don Murray, BUS STOP Honourable Mention: Gary Cooper in Friendly Persuasion, Humphrey Bogart in The Harder They Fall, Robert Taylor in The Last Hunt, Paul Newman in Somebody Up There Likes Me, Yul Brynner in The Ten Commandments. BEST ACTRESS Dorothy McGuire, FRIENDLY PERSUASION Marilyn Monroe, BUS STOP Ingrid Bergman, ANASTASIA Deborah Kerr, THE KING AND I Vera Miles, THE WRONG MAN BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Anthony Quinn, LUST FOR LIFE Anthony Perkins, FRIENDLY PERSUASION Rod Steiger, THE HARDER THEY FALL Eddie Albert, ATTACK Ward Bond, THE SEARCHERS Honourable Mention: Elisha Cook Jr. in The Killing, Arthur O'Connell in Bus Stop, Robert Middleton in Friendly Persuasion. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Marjorie Main, FRIENDLY PERSUASION Dorothy Malone, WRITTEN ON THE WIND Eileen Heckart, THE BAD SEED Celeste Holm, HIGH SOCIETY Brenda De Banzie, THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH Honourable Mention: Marie Windsor in The Killing. Best Juvenile Performance Patty McCormack in The Bad Seed From The Sublime to the Ridiculous Award John Wayne in The Searchers and The Conqueror Bizarro of the Year Award Timothy Carey in The Killing Actor of the Year Award Yul Brynner, for The King and I, The Ten Commandments and Anastasia 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 1956 Favorites Best Actor Yul Brynner (The King and I) Kirk Douglas (Lust for Life) Kevin McCarthy (Invasion of the Body Snatchers)Alastair Sim (The Green Man)James Stewart (The Man Who Knew Too Much) Best Actress Carroll Baker (Baby Doll) Ingrid Bergman (Anastasia) Doris Day (The Man Who Knew Too Much) Ava Gardner (Bhowani Junction) Deborah Kerr (Tea and Sympathy; The King and I) Best Supporting Actor Cecil Parker (23 Paces to Baker Street) Walter Pidgeon (Forbidden Planet) Anthony Quinn (Lust for Life) Eli Wallach (Baby Doll) John Williams (The Solid Gold Cadillac) Best Supporting Actress Karuna Banerjee (Aparajito) Brenda de Banzie (The Man Who Knew Too Much) Helen Hayes (Anastasia) Peggy Mount (Sailor Beware) Neva Patterson (The Solid Gold Cadillac) Best Musical Scenes “Why Hides the Sun?” (The Man Who Knew Too Much) — One of the most brilliant uses of music in any film, ever! “Que Sera Sera” (The Man Who Knew Too Much) "Storm Clouds Cantata" by Arthur Benjamin; conducted by Bernard Herrmann (The Man Who Knew Too Much) “You’ll Never Walk Alone” sung by Claramae Turner (Carousel) “Hungarian Rhapsody” Trio (The Green Man) Best Line "Years from now when you talk about this — and you will — be kind.” (Tea and Sympathy) The amazing ladies playing the trio in The Green Man. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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