Feaito, The Oxbow Incident is one of the greatest films I have ever seen. I normally don't like Westerns, but this is not just a Western. It could have happened at any place at any time. It is set in a rural setting to bring home the common man side of the tale, but his masterful direction made it u...

This Memorial Weekend I decided to have a Garbo Weekend. I watched Love, The Single Standard, Wild Orchids, The Kiss, Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise, Grand Hotel, The Painted Veil, Anna Karenina, and Conquest. I deliberately avoided Camille, which I have seen at least 20 times. And, I also didn't wa...

"I vant to be alone, with Silver Screen Oasis!" And, I got it! So glad you are back!

Conrad Veidt.

Ha! Thanks! Well, who'd recognize Jack Carson? For what was he dressed up? And, Kay Thompson is difficult to recognize, but now I see it.

Ronald Reagan, Nick Adams, Lloyd Bridges, Carolyn Jones, Mickey Rooney, Edgar Bergen, Dick Powell, Ralph Bellamy, Martha Scott, Dean Jones. Yes?

Hedy Lamarr! Ha! Well, although many actresses come to mind, they are either too old, too beautiful, or too something to play Plain Jane. Ann Sheridan: voice too husky, Gene Tierney: too beautiful, although she has played plain parts, Linda Darnell: too beautiful, Bette Davis: too old, Ingrid Bergma...

Thanks for the insight, moira, cause I was going to write and say, "Well, aren't bit players the same as character actors?" I have always viewed them the same way and thought the terms interchangeable. Anyway, thanks to this thread, I understand the difference. And, now I can see how a cha...

Allison, I am just going to take your list and add Hedy, Norma, and Doug, Jr.

Don't forget Eric Blore!

And, Erik Rhodes! "Fate is foolish; take a CHANCE!

Moira, I see you got in Aline.

And, PT, you are soooo funny! As if anynone could forget Agnes.

Ward Bond is one of my all time favorites, movieman!

Devastating! And, now for SOME MORE Garbo! Here are some devastaing stills of The Divine One: http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l315/garbomaniac/pho7707.jpg http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l315/garbomaniac/garbo303a.jpg http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l315/garbomaniac/garbo3300.jpg http://i99.ph...

Good, Jack. It's a good watch, and very racey for its time. There is "prostitution," chop suicide, and snobbery! A great mix! And, yes, Miss Goddess (I have trouble calling you Miss G!), he is VERY young, and it DOES add to his performance! That has always been my argument with Robert Tayl...

Here are some pics with Garbo (I have to get her into as many conversations and threads as possible, ha!) in Inspiration . He was a little stiff in that as well, but I LOVE that film. It is one of my top five Garbo films. I was THRILLED that RM was playing opposite her. He was a HUGE star at the tim...

Well, moira, you are not alone. I have always found him a little stiff. But, I often like my actors a little stiff. Hedy is a little stiff, Cooper is a little stiff, and George Brent, and David Niven. The difference here, I suspect, is that Robert is really just a guy. He is not really suave and sop...

Oh, yes, there is SELF-ESTEEM in anonymity! Nobody really knows what you look like. It doesn't matter if you are obese, geeky, unattractive, or stupid, the internet makes you a STAR! My Space, Facebook, Messenger, and texting all create a most powerful sense of empowerment! Youth, today, carry their...