Great to see Robbie Ryan on any list! And my favorite movie by him!
My next 4:
5. John Wayne - A very reassuring presence on screen. I know I'm not going to be bored. There are some memorable screen roles that really only he could do justice. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is my pick for most outstanding performance, for watching a great man disappear by self-immolation. Frightening and painful to watch "John Wayne" do this.
6. Robert Ryan - Good looking, physical, intelligent, quick and sarcastic. He is never indifferent. What a combination. On Dangerous Ground displays all his best qualities.
7. James Stewart - Warm or removed, funny or chasing his lost self control, he has bucketloads of that indefinable "star quality" to me. You feel you know "Jimmy". And he was the first classic movie star I had a dream we were getting married.
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8. Humphrey Bogart - I love that as much as he's always looking to puncture the inflated egos around him, he also can laugh when the joke's on him. And I love Bogie's laugh. I put it up their with Gable's and Robert Ryan's. Smoker's definitely had the best laughs! (the men I mean). In A Lonely Place, High Sierra and To Have and Have Not are my favorites. In High Sierra, he is actually very attractive to me.