tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post8829329043041821802..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1937SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-84917088186509555842015-11-21T14:33:20.808-06:002015-11-21T14:33:20.808-06:00As far as the Academy goes, it evidently has somet...As far as the Academy goes, it evidently has something to do with when the film played in a theater in Los Angeles for a week and cannot be broadcast before its theatrical opening.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-71911964040310731692015-11-21T13:14:49.189-06:002015-11-21T13:14:49.189-06:00Actually, IMDb has La Bete Humaine as 1938. Grand...Actually, IMDb has La Bete Humaine as 1938. Grand Illusion and Pepe are both listed as 1937. This has no relation to when the films were eligible for Oscars, I know. Film years seem to be very elusive. Different sources will list different years and IMDb changes years from time to time. marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-225253702467846132015-11-21T11:07:11.229-06:002015-11-21T11:07:11.229-06:00Gabin had a good year. In Academy world, Grand Ill...Gabin had a good year. In Academy world, <i>Grand Illusion</i> was a 1939 film, though. Had it been considered a 1937 film, in my mind it would have ended up with a lot of awards.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-69056056558471657162015-11-21T09:33:17.276-06:002015-11-21T09:33:17.276-06:00I'm happy with Tracy among the actual nominees...I'm happy with Tracy among the actual nominees though I also love March's performance. I think Cary Grant deserved at least a nomination for The Awful Truth. But my award for 1937 is a trifecta for Gabin in Grand Illusion, La Bete Humaine, and Pepe Le Moko.marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-79998594578035494372015-11-20T21:47:58.418-06:002015-11-20T21:47:58.418-06:00Another good call that I missed above. I could see...Another good call that I missed above. I could see Gabin getting a nomination for that.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-32846183907902417282015-11-20T21:18:21.067-06:002015-11-20T21:18:21.067-06:00I've only seen Tracy's and Muni's perf...I've only seen Tracy's and Muni's performances, so I'm not qualified to judge on this one.<br /><br />In regards to possible adds, I'd go with Gabin in La Bete Humaine.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-85047741059958160952015-11-20T16:59:38.191-06:002015-11-20T16:59:38.191-06:00Victor Moore is a miss on my end--that's a per...Victor Moore is a miss on my end--that's a performance I should have had in the first paragraph. <br /><br />We're not going to agree on Tracy here, or on <i>Captains Courageous</i>. I think it's one of his better roles. Manuel is, at least in my opinion, an entirely believable character and someone I found genuinely easy to like. In fact, he almost made the kid tolerable. <br /><br />I think we've discussed <i>Lost Horizon</i> before. It's one that I evidently like a lot more than a lot of other people. I'm comfortable with that. <br /><br /><i>Toast of New York</i> is one I don't know, so I can't comment on it. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-43771808306528251642015-11-20T16:41:22.912-06:002015-11-20T16:41:22.912-06:00Well looks like we're going to have to agree t...Well looks like we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one. There are three nominees on the list who would be on mine but Tracy wouldn't be one of them.<br /><br />I'm a huge fan of his and he was usually brilliant but I detest his work in Captains Courageous almost as much as I hate the film overall, I think it's some of his worst work. <br /><br />We're much closer on the other actor who wouldn't make my cut, Boyer. I don't think he's bad in the film, and it's nice to see an actual Frenchman playing Napoleon, but for the reasons you sited he doesn't belong in the lineup. When I think of the film it's Garbo I remember.<br /><br />Muni was so renown for his immersion in makeup for various roles, such as Zola, and he is good in the film which as you pointed out is a plodding bore but he'd be dead last for me. I've always preferred him in contemporary work like I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang and Angel on My Shoulder finding him more relaxed and naturalistic.<br /><br />Montgomery is deeply disturbing in Night Must Fall more so because he isn't overtly nuts but radiating a creepy, menacing vibe subtly. I had seen many of his other roles where he was the breezy comic glad-hander before catching up with this which added an extra punch to his work. The way he bent his standard facile cheeriness ever so slightly to great effect is most impressive. He'd be my runner-up as well.<br /><br />Like you when I hear A Star is Born I immediately think of the Judy Garland version where James Mason is phenomenal but Fredric March would still be my winner from the nominees or any other performance this year. His performance isn't terribly showy but his Norman Maine is full of many layers and he shows a man who is believably a matinee idol but also a deeply flawed, floundering individual. <br /><br />As for whose missing Bogart, and McCrea, are terrific in Dead End but I think the role leans more towards supporting. I love Colman but neither his work in Lost Horizon nor the film struck me as anything special. Otherwise there was Edward Arnold, excellent in The Toast of New York but it was a much stronger year for actresses than actors.<br /><br />In the two slots taken up by Tracy and Boyer I'd place Cary Grant in The Awful Truth, I'd agree that the film isn't anything more than a fun, entertaining comedy but he, and Irene Dunne, elevate the material making it far better than the goofy premise would otherwise be. The other spot would go to Victor Moore's absolutely heartbreaking work in a rare lead in Make Way for Tomorrow. The film is too raw to be enjoyable but he and Beulah Bondi are extraordinary.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-6794006501049938962015-11-20T16:28:09.466-06:002015-11-20T16:28:09.466-06:00If I hadn't already been a fan of Tracy from f...If I hadn't already been a fan of Tracy from films like <i>Inherit the Wind</i>, this is the film that would have made me a fan. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-80874427357192071102015-11-20T15:58:32.490-06:002015-11-20T15:58:32.490-06:00Apart from the movie itself, Captains Courageous, ...Apart from the movie itself, Captains Courageous, which I actually think is good even without Tracy, I think the great attraction is to see Spencer Tracy doing something else than that same character type he did up through the forties. Manuel is very very different and he is convincing. I have only seen one of the other movies, but I seriously doubt they could top Tracy. Good call.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.com