tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post8735449292778409533..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oscar Got It Wrong!: Best Actor 1948SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-55831097068038173642019-03-12T14:28:43.515-05:002019-03-12T14:28:43.515-05:00I think if you ever wanted to explain to someone w...I think if you ever wanted to explain to someone what is meant by a pure star vehicle Sitting Pretty would be a perfect example. <br /><br />That's one of the glories of the studio system though. Webb was such a unique personality that in any other period he would have been a major supporting actor at best but thanks to that studio focus and resources they crafted scripts to his specific talents and made him a top line star.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-81215822695455464842019-03-11T21:56:56.385-05:002019-03-11T21:56:56.385-05:00I'm guessing when I hit 1949 that Ralph Richar...I'm guessing when I hit 1949 that Ralph Richardson will be mentioned for this category. <i>Unfaithfully Yours</i> is one I don't know.<br /><br />That Webb should merit this much consideration for a thin nothing of a film suggests just how much he really did with that role. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-81606315927807212622019-03-11T18:51:52.039-05:002019-03-11T18:51:52.039-05:00To get the character Webb plays in Sitting Pretty ...To get the character Webb plays in Sitting Pretty just right-exasperating without being obnoxious, fussily smug but still sympathetic-requires great skill and he does it without seeming effort. He'd be my pick out of these five as well. <br /><br />Even though I'm not as fond of Sierra Madre as most Bogart is still a huge miss and I'd say Rex Harrison in Unfaithfully Yours is worth considering even if the film is a bit scattered. The Fallen Idol came out this year in the UK but didn't premiere in America until '49 so Ralph Richardson wasn't eligible, if he had been he'd be my winner. But without him my vote would go to Bogart but Webb would have definitely stayed in the running. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com