It's amazing how time can get away from you. Sorry this is so late. Today continued the theme of best actress.
Recommended:
Dangerous (1935) - Though it is often discussed as a "make-up" award for Davis not being nominated the year before for Of Human Bondage, this is, I think, one of her finest performances. The early scenes when she is seducing Tone in the barn are magnificent.
Suspicion (1941) - Not one of my favorite Hitchcock films, but one to see nonetheless.
Magnificent Obsession (1954) - Ah, the first Sirk melodrama I saw, and still one of my favorites (it is on right now).
Anna Christie (1930) - Garbo talks! Dressler ain't half bad either.
Their Own Desire (1929) - Early Shearer/Montgomery and one of their better pairings I think. Not quite as good as The Divorcee, but one of the first of their pairings that caught my interest.
Highly Recommended:
In this group, hands down it is Dangerous. Ask me to go off on this film more sometime.
Haven't Seen, But Want To:
Butterfield 8 (1960) - I am slowly beginning to realize that I want to see more of Elizabeth Taylor. I happened to see her mini-profile of Montgomery Clift the other day and it sparked an interest that had not been there before.
Really Not Interested:
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) - This came on this afternoon and I began to watch it, but quit after 15 minutes. Not my cup of tea.
The Rest:
Lili (1953)
Madame Curie (1943)
Sunrise At Campobello (1960)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Long Day's Journey into Night (1962)
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