In honor of National Classic Movie Day (May 16th), The Classic Film and TV Cafe is hosting the Five Stars Blogathon.
Okay, it's really hard to confine this to 5, but here goes (in no particular order):
Okay, it's really hard to confine this to 5, but here goes (in no particular order):
James
Cagney
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| Notice how I managed to insert Ms. Sheridan here? |
5 reasons why:
He
was the first movie star I fell in love with.
He
has more charisma than any other star. Ever.
A
tough guy who dances? Talk about having it all.
That
bad-boy smile
New
York to the core
5
favorite Cagney films:
Love
Me or Leave Me
Angels
With Dirty Faces
City
For Conquest
The
Strawberry Blonde
Taxi!
Cary Grant
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| Hello, Handsome |
That
face
That
voice
The
way he looks in a tux
More
charm than any person on earth. Period.
With
all of the above he never is afraid to be silly
5 favorite Grant films:
Notorious
People
Will Talk
North
By Northwest
Charade
The
Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Ann
Dvorak
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| Ann being hard to resist |
Her
voice
Her
eyes
The
way she always seemed to be on last raw nerve
She
makes me want to know more about her when I am watching her
She
always seemed so sophisticated(even in her pre-code lingerie)
5
favorite Dvorak films:
Three
on a Match
The
Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Heat
Lightning
Scarface
A
Life of her Own
Charlie
Chaplin
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| Sneaking a little Edna Purviance in with Charlie |
5 reasons why:
He
is the greatest movie star
The
humanity of the Little Tramp
He
makes me laugh
He
makes me cry
He
is eternal
5
favorite Chaplin films:
City
Lights
The
Kid
Modern
Times
The
Great Dictator
The
Mutual Shorts (yes – cheating here – picking all 12 of them)
Jack Lemmon
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| The joy of Daphne |
5 reasons why:
I
am always surprised by how much I like him! In fact, I’m surprised to see him
on this list.
He
is extraordinarily ordinary in the very best way
He
makes me want to be always on his side
As
soon as I see him on screen, I feel better
He’s
always good, no matter the film, no matter the part
5
favorite Lemmon films:
The
Apartment
Mr.
Roberts
Some
Like it Hot
The
Fortune Cookie
Apologies
to Ann Sheridan, Edna Purviance, Tony Randall and Buster Keaton who would have been there if
they could.
For more star-studded celebrations of Classic Movie Day, visit the Classic Film and TV Cafe and see if any of your favorites made the cut.
For more star-studded celebrations of Classic Movie Day, visit the Classic Film and TV Cafe and see if any of your favorites made the cut.
