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One of the most underrated actors, ever!

posted 5 days ago by Destinata (3564)
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If you see him in My Man Godfrey, you'll laugh yourself silly!

Possibly he doesn't get much respect because he made it look so easy.

[–] letess (1810) 5 days ago

I don’t think he was ever underrated. He’s everyone’s favorite. Even now. You know he was born in 1892.

The Thin Man is everything. All of them. One of my favorites was One Way Passage - don’t know how I ever saw it or when, but it was a good one.

[–] Destinata (3564) 5 days ago

I wish he was! All the old threads weren't transferred over, and as long as this has been here on MovieChat, this is only the second thread. There should be more. A lot more.

[–] jriley555 (8541) 5 days ago

Wunnerful wunnerful actor. Huge star in his day. One thing I always loved was the opening credits to My Man Godfrey - so art deco. He, to me, embodied the cinematic ethos of the30s :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo4ltt-udaI

[–] voiceofstl (250) 5 days ago

His laST MOVIE WAS mISTER rONERTS He lived alot longer...why did he stop working???

[–] Destinata (3564) 5 days ago

I think he probably wanted to go out on top.

[–] jriley555 (8541) 5 days ago

hey - I'm from KMOXland originally, 2 :)

[–] voiceofstl (250) 3 days ago

where in stl were you? Where you at now?

[–] jriley555 (8541) 3 days ago

Grew up in Normandy, last time I lived there was in Tower Grove South - now in Chicago :)

[–] mikethemartian (6992) 5 days ago

Egad!

[–] liscarkat (19396) 5 days ago

He was truly one of the greats of all time.

[–] Destinata (3564) 5 days ago

Amen to that!

[–] mikethemartian (6992) 5 days ago

I have read that he was devastated by Jean Harlow’s death.

[–] Destinata (3564) 4 days ago

He quit making movies for a while after that. Devastated probably seemed like a small word to him at the time.

For women there's something called "widow's brain." I went through it recently. It's a protective mechanism against the worst of the grief. I don't know if there's a "widower's brain," but if there is, he wouldn't have been capable of making movies during that time.

[–] GrayBush (98) 3 days ago

Melvin Douglas too.

[–] Destinata (3564) 2 days ago

Yes -- a fellow who was known for his serious roles, but was great at comedy.