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Irving VS Joe

posted 17 years ago by hansel714
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Am I the only one who thinks that Eddie Albert is hotter than Gregory Peck? Albert is so natural--and that beard!--while Peck seems so Ken-Doll-Martell-cookie-cut and has to be all slick and suave at every moment of the film.

[–] marigoldnlakie 17 years ago

Well I always thought of Peck as elegant, handsome and that he has a sort of American ruggedness to him. I never thought of him as a Ken Doll (but what a magnificant doll he'd make!). I always thought of Peter O'toole as a Ken doll and maybe even Cary Grant to an extent, but never Peck. And being slick and suave was part of his character. But I don't think that Albert if hotter than Peck, he just seems as you said like the guy next door.

[–] ParanoiaPoliticianDiva77 17 years ago

Nope. I love Gregory Peck. Always have thought Irving was nothing compared to Joe.

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[–] stevenvh 17 years ago

Ooh no, I think you're wrong. Eddie is excellent here. It's understandable that Gregory and Audrey get the most attention, but to me RH really is a Hepburn-Peck-Albert film. The impulsive Radovich balances perfectly against Ann and Joe trying to express their feelings.
RH wouldn't be the same without Eddie.

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[–] ParanoiaPoliticianDiva77 17 years ago

Oh, I'm not disregarding his place as a character, Roman Holiday wouldnt be the same without Irving. I was just saying that personally I do prefer Joe.

I need to return some videotapes

[–] hka-3 14 years ago

to me RH really is a Hepburn-Peck-Albert film. The impulsive Radovich balances perfectly against Ann and Joe trying to express their feelings.
RH wouldn't be the same without Eddie.

I could not agree more

[–] Ed in MO 14 years ago

Eddie Albert was great in everything he did. He was even a war hero in WWII. (Google it.) I love it when he says, "25% of five grand! That's 1500 bucks!" And Peck grimly replies, "1250."

[–] Cinabuff 17 years ago

Eddie is cute but Gregory Peck is handsome. He is my ideal man - strong and dignified. Eddie was a bit of a player...

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[–] irishm 9 years ago

Funny you should mention that; the first time I saw it I imagined myself as Princess Ann and taking off with Irving instead of Joe. I'm not wild about the beard but I really liked the character.

[–] PoppyTransfusion 8 years ago

I much preferred Irving/Eddie Albert.

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