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Unbelievable perfomance by Karl Malden

posted 12 years ago by Anfubvinch
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He outshone Marlon Brando, which is not a easy thing to do. Brando was spot on as always, but Malden had this kind of energy that made everyone disappear when he spoke. What a great scene-stealer !! Anyone know any great Karl Malden performance ? I can't say I'm familiar with this actor.

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[–] movies789 9 years ago

Actually, Malden's performance was very believable - more so than Brando's, to be sure. In fact, many of Brando's co-stars in most of his movies were superior actors - Malden, Cobb and Steiger, to name a few.

[–] urgeking 9 years ago

His police-detective character in the early-1970s TV series "The Streets of San Francisco" sometimes seems inspired by this role. And yes, this was a great performance.

[–] Liquid_Ozymandias 9 years ago

He was fantastic in this and Streetcar. He really should've won the Oscar for this.

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[–] marktayloruk (2590) a year ago

Found Father Barry a bit sanctimonious.

[–] hnt_dnl 8 years ago

No way, no day did Malden outdo Brando in this film! Are you serious?