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easily.
I'll mention just two films that show why that's so: "Where Danger Lives,""Angel Face." Perfect noir that easily stand the test of time--- and his tough-but-vulnerable and intelligent characters are no easy acting feat.
He did himself no favors by saying self-deprecating, well-reported things such as, " "Look, I have two kinds of acting. One on a horse and one off a horse. That's it."
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One of the true greats! My favorite?...THe Enemy Below
But when I hear "Robert Mitchum", I think, oh yeah, him.
Maybe Walter Brennan? Best known for "The Real McCoys" on television, but the man has a rap sheet a mile long going way back.
'Best known for "The Real McCoys"
Will Sonnet & Sons would disagree ... his own horse opera!
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better than his singing career!
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Which was of the most manipulate movies I've ever seen, firmly established
in the opening shot, no nod, no wink.
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
I don't know a huge hell of a lot about Mitchum's movies, but I've seen Out of the Past a half dozen times. It's noir at its most perfect, embodied in smart snappy dialogue throughout. It contains a line I always quote- Mitchum discussing the femme fatale with the good girl:
good girl: she can't be all bad, no one is.
Mitchum: she comes closest.
For fans of the movie, here is a link to a repository of more of the noirest of the noir, one of my two favorite noirs, the other being Double Indemnity.
Even San Francisco!
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
My favorite movie. Always was. For others hooked on this pairing (Mitchum/Greer), seek out "The Big Steal." Not in the same league (nothing is) but all in all, not bad.
He made a number of good films. A favorite of mine was Heaven Knows Mr. Allison. His image presented was that of a strong man of few words. A image that was present in a number of leading men of the period.
Co-starring the always wonderful Deborah Kerr and directed by John Huston. River Of No Return is also a favorite with the ever beautiful Marilyn Monroe....
was all about creating "presence". Of course, that was the leading man's style of his generation. Solid, monolithic, self-confident.
From cowboy to detective, from Out of the Past to The Friends of Eddie Coyle he never disappointed.
Underrated? No way, he worked as much as he wanted and always delivered.
The Night of the Hunter:
"When he auditioned, a moment that particularly impressed Charles Laughton was when Laughton
described the character as "a diabolical shit," and Mitchum promptly answered "Present!""
Just watched "His Kind of Woman", again, a couple weeks ago.
Just fantastic!
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
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Edward G., Peter Lorre, Kirk Douglas, Joseph Cotton, Albert Finney, Claude Rains, Ida Lupino...
goes on and on.
He's in good company.
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
...are top class actors... who cares what some might think of them?
I'd throw Sterling Hayden into contention too ...
Rod Steiger ... he had to leave Hollywood looking for more demanding roles
that award in 1967 was sort of a fluke ... surprised the hell out of him
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"On the Waterfront."
Steiger, himself, "coulda been a contenduh..."
I'm pretty sure that Terry Malloy said that to Charley Malloy
different movie?
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true enough ... I wanted to though
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dammit! now I have to watch it again ...
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a young lady I knew saw Last Tango while it was still in theaters
... during a discussion about the film with a group of friends she asked the most clueless, yet charming question, greeted by a round of guffaws: 'what was he doing with that tub of cheese spread?'
what indeed
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was butter!
'The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell'?
He was brilliant and VERY young.
'A lie is halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on'. -Mark Twain
agreed ... that film has quite a cast
it seems like 1/2 of the Hollywood contingent that went to TV is in it
he was very poignant in 'The Pawnbroker' ... I think he snagged an Oscar nomination for it ?
even as the Illustrated Man in a 'B' movie he was great
with regards,
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