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In Reply to: Star power certainly is missed on some here. posted by tinear on February 19, 2005 at 11:37:56:

Remember sweet Carole bringing on the set of Mr. and Mrs Smith real cows?

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Re: Hitchcock's British actors - Gee LP 14:04:40 02/20/05 (1)
I agree! But all my reference books are packed away so I must rely on faulty memory. But I can assure you I love the performances in "The 39 Steps," "The Man Who Knew Too Much," "The Lady Vanishes" etc.
The expression on the face of "Mr. Memory" (sic) when he hears the words "What is 'The 39 Steps'?" is unforgettable. The 2 character actors creating their "jolly good show" characters in "Lady Vanishes" (and would repeat them in many other films for other directors!). The young girls in peril (sigh).
For all Hitchcock SAID about actors, he had a knack for putting the right actor in the right part. Just don't ask me about Bob Cummings...even Hitchcock could make mistakes in a 60-year career!
- Re: Hitchcock's British actors - patrickU 00:58:04 02/21/05 (0)
  Well I would not even say it was his fault engaging actors like Bob Cummings but more some time and studios ( think Selznick ) imperatives.
  And one should mention that he kept a lot of actors again and again in his films, from his " English period " until the very end.
  He could create a world full of magical romantism, almost Victorian in a way, and with such an humour and brio who could be and was very symbolic.
  In his kind he is the best.
Re: Actors are like cows. - Gee LP 10:01:09 02/20/05 (1)
Yes, I heard she did that when Hitchcock told her that "actors are like cattle!"
But notice how Hitch's best films (and I was about to except "Frenzy" but that film really depends on the "Enghish-ness" of its cast) depend on which cow, er, actor he places in his lead? Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Joseph Cotten, Ingrid Bergman, Tony Perkins, and of course, Grace Kelly. Who else could have played the roles they did? Hitch may have thought actors were cattle, but you see he tried to always have the best cows in his films!
- Re: Actors are like cows. - patrickU 12:11:32 02/20/05 (0)
  Well you cited only the actors of his US period, all but Cary Grant Americans.
  See the one he had in his first English period.
  Not bad!

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