Completed! Though her biggest claim to fame was her inimitable performance as Morticia Addams on TV she was a superlative…
Ranking Kay Francis
Completed!
The ultra glamorous Miss Francis dressed up many a creaky weeper in her day as well as some fine…
Ranking Dorothy Malone
Completed!!
Often wasted in standard leading lady roles she could be restrained and dignified but was at her best when…
Ranking Joan Bennett
A pert and pretty but somewhat bland blonde leading lady of the 30's until her mid-career hair color switch to…
Ranking Betty Hutton
Completed!
Ranking Vivien Leigh
Completed!
A vastly talented performer whose personal demons cost her deeply. Though she apparently preferred the stage, which accounts for…
Ranking Jean Simmons
Completed!
A fine example that still waters run deep. While she always displayed a placid dignified exterior she was able…
Ranking Jack Carson
Though he had a solid career he was never really appreciated for just what a fine actor he was, nor…
Ranking Debbie Reynolds
Completed. She was beloved and acclaimed but I still think she was undervalued. The woman could do everything! Though I've…
Ranking Jane Withers
Being a 20th Century Fox contractee during the box office reign of Shirley Temple Jane was never going to hit…
Ranking Richard Widmark
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My second favorite actor after John Garfield. Few if any were better than Widmark at playing frighteningly venal characters…
Ranking Paul Muni
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Not discussed nearly enough nowadays (odd considering he only made 20 features and garnered 6 Best Actor nominations and…