Movies From the 1940s - Who are the 5 best actors?

[Takes Two To Tango]

I usually never even enter these threads not just because polls like this are silly (no offense to anyone) but more specifically because I literally teach film history and it kills me how little people know and I don't want to turn every one of these threads into me lecture-ranting. That's not fun for me and I'm certain it's less fun for everyone else having a supernerd party pooper spoiling the fun. The "Serious Movie Discussion" thread was where I lived because anywhere else I'm way too serious about movies.

But since you brought me here with your tag, the answer isn't even listed on the poll.

Damn I forgot to list him, my bad.

 

[Bullitt68]

Oh yes, he must have found it unbelievable that a younger woman could find him attractive, so unbelievable that he retired and promptly impregnated 27 year old Dyan Cannon.

Well, if we're going to play this card...

Love might be blind, but women might literally be blind. God bless them for being so much better at seeing our inner beauty

But you're right the guy was a genetic freak of some kind. He smoked like a chimney for decades, sat in the sun like he was getting paid for it and still looked like this at around 60:

Grant in The Philadelphia Story is what a movie star is. That's the bar, that's the benchmark, that's who and what every leading man should aspire to be. Today, people like George Clooney and Brad Pitt remind me of Grant, but even Clooney's fading faster than Grant did. He's truly one of a kind. Again, he's THE movie star in my book. Not the GOAT actor, but the total star package.

 

[Highway99]

Well, if we're going to play this card...

Love might be blind, but women might literally be blind. God bless them for being so much better at seeing our inner beauty



Grant in The Philadelphia Story is what a movie star is. That's the bar, that's the benchmark, that's who and what every leading man should aspire to be. Today, people like George Clooney and Brad Pitt remind me of Grant, but even Clooney's fading faster than Grant did. He's truly one of a kind. Again, he's THE movie star in my book. Not the GOAT actor, but the total star package.

Mostly I was joking about Dyan Cannon thing, except the difference is woman still wanted to bang Cary Grant in his 60's, those other young ladies you posted are golddiggers. He probably stayed roommates with Randolph Scott.

But yeah, the age thing is true turned down James Bond because of it. He was willing to do Dr No, but they wanted him for a series of movies and didn't want to do it.

And I agree with you 100%, he is the greatest movie star of all time.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Oh, dude, not only do I think that Katharine Hepburn is the GOAT actress, but behind De Niro and Tracy she's just the GOAT. So imagine how much I love it that in my book #2 and #3 of all-time made nine films together! With no hyperbole, I've literally seen every single film that she was ever in. From 1932 to 1994, big screen and small screen, there's not a film that I've missed. Doris Day is a fucking hairdo, Katharine Hepburn is sublime

Hey I was wondering, since you teach film history. I was just curious if you don't mind answering this. What's your favorite 5 movies of all-time? and what's the best 5 movies of all-time?