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Post by kijii on Feb 1, 2019 19:07:45 GMT
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Post by hi224 on Feb 1, 2019 19:14:48 GMT
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Post by timshelboy on Feb 1, 2019 19:27:57 GMT
Cotten is certainly a favourite chez timshel. He had a terrific first decade,as good as anyone had I'd say..... the second decade (from 1950)being a slow decline in terms of quality of his films and roles.. by 1961 he was billed fourth in a major project.... I'm especially fond of the 4 he made with Jennifer Jones - all of which are worth a look = my favourite being DUEL IN THE SUN, although he hated his role as "dressy Jesse". All the Welles collaborations are strong ones too And he is splendid in NIAGARA... definitely one of his best - and THE THIRD MAN is much loved. GASLIGHT, HUSH HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE also good, and I'd give a shout to THE MONEY TRAP and SOME MAY LIVE from his post leading man period - supporting roles in those interesting obscurities (although not much to do in the latter - 4th billed John Ronane is actually the male lead). But best of all must surely be Uncle Charlie in SHADOW OF A DOUBT - I envy anyone who has still to watch that for the first time. In fact considering how many good ones he made he is not very well remembered - perhaps too subtle a performer - no grandstanding "look at me" performances that make bigger stars of lesser performers. Terrific voice too - highly recognisable narrator.  for reminding us of him! |
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Post by hi224 on Feb 1, 2019 19:39:52 GMT
Hes a weird actor in really that youd think that perhaps hed have like 6 noms and a win. His weird oversight by academy is silly.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Feb 1, 2019 19:45:52 GMT
Never flashy and he made it look too easy … but always a pleasure to watch !
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Post by vegalyra on Feb 1, 2019 21:55:27 GMT
So many great actors from the era. I guess he was just overlooked. But the Academy has rarely made sense.
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Post by fangirl1975 on Feb 1, 2019 22:00:41 GMT
He played villains so often he was nicknamed "Rotten Cotten"
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Feb 1, 2019 22:05:39 GMT
He did a record number of SUSPENSE shows too.
This was really good (and no one knows who played his wife!):
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Post by kijii on Feb 1, 2019 22:44:09 GMT
Here another movie / play I just thought of: A Delicate Balance (1973) / Tony Richardson  Here, he plays Betsy Blair's husband in a Edward Albee play. It is a strange play, but it made an impression on me:
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Post by BATouttaheck on Feb 1, 2019 23:24:47 GMT
Alfred Hitchcock Presents BREAKDOWN: I remember seeing this when it ran on tv the first time !  William Callew (Cotton) is involved in a bad traffic accident on a rural road, that leaves him so paralyzed he appears lifeless, and when help arrives they think he's really dead.
"Mr. Callew, a demanding businessman, is resting by the beach when he receives a telephone call from a recently discharged employee. The man is in tears, but the unyielding Callew shows no sympathy, and hangs up on him. Later, when Callew starts to drive home, his car runs off the road at a construction site. When he comes to, Callew is paralyzed. Several persons come by, but he is unable to communicate with them, so they think he is dead. Fully aware of his predicament, he becomes increasingly terrified."
"Stephen King said his short story, Autopsy Room Four was inspired by this episode."
There was a radio play with a similar plot except that it was a man in a state of suspended animation / paralysis that happened periodically but his medical ID card was missing and they are sure he is dead.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Feb 1, 2019 23:29:37 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Feb 2, 2019 0:30:37 GMT
a much neglected actor who threw away too much energy in awful monster movies.  After a heart attack Cotten stopped acting, except one last role with Olivia de Havilland on The Love Boat 1981 episode |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Feb 2, 2019 0:40:07 GMT
teleadm The Love Boat, Murder She Wrote and Fantasy Island were such great places for Classic Actors to hang out, eh ?
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Post by teleadm on Feb 2, 2019 0:43:28 GMT
teleadm The Love Boat, Murder She Wrote and Fantasy Island were such great places for Classic Actors to hang out, eh ? As was assorted murderers on early Columbo episodes. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Feb 2, 2019 0:47:52 GMT
teleadm yes … Columbo too … but not so many per episode as that Cruise Ship ! 
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Feb 2, 2019 1:29:16 GMT
a much neglected actor who threw away too much energy in awful monster movies. ISLAND OF THE FISHMEN? Haha Richard Johnson gave those films his all!
I rather like LADY FRANKENSTEIN.
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Post by delon on Feb 2, 2019 14:25:56 GMT
 Joseph Cotten and Vincent Price in a cult horror classic, The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) |
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Post by kijii on Feb 2, 2019 15:27:20 GMT
Oops, I forgot an important one.. Here, he gets the same billing as Bette Davis & Olivia de Havilland Note: that all of the major actors in this movie had been "Oscared" at one time or another... and this includes even Mary Astor & Victor Buono...... Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Feb 2, 2019 15:42:05 GMT
IMO, some of the best Murders She Wrotes were re-unions with MGM and Broadway people Angela had worked with … Hurd Hatfield, Van Johnson, June Allyson, Len Carrou etc spiderwort |
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Post by teleadm on Feb 2, 2019 16:18:11 GMT
teleadm The Love Boat, Murder She Wrote and Fantasy Island were such great places for Classic Actors to hang out, eh ? Angela Lansbury made a point of hiring them on MURDER, so they could keep up their union dues, etc. What a gift that was to many. I'm sorry if I have given the impression that I was against older once famous actors, given an economic shot later in their careers, by guest staring on popular TV-shows, I'm not! It's one of the joys seeing them again. |
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