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Post by deembastille on Jul 1, 2017 4:01:49 GMT
chaplin. srsly.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jul 1, 2017 4:39:52 GMT
Wham
If you ain't eatin' Wham, you ain't eatin' ham.
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Post by nogbad on Jul 1, 2017 11:06:15 GMT
Tod Slaughter was the first name I thought of too, particularly in the truly mind-blowing It's Never Too Late To Mend, watching which is roughly akin to reliving every drug experience you've ever had simultaneously. In a good way. One not already mentioned well worth a shout is Stewart Granger, who makes my brain itch, but not in a good way.
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Post by Salzmank on Jul 2, 2017 13:38:58 GMT
Tod Slaughter was the first name I thought of too, particularly in the truly mind-blowing It's Never Too Late To Mend, watching which is roughly akin to reliving every drug experience you've ever had simultaneously. In a good way. One not already mentioned well worth a shout is Stewart Granger, who makes my brain itch, but not in a good way. Granger, yes. I just saw him in Scaramouche—likeable but forgettable (Sabatini's book is far superior). My father always thought he was a terrible overactor, but I rather enjoy his hammy performances. You're another Slaughter fan?  |
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Post by mikef6 on Jul 2, 2017 14:54:41 GMT
Tod Slaughter was the first name I thought of too, particularly in the truly mind-blowing It's Never Too Late To Mend, watching which is roughly akin to reliving every drug experience you've ever had simultaneously. In a good way. One not already mentioned well worth a shout is Stewart Granger, who makes my brain itch, but not in a good way. Granger, yes. I just saw him in Scaramouche—likeable but forgettable (Sabatini's book is far superior). My father always thought he was a terrible overactor, but I rather enjoy his hammy performances. Another Slaughter fan? I would not put Granger (whose birth name was James Stewart) in the ham category. On the contrary, I was always ambivalent about him. He seemed a little on the bland side but right on the verge of breaking out and being an exciting figure on the screen. Besides, I don't think some (if not most) of the replies on this thread actually understand what "hammy" means. It doesn't mean being vivid on screen or giving consistently good dramatic performances. |
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Post by Salzmank on Jul 2, 2017 15:08:36 GMT
Granger, yes. I just saw him in Scaramouche—likeable but forgettable (Sabatini's book is far superior). My father always thought he was a terrible overactor, but I rather enjoy his hammy performances. Another Slaughter fan? I would not put Granger (whose birth name was James Stewart) in the ham category. On the contrary, I was always ambivalent about him. He seemed a little on the bland side but right on the verge of breaking out and being an exciting figure on the screen. Besides, I don't think some (if not most) of the replies on this thread actually understand what "hammy" means. It doesn't mean being vivid on screen or giving consistently good dramatic performances. Over-theatrical? Exaggerated? Scenery-chewing? And what do those terms mean? A few we may all agree on—Tod Slaughter—for instance. But, with several, we have differing ideas of "hammy" or "exaggerated," and a clear definition is difficult to come by. I know a fella from the Monster Kids forum who thought Carlos Villarias was an excellent actor in Dracula, far better than Lugosi. When others noted what I would consider Villarias's hammier qualities, the OP said that we were prejudiced because Mexican and Spanish acting was inherently more "theatrical" than American and British acting. Now, I'm no expert on Spanish-language cinema, but I've seen a number of films in Spanish, and Villarias's performance was definitely out-of-sync with them. I'd still call it "hammy," no matter what the language, but this OP insisted it was good and we simply didn't understand. Who's right? How do I know for sure? And that, I think, is exactly the point. As for Granger, I never actually thought he was as hammy as I've seen it claimed, but I have noticed a remarkable tendency to overact... |
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Post by wmcclain on Jul 28, 2017 12:28:56 GMT
Agnes Moorehead
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🎄😷🎄 on Jan 11, 2018 13:16:26 GMT
...a must see ham performance is Charles Laughton in The Private Lives of Henry VIII... I've just found this movie, looking forward to a nice slab of ham. |
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Post by london777 on Jan 11, 2018 14:58:35 GMT
In the UK, Brian Blessed is the paradigm of "ham". In recent decades he has made a good living from self-parodying guest appearances and cameos. I just noticed he could play my avatar!  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 11, 2018 19:34:47 GMT
...a must see ham performance is Charles Laughton in The Private Lives of Henry VIII... I've just found this movie, looking forward to a nice slab of ham. I dunno if you really need the rye bread and mustard with this one ... a definition of "hammy" is essential and very subjective. Good movie in any case ! Lebowskidoo 🎄😷🎄 and a great thread this has been, eh ? |
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Post by koskiewicz on Jan 11, 2018 23:19:32 GMT
..."ham" is Laughton's middle name...LOL !!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2018 0:51:25 GMT
I can't think of a bigger ham than Mickey Rooney. I liked him, though.
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Post by politicidal on Jan 12, 2018 2:32:40 GMT
It's a bit more of a 'cold ham' as TVTropes calls it but both Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing had some great bits.
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Post by ellynmacg on Jan 12, 2018 2:35:22 GMT
Faye Dunaway, especially channeling Joan Crawford:  |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jan 12, 2018 3:41:26 GMT
Red Buttons... & it worked. The Longest Day is my #50 all time, Hatari! is great fun... Red plays his roles up for obvious lightness.
The Longest Day, he has what I think is the most affecting moment, hanging by his chute on a church, witnessing his comrades landing to be shot dead by Nazis in the courtyard. There's bells clanging alarm, shots firing, & they zoom in on Red's face. I think it goes beyond because he's the comedian... in a serious moment.
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Post by paislene on Jan 12, 2018 4:21:55 GMT
Edward G Robinson
James Cagney
Basil Rathbone
Spencer Tracy (more when he was young)
Robert Mitchum (when young)
Gregory Peck (when young)
Modern Hams -
Al Pacino
John Travolta (Greatest Religious Ham)
Dennis Quaid
Bruce Willis
Alec Baldwin (Greatest Living Ham)
George Clooney (Most Awkward Ham)
Greg Kinnear
Nicholas Cage
   
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Post by koskiewicz on Jan 12, 2018 16:40:34 GMT
Akim Tamiroff was as hammy as they get...see him in "A Touch of Evil" and several other Welles films...
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🎄😷🎄 on Oct 15, 2018 13:58:28 GMT
Nicolas Cage is at his best at his hammiest, see Mom and Dad (2017) for further evidence. Cage unhinged is Cage at his best and most enjoyable.  |
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Post by koskiewicz on Oct 15, 2018 15:23:22 GMT
...and another pair:
Margaret Dumont and Sig Ruman, not to mention the Marx Brothers...!!!!
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Post by BATouttaheck on Oct 15, 2018 17:53:58 GMT
 and just by Coin-key-dink , dressed as the ham is seriously NOT hammy Mary Bad HAM  "Older Scout: [narrating] By October, things had settled down again. I still looked for Boo every time I went by the Radley place. This night my mind was filled with Halloween - there was to be a pageant representing our county's agricultural products; I was to be a ham. Jem said he would escort me to the school auditorium. Thus began our longest journey together. "
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