From the 1940s: Christmas in Connecticut

1945 Romantic Comedy

From Warner Bros.

Directed by Peter Godfrey

Starring

Barbara Stanwyck

Dennis Morgan

Sydney Greenstreet

S. Z. Sakall

Reginald Gardiner

Una O'Connor

Robert Shayne

From the 1950s: Compulsion

1959 Drama

From 20th Century Fox

Directed by Richard Fleischer

Starring

Orson Welles

Diane Varsi

Dean Stockwell

Bradford Dillman

E. G. Marshall

Martin Milner

Richard Anderson

Robert F. Simon

Edward Binns

Edward G. Robinson

To a degree Edward G. Robinson was fortunate to have had the career he did.  He was 5'5" tall with a lived-in sort of body (he loathed exercise) and a face that to call it plain is a compliment.  A romantic leading man he was not and he knew it as well as his bosses.  Fortunately he was a supreme craftsman, giving beautifully measured performances that commanded one to watch his every move.  Additionally, he landed at a studio that was the perfect match.

Visiting Film Noir: Fallen Angel

1945 Film Noir

From 20th Century Fox

Directed by Otto Preminger

Starring

Alice Faye

Dana Andrews

Linda Darnell

Charles Bickford

Anne Revere

Percy Kilbride

Bruce Cabot

John Carradine

Dorothy Adams

From the 1950s: Come Next Spring

1956 Drama

From Republic Pictures

Directed by R. G. Springsteen

Starring

Ann Sheridan

Steve Cochran

Walter Brennan

Sherry Jackson

Richard Eyer

Edgar Buchanan

Sonny Tufts

James Westmoreland

Ralph Meeker

I always liked him... liked his face, his strong voice, his overall presence, his acting.  On the screen he was generally a tough guy and could be found on either side of the law which is why he populated a few film noirs and westerns that I could usually be found attending.  At the same time I always detected a mischievous sense of humor in the way he approached his craft.  

From the 1960s: Sweet Bird of Youth

1962 Drama

From MGM

Directed by Richard Brooks

Starring

Paul Newman

Geraldine Page

Shirley Knight

Ed Begley

Rip Torn

Mildred Dunnock

Madeleine Sherwood

Philip Abbott

Corey Allen 

Dub Taylor

James Douglas