What I'm looking for is perfomances that show acting, singing and if possible dancing. Here's my list
Judy Garland-A Star Is Born
James Cagney-Yankee Doddle Dandy
Doris Day-Love Me Or Leave Me
Elvis Presley-King Creole
Frank Sinatra-Young At Heart
Doris Day-Young At Heart
Jeanette Macdonald-San Francisco
Debbie Reynolds-How The West Was Won
Frank Sinatra-The Joker Is Wild
Fred Astaire@Ginger Rogers-The Vernon And Irene Castle Story
Elvis Presley-Jailhouse Rock
Julie Andrews-Star
Bette Midler-Beaches
Barbara Striesand-A Star Is Born
Judy Garland@Gene Kelly-For Me And My Gal
Greer Garson-Random Harvest
Angela Lansbury-Lawless Street
Anne Sheridan-Dodge City
What's your fav all-round performances
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Gene Kelly - An American in Paris, Singin In The Rain, On The Town, Les Girls, Cover Girl
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in all their screen pairings
Cary Grant - The Awful Truth, Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, Holiday, North By North West, Notorious
Barbara Stanwyck - Double Indemnity
Charlie Chaplin - the little fellow in everything, Monsieur Verdoux, Limelight
Buster Keaton - The General
Judy Garland - The Star is Born
Jack Lemmon - Some Like It Hot, The Apartment
Carole Lombard - Twentieth Century, My Man Godfrey, Nothing SAcred, To Be Or Not To Be
Lauren Bacall - To Have and Have Not - brilliant considering it was her first film
I'll have missed loads, I'll think some more.
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in all their screen pairings
Cary Grant - The Awful Truth, Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, Holiday, North By North West, Notorious
Barbara Stanwyck - Double Indemnity
Charlie Chaplin - the little fellow in everything, Monsieur Verdoux, Limelight
Buster Keaton - The General
Judy Garland - The Star is Born
Jack Lemmon - Some Like It Hot, The Apartment
Carole Lombard - Twentieth Century, My Man Godfrey, Nothing SAcred, To Be Or Not To Be
Lauren Bacall - To Have and Have Not - brilliant considering it was her first film
I'll have missed loads, I'll think some more.
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Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth (The final half hour might be the single greatest comedic performance I've ever seen)
Katharine Hepburn - Bringing Up Baby, Sylvia Scarlett, Holiday etc etc etc...
Mae Clarke in Waterloo Bridge
Cary Grant in His Girl Friday, Holiday, Bringing Up Baby etc etc etc...
Ginger Rogers in Stage Door
James Mason in Bigger Than Life
Myrna Loy in Love Me Tonight (she steals every scene she's in, and it's what made her a star)
Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men
Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity, The Lady Eve
James Murray in The Crowd
Charlie Chaplin in The Kid
Woody Allen in Broadway Danny Rose
Lew Ayres in Holiday
Liza Minnelli in Cabaret
Judy Garland in A Star is Born
Kirk Douglas in Spartacus, Ace in the Hole, The Bad & The Beautiful etc etc etc...
Katharine Hepburn - Bringing Up Baby, Sylvia Scarlett, Holiday etc etc etc...
Mae Clarke in Waterloo Bridge
Cary Grant in His Girl Friday, Holiday, Bringing Up Baby etc etc etc...
Ginger Rogers in Stage Door
James Mason in Bigger Than Life
Myrna Loy in Love Me Tonight (she steals every scene she's in, and it's what made her a star)
Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men
Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity, The Lady Eve
James Murray in The Crowd
Charlie Chaplin in The Kid
Woody Allen in Broadway Danny Rose
Lew Ayres in Holiday
Liza Minnelli in Cabaret
Judy Garland in A Star is Born
Kirk Douglas in Spartacus, Ace in the Hole, The Bad & The Beautiful etc etc etc...
Re: What's your fav all-round performances
Heavens. Well, here are the ones that spring to my mind:stuart.uk wrote:What I'm looking for is perfomances that show acting, singing and if possible dancing.
*Judy Garland in A Star is Born or Meet Me in St. Louis
*Fred Astaire in Top Hat
*Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth
*Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the Rain
*Zero Mostel in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
*Bette Davis in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
*Ethel Merman in Call Me Madam
*Ann Miller in Kiss Me Kate
*Frank Sinatra in Guys and Dolls
*Doris Day in Calamity Jane
*James Cagney in Footlight Parade or Yankee Doodle Dandy
*Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
*Madeline Kahn in Blazing Saddles
*Barbara Stanwyck in Ball of Fire
*Ginger Rogers in 42nd Street or Swing Time
I may be able to think of more later....
-Stephen