Who is your favorite "Classic era" movie star

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you know the ones who made films from say the 30's thru the 60's? Just curious.

[AlCzervik]

1. Bette Davis.

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2. She was a great one! especially in "Now Voyager!" and "All About Eve"

[AlCzervik]

5. And Dark Victory as well. Whenever one of her movies comes on i watch no matter

how many times i've seen it before. I need to find her movies on dvd and just buy them.

[Spider Jerusalem]

3. Cary Grant

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8. In my mind the best comedy actor who ever worked in films.

[graywarrior]

4. Gary Cooper

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9. Yup

"High Noon" is great but I also love "Ball of Fire".

[terrya]

6. Katharine Hepburn

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10. The Great Kate

Never better, in my mind, than in "Lion in Winter."

[terrya]

15. That is without a doubt my favorite of her roles.

A close second is "Adam's Rib", my favorite of the Tracy/Hepburn films.

[littlebit]

30. I loved her

Woman of the Year is one of my favorite movies.

[book_worm]

7. I forgot to list mine but I love William Powell and Myrna Loy together

in the "Thin Man" films (which the first one showed at our local arts theater this last weekend) and other films they made together especially "Libeled Lady"

[MorningGlow]

11. Cary Grant and Gene Kelly

I'm a sucker for a sparkling smile...

[NewJeffCT]

12. Henry Fonda, Kate Hepburn

and probably several others.

[edbermac]

13. TCM has been showing Sophia Loren films of late.

Look at that acting! :loveya:

[Burma Jones]

14. Jimmy Stewart

Not only an Iconic star, but actually got shot at in WWII when he certainly could have opted out.......

[book_worm]

20. Yep, Stewart, Fonda, Gable fought while chicken hawk Duke Wayne won the war on the Republic backlot

[Forkboy]

16. Robert Mitchum or Bogart.

[MrScorpio]

17. Rita Hayworth

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

18. Audrey (n/m)

[book_worm]

22. So beautiful she was inside and out.

[Auggie]

19. Humphrey Bogart. Cary Grant, close second.

"When you're slapped you'll take it and like it."

[KitchenWitch]

21. Gregory Peck

[BOSSHOG]

23. Paul Newman

"Cool Hand Luke." "HUD."

[SecularMotion]

24. Ava Gardner

[jobycom]

25. Bogart and Kate.

[GermanDem]

26. Marlon Brando

One of the best actors of all time, and incredibly sexy!

[Iggo]

27. Rockery Hudpeck....(n/t)

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32. I loved him and Doris Day in "Pillow Talk"

[bikebloke]

28. Errol Flynn

Humphrey Bogart
Cary Grant
James Stewart
Harpo Marx

[Mad_Dem_X]

29. Bette Davis and James Dean.

[littlebit]

31. Audrey Hepburn

I have seen Breakfast at Tiffany's and Roman Holiday at least 100 times. In my opinion she is the most beautiful woman to ever grace the silver screen.

[fishwax]

33. dupe

[fishwax]

34. probably Jimmy Stewart

watching him in movies always reminds me of my granddad :)

[datasuspect]

35. harry reems

[Shell Beau]

36. Ava Gardner because she is just so beautiful.

[bigwillq]

37. Brando (nt)

[applegrove]

38. Kate Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Jimmy Stewart, Bogart, Carey Grant