Not Even Nominated: 40 Overlooked Costars of Oscar-Winning Performances

by John DiLeo

Overview

John DiLeo's Not Even Nominated: 40 Overlooked Costars of 'scar-Winning Performances puts the focus on some shockingly neglected achievements. It's true that James Stewart won an 'scar for The Philadelphia Story (1940) while Cary Grant—every bit as funny as Stewart but in a different way—wasn't even nominated! Fredric March won his second 'scar for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) while Myrna Loy, the other half of the film's peerless reunion scene, wasn't even nominated! From Charles Farrell in 7 th Heaven (1927) to Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies (2015), DiLeo grapples with why such exceptional performances didn't make the final ballots.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781943876549
Publisher:	G Editions LLC
Publication date:	10/10/2024
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

John DiLeo is the author of seven other books about classic movies: And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies, 100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember—But Probably Don't, Screen Savers: 40 Remarkable Movies Awaiting Rediscovery, Tennessee Williams and Company: His Essential Screen Actors, Screen Savers II: My Grab Bag of Classic Movies, Ten Movies at a Time: A 350-Film Journey Through Hollywood and America 1930-1970, and There Are No Small Parts: 100 Outstanding Film Performances with Screen Time of 10 Minutes or Less.

He has been an annual participant in the Black Bear Film Festival (Milford, PA), conducting onstage interviews with such notables as Farley Granger, Arlene Dahl, Marge Champion, Keir Dullea, Jane Powell, Rex Reed, Tab Hunter, Lorna Luft, and Jane Alexander. Born in Brooklyn, he currently resides in Milford, PA, where he can be found most Sunday afternoons introducing classic movies on the big screen at the historic Milford Theater. DiLeo is present on social media in the usual places, including Facebook and Instagram.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction 9

Charles Farrell in 7th Heaven (1927) 11

George O'Brien in Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 19

Chester Morris in The Divorcee (1930) 25

Miriam Hopkins in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) 31

Freddie Bartholomew in Captains Courageous (1937) 37

Cary Grant in The Philadelphia Story (1940) 45

Joel McCrea in The More the Merrier (1943) 53

Dorothy McGuire in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) 61

Myrna Loy in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 69

Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 77

Edward G. Robinson in Key Largo (1948) 85

Broderick Crawford in Born Yesterday (1950) 91

Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday (1953) 99

Gladys Cooper in Separate Tables (1958) 107

Stephen Boyd in Ben-Hur (1959) 115

Jean Simmons in Elmer Gantry (1960) 123

Maggie Smith in The V.I.P.s (1963) 131

David Tomlinson in Mary Poppins (1964) 139

Dirk Bogarde in Darling (1965) 147

Sidney Poitier in In the Heat of the Night (1967) 155

Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968) 163

Kim Darby in True Grit (1969) 171

Editorial Reviews

Ten Movies at a Time: A 350-Film Journey Through Hollywood and America 1930-1970 “…that rare work that I did not want to put down or, more to the point, that I kept picking up and re-reading…you will be entertained, intrigued, challenged.

James Grissom

John DiLeo takes us on a captivating waltz through movie history by focusing on actors in brief roles who made a big impact. Many of the 100 movies are well known classics, others obscure, but DiLeo makes you want to see them all and revisit the under-ten-minute performances he writes about so compellingly. I am delighted to be included for my 8 minutes on screen as the bookkeeper in All the Presidents Men, and confess to having never been so thoroughly dissected in a part.

Jane Alexander

Screen Savers II: My Grab Bag of Classic Movies “A must for movie buffs of both classic and obscure movies…all told in Mr. DiLeo’s witty, clever and perceptive prose.

John Rowell

And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies! “It’s like a Christmas stocking full of surprises. This is the smartest movie quiz book I’ve ever seen.

Pauline Kael

100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember But Probably Don’t “John’s keen observations allow us to share the creativity of these artists at their peak, as well as give us a little taste of their feelings of fulfillment in their great performances, individually and collectively. A valuable and touching work.

Adolph Green

Screen Savers: 40 Remarkable Movies Awaiting Rediscovery “Intriguing…really interesting details…a very entertaining book.

Turner Classic Movies - Robert 'sborne

Tennessee Williams and Company: His Essential Screen Actors “It’s a movie maven’s dream…intelligent, exhaustive…if you want the dish on a Williams movie, it’s all here.

Andrew Holleran

Screen Savers: 40 Remarkable Movies Awaiting Rediscovery “Intriguing...really interesting details...a very entertaining book.

Turner Classic Movies - Robert Osborne