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My #4 Favorite 1930's Actor is

William Powell

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Powell was able to to play dead serious dramatic roles, then with the same style of acting do comedy, and he was funny!


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My #3 Favorite 1930's Actor is

Jimmy Stewart

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If I was to choose an actor from the 1930s who represents my own personality, I'd have to go with this gentlemen.


These are some of my favorites of his 1930s movies:

Wife vs. Secretary (1936)

You Can't Take It with You (1938)

It's a Wonderful World (1939)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Destry Rides Again (1939)



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My #2 Favorite 1930's Actor is

Cary Grant

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If I could be more like any actor from the 1930s, it'd have to be Cary Grant, Grant is so cool, so suave and never full of himself. Hey, that does sound like me!

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My #1 Favorite 1930's Actor is

James Cagney

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Did you know that tough guy Cagney could dance up a storm and thought more of hoofers than actors? True enough...And he did comedy oh so well. My number 1 favorite actor of the 1930s.

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I'm not gonna comment on each one individually as there's too many, suffice to say there aren't any real surprises in the male top ten. Maybe you'll surprise with the top ten females by 'Queen of the Ladies Maids' Louise Beavers showing up .... I'd absolutely love that but don't expect it .... we shall see I guess ....



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#10 Favorite 30's Actress is

Jean Arthur

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One of Frank Capra's favorite comedian actresses to work with. Known for her unusual squeaky voice and funny quirky charm.

Some of my favorite 1930s films of hers are:


Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Easy Living (1937)

You Can't Take It with You (1938)

Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)


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#9 Favorite 30's Actress is

Olivia de Havilland

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Wow! if I was rating these by looks, Olivia in that photo would win! But she's so much more than looks...She's a talented actress, who graces the screen with her presences.

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#8 Favorite 30's Actress is

Miriam Hopkins

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Feisty, zesty and oh so good! She was a main-stay in 1930s films especially in pre-code films but didn't work as much later in her life. Sadly today not many know her name outside of classic movie fans.


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#7 Favorite 30's Actress is

Joan Crawford

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In her early days Joan was quite the beauty and a good dancer too. Often she was paired with Clark Gable. Her rivalry with that other famous actress is the stuff of legends.

Some of my favorite 1930s films of hers are:

Grand Hotel (1932)

Rain (1932)

Dancing Lady (1933)

The Women (1939)


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#6 Favorite 30's Actress is

Vivien Leigh

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Vivian was a star in her home in England before coming to America in 1939 to make a very famous movie.

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#5 Favorite 30's Actress is

Ginger Rogers

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Ginger did act on her own before pairing with Fred Astaire. And she had quite a successful career after the dancing pair did their last movie together. It's her grace and charm that made her enduring to audiences.

Some of my favorite 1930s films of hers are:

42nd Street (1933)

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

Roberta (1935)

Top Hat (1935)

Follow the Fleet (1936)

Swing Time (1936)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)

Bachelor Mother (1939)



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#4 Favorite 30's Actress is

Carole Lombard

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Carole was a huge star, and a highly successful comedic actor with oodles of charm. There's never been anyone quite like her. Sadly she died in a plane crash in 1942. She lives on in all the glorious films she made, most of them being in the 1930s.


Some of my favorite 1930s films of hers are:
Virtue (1932)

No Man of Her Own (1932)

We're Not Dressing (1934)

Twentieth Century (1934)

Hands Across the Table (1935)

My Man Godfrey (1936)

Nothing Sacred (1937)



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#3 Favorite 30's Actress is

Claudette Colbert

One of the most talented actress I've seen work in film. I've seen her in a lot of movies too and she's consistently great. Long before method acting became popular she was intuitively doing just that. She's so natural on screen that she becomes her character. If this was my most skilled actresses countdown, Claudette would be my number #1.


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#2 Favorite 30's Actress is

Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara's great, her friends called her Missy as she was described as being always happy and cheerful to everyone, which is opposite of the screen characters she often played. But if you watch enough of her movies you can see in her, what her friends had seen.


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My #1 Favorite 30's Actress is

Bette Davis
When she arrived at Hollywood there was a studio man there to pick her up and take her to the studio. He left her standing at the train depot because he didn't know what she looked like and he didn't see anybody who looked like they could become a star. It's a good thing Bette made it to the studio anyway!


Some of my favorite 1930s films of hers are:

The Bad Sister (1931)

Waterloo Bridge (1931)

Three on a Match (1932)

20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)

Of Human Bondage (1934)

Bordertown (1935)

Dangerous (1935)

The Petrified Forest (1936)

Marked Woman (1937)

Kid Galahad (1937)

Jezebel (1938)

Dark Victory (1938)

The Old Maid (1939)

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)



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Boooooooo - no Ms. Beavers

Just kidding ya (though she would have had a special mention on my list - and I guess I'm giving her one here too ). Great set of actresses and congrats on finishing the list. Again not gonna comment on them individually but I will be watching more films in which at least some of them appear before the countdown deadline and definitely need to see more Claudette.
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CR, what a great job you've done and the Top Ten Countdown was great, and I agree with almost every one of them, especially the men's list. Ace job. Congrats!
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Originally Posted by Chypmunk
Boooooooo - no Ms. Beavers

Just kidding ya (though she would have had a special mention on my list - and I guess I'm giving her one here too ).
whoosh, that's over my head again, I have no clue?


Great set of actresses and congrats on finishing the list. Again not gonna comment on them individually but I will be watching more films in which at least some of them appear before the countdown deadline and definitely need to see more Claudette.
A BIG thanks Chyp for following the thread! and yes you need to see more Claudette

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CR, what a great job you've done and the Top Ten Countdown was great, and I agree with almost every one of them, especially the men's list. Ace job. Congrats!
Thanks! Dadgum, glad you liked it. I'll probably never do another one as it was a lot of work.

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