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Perkins was excellent in this!

posted 18 years ago by hollywwood
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He was superb on the battlefield near the end of this film. I'm not surprised that he received an Oscar nomination here! What a performance!

[–] IsoldeJaneHolland 17 years ago

I like the comical scene where he's menaced by the amazonian Hudspeth
sisters! "Pleased to meet thee, are these thy daughters? Makes me feel
kind of . . . . romantic."

And Gary Cooper's look.

[–] BlondeVixen 17 years ago

<I like the comical scene where he's menaced by the amazonian Hudspeth
sisters! "Pleased to meet thee, are these thy daughters? Makes me feel
kind of . . . . romantic."

And Gary Cooper's look.>

Yes, funny stuff. Marjorie Main was a joy too.

[–] oana5874 17 years ago

Me,being a Perkins fan what's left to say?... Of course he was good in it! He was good in everything he played!

[–] mdonln 9 years ago

He didn't have to do much acting in that scene. Trying to get away from those aggressive sisters, all wanting to have a piece of him, was probably the easiest part of making the movie.

Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]

[–] mlevens1 17 years ago

Yes, he was superb. I second that. But where was his Oscar nomination for Psycho??????

[–] wtl471629 17 years ago

I agree mln. He was great in this and Psycho. One wonders where were the oscar nominations.

[–] IloveMuggy 14 years ago

Anthony Perkins is one of the greatest actors ever. He was wonderful in FP and simply brilliant in Psycho. Where were the Oscar nominations, indeed. A travesty, really.

[–] pc-daisy 13 years ago

Oh, yes. One of the major oversights. I always think that he, like a lot of those in his time ie Henry Fonda & Co., were so good in everything they played, that they were taken for granted.

[–] digitaldiva 13 years ago

Hi pc-daisy,

I just rewatched Friendly Persuasion for the upteenth time on TCM - A lovely film and Perkins, as usual was wonderful. He deserved his Oscar nomination and at least a Best Actor nod for Psycho.

[–] pc-daisy 13 years ago

And he was so nice to watch. So genuine. Although good looking, he wasn't one of the pretty boys and could play any part. You can't get more diverse than his work in both FP and Psycho.

[–] pc-daisy 9 years ago

I agree. But as far as his missing out for Psycho, I also think that he got caught up in the anti-Hitchcock sentiment in Hollywood at the time.Janet Leigh was excellent too.

[–] Dreamsville 8 years ago

Janet Leigh was nominated for a supporting actress Oscar for Psycho though.

[–] AZINDN 9 years ago

The lovely chemistry between father (Gary Cooper) Big Jess and eldest son, Joshua (Tony Perkins) is a lesson in understated and believable. Perkins and Cooper physically mirror each other in many gestures as well. Two sexy men and the goose, brilliant.

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