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sqeeker's review against another edition
3.0
- I love old movies, and I love the old school actors. They had class and charisma that no other era or group of actors will have!
- My favorite quote in the book: "Their attraction was in what they did and were, not how they looked." LOVE THAT!
- It was fun to flip through this book and read about some of my favorite actors. I admit, I didn't read about every guy, but I read most of them.
- After reading, I gained a lot more respect for Cary Grant, James Stuart, and Gregory Peck! They were real gentlemen that did great things!
- Sadly, my respect also faltered for a few. I won't list names.
- I did not know Jimmy Stuart was a Brigadeer General in the Air Force!!!! Wholly huge shocker Batman!! I don't know why he wanted to keep it a secret. That title is something to be proud of!
- One of the best parts of the book was looking at all the pictures! So fun! The one of Charlie Chaplin is crazy! I totally didn't recognize him!
- There is not enough time in the day...or life, to watch all the movies I want to watch! The movies listed in the book just killed me! I wanted to watch all of them at that moment I read about it.
- A couple of my favs is Spencer Tracy, Gene Kelly, Mickey Rooney, and the others I've mentioned above.
- I'm hoping my hubby looks like Spencer Tracy when he is older...I think he will :)
- My favorite quote in the book: "Their attraction was in what they did and were, not how they looked." LOVE THAT!
- It was fun to flip through this book and read about some of my favorite actors. I admit, I didn't read about every guy, but I read most of them.
- After reading, I gained a lot more respect for Cary Grant, James Stuart, and Gregory Peck! They were real gentlemen that did great things!
- Sadly, my respect also faltered for a few. I won't list names.
- I did not know Jimmy Stuart was a Brigadeer General in the Air Force!!!! Wholly huge shocker Batman!! I don't know why he wanted to keep it a secret. That title is something to be proud of!
- One of the best parts of the book was looking at all the pictures! So fun! The one of Charlie Chaplin is crazy! I totally didn't recognize him!
- There is not enough time in the day...or life, to watch all the movies I want to watch! The movies listed in the book just killed me! I wanted to watch all of them at that moment I read about it.
- A couple of my favs is Spencer Tracy, Gene Kelly, Mickey Rooney, and the others I've mentioned above.
- I'm hoping my hubby looks like Spencer Tracy when he is older...I think he will :)
bookwormerica's review against another edition
5.0
Easy to read encyclopedia of the actors of the studio system.
whit_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Just a reminder of what Hollywood used to be before it was overrun by young and immature people. I love the format of the book, with photographs, interesting facts, and a short biography. Good for a simple reference on these 50 men, but nothing in depth.
gen_vie's review against another edition
4.0
This book was meant to satisfy my obsession with stars from long ago.
csd17's review against another edition
4.0
Books like this exist for one reason:
To assuage the debating need of classic film nerds like me.
Was Robert Taylor all that great? Why did Ronald Reagan not make the list and John Gilbert did? Paul Muni? Spencer Tracy? When a Google search for "classic films" brings up 80's and 90's films you know it will be pretty much impossible to find a living human being(even pre- or post-COVID) knowledgeable enough to have a decently exciting discussion on the topic. Hence, the existence of this book.
That being said, it's a pretty book and some of the tidbits added in are quite fun. As a human substitute it's not bad.
To assuage the debating need of classic film nerds like me.
Was Robert Taylor all that great? Why did Ronald Reagan not make the list and John Gilbert did? Paul Muni? Spencer Tracy? When a Google search for "classic films" brings up 80's and 90's films you know it will be pretty much impossible to find a living human being(even pre- or post-COVID) knowledgeable enough to have a decently exciting discussion on the topic. Hence, the existence of this book.
That being said, it's a pretty book and some of the tidbits added in are quite fun. As a human substitute it's not bad.
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