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To: nickcarraway
Instead, he starred in a run of middling movies that only really made waves because of his name attached.

I’d exempt “The Manchurian Candidate” from that characterization.

2 posted on 08/25/2025 9:31:51 PM PDT by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: gundog
I’d exempt “The Manchurian Candidate” from that characterization.

He was okay in that, but no better than a dozen other leading men would have been. I am so glad he decided not to take the role of Billy Bigelow in Carousel. Sinatra's voice is fine, but he's a little squirt, barely taller than Shirley Jones, and his voice register is not deep enough for the part.

I am also SO GLAD he didn't get the Brando part in "The Godfather". The movie would have been a bad joke with him in it.
4 posted on 08/25/2025 9:52:31 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: gundog

He won an Academy Award for his role in “From Here to Eternity”.


8 posted on 08/25/2025 10:28:53 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: gundog

“I’d exempt “The Manchurian Candidate” from that characterization.”

Add “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Von Ryan’s Express”.


21 posted on 08/26/2025 10:26:51 AM PDT by rxh4n1
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