Posted on 09/25/2022 7:28:37 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Sounds like the cinema persona of Paul Muni for about 20 years after he stopped playing gangster roles. He really tried to become the character he was playing, such as Juarez. Eventually he tired of this exhausting screen image and also realized he was becoming the greatest example in Hollywood of type casting. Muni was a highly intelligent and fascinating character.
Remember seeing the Ed Sullivan Show when younger. Have no ME TV here at home so checked youtube and found this clip.
Jim Bailey “The Man That Got Away” on The Ed Sullivan Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BdXBH-TYBg
Wow, he nailed it. He even got the stagger right.
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