ZACHARY SCOTT: STAR OF THE MONTH (MAY)
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Suave, debonaire, and effortlessly charming, classic cinema star ZACHARY SCOTT is best known for his role in MICHAEL CURTIZ's film noir classic Mildred Pierce (1945). As the duplicitous, silver-tongued charmer Monte Beragon, he romances Mildred, played by JOAN CRAWFORD (in her Oscar-winning role), and Mildred's daughter, Veda (ANN BLYTH). This became Scott's signature role: the sexy cad who was usually at his best swindling, seducing, or being a general scoundrel. It was always fun watching Scott's dastardly ways unfold. He could rock a tux, looked naked without a martini in his hand, and always had a cigarette close by. He was so magnetic that he could even make film-goers feel sorry for him. While he seldom got to play the good guy, when he did, as in what is perhaps one of his best roles in JEAN RENOIR's The Southerner (1945), you realize the versatility that he seldom had the opportunity to display. With a career that included over 40 films and dozens of television roles, ZACHARY SCOTT is our Star of the Month.
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Sources:
Zachary Scott: Hollywood’s Sophisticated Cad (2009), by Ronald L. Davis;
“Actor Zachary Scott, Leading Man for 3 Decades, Dies of Brain Tumor,” October 4, 1965, Akron Bacon Journal
“Who Was Zachary Scott?” www.zachtheatre.org;
“Zachary Scott’s Guilded Cage,” Spring 2020, by Farren Smith Nehme, www.filmnoirfoundation.org;
IMDBPro.com;
Wikipedia.com;
Movies Mentioned:
Mildred Pierce (1945), starring Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Zachary Scott, Jack Carson, Eve Arden, Bruce Bennett, Lee Patrick, and Butterfly McQueen;
The Southerner (1945), starring Zachary Scott, Betty Field, Beulah Bondi, Norman Lloyd, J. Carroll Naish, Jay Gilpin, Jean Vanderwilt, Blanche Yurka, and Percy Kilbride;
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944), starring Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet;
Hollywood Canteen (1944), starring Bette Davis, John Garfield, Joan Crawford, Joan Leslie, Dane Clark, Joe E, Brown, Barbara Stanwyck, Id Lupino, Sydney Greenstreet, and Jack Benny;
Danger Signal (1945), starring Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Mona Freeman, Richard Erdman, Rosemary DeCamp, and Joyce Compton;
Her Kind Of Man (1946), starring Zachary Scott, Dane Clark, Janis Page, and Faye Emerson;
The Unfaithful (1947), starring Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres, Zachary Scott, and Eve Arden;
Stallion Road (1947), starring Ronald Reagan, Alexis Smith, and Zachary Scott;
Cass Timberlane (1947), starring Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, Zachary Scott, Tom Drake, Mary Astor, Margaret Lindsay, and Albert Dekker;
Ruthless (1948), starring Zachary Scott, Louis Hayward, Diana Lynn, Sydney Greenstreet, Lucille Bremer, and Martha Vickers;
Whiplash (1948), staring Dane Clark, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, S.Z. Sakall, Jefferey Lynn, and Alan Hale Jr;
Flamingo Road (1949), starring Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet, David Brian, Virginia Huston, Gladys George, and Fred Clark;
Shadow On The Wall (1950), starring Ann Sothern, Zachary Scott, John McIntire, Gigi Perreau, Kristine Miller, and Nancy Davis;
Born To Be Bad (1950), starring Joan Fontaine, Zachary Scott, Joan Leslie, Robert Ryan, and Mel Ferrer;
Stronghold (1951), starring Veronica Lake, Zachary Scott, and Rita Meceda;
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951), starring Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney, Zachary Scott, Ethel Barrymore, Ann Dvorak, Barbara Bates, and Janette Nolan;
Dead On Course (1953), starring Zachary Scott and Kay Kendall;
Flame of the Islands (1955), staring Yvonne DeCarlo, Howard Duff, and Zachary Scott;
Violent Stranger (1957), starring Zachary Scott, and Faith Domergue
Excellent in both "Milderd Pearce" and "Bandido".
I'm a true classic films❤❤❤
I am very excited about these podcasts
Thanks, these are all great and appreciate the attention to detail. Perfect for any movie buff that wants more behind the scenes info.
Zachary Scott always reminded me of my brother-in-law. Handsome✔. Mustache✔. Seducer✔. Swindler✔. The only difference was...my brother-in-law was not an actor. He was the real deal.
Zachary's wife divorces him for another man; he nearly drowns; he has a concussion. A state depression is not surprising.
Looks like my partner. #Handsome
Hey you guys, you forgot to mention one of his most excellent characterizations. "The Young One" is Luis Buñuel's, 1960 vintage, forgotten masterpiece -- in which Zachary Scott was given another chance to stretch his acting skills as 'Miller' a salacious bigot. It's well worth a watch.....
Thought Scott was oily-but-sexy as the smooth playboy in "Mildred Pierce," then later I saw him in "The Southerner" and had to reevaluate Scott's considerable talent. What a great 1945 for him, which should have, as Steve mentions, led to a much bigger movie career!
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) - Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney & Zachary Scott ruclips.net/video/dJtSe9SxeGc/видео.html
Nice story. This is an actor who I always overlooked.
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) - Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney & Zachary Scott ruclips.net/video/dJtSe9SxeGc/видео.html
Thanks for the recommendation. This is not a movie I would have picked just watching a trailer- thoroughly enjoyed this one. And as expected, Zachary Scott played the dog we are used to him playing! He was very entertaining to watch in this. Thanks again!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I think it's a terribly underrated gem. :-)
Did you guys miss Guilty Bystander?
Loved the episode. Honorable mention to that announcer guy.
Yes, he's awesome!
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) - Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney & Zachary Scott ruclips.net/video/dJtSe9SxeGc/видео.html
@@slc2466 The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) - Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney & Zachary Scott ruclips.net/video/dJtSe9SxeGc/видео.html
The amount of detail and emotion you all pack into these focused deep dives is incredible. I love this podcast and am so excited whenever I get notified of a new episode. My watch list and reading list quake in fear of the incoming onslaught of additions to them 😂
Um episódio maravilhoso: Zachary Scott, mais um grande guerreiro da 7ª Arte. Um ator que sempre me chamou atenção nos filmes que tive a chance de ver. Uma lástima Hollywood não haver aproveitado melhor um ator tão carismático. Enfim...🙏RIP🙏
I totally agree. Hollywood didn't quite use him as well as they could have.
@@FromBeneathTheHollywoodSign ~ That's because he worked for the 'assembly line' Warner Bros. Studios that mostly did stories with stereotypical, superficial, rather than 3 dimensional characters. Because of the ironic glint in his eye, his smarmy smile and disquieting sneer he excelled in villainous roles, both in film-noir and westerns. He knew how to die with aplomb, too, so they simply type cast him as scoundrels and bandits, who were most often killed in a sensational way.
Such a great Podcast! And I love Zachary Scott. Thanks Steve and Nan for the insightful conversation!
Thank you so much for your nice message. We are so glad you are listening! 🙂
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) - Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney & Zachary Scott ruclips.net/video/dJtSe9SxeGc/видео.html
@@RobbGF Thanks for sharing the link. It's such a great movie! 🙂