Actors who are praised the exact right amount?

Orrex

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Thu Nov-15-07 12:06 PM
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Actors who are praised the exact right amount?

Thelma Todd

Others?

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Thu Nov-15-07 12:08 PM
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1. John C. McGinley

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quip

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Thu Nov-15-07 12:12 PM
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2. Ouch.

"You're a woman who's been getting nothing but dirty breaks. Well, we can clean and tighten those brakes, but you'll have to stay in the garage all night." Groucho Marx to Todd in "Monkey Business"

:-(

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Orrex

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Thu Nov-15-07 12:14 PM
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3. He was no kinder to her in Horsefeathers (SPOILERS)

But I guess her polyandrous wedding at the end sort of settled the score.

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quip

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Thu Nov-15-07 12:18 PM
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4. The "ouch" refers to the fact that

She was found dead in her car inside a garage five years later.

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Orrex

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Thu Nov-15-07 12:20 PM
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5. Oh, that...

Well, yeah. That kind of stinks.

Still, she got to be in more Marx Brothers films than most of the rest of us, so that must count for something.

Actually, she had IMO pretty remarkable comic timing. Being able to hold one's own against the onscreen antics of the Brothers is no mean feat, and quite a few people in the films weren't up to it.

RIP, Ms. Todd!

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quip

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Thu Nov-15-07 12:24 PM
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6. Yes, she was a brilliant foil for the Marx Bros.

I suddenly got caught up in her untimely demise... sorry :blush:

(but perhaps "brilliant" is too strong a word...) ;-)

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