tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post4340596208705239534..comments2024-03-11T16:51:36.636-04:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: Best Actor Of 1932-33 (Drama): Paul Muni (I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang)Mythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-2825871065200864972010-10-16T11:02:20.959-04:002010-10-16T11:02:20.959-04:00He would have been my #1 for 32-33 were I not so b...<i>He would have been my #1 for 32-33 were I not so beholden to "Oscar eligibility" and going with Peter Lorre for M.</i><br /><br />Back before my Mythical Monkey days when I was doing alternate Oscars based on strict Oscar eligibility, my 1932-33 winners included <i>M</i>, Peter Lorre and Fritz Lang. Which is no knock on <i>King Kong</i> or <i>Duck Soup</i>, just a reflection of how great <i>M</i> really is.Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-74569074186126293942010-10-15T17:02:55.387-04:002010-10-15T17:02:55.387-04:00Don't feel the need to apologize for Muni or f...Don't feel the need to apologize for Muni or for liking him. He would have been my #1 for 32-33 were I not so beholden to "Oscar eligibility" and going with Peter Lorre for M. His performance in Chain Gang is phenomenal, as was his performance in Scarface.<br /><br />I would rather take Muni's theatricality over the understated performances of Spencer Tracy or Gary Cooper any day.Erik Beckhttp://nighthawknews.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com