My top 20 leading ladies in American film uo to 1976. Love them without reservations. Here they are and why. Thread. 1/20 Besides her thousand obvious qualities, Carole didn’t adjust to the world, it was the world that adjusted to her.

Good morning.

Rewatching Lulu Belle, a cheaply made, post-Paramount Dorothy Lamour vehicle. She plays a bad girl who turns out to be not so bad after all - and so does the movie: not so bad after all. Strong support by Glenda Farrell and hunk George Montgomery.

@uptonbell Shampoo is a masterpiece. Bulworth is very good too.

Dozing off with McQ, a rather slow-moving, late-career John Wayne action film. I love the Duke, even though his wig here is terrible.

One movie a day for 365 days. Just the movies I love. 40/365: Five Easy Pieces. A manifesto for those who never feel at home anywhere or with anyone: Jack Nicholson wanders restlessly, unable to connect with his family, coworkers, and paramours. He and Karen Black are sublime.

@Sparafucile2000 Va avanti certo. Incluso questo

I never meant to be dismissive of Robert Altman or Julie Christie, both of whom I love. I just felt the need to point out that Warren Beatty, powerful as he was in the Seventies, made extremely difficult projects happen. Other people stayed on the safer side.

Perfection.

@PainterPay Thank you Philippa.

One movie a day for 365 days. Just the movies I love. 39/365: McCabe & Mrs. Miller. Mysterious is the word for this western in the snow - the sad story of a man who won't abide by the rules of the powerful majority. Once again, proof that Warren Beatty was a great artist.

@davrola Pistols or sword? :)

@TheDarkPages Two Lombards are framed behind him. Lovely and another sign she was really loved by the film colony.

@jfkenney I live in Italy - what comes on platform in the States not necessarily gets here :)

@jfkenney A masterpiece.

They were not in love when this photo was taken. But the pretending was just perfect. The Gables long before they became the Gables.

@PainterPay Thank you so much.

One movie a day for 365 days. Just the movies I love. 38/365: The Thin Man. "What is that man doing in my drawers?" asks Myrna, cool as a cucumber. The first of a million movies where husband and wife exchange wisecracks while sleuthing (and drinking). A masterpiece.