Lists of Bests: Danny Peary's "Alternate Oscars": Best Actor winners http://www.listsofbests.com/list/18910 These are the movies with performances that film critic Danny Peary picked as his “best actor” choices from 1927-28 to 1991 in his book “Alternate Oscars” from 1993. Note that Peary selected two “best actors” for 1951. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:28:46 GMT en-us 0 50 65 50 0 The Circus (2 Disc Special Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/43767 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/43767"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00017LVMS.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Charles Chaplin</div> Steamboat Bill, Jr. http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65890 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65890"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/6305609950.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Charles Reisner</div> The Big House (1930) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1792760 <div id="position">3</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by George W. Hill</div> Little Caesar http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/101811 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/101811"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0006HBLUK.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Mervyn LeRoy</div> Scarface (1932) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1546212 <div id="position">5</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Howard Hawks (dir.)</div> The Private Life of Henry VIII http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/325471 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/325471"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000085EF9.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Alexander Korda</div> Twentieth Century http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/238589 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/238589"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00070HK3S.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Howard Hawks</div> Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2453210 <div id="position">8</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by directed by Clyde Bruckman, starring W. 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Fields</div> Modern Times (2 Disc Special Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/46354 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/46354"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000096IBI.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div> The Awful Truth http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/61408 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/61408"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000085EFE.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Leo McCarey</div> Angels With Dirty Faces http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/312707 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/312707"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0006HBV28.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Curtiz</div> Goodbye, Mr. Chips http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/391859 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/391859"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00011D1R2.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sam Wood</div> The Grapes of Wrath http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63569 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/63569"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0000DJZ8R.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by John Ford</div> Ball of Fire http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65161 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65161"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/6305047510.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Howard Hawks</div> Yankee Doodle Dandy (Two-Disc Special Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65126 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/65126"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00005JKS8.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Curtiz</div> Casablanca (Two-Disc Special Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/56244 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/56244"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00009W0WM.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Michael Curtiz</div> Gaslight http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/85618 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/85618"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00011D1PE.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by George Cukor</div> The Body Snatcher http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/304667 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/304667"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0000520F3.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robert Wise</div> It's a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2059919 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2059919"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000HEWEJO.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Frank Capra</div> Monsieur Verdoux http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/67004 <div id="position">20</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/67004"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00017LVQY.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Charles Chaplin</div> The Red Shoes - 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