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Cinema Seeker's Large List of Favorite Film Performances

Below is a list of 450 different performances by actors and actresses that I have really enjoyed or found noteworthy over my many years as a film fan. Some are among the most lauded of all acting jobs captured on film. Some are quite obscure. Some are starring roles. Others are supporting performances or even bit parts. All stayed with me for some reason or another. The list is in chronological order. In almost all cases, I have found a photo of the performer from the film in question. In four cases, I could not find a suitable photo on the internet from the film in question and had to use a publicity photo of the performer from the same time period as the film. Those were items 204, 220, 383, and 406. I hope you enjoy this list and the photos. I would love to see some other cinephiles compile their list of favorite or valued performances.
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Zasu Pitts - Greed (1924)
Zasu Pitts - Greed (1924)
2
Janet Gaynor - Sunrise: a Song of Two Humans (1927)
Janet Gaynor - Sunrise: a Song of Two Humans (1927)
3
Maria Falconetti - The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Maria Falconetti - The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
4
Joan Peers - Applause (1929)
Joan Peers - Applause (1929)
5
Robert Williams - Platinum Blonde (1931)
Robert Williams - Platinum Blonde (1931)
6
Warner Baxter - 42nd Street (1933)
Warner Baxter - 42nd Street (1933)
7
Ruby Keeler - 42nd Street (1933)
Ruby Keeler - 42nd Street (1933)
8
Ginger Rogers - Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Ginger Rogers - Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
9
Warren William - Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Warren William - Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
10
Ruby Keeler - Dames (1934)
Ruby Keeler - Dames (1934)
11
William Powell - The Thin Man (1934)
William Powell - The Thin Man (1934)
12
Al Jolson - Go Into Your Dance (1935)
Al Jolson - Go Into Your Dance (1935)
13
Ruby Keeler - Go Into Your Dance (1935)
Ruby Keeler - Go Into Your Dance (1935)
14
Ginger Rogers - Swing Time (1936)
Ginger Rogers - Swing Time (1936)
15
Fred Astaire - Swing Time (1936)
Fred Astaire - Swing Time (1936)
16
Marcel Dalio - The Rules of the Game (1939)
Marcel Dalio - The Rules of the Game (1939)
17
Vivian Leigh - Gone With the Wind
Vivian Leigh - Gone With the Wind
18
Judith Anderson - Rebecca (1940)
Judith Anderson - Rebecca (1940)
19
Joan Fontaine - Rebecca (1940)
Joan Fontaine - Rebecca (1940)
20
George Sanders - Rebecca (1940)
George Sanders - Rebecca (1940)
21
Peter Lorre - Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Peter Lorre - Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
22
Humphrey Bogart - The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Humphrey Bogart - The Maltese Falcon (1941)
23
Elisha Cook Jr. - The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Elisha Cook Jr. - The Maltese Falcon (1941)
24
Everett Sloane - Citizen Kane (1941)
Everett Sloane - Citizen Kane (1941)
25
Orson Welles - Citizen Kane (1941)
Orson Welles - Citizen Kane (1941)
26
Humphrey Bogart - Casablanca (1942)
Humphrey Bogart - Casablanca (1942)
27
Ingrid Bergman - Casablanca (1942)
Ingrid Bergman - Casablanca (1942)
28
Sydney Greenstreet - Casablanca (1942)
Sydney Greenstreet - Casablanca (1942)
29
Claude Rains - Casablanca (1942)
Claude Rains - Casablanca (1942)
30
Jean Brooks - The 7th Victim (1943)
Jean Brooks - The 7th Victim (1943)
31
Carmen Miranda - The Gang's All Here (1943)
Carmen Miranda - The Gang's All Here (1943)
32
Judy Garland - Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Judy Garland - Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
33
Ann Savage - Detour (1945)
Ann Savage - Detour (1945)
34
Dorothy Malone - The Big Sleep (1946)
Dorothy Malone - The Big Sleep (1946)
35
Kathleen Byron - Black Narcissus (1947)
Kathleen Byron - Black Narcissus (1947)
36
Lizabeth Scott - Dead Reckoning (1947)
Lizabeth Scott - Dead Reckoning (1947)
37
Lizabeth Scott - Desert Fury (1947)
Lizabeth Scott - Desert Fury (1947)
38
Lamberto Maggiorani - Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Lamberto Maggiorani - Bicycle Thieves (1948)
39
Olivia De Havilland - The Heiress (1949)
Olivia De Havilland - The Heiress (1949)
40
Setsuko Hara - Late Spring (1949)
Setsuko Hara - Late Spring (1949)
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