Lionel Barrymore- C/D

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I am liking him as the revenge-seeking Devil's-Island-escapee-in-drag in Tod Browning's The Devil Doll and I seem to recall enjoying him in other films, Grand Hotel, It's A Wonderful Life, and I can't remember what else. All I can tell from the archives is that Alfred hates him. Is it because he is able to see through the schtick?

― The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:42 (eighteen years ago)

Maybe. Now he is seeming like Terry Jones as a Yorkshire mum.

― The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:42 (eighteen years ago)

This very familiar fellow is also in it.

― The Redd 47 Ronin (Ken L), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:49 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

He's fantastic in the otherwise kind of trifling You Can't Take it With You but that film has a dizzying age dissonance. Lionel Barrymore's 'sons-in-laws' and 'daughter' look like they could be his fathers and mother respectively, i assume it's a comment on something.

― tremendoid, Sunday, 10 February 2008 07:11 (seventeen years ago)

He's sanctimonious, loud, and cool in Key Largo.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 10 February 2008 07:20 (seventeen years ago)

yeah he mastered the art of 'explosive impotence' that's fallen out of favor acting-wise in the last 50 years.

― tremendoid, Sunday, 10 February 2008 07:22 (seventeen years ago)

that kind of heavyhanded king lear-ish thing where you're making thunderous proclamations in a wracked condition.

― tremendoid, Sunday, 10 February 2008 07:24 (seventeen years ago)

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