In case you've had a bad first impression of Ronald Colman and think he's just a stuffed shirt with a rod up his backbone, you need to watch A Tale of Two Cities. His performance is so emotional, you won't believe it's actually him. He was so anxious to take on the role, he even shaved his classic mustache (which was a big deal to classic actors, just ask Cesar Romero!). Most of Colman's career consisted of upstanding English gentlemen with an extremely stiff upper lip, but playing Sydney Carton shows a different side to his acting. Disgraced, in love with a woman who doesn't even notice him, and drunk more often than not, the character is fascinating, heartbreaking, and impossible to root against.
You'll see a supporting cast of Basil Rathbone, Reginald Owen, Elizabeth Allen, Edna May Oliver, H. B. Warner, and Donald Wood, but you probably won't even notice. Whenever Ronnie is on the screen, you can't pay attention to anyone else. Although snagging a well deserved nomination for Best Picture that year from the Academy, Ronald Colman wasn't nominated for Best Actor. When you watch this heavy Dickens drama, you'll wonder what it takes to make it on the list of the best performances of the year. The Hot Toasty Rag Awards were very proud to reverse that decision; Colman won his first Rag for this one-of-a-kind beautiful performance. There have been many, many big and small screen adaptations of this classic story. If you haven't yet seen this 1935 version, what are you waiting for?
You'll see a supporting cast of Basil Rathbone, Reginald Owen, Elizabeth Allen, Edna May Oliver, H. B. Warner, and Donald Wood, but you probably won't even notice. Whenever Ronnie is on the screen, you can't pay attention to anyone else. Although snagging a well deserved nomination for Best Picture that year from the Academy, Ronald Colman wasn't nominated for Best Actor. When you watch this heavy Dickens drama, you'll wonder what it takes to make it on the list of the best performances of the year. The Hot Toasty Rag Awards were very proud to reverse that decision; Colman won his first Rag for this one-of-a-kind beautiful performance. There have been many, many big and small screen adaptations of this classic story. If you haven't yet seen this 1935 version, what are you waiting for?