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Films of Sergio Leone => Once Upon A Time In The West => Topic started by: Il Buono on May 01, 2003, 08:46:50 AM

Title: Good Fonda pictures?
Post by: Il Buono on May 01, 2003, 08:46:50 AM: I like to see Henry Fonda on the screen, I think he's a terrific actor with a great presence. I just saw 12 Angry Men and I must say, it's a great picture and Henry was made for the part, you can tell. For the rest I haven't seen much films with him except for The Wrong Man and OUTIW of course, so which other films with him would you recommend?
Title: Re:Good Fonda pictures?
Post by: Christopher on May 01, 2003, 09:17:59 AM: 12 Angry Men and The Wrong Man are both very good, indeed.

Another good one I'd reccomend is The Ox-Bow Incident. It was released in 1943 and it's a very dark western for it's time.

And if there was ever a reason to watch On Golden Pond, it's because of Fonda and Katharine Hepburn (I've always found it almost painful to watch Jane Fonda in this movie). This was also the only movie that got Henry Fonda an Oscar.

I also can't forget The Grapes of Wrath. A good movie. In fact, I think I saw the movie before I read that book.
Title: Re:Good Fonda pictures?
Post by: cigar joe on May 01, 2003, 05:08:41 PM: He wasn't in a whole lot of westerns. Here are some others
Jesse James, 1939, Fonda as Frank James.
My Darling Clementine, 1946, Fonda as Wyatt Earp
Fort Apache. 1948 with John Wayne
Tin Star, 1957
Warlock, 1959
How the West was Won, 1962
Welcome to Hard Times, 1967
Title: Re:Good Fonda pictures?
Post by: aaronson on May 11, 2003, 05:26:45 AM: Try "my name is nobody" (french title) with Terence Hill ,played immediately after OUATIW ...with a Leone touch
Title: Favorite Henry Fonda performance (besides OUATITW)?
Post by: Groggy on April 17, 2004, 04:59:07 PM: Pretty obvious topic, and it's probably been brought up before, but just out of curiosity, what is your favorite non-Frank role that Henry Fonda did? I would have to say "The Grapes of Wrath", he was awesome in that. Also "Jesse James".
Title: Re: Favorite Henry Fonda performance (besides OUATITW)?
Post by: KERMIT on April 17, 2004, 10:57:44 PM: the ox-bow incident
my darling clementine
mr. roberts ( i always get a kick to see fonda throw cagney's palm tree overboard.)
Title: Re: Favorite Henry Fonda performance (besides OUATITW)?
Post by: DJIMBO on April 18, 2004, 03:57:15 AM: fort apache

its the prototype for 'frank' in OUATITW
Title: Re: Favorite Henry Fonda performance (besides OUATITW)?
Post by: John Baldwin on April 18, 2004, 04:35:26 AM: Yeah Fort Apache too
Title: Re: Favorite Henry Fonda performance (besides OUATITW)?
Post by: Half Soldier on April 18, 2004, 10:49:49 AM: Not seen him in much actually, but 12 Angry Men springs to mind. And My Name is Nobody.
Title: Re: Favorite Henry Fonda performance (besides OUATITW)?
Post by: shorty larsen on April 19, 2004, 11:08:44 AM: My name is Nobody!!!

And "On Golden Pond".
Title: Re: Favorite Henry Fonda performance (besides OUATITW)?
Post by: Rblondie on April 22, 2004, 03:16:42 PM: His role as "The President" in Fail-Safe (1964).
Title: Re: Favorite Henry Fonda performance (besides OUATITW)?
Post by: Belkin on July 24, 2004, 09:40:15 AM: Anybody ever come across HENRY FONDA in a very strange but quite terrific western called WELCOME to HARD TIMES 1966/67)? If I'm not mistaken, it also starred LON CHANEY JR. and a chilling performance from ALDO RAY, a non-speaking role as the unknown badman that steals the movie. Jaw-dropping stuff and very different. :o :o :o
Title: Re: Favorite Henry Fonda performance (besides OUATITW)?
Post by: Il Buono on July 25, 2004, 06:45:48 AM: That's funny, hadn't read your post, I just posted something in the Off topic section about great opening sequences and I remember it having one of the greatest opening sequences I remember...
But I find the film itself a bit too weak, Fonda's wimpiness was getting on my nerves, I think it takes too long before he gets into action. But nevertheless worth a watch.