Nevertheless, Brando’s was a surprised victory as sentimental Hollywood hoped and expected that the Oscar would go to one of its favourite sons Bing Crosby for "The Country Girl." It didn’t help matters that Brando had already acquired the reputation for being the cinema’s least accommodating actor. Given to appearing unshaven and dishevelled in public, accused of incoherent mumbling on screen and flaunting his lack of respect for Hollywoods' most revered codes and values.
Perhaps the most noted scene on screen is between Brando and Steiger (his brother) in the back seat of a taxi… with the most memorial dialogue from Brando.
"It was you made me a bum, Charlie," says Brando to his brother Steiger… In perfect diction he added,"I coulda had class, I coulda been a contender..."
Once again, “Gone With the Wind” record was matched but not beaten. “On the Waterfront” was Academy Awards in eight different categories: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director Beast Story and Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing… but oddly not for Leonard Bernstein’s haunting jagged musical soundtrack which can mow be heard in concert as an orchestral suite.
Cast: Marlon Brando (Terry Malloy) Karl Malden (Father Barry) Lee J Cobb (Johnny Friendly) Rod Steiger (Charley Malloy)Eva Marie Saint.
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