Alternate Best Actor 1951: Results

5. Farley Granger in Strangers on a Train- Granger gives a good performance that is likable well never avoiding the weaker aspects of the character. The film belongs to his co-star though.

Best Scene: Guy meets Bruno. 

4. James Mason in the Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel- Mason gives a strong assured performance despite being in a somewhat thankless role.

Best Scene: Rommel gives his final goodbye to his family.

3. Kirk Douglas in Ace in the Hole- Douglas gives a slick and sharp performance that succeeds in portraying both his character's immorality and the eventual conscience he gains.

Best Scene: Chuck finally gains morality. 

2. Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train- Walker gives an amazing villianous turn in this film that is both chilling and a delight to watch.

Best Scene: Bruno stalks Guy's wife. 

1. Alastair Sim in Scrooge- Good Prediction Koook160, and Michael Patison. Sim gives a great performance as the often played Ebenezer Scrooge. He succeeds in every aspect of the role from the cold business man through his transformation than finally an exuberant man who has found a new lease on life. This really is just a matter of having to put someone in first place at the moment. I am not one hundred percent sure of this decision, as each time I think of Walker's performance I feel like I should give him the win. Although this is hardly my final decision the win goes to Sim for the moment.

Best Scene: Scrooge takes up his Nephew's invitation after all. 

Overall Rank:

1. Alastair Sim in Scrooge
2. Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train
3. Montgomery Clift in A Place in The Sun
4. Alec Guinness in The Lavender Hill Mob
5. Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire
6. Kirk Douglas in Ace in the Hole
7. James Mason in The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
8. Alec Guinness in The Man in the White Suit
9. Kirk Douglas in Detective Story
10. James Mason in Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
11. Arthur Kennedy in Bright Victory
12. Masayuki Mori in The Idiot
13. Farley Granger in Strangers on a Train
14. Humphrey Bogart in The Enforcer
15. James Cagney in Come Fill The Cup
16. Cary Grant in People Will Talk
17. Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen
18. Gene Kelly in An American in Paris
19. Fredric March in Death of a Salesman
20. Robert Taylor in Quo Vadis

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