There is nothing that I could say about Memorial Day that wasn’t said 1,000 times better by the movie I’m watching right now, The Best Years of Our Lives. If you’ve never seen it, set aside a day and make a point of seeing it. You’ll need the rest of the day.
Great movie. Frederic March seems to be the forgotten great actor of that era.
Steve
For 50 years I have said that my favorite actors are Spencer Tracy, Paul Muni, Robert Donat, and Fredric March. He deserved the Oscar he won for that performance. He and Helen Hayes are distinguished by having won two Oscars and two Tonys each, the only actors to do so.
One of the reasons modern viewers may be less familiar with him is that he worked for Paramount while most of what’s shown on television is either Warners or MGM. I believe that is due to the differing broadcast contracts for the output of different studios.