The films of James "Jimmy" Stewart.

[Bugman]

Stewart is my favorite actor of all time, hands down. No one could portray everyman like he could. Not merely one of the greats of his time, but of all time. His film career began in 1935, but my earliest memory of seeing him on screen when I was a child is the classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) shown on an independent TV station in Kansas City in the 1960s, and I was hooked. So many wonderful films were yet to come.

The Philadelphia Story. (1940)

It's A Wonderful Life. (1946)

Call Northside 777. (1947)

Winchester '73 and Harvey. (1950)

The Glenn Miller Story. (1953)

Rear Window and The Far Country. (1954)

Vertigo and Anatomy of a Murder. (1958)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation. (1962)

Shenandoah and The Flight of the Phoenix. (1965)

The Cheyenne Social Club. (1970)

Among others.

 

[maniactickler]

Hes my fav actor as well. Clint Eastwood is right there though.

 

[General Zod]

Strategic Air Command-1955

 

[Bugman]

Strategic Air Command-1955

Not one of my personal favorites, but not a bad film by any means. I've never seen anything he appeared in that I disliked.

 

[maniactickler]

A well rounded actor. great in westerns, comedies, and suspense. you name it, he could do it!

 

[milagros317]

He and Bogart are my two favorites but I don't try to rank them. 😀

 

[Ishaanshah]

I'm a huge fan of him...

 

[ShiningIce]

I love Harvey 🙂

 

[Bugman]

He and Bogart are my two favorites but I don't try to rank them. 😀

Normally, I don't rank things like this either. But, Stewart is so head and shoulders above the others in my personal pantheon of favorite actors I have no qualms about it. 🙂

 

[GEORGIATKLER]

"Well, nothing's too good for the man that shot Liberty Valence"

I loved that he actually kept his Oscar for "The Philadelphia Story"? in the window of his father's hardware store in the 1940's........and no one stole it!!!Talk about the good ol' days! As Maniac said, he did nail a wide variety of roles. Thank you, Mr. Stewart, for going to Hollywood and creating portrayals, ie Jefferson Smith, George Bailey, Ranson Stoddard and others that are timeless classics.

 

[Bugman]

I loved that he actually kept his Oscar for "The Philadelphia Story"? in the window of his father's hardware store in the 1940's........and no one stole it!!!Talk about the good ol' days! As Maniac said, he did nail a wide variety of roles. Thank you, Mr. Stewart, for going to Hollywood and creating portrayals, ie Jefferson Smith, George Bailey, Ransom Stoddard and others that are timeless classics.

Not only did he win an Academy Award for The Philadelphia Story in 1940, he was nominated for Oscars as best leading actor for his roles in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) It's A Wonderful Life (1946) Harvey (1950) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959). An impressive resume I'd say.

 

[Knox The Hatter]

My sister told me she met the General in the pay line at McGuire. She instantly recognized him, but couldn't remember his name, or place him, really. But, she knew him. They had a pleasant conversation. Finally something hit. When he departed, she said, "have a good day, sir. Oh, and could you tell Harvey I said hello?"

He smiled. She said that his eyes sparkled.

Jimmy Stewart was America. He exemplified all the wonder and the true greatness of America in every film he ever appeared in. It was something about his demeanor, his attitude, his humor. His joy.

He came from Indiana, Pennsylvania, and attended Princeton, class of 1932. I remember Alumni weekend in town, back in 1997, and because his grad class hit on the five cycle, this would be his year to share, but he was very ill at the time, and sadly passed away a few weeks later. It would've been great seeing him (I did get to see Brooke Shields, walking through Palmer Square with her friends, you can't miss her, with her height, it might as well have been Yao Ming, but I digress).

He interrupted his career to serve his country and fight. You see, that most robust of patriots, John Wayne, wouldn't do that. Irony of ironies. Stewart rose to Brigadier General (USAR). A truly wonderful man.

A few weeks ago, I caught The Spirit of St. Louis on TCM. His portrayal of Lindbergh was pure Jimmy Stewart, pure Americana. Who cared that Lindbergh had proved himself much earlier to be a political bedbug? A generation of American kids grew up thinking that Charles Lindbergh was Jimmy Stewart, according to Dad.

I wouldn't recommend just one Jimmy Stewart film. I'd recommend all of them. Start with Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. See our unfurled flag snap colorfully in the breeze, it's beautiful.

 

[Bugman]

My sister told me she met the General in the pay line at McGuire. She instantly recognized him, but couldn't remember his name, or place him, really. But, she knew him. They had a pleasant conversation. Finally something hit. When he departed, she said, "have a good day, sir. Oh, and could you tell Harvey I said hello?"

He smiled. She said that his eyes sparkled.

Jimmy Stewart was America. He exemplified all the wonder and the true greatness of America in every film he ever appeared in. It was something about his demeanor, his attitude, his humor. His joy.

He came from Indiana, Pennsylvania, and attended Princeton, class of 1932. I remember Alumni weekend in town, back in 1997, and because his grad class hit on the five cycle, this would be his year to share, but he was very ill at the time, and sadly passed away a few weeks later. It would've been great seeing him (I did get to see Brooke Shields, walking through Palmer Square with her friends, you can't miss her, with her height, it might as well have been Yao Ming, but I digress).

He interrupted his career to serve his country and fight. You see, that most robust of patriots, John Wayne, wouldn't do that. Irony of ironies. Stewart rose to Brigadier General (USAR). A truly wonderful man.

A few weeks ago, I caught The Spirit of St. Louis on TCM. His portrayal of Lindbergh was pure Jimmy Stewart, pure Americana. Who cared that Lindbergh had proved himself much earlier to be a political bedbug? A generation of American kids grew up thinking that Charles Lindbergh was Jimmy Stewart, according to Dad.

I wouldn't recommend just one Jimmy Stewart film. I'd recommend all of them. Start with Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. See our unfurled flag snap colorfully in the breeze, it's beautiful.

You hit the nail on the head my friend. The man had class, your sister is lucky to have met him. I only wish I could have. And, I don't know how The Spirit of St. Louis was left off my list.

 

[luvgirlsfeet]

It's A Wonderful Life is my favorite movie

 

[paracarl44]

He was born and raised in Pennsylvania.