Doctor Strange
I'll Lock Up
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I totally agree about The Country Girl - any doubts that Crosby couldn't act are quashed. He's heartbreaking.
It's the same syndrome as when people are so shocked that comedians turn out to be fine dramatic actors. There have been countless examples from Chaplin to today's sitcom stars. It turns out that comedy really IS harder, and if you have mastered the timing/delivery/empathy skills of comedy, you can do drama. Bing is a good example: considered a singer who could also manage light comedy mostly just because he was so affable and charming... and then he's tremendous in a dramatic role.
It's the same syndrome as when people are so shocked that comedians turn out to be fine dramatic actors. There have been countless examples from Chaplin to today's sitcom stars. It turns out that comedy really IS harder, and if you have mastered the timing/delivery/empathy skills of comedy, you can do drama. Bing is a good example: considered a singer who could also manage light comedy mostly just because he was so affable and charming... and then he's tremendous in a dramatic role.