Last night, I watched Beat the Devil and really appreciated Robert Morley and Peter Lorre. It made me think of all the fine actors who rarely carried the lead but always added seasoning to any movie they were in. Peter Lorre did star in M, but he was mostly in supporting roles. Admittedly, he always played Peter Lorre, just as Robert Morley always played Robert Morley. But that was all right. There was a cummulative good will that they earned, like Ward Bond did. For actresses, I always appreciated Thelma Ritter. Got any others?

Jerry