 | Shadow of a Doubt
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $9.79 Joseph Cotton's performance as Uncle Charlie is one of the most menacing in all of film. Without any physical violence, Cotton creates a character that is both chilling and charming. Cotton deserved at the very least an Oscar nomination.
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 | Laura (Fox Film Noir)
Buy new: $7.49 / Used from: $6.47 Dana Andrew's performance as detective Mark McPherson is multi-layered, complicated, and just plain cool.
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 | It's a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition)
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $8.59 Donna Reed's performance as Mary Bailey achors this film and makes us, like George, fall in love with her. Reed should have been nominated as Best Supporting Actress at the very least.
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 | High Sierra (Keepcase)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $9.49 Even though Ida Lupino received top billing, this is the film that elevated Bogart from supporting character to leading-man status. As taxi dancer Marie, Lupino's performance is a mixture of street-smart toughness and little-girl vulnerability. The film's last scene is Lupino's and she breaks your heart.
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 | A Letter to Three Wives
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $6.94 Linda Darnell was another beautiful actress who rarely got credit for her acting. In this film, Darnell more than holds her own with the talented ensemble cast. As the girl--literally--from the wrong side of the tracks, her characterization of Lora Mae is spot on and her sarcastic interplay with screen husband Paul Douglas is a joy to behold.
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