Not Even Nominated

"John DiLeo takes us on a captivating waltz through movie history by focusing on actors in brief roles who made a big impact. Many of the 100 movies are well known classics, others obscure, but DiLeo makes you want to see them all and revisit the under-ten-minute performances he writes about so compellingly. I am delighted to be included for my 8 minutes on screen as the bookkeeper in All the Presidents Men, and confess to having never been so thoroughly dissected in a part."--Jane Alexander And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies! "It's like a Christmas stocking full of surprises. This is the smartest movie quiz book I've ever seen."--Pauline Kael Screen Savers II: My Grab Bag of Classic Movies "A must for movie buffs of both classic and obscure movies...all told in Mr. DiLeo's witty, clever and perceptive prose."--John Rowell, Show Business Screen Savers: 40 Remarkable Movies Awaiting Rediscovery "Intriguing...really interesting details...a very entertaining book."--Robert Osborne "Turner Classic Movies" Ten Movies at a Time: A 350-Film Journey Through Hollywood and America 1930-1970 "...that rare work that I did not want to put down or, more to the point, that I kept picking up and re-reading...you will be entertained, intrigued, challenged."--James Grissom, author, Follies of God Tennessee Williams and Company: His Essential Screen Actors "It's a movie maven's dream...intelligent, exhaustive...if you want the dish on a Williams movie, it's all here."--Andrew Holleran, The Gay and Lesbian Review 100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember But Probably Don't "John's keen observations allow us to share the creativity of these artists at their peak, as well as give us a little taste of their feelings of fulfillment in their great performances, individually and collectively. A valuable and touching work."--Adolph Green, Oscar-nominated screenwriter