EPISODE 104 -  “MEMORABLE MINUTES: JOHN DILEO ON ACTORS WHO MADE THE MOST OF LESS” - 9/08/25

Back by popular demand! This week we welcome author and friend of the podcast JOHN DILEO who will talk about his 2022 book THERE ARE NO SMALL PARTS: 100 OUTSTANDING FILM PERFORMANCES WITH SCREEN TIME OF 10 MINUTES OR LESS, a fun, insightful look at the incredible actors who made the most with the limited screen time they were given. From GLADYS GEORGE in “The Hard Way” (1943) to RUBY DEE in “American Gangster” (2007), we cover the gamut! 

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Sources:

There Are No Small Parts: 100 Outstanding Film Performances With Screen Time of 10 Minutes or Less (2022), by John DiLeo;

Wikipedia.com;

TCM.com;

IBDB.com;

IMDBPro.com;

Movies Mentioned:

Sharp Shooters (1938), starring Brian Donlevy & Lynn Bari;

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Harry Morgan, & Mary Beth Hughes;

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), staring Jean Arthur & Gary Cooper;

Blossoms In the Dust (1941), starring Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon;

My Favorite Wife (1940), starring Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Gail Patrick, & Randolph Scott;

The Hard Way (1943), starring Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie, Dennis Morgan, & Jack Carson;

Now, Voyager (1942), starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, & Gladys Cooper;

Body & Soul (1947), starring John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, & Anne Revere;

It’s A Wonderful Life (1946), starring James Stewart & Donna Reed;

Strangers on a Train (1951), starring Robert Walker, Farley Granger, & Ruth Roman;

The Bishop’s Wife (1947) starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, & David Niven;

The Last Picture Show (1971), starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson & Cloris Leachman;

American Gangster (2007), staring Denzel Washington, Lymari Nadal, & Russell Crowe;

Network (1976), starring William Holden, Faye Dunaway, & Peter Finch;

Stagecoach (1939), starling John Wayne & Claire Trevor;

Gone With The Wind (1939), starring Vivien Leigh & Clark Gable;

The Wizard of Oz (1939), starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack haley, & Bert Lahr;

The Letter (1940), starring Bette Davis & Herbert Marshall;

Mrs. Miniver (1942), starring Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon;

State Fair (1945), starring Jeanne Crain & Dana Andrews;

The Birds (1963), starring Tippi Hedren & Rod Taylor;

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