Though most famous for his two films with director Alfred Hitchcock, “Rope” and “Strangers on a Train,” I would nominate Granger’s performance in Nicholas Ray’s terrific noir piece “They Live By Night” as his best and Anthony Mann’s “Side Street” as the best film Granger did that not enough people have seen.
Granger’s Hollywood career-high was, unfortunately, short-lived. Though it was his own decision to buy his way out of a contract with producer Sam Goldwyn in order to work on the stage, it’s hard to imagine that inner-tremble quality he brought to his best roles was as effective on the stage as it was on the screen.
Our loss.
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