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On the Waterfront

CrimeDramaRomance

Directed by Elia Kazan

A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks. From TMDB

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On the Waterfront is a 1954 crime drama romance film, directed by Elia Kazan, starring Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint and Karl Malden.

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  • Los Angeles Times @latimes.comBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    Eva Marie Saint, a graceful actor best known for her Oscar-winning film debut in “On the Waterfront” and for her turn as a sultry spy in another 1950s film classic “North by Northwest,” died Tuesday. She was 102. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

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  • Sam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 5, 2026

    …to McCarthy, he then made a film called On the Waterfront which was a celebration of the informer. And therefore, no question which uses him as an example can be answered by me. I have to add, that he is a very good director.” Why does this hit so incredibly hard?

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  • Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.memyon.orgBluesky · Aug 25, 2026

    🧵 Surprisingly, Leonard Bernstein, BOTD in 1918 (d. 1990) wrote only one original film score: ON THE WATERFRONT (1954). And it's brilliant. Right from the solo French horn over the main title, it's a groundbreaking work of film music, now considered one of the best ever written. 👇 #filmsky #moviesky

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  • Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2026

    Fred Gwynne made his feature film debut (uncredited) in On the Waterfront.

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 4, 2026

    Lovely Eva Marie Saint turns 102 today, 7/4/1924 Happy Birthday to Oscar winning actress! Incredible longevity & legacy. From ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) to SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006), fixture in film & TV. Other highlights: NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959), RAINTREE COUNTY (1957), EXODUS (1960). #Filmsky 📽

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  • David Hudson @dwhdaily.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    Eva Marie Saint made her feature film debut starring opposite Marlon Brando in ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) and costarred in Hitchcock’s NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959). She’s died at 102, ten years after her husband passed away. They’d been married 65 years! variety.com/2026/film/ne...

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  • retireddlcoach.bsky.social @retireddlcoach.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 16, 2024

    That is a TOUGH one. Here are my top 3: On the Waterfront The Philadelphia Story (The only time Stewart and Grant were in the same movie) To Have and Have Not Holiday additions include It's a Wonderful Life Miracle on 34th Street

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  • Citizen Screen @citizenscreen.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    A big deal and a huge loss. R.I.P. Eva Marie Saint. Great actor who delivered one of the big screen’s best debut performances in cinema history, IMO, which earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. The movie was ON THE WATERFRONT.

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  • Edward the Movie Buff 🎞🎬🎥📽 @midgetmoxie.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2026

    The late Eva Marie Saint holding her Academy Award statuette at the 1955 Oscars for her winning performance in the drama film On the Waterfront. She was pregnant at the time of the ceremony.

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  • Birdy @birdydownunder.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 22, 2026

    -La Grazia: Slow, gorgeous, touching -Melancholia: Stunning opening sequence followed by 2hr camera malfunction -On the Waterfront (rw): Flawless film, unfortunate political context -Cries and Whispers (rw): death isn’t pretty (unless Sven Nykvist shoots it) #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2026

    OG method man & one of film history's best actors, Marlon Brando BOTD 4/3/1924. Coulda been a contender? You were! 8 Oscar nods: 51 Streetcar Named Desire 52 Viva Zapata! 53 Julius Caesar 54 On the Waterfront (w) 57 Sayonara 72 Godfather (w) 73 Last Tango in Paris 89 A Dry White Season #filmsky 📽

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  • Walter Chaw @mangiotto.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 14, 2025

    Tonight for my Film II students: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN and ON THE WATERFRONT.

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  • Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.comBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    🙏 RIP Eva Marie Saint, the ethereal beauty who won the best supporting actress Oscar in her first motion picture for On the Waterfront, then dazzled audiences as a double agent in North by Northwest, died Tuesday. She was 102. More: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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  • Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint, who starred in such memorable classic films as “On the Waterfront” and “North by Northwest,” has died at her home in Los Angeles. She was 102. variety.com/2026/film/ob...

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  • Larry Karaszewski @larrythek.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    Eva Marie Saint with Carver at the TCM Festival. One of the true legends of film died today at age 102. So many great roles… stunning in “North By Northwest,” an Oscar for “On the Waterfront,” the emotional core of “All Fall Down.” variety.com/2026/film/ne...

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  • Matthewせいじ @matthewseiji.comBluesky · Dec 3, 2025

    In 1954 film On the Waterfront, Marlon Brando laments getting a “one-way ticket to Palookaville.” This is because one-way tickets are often more expensive due to pricing models that favor round-trip bookings, leaving Brando with less cash on hand to enjoy Palookaville’s restaurants and attractions.

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 8, 2025

    My ★★★★★ review of On the Waterfront boxd.it/b0yban Perhaps Brando's finest moment. Betray brother, friends, & code of silence to do right thing? Compelling character work, thorny moral choices, stellar performances create enduring classic with timeless themes. #filmsky 📽 Criterion Collection 647

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  • kuriVAIM 👻 𓃠 @kuriva.imBluesky · May 5, 2024

    similarly ON THE WATERFRONT is Elia Kazan saying "actually it was very brave of me to name names to HUAC" but it's still a great movie

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  • @GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    Aww! And wow, 102! #RIP "Eva Marie Saint, Graceful Star of the Silver Screen, Dies at 102 She won an Oscar for her first film, 'On the Waterfront,' and sparkled opposite Cary Grant in 'North by Northwest.'"

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  • MidCenturyCinema @midcenturycinema.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 4, 2026

    HBD Eva Marie Saint (102!!) MCCT5: 5)All Fall Down (Frankenheimer) 4)Nothing in Common (Marshall) 3)Loving (Kershner) 2)On the Waterfront (Kazan) 1)North by Northwest (Hitch) More: @annebillson.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/film/article... David Parkinson: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/eva-ma...

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 4, 2025

    Lovely Eva Marie Saint turns 101 today, 7/4/1924 Happy Birthday to Oscar winning actress! Incredible longevity & legacy. From ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) to SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006), fixture in film & TV. Other highlights: NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959), RAINTREE COUNTY (1957), EXODUS (1960). #Filmsky 📽

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  • Ryanmiller70 @[email protected]Lemmy · Oct 20, 2026

    Looking for some 50s film recommendations. So I love me some older films. Last year I came here and asked for 60s recommendations and got some amazing movie recs. Now I want some from the 50s. Ones I enjoyed so far are films like: - Rear Window - Sunset Boulevard - Vertigo - Scrooge (or A Christmas Carol the one with Alastair Sim) - Stalag 17 The only ones I've seen I'm a bit just kind of eh on are Titfield Thunderbolt and Blood of Dracula. I haven't seen anything I think is outright bad…

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  • Trailers From Hell @trailersfromhell.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    RIP Eva Marie Saint Week begins with On the Waterfront. Her first film earned her an Academy Award and launched an extraordinary career. TFH Guru John Badham revisits Elia Kazan’s 1954 classic as we remember the legendary actress. trailersfromhell.com/on-the-water...

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  • Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 1, 2025

    PERSON OF THE DAY. 1 July 2004. Marlon Brando died (aged 80). He won the Oscar for Best Actor twice for On The Waterfront and The Godfather (part 1). He was named the 4th Greatest Male Star by the American Film Institute (AFI).

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  • FRANK'S FILM REVIEW @franksfilmreview.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2026

    Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-Winning Star of On the Waterfront, Dies at 102 Eva Marie Saint, who died on October 6, 2026, at the age of 102, leaves behind one of the most graceful legacies in American film history. She was not simply a star... Full article: franksfilmreview.com/2026/10/06/e...

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  • EAll @ealluia.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 9, 2025

    On the Waterfront is a brilliant movie about moral courage that is informed by the politics of defending turning people in to a McCarthyist witchhunt.

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  • Film Noir Foundation @noirfoundation.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    . @tcmtv.bsky.social is honoring Eva Marie Saint on October 25, all times ET. Don't miss ALL FALL DOWN! 12:00 PM Raintree County 3:00 PM All Fall Down 5:00 PM 36 Hours 7:00 PM Eva Marie Saint: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival 8:00 PM On the Waterfront 10:00 PM North by Northwest

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  • Gaijin "Jiangshi" Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 27, 2026

    Italian poster for ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) Screenplay by Budd Schulberg - BOTD in 1914 The poster artist totally made the movie look like an alien invasion flick

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  • And the Runner-Up Is @andtherunnerupis.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    Eva Marie Saint has died at the age of 102. Saint won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for On the Waterfront (1954), her feature film debut. She went on to further acclaim for such films as A Hatful of Rain (1957) and North by Northwest (1959) and won an Emmy for the 1990 TV movie People Like Us.

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  • Bill in Colorado @spyvinyl.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2025

    #NoirvemberChallenge Day 25: Favorite Film Noir Featuring a Boat: “On the Waterfront” (1954) Brando, baby! #Noirvember 🫆 @ladykdesigns.bsky.social ⛴️

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2025

    #NowWatching ON THE WATERFRONT (1954). Director: Elia Kazan. Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint. Masterpiece in own right, but legacy & storyline are complicated by Kazan's cooperation with HUAC in real life. Fascinating parallels. Winner of 8 Oscars, inc. picture. #filmsky 📽 Criterion Collection 647

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  • Kathy Gori @kathygori.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 2, 2025

    Okay, it’s Labor Day so I checkout what’s on TCM , I figure they’re running Norma Rae, Matewan, Harlan County, Grapes of Wrath, On the Waterfront. Turns out it’s wall to wall Tarzan movies all night 🤷🏻‍♀️ but of course I think True Romance is a Valentines Day movie so …

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2025

    OG method man & one of film history's best actors, Marlon Brando BOTD 4/3/1924. I coulda been a contender! 8 Oscar Nods: 51 A Streetcar Named Desire 52 Viva Zapata! 53 Julius Caesar 54 On the Waterfront (win) 57 Sayonara 72 Godfather (win) 73 Last Tango in Paris 89 A Dry White Season #filmsky 📽🎥🎬

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  • JenJen @diflaversham.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 26, 2026

    Paul McCartney has joined Letterboxd and his four favorites are: The Girl Can't Help It On the Waterfront Get Out The Last Waltz www.paulmccartney.com/news/you-gav...

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  • J Blue @jd-14.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2026

    Great actress .... RIP Eva Marie Saint, star of "On the Waterfront" and "North by Northwest," dies at age 102 www.cbsnews.com/news/eva-mar...

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  • Clod Emperor of Dune @clodemperorofdune.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    Striking and chilling in terms of it's prescience, but also just an astonishingly great film. It deserves a much higher standing and general awareness in the film world in general, IMHO. A Face in the Crowd > On the Waterfront

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  • Graeme @graeme1982.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2026

    RIP. Lovely actress, I think my favourite in a Hitchcock film. Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102 www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...

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  • gjabberbox.bsky.social @gjabberbox.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    “Her glacial poise in North By Northwest made her a cinematic icon, but films including On the Waterfront and Loving revealed great subtlety alongside the glamour” www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...

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  • Alex Fernie @ferniecommaalex.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 4, 2026

    Nashville The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence True Stories Harlan County USA Dazed & Confused Do The Right Thing It’s A Wonderful Life Matewan American Movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High I Love Boosters The Last Detail Con-Air On The Waterfront

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  • hardboiledbaby @hardboiledbaby.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 28, 2026

    The first date went well, but his suggestions for the second all #revolved around sports. She was not interested. Finally, he said, "How about a movie? I've got Rocky on DVD." She sighed. Time to cut her losses. "Do you have On the Waterfront?" "No." "Too bad. You coulda been a contender." #vss365

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  • Pazuzus fathers brothers nephews cousins former roommate @mark-80.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 21, 2025

    #NowWatchinh On the Waterfront (1954) #MovieSky #FilmSky #Movie #Film

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  • Ryan F. Love @rflove.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 26, 2024

    Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films. My picks - M - M O - On the Waterfront V - Virgin Suicides, The I - I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang E - Exterminating Angel, The

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  • IllCaesar @illcaesar.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 30, 2026

    They're also showing On The Waterfront at most Regal movie chain theaters today for about $8 a ticket. They've been showing a new Best Picture nominee or winner every day this month.

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  • cOzmosis @cozmosis.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2025

    Spell your name with movie titles 📽️ Carrie (1976) On The Waterfront (1954) Scarface (1983) M (1931) Alien (1979) Saturday Night Fever (1977)

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  • Shlepcar @shlepcar.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 14, 2026

    #JanuaryMovieChallenge #Moviesky #Filmsky 14. A traitor in a movie On the Waterfront (1954) dir. Elia Kazan

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  • Tim Williams Art @timwilliamsart.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2026

    My favorite #movie: On the Waterfront My favorite #book: To Kill A Mockingbird My favorite #TVShow: Sanford and Son My favorite actor: Humphrey Bogart My favorite holiday: Halloween My favorite flavor of ice cream: Blueberry Cheesecake Some of #MyFavoriteThings

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  • Robert Moffitt @justplainbob.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2026

    Tonight's movie: North by Northwest, in memory of Eva Marie Saint. I had not realized she won an Oscar for her first screen role in On the Waterfront. 🙀

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  • Jim @grafikfeats.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    Eva Marie Saint… My Favorite! Especially in “On the Waterfront”… Rest in Peace. 💔 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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  • omacolt.bsky.social @omacolt.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 31, 2025

    #Bales2025FilmChallenge Day 31 Someone goes to work On The Waterfront (1954) The apex mountain of going to work. youtu.be/IYBAPVjJykY?...

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  • Jason Lamb @jasonlamb.orgBluesky · Dec 17, 2024

    "On The Waterfront isn't a #Christmas movie" "There's a Christmas wreath 12 1/2 minutes into the film" "Jason, I swear t-" "Christmas. Movie." It's 'On The Waterfront' (1954). #TheOtherChristmasMovies #FilmSky

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  • thee Michael Whiteshoes @michaelwhiteshoes.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 1, 2024

    Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films M- My Own Private Idaho O- On the Waterfront V- Vertigo I- Italian Job E- Escape From New York

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  • Creature from the Jack Lagoon @jacklikesfilm.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    'North by Northwest' is one of the greatest thrillers ever made, and Eva Marie Saint lit up the screen for every second she was in it. Fantastic performance in 'On the Waterfront' as well. 102 is a Hell of an innings. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...

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  • Nate's Scary Myth @natesmith.devBluesky · May 11, 2026

    saw a skytrain next-to-arrive sign that said "Waterfront: Now" and my brain thought it was advertising a crossover movie of On the Waterfront and Apocalypse Now

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  • 🇫🇷Raquel de la Roche🇨🇴 @raquelreveals.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 13, 2025

    The Ontario Film Festival showed this Hamill classic with "Citizen Kane" and "On the Waterfront."

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  • Police Squad! (In Color) @policesquad.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 27, 2025

    - We went to the movies. - Oh, yeah? - Yeah. "On The Waterfront" - Come on.There are no movie theaters on the waterfront! #PoliceSquad

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  • Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 8, 2024

    Tonight’s film was On The Waterfront. Really mixed feelings about this one. It couldda been a contender! boxd.it/6eYiz3

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  • Frank Gaimari @frankgaimari.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2026

    Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-Winning Star of On the Waterfront, Dies at 102 Eva Marie Saint, who died on October 6, 2026, at the age of 102, leaves behind one of the most graceful legacies in American film history. She was not simply a star... Full article: franksfilmreview.com/2026/10/06/e...

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  • Dan Pop-o-matic (Halloween edition) 👻🧛‍♂️😈 @danpopomatic.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2026

    RIP to one of the last links to old Hollywood. She wasn't in many films I love, but ON THE WATERFRONT and NORTH BY NORTHWEST is not nothing www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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  • Ken Hartis @kenhartis.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    Supporting Actress Oscar for On The Waterfront and the leading lady in my favorite Hitchcock film North By Northwest. An icon of the Fifties, RIP.

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  • Lauren Thompson @laurenfacall.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    She starred with Lillian Gish in original production of The Trip to Bountiful (1953) and made her film debut in Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront (1954) winning an Oscar. Her most memorable role though, the cool, seductive spy and #Hitchcock blonde in 1959 North by Northwest. #EveMarieSaint (1924-2026)

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