She chewed scenery

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Anne Baxter

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Pzachlen — 9 years ago(May 07, 2016 09:41 PM)

I always thought she was overly dramatic. Very dated style of acting.

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Larry-115 — 9 years ago(August 11, 2016 06:50 AM)

Ok let's dig up this actress who's been dead for thirty years and yell at her because she didn't have today's acting style in 1956.

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Pzachlen — 9 years ago(August 11, 2016 10:05 AM)

Great idea LarryLOL. There were many actresses in her day not nearly as over the top bad. It worked in ALL ABOUT EVE because she was meant to be a Conniving Back Stabbing whore. Other than that she made her marl on THE LOVE BOAT. LOL

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srklondie — 9 years ago(August 17, 2016 02:06 AM)

Today's acting style is atrocious. It's characters who either speak under their breath or are over the top, chewing up the scenery. I totally concur with the o.p.

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srklondie — 9 years ago(August 17, 2016 02:15 AM)

Well, I'd say that you hit the nail on the head with your assessment of Ms. Baxter's acting style. I've never cared for her. Her acting style always kind of reminded me of Susan Hayward's. It's probably why I never cared for Hayward either. Except for a film she did in '46, Deadline at Dawn. I absolutely love her in that.

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mafrie — 9 years ago(January 22, 2017 09:37 PM)

She was never subtle that's for sure but she got the job done. The Ten Commandments was the best example of "over acting" (maybe that was the style back then, like Natalie Wood or Susan Hayward perhaps). As kids we would imitate that exaggerated drama. "Mo-ses! Moe-oh-oh-ses," and dramatically 16d0fall to the floor grabbing ankles.