18. Joseph Cotten (1905-94) 約瑟夫·科頓

Is he or isn’t he trustworthy? There’s a subtle decency to most of Cotten’s work, though it can curdle into cynicism pretty fast, and his characters often get crushed by the looming failure of their dreams. Even when cast against type, as the murderous Uncle Charlie in Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt, he’s a fascinating magnet for audience faith.
他值得信任嗎？科頓的大多數(shù)作品都略微正派，盡管情節(jié)在后半段很快變得憤世嫉俗，他所塑造的角色常因夢想的破碎而被擊垮。在希區(qū)柯克的電影《辣手摧花》中，即使角色形象和他本人并不相符，觀眾仍然被科頓塑造的兇殘的查理叔叔所深深吸引。

Most robbed for: Actor, 1949 – Holly Martins in The Third Man is the quintessential Cotten creation, and a man you betray at your peril.
失之交臂：最佳男主角，1949——《第三人》中的霍利·馬丁斯一角是典型的科頓風格：如果你背叛了馬丁斯，后果自負。

Joseph Cotton in The Third Man
《第三人》中的約瑟夫·科頓