Cyrano De Bergerac

Jose Ferrer in his acclaimed performance as the title character, taking his cue from dunce nobelman Valvert (Albert Cavens), launches into the famous speech about his nose, in the 1950 version of Cyrano De Bergerac, from Edmond Rostand's often-filmed 1897 play.

Lamenting his lovesick and impoverished state with his friend Le Bret (Morris Carnovsky), Jose Ferrer in his Academy Award-winning performance as the nosey title character, charms an enthralled barmaid (Elena Verdugo), in Cyrano De Bergerac, 1950.

Jose Ferrer as the title character, at a friends' pastry shop, has arranged a secret meeting at the request of his cousin Roxanne (Mala Powers), with whom he is secretly in love, thereby unhappy with her news, in Cyrano De Bergerac, 1950.

The Best Actor award went to Jose Ferrer for his portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac (1951).