1.   And the unforced ease of the character acting does a lot to minimize what could have been sappiness.

2.   And the character acting is incisive right down the line.

3.   Downey remains sympathetic, bolstered by superb character acting.

4.   Ethyl Eichelberger, known for his fanciful drag performing and his character acting, cites the movie actresses Margaret Rutherford and Zasu Pitts as important inspirations.

5.   He actually does some character acting, and he does it smashingly well.

6.   He sang many smaller roles at the Met, too, and was frequently singled out for his character acting.

7.   There was also fine character acting from Dale Travis as Truelove, Judith Christin as Baba the Turk, Josepha Gayer as Mother Goose and Anthony Laciura as Sellem.

8.   Throughout, the film is buttressed by the effortless rightness of the character acting we have come to take for granted in UK films.