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Favourite Films from the 1930s,1940s,1950s
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Got a boxset of ealing films. Some different ones in there too like The Magnet.stonemuse said:So many great films already mentioned. If forced to choose, I’ll go for the Ealing comedies.And if I can go back to 1927 … Metropolis.
One of my favourite ealing films bar the usual ones is The Captive Heart. Great POW film.2 -
The Maltese Falcon1
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High Noon
Ben-Hur
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Cruel Sea
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We too have the boxset - they are lovely films.UEAAddick said:
Got a boxset of ealing films. Some different ones in there too like The Magnet.stonemuse said:So many great films already mentioned. If forced to choose, I’ll go for the Ealing comedies.And if I can go back to 1927 … Metropolis.
One of my favourite ealing films bar the usual ones is The Captive Heart. Great POW film.0 -
They certainly are … well worth purchasingcharlton4ever said:
We too have the boxset - they are lovely films.UEAAddick said:
Got a boxset of ealing films. Some different ones in there too like The Magnet.stonemuse said:So many great films already mentioned. If forced to choose, I’ll go for the Ealing comedies.And if I can go back to 1927 … Metropolis.
One of my favourite ealing films bar the usual ones is The Captive Heart. Great POW film.0 -
I don’t think Giant has been mentioned yet. Ben Hur is a good one Seth.
Mrs Minniver was a favourite of my mother in law. So too Woman in a Dressing Gown.0 -
Will have to think about this, but I'll start with....
The War Of The Worlds
The Wizard Of Oz1 -
Rarely, there's a movie that meets three objectives: to be good, to be profitable and to be important. One such movie deserves recognition on the basis that it meets and exceeds each of these criteria. That movie is Chaplin's The Great Dictator.2
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The Blue Dahlia
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Maltese Falcon
The Big Sleep
Double Indemnity
Key Largo
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Any black and white porno recommendations @DaveMehmet?0
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'and' or on mate?SuedeAdidas said:Any black and white porno recommendations @DaveMehmet?3 -
So far it looks like Casablanca has been mentioned the most.0
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On the Waterfront!
no contest!!!0 -
The Big Country
Top Hat
Destry Rides Again
South Pacific
Around the World in 80 days.Could have been any five of 20 or 30!0 -
All the Margaret Rutherford’s Miss Marples ♥️5
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Damn! I can't believe I forgot:Stefco said:The Big Sleep
Key Largo
Mildred Pierce
Sunset Boulevard
The Bad & The Beautiful
Rear Window
The first "old movie" I fell in love with.
Also, another, less heard of film:
Dead Of Night (1945)
For those unfamiliar, it is a British, anthology horror film, made by Ealing Studios (a rare foray from their comedy fare), starring Michael Redgrave, amongst others.
A precursor for the likes of Dr Terrors House Of Horror, & Creepshow.
Well worth hunting down if you like that sort of film.
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How I could also forget the original Dunkirk, with John Mills. First film I think I ever watched in black and white when I was 8/9.1
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All these old movies like The Third Man, On The Waterfront, M, etc etc are so great partly because they are not in colour. One of my top films, Invasion of The Body Snatchers was remade in the 70s in colour and it is much less haunting. Black & White rules - so much more atmospheric. Fabulous lighting possibilities. Colour is often too 'real' and movies lose that dream-like quality. Though the change from B &W to colour in The Wizard of Oz is magnificent.3
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Brilliant Thread !
1930s It Happened One Night, Lucky Night, Angels with Dirty Faces
1940s This Happy Breed, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Its a Wonderful Life
1950s Bad Day at Black Rock, Rififi, La Strada
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This a subject that could be broken down into favourite musicals of the 30s, favourite gangster film of the 30s, favourite thriller of the 30’s, etc.
Now that would be some interesting lists!1 - Sponsored links:
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….one from the BBC archives?DaveMehmet said:
'and' or on mate?SuedeAdidas said:Any black and white porno recommendations @DaveMehmet?0 -
The Great Dictator - Charlie Chaplin
Modern Times - Charlie Chaplin
Way Out west - Laurel and Hardy3 -
You're having a laugh! :-))eastterrace6168 said:The Great Dictator - Charlie Chaplin
Modern Times - Charlie Chaplin
Way Out west - Laurel and Hardy1 -
Looking at my IMDB ratings, I have two 10/10s I've not seen mentioned here yet.
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) was truly ahead of its time and suitably melancholy, at a time when Hollywood only had happy endings - then came film noir.
Sullivan's Travels is a 1941 screwball comedy I can't remember all that well TBH, but I know it's well worth another 90 minutes of my time and a £2.50 stream. So I'd recommend that for a fun and easy watch.1 -
Some great ones there. Forgot about This Happy Breed. Saw It Happened one Night recently in the cinemaSparrowslane1 said:Brilliant Thread !1930s It Happened One Night, Lucky Night, Angels with Dirty Faces
1940s This Happy Breed, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Its a Wonderful Life
1950s Bad Day at Black Rock, Rififi, La Strada
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Talking of black and white, a great film made well into the modern era is The Elephant Man. very atmospheric, and with brilliant sound too.Nadou said:All these old movies like The Third Man, On The Waterfront, M, etc etc are so great partly because they are not in colour. One of my top films, Invasion of The Body Snatchers was remade in the 70s in colour and it is much less haunting. Black & White rules - so much more atmospheric. Fabulous lighting possibilities. Colour is often too 'real' and movies lose that dream-like quality. Though the change from B &W to colour in The Wizard of Oz is magnificent.
And a phenomenal cast.1 -
Oh yeah, I forgot...Nadou said:
You're having a laugh! :-))eastterrace6168 said:The Great Dictator - Charlie Chaplin
Modern Times - Charlie Chaplin
Way Out west - Laurel and Hardy
The Music Box - Laurel and Hardy...🤦♂️3 -
Lots of good picks. I would add The day the earth stood still from the 50s.1
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Is 'Dead of Night' the one which includes a film about a man trapped within an art gallery painting? I saw it as a teenager and would love to see it again.Stefco said:
Damn! I can't believe I forgot:Stefco said:The Big Sleep
Key Largo
Mildred Pierce
Sunset Boulevard
The Bad & The Beautiful
Rear Window
The first "old movie" I fell in love with.
Also, another, less heard of film:
Dead Of Night (1945)
For those unfamiliar, it is a British, anthology horror film, made by Ealing Studios (a rare foray from their comedy fare), starring Michael Redgrave, amongst others.
A precursor for the likes of Dr Terrors House Of Horror, & Creepshow.
Well worth hunting down if you like that sort of film.
Did anyone else used to stay up late on summer nights watching BBC2's seasons of horror films back in the early 1980s? Each double-bill would start with a b/w classic like 'Bride of Frankenstein' or 'Night of the Demon' followed by a more modern horror like the little-known 'Race with the Devil'.2 -
Duck Soup
A Night at the Opera
12 Angry Men
Casablanca
The Third Man3
