Can anyone recommend any good older films?

[IrishEyes]

I'm making a list of classic films to watch. Ideally films from the 1930s to the 1980s. I like comedies (all kinds), westerns, mysteries, film noir, adventure and thrillers but I'm open to good films from other genres. Can anyone recommend a good film that they have seen? Thank you.

[lpbk2713]

1. It Happened One Night, Petrified Forest ... early 1930's

Giant -- mid 50's

Judgment at Nuremburg & Inherit the Wind -- early 60's ... Spencer Tracy at his finest.


That's just a start.

Ed 11:08 ..... I corrected myself on the title line.

[IrishEyes]

4. Painted Desert looks good. I have never heard of it.

I love the pre-code films. I have seen the other three films. I love Spencer Tracy.

[lpbk2713]

7. You'll like the "new" faces in Petrified Forest.

[Aristus]

2. It's not really considered a classic, but James Caan's 'Rollerball' from 1975.

At the time, it was criticized for its depiction of an ultra-violent sport, and some critics dismissed it as a brainless action flick.

It's actually a brilliant satire on corporate power, the struggle for individual and collective human rights, the thoughless entitlement of the rich, and the mesmerizing power of televised carnage.

The hero's moments of quiet, thoughtful reflection outnumber his brutal moments on the game-track. James Caan gives a masterful performance as Jonathan E., a champion in a sport specifically designed not to have any champions. He loves the sport, and his team, but despises a world incontestably controlled by power-mad corporations. Caan is intelligent, compassionate, and curious. There are no Bruce Willis-style one-liners, no cheesy tough-guy talk.

If you've never seen it, check it out.

[IrishEyes]

5. Thank you. I will look it up.

I have never heard of it.

[exboyfil]

8. Second the recommendation

One of the best science fiction movies of all time.



Do not see the remake.

[Aristus]

10. Thank you. Yes. I was going to add that.

Do not watch the re-make from the early 2000's.

[Hotler]

3. A good source for free older movies and other cool stuff.

http://www.openculture.com/

[IrishEyes]

6. I see some interesting looking films on there.

I will bookmark it. Thank you.

[FakeNoose]

114. This is another good source - Internet Archive

This website has books, movies, music, etc. that are public domain or uncopyrighted.

(link) https://archive.org/details/moviesandfilms

They have mostly older commercial films on here since most newer ones are still in copyright. But look around and you'll see several known/good ones. What I like is that you can download the videos and watch them offline, which I prefer over streaming.

[Hotler]

120. Cool! Thank you for sharing. nt

[exboyfil]

9. I recently watched A Streetcar Named Desire

A movie with beautiful dialogue and character interactions.

[IrishEyes]

11. I still haven't seen that film. It is going on my list.

Thank you for reminding me.

[ProudLib72]

12. Here ya go: The Wages of Fear (1953)

Good stuff!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046268/

[csziggy]

23. And the remake "Sorcerer"

With a great soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.

[IrishEyes]

26. I've never heard of it. Thank you.

[csziggy]

30. I've seen both and they are both great

Though I like the music in Sorcerer and the action scenes - especially the bridge scene - are terrifying.

[IrishEyes]

25. It looks good.

[Codeine]

138. How odd. I just watched that literally last night.

It’s on the Criterion Channel, and it was good stuff indeed.

[Mendocino]

13. Little Big Man-1970

Cool Hand Luke-1967
Stalag 17-1953
Double Indemnity-1944
Mister Roberts-1955
Julia-1977
Northwest Passage-1940
Dog Day Afternoon-1975
Duck Soup-1933
It's Mad Mad Mad Mad World-1963

[IrishEyes]

28. I love Stalag 17 and Mister Roberts. Both films have great casts.

I have seen all of the other films except Northwest Passage and Julia which are going on my list. Thanks.

[Mendocino]

40. A few more Billy Wilder films

The Fortune Cookie

One, Two, Three

[Thomas Hurt]

14. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

[IrishEyes]

29. That is one of my favorite films.

[sarge43]

15. The Lady Eve (comedy)

It Happened One Night (first and best of the screw ball comedies (IMO)

Murder, My Sweet (noir)

Shadow of a Doubt (Hitchcock's favorite of all his films)

Notorious (Spy drama)

Fort Apache (western and war drama)

12'OClock High (war drama and first realistic take on combat PTSD)

Anatomy of a Murder (courtroom drama)

The Lion in Winter (historical and the fun of watching Peter O'Toole and Kathrine Hepburn relish a great script. Plus, a very young Anthony Hopkins)

Support Your Local Sheriff (comedy)

My Favorite Year (comedy. 1982, but close enough)

[IrishEyes]

31. Lots of these I have been meaning to see but haven't yet.

[LuvLoogie]

16. Casablanca, the Bacall Bogart films. Katherine Hepburn

Cary Grant. Alfred Hitchcock. Sam Houston. The list goes on. Lawrence of Arabia. The musicals, Gene Kelly, Fred & Ginger. Tennessee Williams movies with Paul Newman.

On the Waterfront.
The Last Picture Show...

[IrishEyes]

32. Thank you. I love Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant

[LuvLoogie]

50. LOL. I said Sam Houston. I meant to say John Huston.

I like Sam Houston, but he's a newer generation.

[IrishEyes]

60. I was little confused. John Huston made some great films.

[Brother Buzz]

17. If you like comedy/satire, here's two films staring Peter Sellers, Peter Sellers, and Peter Sellers

Dr. Strangelove (1964)
The Mouse That Roared (1959)

[IrishEyes]

34. I haven't seen Dr. Strangelove.

I watched The Mouse That Roared many years ago. It was a fun film.

[jberryhill]

151. Omg

Stop what you are doing. Move Dr. Strangelove to the top of the list. The themes are as current as ever.

[Fresh_Start]

35. I'd add Being There

as another Peter Sellers worth watching...

[Brother Buzz]

59. Yes. Hell, just the end credits was worth the price of admission

[IrishEyes]

162. I have seen Being There.

I watched it many years ago. It was good.

[Kurt V.]

108. sellers in lolita was so creepy and terrific

[kysrsoze]

54. Dr. Strangelove was great. Peter Sellers was also great in "The Party." Might be a little non-PC

I still love the Pink Panther movies.

[Brother Buzz]

75. "The Party" certainly had some issues with that, but...

the vintage three wheel Morgan more than made up for it

[cannabis_flower]

78. I thought

I Love You Alice B. Toklas

[msdogi]

64. add Being There and The Party

[BeyondGeography]

18. Most anything by Ernst Lubitsch

https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/lists/ernst-lubitsch-10-essential-films

Wit, intelligence, good taste; the best of Old Hollywood. Last one of his I saw was Cluny Brown, maybe the funniest movie I'd never heard of.

[IrishEyes]

37. Cluny Brown is a great film.

I loved the Shop Around the Corner. To Be or Not To Be is also very good.

[Paladin]

19. Here you go.

Great War Flicks: "Bridge On The River Kwai" (1957)
"Twelve O'Clock High" (1949) (Brace yourself for Gregory Peck's "Pretend you're already dead" speech.)

Great Western: "Red River" (1948) (For John Wayne's acting and Montgomery Clift's looks.)

Great Musical: "Kiss Me Kate" (1953)


Enjoy.

[IrishEyes]

41. Gregory Peck was a great actor and a life long democrat.

Thanks for the suggestions.

[Paladin]

45. He never did a better acting job than "Twelve O'Clock High."

Not even as Atticus Finch in "To Kill A Mockingbird."

In my opinion, of course.

[redstatebluegirl]

20. Desk Set with Hepburn and Tracy

[csziggy]

24. And with Hepburn and Grant, "Bringing up Baby"

I love Desk Set - got to watch it a few weeks ago (while int he hospital) on TCM. It is great fun!

Bringing up Baby is sillier but just as fun:

[IrishEyes]

42. I also liked them in Holiday and The Philadelphia Story.

[redstatebluegirl]

47. Me too, my favorite with them is "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner".

[IrishEyes]

43. Desk Set was a great film.

[Irishxs]

121. +1

[Coventina]

21. An American in Paris, Bringing Up Baby, Philadelphia Story, You Can't Take It With You

Some of my favs!

[IrishEyes]

48. I've seen them and they are all really good films. Thanks.

[UTUSN]

22. Reflections in a Golden Eye

Last edited Fri Apr 26, 2019, 02:38 PM - Edit history (1)

With BRANDO and TAYLOR in it, it might sound too Hollywood, but he's subdued and she actually does some acting. It's an ensemble. The novel has (not the opening line, but in the first paragraph, "There is a fort in the South where a few years ago a murder was committed." (Corrected quote.)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflections_in_a_Golden_Eye_(film)
Reflections in a Golden Eye is a 1967 American drama film directed by John Huston based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Carson McCullers. It deals with elements of repressed sexuality, both homosexual and heterosexual, as well as voyeurism and murder. The film stars Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor. The film was unsuccessful at the box office.[2] ....

The film tells of six central characters, their failures, obsessions and darkest desires. Set at a US Army post in the South in the late 1940's, it features Major Weldon Penderton (Brando) and his wife Leonora (Taylor). Other central characters are Lieutenant Colonel Morris Langdon (Brian Keith) and his depressed wife Alison (Julie Harris), the Langdons' houseboy Anacleto (Zorro David), and Private Ellgee Williams (Robert Forster). ....

The film was to have starred Montgomery Clift, but he died on July 23, 1966, of a heart attack before production began. The role subsequently went to Brando, after both Richard Burton and Lee Marvin had turned it down.[3] Some of the film was shot in New York City and on Long Island, where Huston was permitted to use the former Mitchel Field, then in use by Nassau Community College. Many of the interiors and some of the exteriors were done in Italy.

The film was originally released in a version in which all scenes were suffused with the color gold, with one object in each scene (such as a rose) normally colored. This was in reference to the houseboy's drawing of a golden peacock, in whose eye the world is a reflection. As that version puzzled audiences, it was withdrawn and a normally colored version released. ....

Reception
The film received mixed reviews at the time of its release. Variety called it a "pretentious melodrama" but praised Keith's "superb" performance as the "rationalizing and insensitive middle-class hypocrite."[5] Time magazine described it as a "gallery of grotesques", with the poetry of the novel missing from the film. The critic wrote: "All that remains praiseworthy is the film's extraordinary photographic technique."[6]

Roger Ebert observed that the film was released without the usual publicity, despite its stellar cast and director. "Was the movie so wretchedly bad that Warner Bros. decided to keep it a secret? Or could it be, perhaps, that it was too good?" Ebert concludes the latter, praising all aspects of the production, but notes that the audience he saw it with greeted the film's emotional moments with guffaws and nervous laughter. [7]

Usage of images in Apocalypse Now
Still photographs of Brando in character as Major Penderton were used later by the producers of Apocalypse Now. These photos of a younger Brando were displayed in the service record of the character Colonel Walter E. Kurtz.[8]

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[IrishEyes]

53. I've never heard of it but it looks interesting. Thank you.

[UTUSN]

107. Another overlooked/underestimated: The Last Detail

Excellent depiction of how Navy enlisted members talk, act, and think. Funny lots of the way through, with a shocking ending. Hilarious scene, the three sailors try to get a beer where the drinking age is 21, which the youngest one is not. NICHOLSON goes into his NICHOLSON thing, wheedling and cajoling the no-nonsense bartender. Two of the three are "lifers" in the Navy, on temporary assignment as Shore Patrol duty supposed to be escorting the third one, a prisoner, to the brig on a cross country trip. They had taken off the Shore Patrol armband to go into the bar and had their weapons hidden under their pea coats. When the bartender finally is through with NICHOLSON's fooling around, he says, "If you guys don't get out of here I'm going to call the Shore Patrol!1" To which NICHOLSON yells back, "I *AM* the f***ing Shore Patrol," slamming his weapon on the bar, and the three of them run out of the bar and down the street laughing their fool heads off.

This was re-made as "The Chasers" a few years ago, didn't see it, wouldn't see it.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Detail
The Last Detail is a 1973 American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby and starring Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, Michael Moriarty and Carol Kane. The screenplay was written by Robert Towne, based a 1969 novel of the same name by Darryl Ponicsan. It was released on December 12, 1973.

The film became known for its frequent use of profanity, and was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Nicholson), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Quaid) and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.

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[Irishxs]

27. Ghost And Mr Chicken, I Was A Male War Bride, North Avenue Irregulars

[IrishEyes]

68. I forgot about the North Avenue Irregulars

That was a fun film. I added the Ghost And Mr Chicken.

[Ponietz]

33. Bookmarking--in the foreign genre, two of my favorites:

—Black Orpheus, 1959

IMDb: Young lovers Orfeu (Breno Mello) and Eurydice (Marpessa Dawn) run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death (Ademar Da Silva) and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira (Lourdes de Oliveira) and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

—Tampopo, 1985, comedy

IMDb: Two Japanese milk-truck drivers (Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken Watanabe) help a restaurant owner (Nobuko Miyamoto) learn how to cook great noodles.

[IrishEyes]

76. Both look interesting. Thanks.

[mobeau69]

36. Funniest movie most people don't know about!

[IrishEyes]

77. I forgot about this film. It had a great cast.

[Soxfan58]

38. The Graduate

Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft

[IrishEyes]

81. Good film. Anne Bancroft was great.

[MyOwnPeace]

90. Ready to add that one............

Katherine Ross was a sweetheart of mine (damn you, Sam Elliot!).

Way at the other end: Schindler's List (quality - you're not going to laugh though)

[Cicada]

39. Trouble in Paradise, 1932

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Robert Osborne on Turner Classic Movies said many consider Lubitsch the most entertaining film director ever. Billy Wilder kept a photo of him in his office.

[IrishEyes]

80. I had a professor in a film class who had never even heard of Lubitsch.

She wasn't a very good professor.

[Mendocino]

44. Local Hero

1983 (yea I know)

One of my all time top 5's.

[IrishEyes]

83. It sounds like a good film. Burt Lancaster was a good actor.

[Codeine]

139. That will always be one of my top choices.

I’ve been recommending that one for over thirty years.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

46. Can you be more specific on how old? n/t

[IrishEyes]

57. I would prefer something that came out before the 1970s.

but I'm open to films from the 1970s and 1980s if you have a good one.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

82. IMHO, the essential Western is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Eli Wallach steals the show.

Also in the Western genre, Tombstone is excellent but 1993.
Some of the John Wayne movies are good. Check imdb.

From the '70s I like Silent Running and Kelly's Heroes.

If you tolerate SciFi, Forbidden Planet is good. (1956)

If you're interested in mystery thrillers, I highly recommend No Way Out (1987).

If you name a few that you like, it may jog my memory.

[IrishEyes]

85. Here are a few that I like

The Magnificent Seven, Stalag 17, Bad Day at Black Rock, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

95. Maybe also...

The Guns of Navarone and Force 10 From Navarone.

[Sneederbunk]

49. David and Lisa

[IrishEyes]

86. Never heard of it but I will check it out.

[kysrsoze]

51. Being There, The Conversation and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (with Donald Sutherland)

All my feeble brain can think of right now.

[IrishEyes]

87. I love Invasion of the Body Snatchers. My favorite sci-fi film

[NBachers]

52. I'm starting with my favorite movie, Disney's classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Also: Frankenstein & Bride of Frankenstein; Dracula, etc.

You've absolutely got to see Sunset Boulevard, with William Holden, Gloria Swanson, and Eric von Stroheim

Violent Saturday with Victor Mature

Experiment in Terror, with Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, a young Stefanie Powers, and Ross Martin

711 Ocean Drive, a noir-crime film

Murder, My Sweet, with Dick Powell and Claire Trevor

Out of the Past, with Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas and Jane Greer

Cry Danger (1951) with Dick Powell and Rhonda Fleming

Pitfall, with Dick Powell and Lisbeth Scott and Jane Wyman

Johnny O'Clock, another Dick Powell movie

Impact 1949, with Brian Donlevy

Gun Crazy - 1950- This one's really twisted

Detour - 1945- This one's even more twisted

The Killers - 1946- Burt Lancaster, as only Burt Lancaster can be

As you can see, I like noir - type films. Here's a good place to look if you like noir films: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls025378826/?ref_=tt_rls_4

[Botany]

55. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Every frame is like something out of posed picture and everybody
played their parts on pitch and perfectly too. I know it is cliche and
some of it is way over the top but it worth seeing.

[Brother Buzz]

103. John Ford knew the strength of black and white films

And speaking of John Ford and black and white film, another Ford film merits a mention:

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

In my mind, this scene is the money shot

[redstateblues]

56. Midnight Cowboy

[underpants]

58. Catch-22. Incredible all star cast

With a next to impossible adaptation from the book by Buck Henry. He’s in the movie too.

Rewatched it not too long ago and it really a great commentary on modern office work and culture.

[JenniferJuniper]

61. Strangers On A Train

Crisscross

Robert Walker as one of the most delicious screen villains of all time.

[IrishEyes]

63. I finally watched that a few days ago. Great film.

[Fresh_Start]

62. we have wide ranging tastes

Anatomy of a Murder
12 Angry Men
To Kill a Mockingbird

Wizard of Oz
Fantasia
West Side Story

Lawrence of Arabia (Fathom Events has it in theaters in September 2019)...you want a big screen viewing.

All about Eve

Rear Window

Maltese Falcon

All the Presidents Men

[DetlefK]

65. "Dr. Strangelove or How I learned to love the bomb."

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/

[Locrian]

66. some random ones....

Rear Window (1954) James Stewart, Grace Kelly

Below is the same movie - different actors
* High Society 1956 (Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra)
* The Philadelphia Story 1940 (Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn)

Thee Days of the Condor 1975 (Robert Redford)

[DetlefK]

67. "Airplane!"

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080339/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1

A classic comedy from 1980.

[DetlefK]

71. "Big Trouble in Little China"

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090728/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1

A fantasy-horror-comedy from 1986, directed by John Carpenter, starring Kurt Russel and Kim Cattrall.

And I really, REALLY, REALLY hope there will never be a remake. This movie is simply perfection.

[IrishEyes]

93. Yes, a remake would be awful. It is a great film.

I say this as a woman with green eyes.

[Siwsan]

69. All About Eve. Dinner at Eight. Grand Hotel. You Can't Take It With You

All wonderful films.

I could go on and on with Bette Davis films. Someone else mentioned Petrified Forest. Another great one is Of Human Bondage. Both star Bette and Leslie Howard.

[smirkymonkey]

96. Those are all great classics!

I especially love "Dinner at Eight"!

[Siwsan]

100. Dinner at Eight is a fantastic film

I've always been a huge fan of Lionel Barrymore and I think this is one of his best films.

But, seriously, what film has ever had a more fantastic cast? Grand Hotel comes close, but not better. The end scene with Jean Harlow and Marie Dressler is a comedic joy, ever single time I see it. And I've seen it a LOT.

[smirkymonkey]

111. One of the best lines in the film...

"Kitty has said she had read a book, which, of course, surprises Carlotta. “A book?” she might have asked herself. “Read—this gal?”

“Yes,” Kitty continues. “It’s all about civilization or something, a nutty kind of a book. Do you know that the guy said that machinery is going to take the place of every profession?”

Arching her back and casting an eye down her dining companion’s figure, Carlotta says, “Oh, my dear, that’s something you need never worry about.”

[Siwsan]

112. I believe it was "pre code".

Those were the best films. Once the Hayes Code kicked in and sanitized the film industry, reality took a long, long holiday.

[Zoonart]

70. My Desert Island movies

Some Like It Hot
Inherit The Wind
All ABout Eve
Local Hero
The Hudsucker Proxy

[dameatball]

72. You can Google "Hitchcock films" and find the top 25. Lots of good ones in there, such as

The Birds
Lifeboat
Vertigo
Notorious
Rear Window
Dial M for Murder
Psycho
etc.

Also, if you might like some vintage sci-fi:

originals

The Thing (James Arness as the monster)
Them (atomic experiment era giant ants)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

[sarge43]

91. Vintage Sci-fi

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Forbidden Planet

[dameatball]

92. Yep. Those are good ones also.

There is another one that scared me as a kid. "Invaders from Mars". It had sort of a Body Snatchers theme in that the invaders were taking over the minds of the townspeople by putting some kind of device in their necks.

[The Blue Flower]

73. The original DOA (40s) and Robin and Marian (70s)

Robin and Marian pairs Audrey Hepburn and Sean Connery. I also have watched The Petrified Forest with Leslie Howard and Bette Davis many times.

[mpcamb]

148. A 70s favorite: Paper Moon. The kid, Tatum O'Neal, steals it.

[yellowdogintexas]

160. We watched Paper Moon the other night. It was free on Pluto TV

which I discovered due to the icon for Paper Moon floating over the ROKU screen saver.

Pluto has a huge library!!

[flor-de-jasmim]

74. The Great Escape with Steve McQueen +more

[Snackshack]

79. Hmmm.

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.
A Man Called Horse.
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
The French Connection.
Close Encounters of Third Kind.
The Deer Hunter.
All The Presidents Men.
The Sting.
The Towering Inferno.
The Poseidon Adventure.
Apocalypse Now.
Alien.

All the Dirty Harry movies I liked.
Dirty Harry.
The Enforcer.
Magnum Force.

There are so many good ones from just the 70’s alone.

[DarthDem]

84. Judgment at Nuremberg

Very much a drama but has some mystery and even some noir aspects to it. A masterpiece.

[applegrove]

88. My Brilliant Career

[Submariner]

89. Once Upon a Time in the West - 1968

A great western with Henry Fonda.

[Hotler]

94. Love Story.... Wealthy college boy meets middle-class girl. You will need a tissue. nt

[Mendocino]

97. Easy Rider-1969

Eye of the Needle-1981
The Blue Max-1966
Fail Safe-1964
The Red Tent-1969
The Thin Man-1934
Salt of the Earth-1954
Paths of Glory-1957
Deliverance-1972
Of Mice and Men-1939

[Wounded Bear]

98. John Wayne Westerns...

Rio Bravo
El Dorado
The Searchers, of course

[Wounded Bear]

99. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum...

one of the best comedy musicals ever IMNSHO.

[oasis]

164. I made a gift of it to a young friend 25 years ago. He loved it.

Phil Silvers was a blast.

[Miles Archer]

101. Anything with Bogart & Bacall

The Big Sleep, Key Largo, To Have And Have Not, Dark Passage

[wryter2000]

102. Harvey

One of the best movies ever.

Also, for Christmas, the 1950 Christmas Carol with Alistair Sim.

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

104. I teach film history so here you go

Baby Face with Barbara Stanwyck the best pre code film
Design for Living with Miriam Hopkins and Gary Cooper
Libeled Lady with Jean Harlow, William Powell and Myrna Loy
The Great Dictator
The Grapes of Wrath
Born to Kill a film noir with Lawrence Tierney

A few to get you started

[PoliticAverse]

105. The Third Man (1949)...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041959/

The Big Clock (1948)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040160

D.O.A. (1949)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042369

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051201

The Maltese Falcoln (1941)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033870/

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

157. The Big Clock was remade in 1987

as No Way Out
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093640/

and I think is vastly superior. Just my opinion.

[Kurt V.]

106. on the waterfront - brando. double indemnity - fred macmurry. fred was the most underrated actor

of his time. imo

[smirkymonkey]

109. As far as comedies go, I love The Thin Man movies with William Powell and

Myrna Loy. I have seen them over and over again and never get tired of them. The first film, "The Thin Man" was filmed in 1934, based on a novel by Dashiell Hammett, is about a "retired" detective Nick Charles and his socialite wife Nora (and their adorable fox terrier, Asta) who arrive in NY and get dragged into solving a murder. Nick and Nora are a witty, urbane, hard drinking couple who run into an interesting cast of characters along the way and each film ends up by getting all the suspects in a room while Nick finally delivers the final verdict.

There were six films in all. Besides the original, there was "After The Thin Man", "Another Thin Man", "Shadow of the Thin Man", "The Thin Man Goes Home" and "Song of the Thin Man". They had such great chemistry together and it seems as though they were genuinely having a ball as they go from cocktail party, to elegant dinner, to swanky club, to racetrack or even to boxing matches. The films are pure escapism and Mr and Mrs Charles deliver some of the wittiest banter ever to be seen on film. I would highly recommend them.

I would recommend anything with William Powell, and he often teamed up with Myrna Loy in other worthy films such as "Libeled Lady", "Manhattan Melodrama", "I Love You Again", "The Great Ziegfeld", and "Love Crazy".

[IrishEyes]

113. The Thin Man films are fun to watch.

Myrna Loy and William Powelll had great chemistry.

[gibraltar72]

110. Gentlemans agreement.

[hunter]

115. Zardoz. 1974.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070948/

I may be twisted.

Science fiction film noir.

[PoliticAverse]

116. Why Sean Connery hasn't bought the rights to that film and had it destroyed I'll never understand.

[hunter]

131. One of my favorite movies is "Brazil," if that's any indication of my taste in movies...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_%281985_film%29

This modern world is more like "Brazil" than Orwell's 1984.

Zardoz was an innovative dystopia.

[Skittles]

117. The Haunting - 1963

no blood, no gore, no real special effects - just spooky as hell

[mahatmakanejeeves]

118. I've heard of its reputation, but I've never seen it.

Tons of good old flicks.

[CTyankee]

119. Anything with Meryl Streep in it...

[rurallib]

122. The Pawnbroker and

a quirky western from 1939 - Destry Rides Again with James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich

[emmaverybo]

123. Showed these to screenwriting students for classic storytelling

On the Waterfront, High Noon, The Last Wave, Gang’s of New York for great opening scene

Others that I personally like—the old Twelve Angry Men, despite pre women on juries

Duel in the Sun, Death of a Salesman, Green Dolphin Street, Chinatown, Anatomy of a Murderer

[Alpeduez21]

124. I guess Buster Keaton is too early for your parameters

but they're great.

Second for The Deer Hunter.

Yellow Submarine. Is it great? It sure is entertaining which is a quality of greatness.

Rocky.

A Clockwork Orange.

Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Gone With the Wind.

[IrishEyes]

143. I like silent films a lot. I have watched a bunch of Buster Keaton films.

[panader0]

125. 'A Touch of Evil' by Orson Welles

[blm]

126. Some Like it Hot * Night of the Hunter * Gypsy

Roxie Hart

[solara]

127. Two wonderful Burt Lancaster films from 1950 & 1952

"The Crimson Pirate" (1952) arguably the fore runner of "The Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Flame and the Arrow" (1950) Possibly the forerunner of any tongue-in-cheek Robin Hood flick. Wonderful fun adventures and great acrobatics by Lancaster and his side kick Nick Cravat.. both professional acrobats before becoming actors. The movies are definitely worthy.





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[Me.]

128. The Little Foxes

Elephant Walk
Raintree County
Withnail & I
La Cage Au Folle (the original)

[CanonRay]

129. Double Imdemnity

[Karadeniz]

130. For old-fashioned, high drama romance, Random Harvest. Maybe the only movie I've never tired

Of watching ad infinitum. Also, Mrs Minniver.

[Beringia]

166. I saw this

Very good acting. Greer Garson reminded me a little of Meryl Streep in her acting.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

132. A Man for All Seasons, 1966 - Oscar for best picture plus 5 more for cast and crew.

One of my all-time favorites.

[Leith]

133. Topper

An early Cary Grant movie from the 1930s.

Topper is about a bank president who buys a house that was up for sale after the previous owners died and is haunted by the previous owners that only he can see.

It's a comedy and has some impressive special effects for 1937.


My Little Chickadee is wonderful. Stars W. C. Fields and Mae West. It has some of the best lines you'll ever hear.

[Instant Liberal]

134. The original Red Dawn

Pretty in Pink
Pink Floyd's - The Wall
Stand By Me
Citizen Kane
1984
Bringing up Baby
I'm No Angel (Mae West)

[Rhiannon12866]

135. Two of my all time favorites are "A Thousand Clowns" (1965) and "Local Hero" (1983)

Both are kinda "serious" comedies with excellent casts.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059798/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085859/

[PoliticAverse]

145. Wow, someone else has actually seen Local Hero.

(I actually own a DVD of that movie).

[DFW]

136. A few

Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel)

Two INCREDIBLE Swedish films:
Det Sjunde Inseglet (The Seventh Seal)
Ådalen '31 --about how a peaceful labor dispute in the town of Ådalen turned deadly, and changed the history of Sweden.

Les 400 Coups (The 400 Blows)

L'Homme de Rio (That Man From Rio) -- a comedy/adventure film that was one Belmondo's first. One of the greatest scenes was where he needed a car in a hurry to follow his girlfriend's kidnappers into the interior of Brazil, and his helper won't get him a car until he says what color it should be. In frustration, he says, "pink with green stars!" A second later, the scene switches to driving along a Brazilian street in a pink car with green stars.

And two of the of the most brilliant films of the 1960s from the USA, both directed by Norman Jewison:
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
and: In The Heat of the Night. If you don't know that one, try this for an appetite whetter:

[duforsure]

137. They are older but good ones

Both can be watched on You Tube, The Black Book/Reign of Terror, and Things to Come (HG Wells).

[Codeine]

140. The Seven Samurai, Sanjuro, and Yojimbo.

All are films by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, and they’re brilliant from start to finish.

Also try Hitchcock’s Rear Window. An entire film set in a small apartment sounds goofy but it’s his best work, and one of the few films I rewatch annually.

[lastlib]

141. "Assault on Precinct 13" (the Original 1976) was AWESOME!

Had me on the edge of my seat, clear to the end!

[Mendocino]

142. The Sand Pebbles-1966

Nominated for eight Academy Awards including best picture and actor. Starring Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Mako, Richard Crenna and Candice Bergen.

[Wolf Frankula]

144. After the Fox

with Peter Sellers as Italian Master Criminal Aldo Vanucci. Directed by Vittorio Da Sica (who plays himself in the film.) Victor Mature as washed up matinee star Tony Powell. Britt Ekland as sister Gina, who wants to be a movie star. Filmed in Italy. Neil Simon's first movie script. Theme by the Hollies.

Wolf

[Grasswire2]

146. Night On Earth

A little later from 1991, but a wonderful comedy.

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[Beausoleil]

147. Here are some rather obscure westerns that I've come to appreciate

A couple of Henry Hathaway films:

From Hell to Texas (1958) - Dennis Hopper, Don Murray, Chill Wills
Garden of Evil (1954) - Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward, Richard Widmark

And a couple William Wellman films:

Yellow Sky (1948) - Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, Richard Widmark
Westward the Women (1951) - Robert Taylor, John McIntire

[Beringia]

149. Witness for the Prosecution with Charles Laughton

https://ok.ru/video/261134092942

[Number9Dream]

150. "Inherit the Wind" (1960), based on the Scopes "Monkey" trial

Spencer Tracy, Fredrick March, Gene Kelly. A stellar cast in a thought provoking film. The finest adaptation of the Lawrence & Lee play. Excellent acting by all. Spencer Tracy's performance was powerful, and nominated for a best actor Academy Award. The play never claimed to be totally historically accurate. It was intended to defend intellectual freedom, and provoke thought. It succeeded brilliantly.

[DBoon]

152. Fritz Lang - Frau Im Monde (Woman in the Moon)

Scientifically accurate trip to the moon from 1929.

Accurate except for the part where there is breathable air on the far side of the moon, but really cool weighlessness.

The rock launch countdown was invented in this film

[Soxfan58]

153. The Quiet Man

John Wayne and my favorite actress Maureen O'Hara

[Afromania]

154. A Face In The Crowd, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, North by Northwest, Sgt. York, Spirt of St Louis

Cape Fear, Night of the Hunter, The Story of Louie Pasteur. Off the top of my head these are some of my favorites that I haven't seen mentioned yet. At least I don't think I have I'd need to double check the entire list of posts to make sure.

[sdfernando]

155. 12 Angry Men - 1957

With so many wonderful actors!

Henry Fonda
E.G. Marshall
Lee J. Cobb
Martin Balsam
Jack Warden
Jack Klugman

[PennyK]

156. Body Heat

A throwback to classic noir, 1981. Love it!

[Paladin]

161. GREAT movie.

Sexy, violent, intelligent---not to mention the Rule Against Perpetuities and a critical role played by a 1968 high school yearbook (my graduation year).

"You're not very bright, are you? I like that in a man."

Hell, I'm going to have to watch it again.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

158. I have three to offer.

The Lion in Winter (1968) with Katherine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole. My absolute all time favorite.

Becket (1964) with Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton. Other than the portrayal of Eleanor of Aquitaine being completely awful in this film, unlike The Lion in Winter, it's an excellent film.

Being Human (1983) with Robin Williams. A sad and poignant film about love and loss. It completely bombed at the box office and most people have never heard of it, but I think it's wonderful.

[Totally Tunsie]

163. Some of my favorites:

The Producers, '67

An Affair to Remember, '57

The Sting, '73

Imitation of Life, '59

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, '88

anything Hitchcock!

Enjoy!

[oasis]

165. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World. Johnathan Winters, Sid Ceasar

Terry Thomas. Funny as hell.

[Dem2theMax]

167. Here are a few I haven't seen mentioned yet.

Dodsworth, a drama about marriage and divorce.

Platinum Blonde, a comedy starring Jean Harlow, but the leading man, Robert Williams, steals the entire picture.

The Court Jester, a comedy starring Danny Kaye. One of the funniest movies I have ever seen. The writing is fabulous.

Those three movies are from the 50s and earlier.

[dixiegrrrrl]

168. totally reccomend the criterion channel

they have a huge collection of "oldies". You can peruse their movie list for ideas on what to watch.

the easiest way to find the old classics is go to Internet Movie data base...imdb.com
and look for a classic movie like "Casablanca" , then search for the actors in it, which in this case would lead you to Bogart
movies. Ingrid Bergman movies, Peter Lorre movies.

Bogart anything is superb, esp. The Maltese Falcon, The Caine Mutiny, now famous for the court scene and the strawberries.

anything Mickey Rooney did is great, esp. when he was with Judy Garland. Boys Town, with him and Spencer Tracy, is marvelous.

1935 to 1950 was a magnificent era for movies.
One of most famous was Citizen Kane, by Orson Welles., in 1941. He wrote, directed and starred in it.
It has been a subject of many film studies classes.

One of scariest movies I have seen is the 1922 classic Nosferatu. It's a silent film about the classic vampire, made in such a way that it is chilling. I can't imagine how ladies sat thru it on the big screen.

If you google a list of ...say.....10 best films of any year...the famous ones will pop up, and then tracking by the actors will reveal more.

Happy viewing!

[Stuart G]

169. "High Noon", with Gary Cooper & "Singing in the Rain", Debbie Renolds, Donald O'Connor, Gene Kelly

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High Noon.. often considered one of the best edited films. works in real time..(that is when it is 10:30am in the movie..it moves along in real time till high noon.) Incredible story...Wonderful song...Do Not Forsake Me O My Darling......... Great Western 1952 Academy Award ..Best Actor, Best Film Editing, Best Original Music Score....nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screen Play


Singin in the Rain - considered the finest musical ever made -dancing, singing, and photography incredible...as is a great story, great characters & acting....1952 - I have a copy of this, and I watched it last week. Although I have seen it many times, truly enjoyed it again.

[Stuart G]

170. 3 from the 40s."Mr Smith Goes to Washington." Jimmy Stewart, Claude Rains.and."It's a Wonderful Life

It's A Wonderful Life... with Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore (often considered one of the greatest movies ever made)

....one of the best unknown comedies...Arsenic and Old Lace...Cary Grant, that one you will love.

all directed by ..Frank Capra

[LanternWaste]

171. Funniest movie I've ever watched: The Awful Truth (Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, 1937).

It's an archetypal screw-ball comedy with good directing, a good script (when used... as McCarey, the director once said more improvisational lines than scripted lines were used in the final cut), and fabulously earnest acting.