Do You Like Old B&W Movies?

[Mike]

I was helping an elderly friend to look for
old Movies and found this YouTube site,
you probably know about it, but just in
case you don't here is the link
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX9_I-EOJPdFuOjcI2zkmTck55homHEBE

It has 1566 Movies from the 20s, 30s, 40s
and 50s.

Enjoy.

Mike.

 

[jujube]

I do appreciate the old black and white movies. The cinematographers worked hard to set the mood with shadows, beams of light, etc. A lot of time when these old movies were colorized, a lot of that was lost.

 

[Olivia]

Oh, thanks! Put that one in my favorites.

 

[Smiling Jane]

Thanks, Mike. Nice collection of old B&Ws. I can't imagine wanting to see a colorized version of movies like Maltese Falcon.

 

[hollydolly]

Great link Mike, thanks...

 

[MarkinPhx]

Thanks Mike !

 

[Marie5656]

Here is another good site. http://www.bnwmovies.com/ ​I visit the site often to see one of my favorite Hitchcock movies "Rebecca"

 

[MarkinPhx]

Thank Marie !

 

[Mike]

That looks like a good site Marie.

Thank you.

Mike.

 

[Temperance]

Thanks for the link Mike, love the old black & white movies.

 

[Victor]

I like black and white a lot, often more than color but I hate watching movies on
a computer screen or small television. Really hate it because it is very inauthentic
way to see the film that was meant for a theatre. That's why I see few DVDs.
(My TV screen is not so large either.)
To me it is like seeing a large or famous painting on a postcard. No one would claim
that he saw the Mona Lisa by looking at a postcard or postit note.
When I saw The Greatest Showman in the movie, Hugh Jackman appeared first
and thanked the audience for coming. Nice, huh?

 

[Mizzkitt]

Thanks for the site Mike. One thing I do not like is when they colourize old B&W movies to turn them into colour.

Recently watched a Christmas special of I Love Lucy, it was awful, she had orange hair like Bozo the Clown.

 

[AZ Jim]

Some movies were much better in B&W than color. "Psycho" comes to mind.

 

[hollydolly]

I like black and white a lot, often more than color but I hate watching movies on
a computer screen or small television. Really hate it because it is very inauthentic
way to see the film that was meant for a theatre. That's why I see few DVDs.
(My TV screen is not so large either.)
To me it is like seeing a large or famous painting on a postcard. No one would claim
that he saw the Mona Lisa by looking at a postcard or postit note.
When I saw The Greatest Showman in the movie, Hugh Jackman appeared first
and thanked the audience for coming. Nice, huh?

I totally agree...

 

[RadishRose]

Thanks Mike and Marie. I'm not a huge fan of B & W although I do respect the lighting aspects and there are some I really do like......I couldn't imagine "The Third Man" in color for instance!

 

[hollydolly]

...or Brief encounter ( one of my all time favourites B&W movies)

 

[Mjp12344]

Many of my favorites are old black and white. Thanks for posting the site.

 

[HiDesertHal]

Certain moods require B&W.

HDH

 

[HiDesertHal]

Just ordered "Escape From Alcatraz" a few minutes ago. (Have seen it before)

Hal

 

[Mjp12344]

Oh I loved Brief Encounter and it is part of my collection. My favorite station is TCM which shows so many old films that I had forgotten about.

 

[ProsperosDaughter]

Thank you Mike and Marie for the links. I prefer B&W movies. Barbara Stanwick, Joseph Cotton, Henry Fonda, etc. The only channel I miss on cable is TCM.