What's your favorite classic movie?

Youngster said:
I've added a classic movie section to the I Just Retired website. Let me know what your favorite classic movie is. If it's in the public domain I'll add it for you. Check it out Here.
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Hi @Youngster! I went into your website and found it to be well done! Good job! The only thing I could not access were the classic movies. I think the Film Noir link works, but not the Mystery and Comedies and Romance. So those are some things to update. I would be curious what your classic movie selections are. I have many classic movies on CDs.

Congratulations on publishing two books and for your career in writing! I've also written some books. My ebooks are free these days (for the Easter holiday). My very first book takes place on the Greek island my family is from. Feel free to check it out: https://www.amazon.com/LIPSIS-DAUGHTER-Patty-Apostolides-ebook/dp/B00KRUAL02
 
Like others here, I love many classics. My favorites are comedies, musicals, and romances.

Singin in the Rain - Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor
The Wizard of Oz - Judy Garland
The Sound of Music - Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer
An Affair to Remember - Cary Grant
Pillow Talk - Doris Day, Rock Hudson
Calamity Jane - Doris Day, Howard Keel
That Touch of Mink - Doris Day, Cary Grant
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Howard Keel, Jane Powell
Kiss Me Kate - Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson
On the Town - Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly
My Fair Lady - Audrey Hepburn
Holiday Inn - Fred Astaire, Bing Cosby
Neptune's Daughter - Esther Williams
Take Me Out to the Ballgame - Esther Williams
Million Dollar Mermaid - Esther Williams
Easter Parade - Fred Astaire, Judy Garland
In the Good Old Summertime - Judy Garland
The Pirate - Judy Garland
Jane Eyre - Joan Fontaine (later version 1983 with Timothy Dalton is good)
Spring Parade - Deanna Durbin
New Moon - Jeanette McDonald, Nelson Eddy
Pride and Prejudice - Sir Lawrence Olivier
plus much, much more..........
 
George1959 said:
Rashomon (1950)


(only an explanation of the movie)
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My son gave me a box-set of Kurosawa's Four Samurai Classics; 7 Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro.

I already owned Roshoman.

But, DUDE, if you've never seen Hell on the Pacific starring Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune, you must! It was released in 1968, so Marvin and Mifune are already in mature age, but the maturity of their skill just really shines here. They are the whole cast, and there isn't much dialog because neither of them understands the other, but both of them portray their emotions and intentions so expertly, what little dialog there is is mostly unnecessay, at least for the audience.

Two obviously very fine military officers, one American, the other Japanese, are stranded on a lush, uninhabited pacific island near the end of WWll, trying to survive long enough for rescue. At one point the Japanese officer discovers a military airplane crash kit in an inlet and drags it to his camp. The American, who actually survived that crash, watches him salvage the kit and goes to his camp to confront him about it. They lack weapons, but both men are certain the other intends to kill him one way or another, and they set about sabotaging each other's attempts at survival and signaling a rescue.

The arcs are incredible. I wasn't bored for a single moment. And there's some really funny stuff, too....because, hello-o, Marvin and Mifune.
 
If I had only one old movie I could rewatch, it would be "The Wizard Of Oz".
My favorite scene is at the witch's castle, where the guards with the big tails are marching around singing "oreo oh oh, oreo oh oh". I still remember sitting in the theater, age 8, when the screen changed to color. I was totally blown away by the movie, and still am.
And if you don't think the Wiz is the best movie, "I'll get you, and your little dog, too". :)
 
palides2021 said:
Hi @Youngster! I went into your website and found it to be well done! Good job! The only thing I could not access were the classic movies. I think the Film Noir link works, but not the Mystery and Comedies and Romance. So those are some things to update. I would be curious what your classic movie selections are. I have many classic movies on CDs.

Congratulations on publishing two books and for your career in writing! I've also written some books. My ebooks are free these days (for the Easter holiday). My very first book takes place on the Greek island my family is from. Feel free to check it out: https://www.amazon.com/LIPSIS-DAUGHTER-Patty-Apostolides-ebook/dp/B00KRUAL02
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I've only added movies to the Film Noir and Sci-Fi sections. I'll be adding to the rest in the coming days.
 
Good Lord, that's like asking me to choose a favorite child. I can't choose just one! 😁

These films are all "classic" as far as I'm concerned.

Of Human Bondage (1934), Bette Davis, Leslie Howard
The Petrified Forest (1936) Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart
Casablanca (1942) Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid
Leave Her To Heaven (1945) Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain
Out of the Past (1947) Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders, 7 year old Natalie Wood
Born Yesterday (1950) Judy Holiday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden
Moulin Rouge (1952) José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Collette Marchand
Night of the Hunter (1955) Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish
Written on the Wind (1956) Rock Hudson,Lauren Bacal, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone
The Searchers (1956) John Wayne, Jeffery Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood
The Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Madeleine Sherwood
Some Came Running (1958) Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Martha Hyer
God's Little Acre (1958) Robert Ryan, Tina Louise, Aldo Ray, Jack Lord, Buddy Hackett
Splendor in the Grass (1961) Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen
This Property Is Condemned ( 1966) Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, Charles Bronson
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967) Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier, Katherine Houghton

I could go on, but I'll stop here. 🙃🙂
 
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