[Your best recommends]

Hey everybody! I think it would be interesting to hear what your best "recommends" are. What I mean by that is the classic films that you would recommend to your non-classic film friends who seem to express a little interest in your classic film collection. For example, I would probably recommend Dinner at Eight before I would recommend The Women because I think it has more to offer a variety of viewers, a more diverse cast and overall, a better chance of winning over a potentially critical viewer. So what are your top recommends in any of the following categories you'd care to share: crime dramas, women's dramas or romance, zany comedy, romantic comedy, war movies, westerns, action/adventure etc. I think this is an interesting topic because it's easy for film buffs to totally overshoot the interests of novice film-watchers by introducing our latest favorite as the best thing ever, forgetting that some tastes are acquired, or at least developed. Thanks in advance for any replies!

[Breathtakingly Beautiful]

Paul Newman in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. I don't mind the crutch.

[Counter-Topic: Top 5 MOST Likeable Stars]

It's hard to pick five out of the ~60 years of classic movie stars, but here's my list:

Liz Taylor

Montgomery Clift

Paul Newman

Norma Shearer

Bette Davis