path40a Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 ... I thought I'd remind everyone of some of the great films which weren't nominated for a single Oscar in ANY category which I think are worth seeing ... to name just SIXTY: Beat the Devil (1954) - John Huston directed cult classic starring Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, and Peter Lorre among others The Big Sleep (1946) - the best of the Bogart & Bacall collaborations? Bogart as Phillip Marlowe Bringing Up Baby (1938) Brute Force (1947) - A terrific prison film starring inmates Burt Lancaster and Charles Bickford under the thumb of (a surprisingly vicious) Hume Cronyn! The Crowd (1928) - one of King Vidor's greats, a silent film which stands the test of time The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Destry Rides Again (1939) Dinner at Eight (1933) Dirty Harry (1971) Dracula (1931) Duck Soup (1933) A Face in the Crowd (1957) - you won't believe how great an actor Andy Griffith is in this Fail-Safe (1964) - a film which was unfortunately overshadowed by a spoof, with a similar plot, by Stanley Kubrick, that same year Fort Apache (1948) Frankenstein (1931) The Front Page (1975) Gilda (1946) - this film has more going for it than the fact that it was the B&W film being shown in The Shawshank Redemption ... it has Rita Hayworth! Gunga Din (1939) High Sierra (1941) His Girl Friday (1940) In a Lonely Place (1950) - excellent Nicholas Ray film starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame which offers a glimpse behind the scenes in Hollywood Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) The Invisible Man (1933) Johnny Guitar (1954) - another cult classic, also by Nicholas Ray, with memorable performances by Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden and Mercedes McCambridge The Killing (1956) - a very early Kubrick, also with Sterling Hayden, hardly an unknown anymore now that it's in imdb's top 200 Kind Hearts and Coronets (1948) - one of the greatest single performances in film, (now Sir) Alec Guiness in EIGHT roles King Kong (1933) The Lady From Shanghai (1948) The Lady Vanishes (1938) - not very well known Hitchcock, fabulous as usual though Lonely are the Brave (1962) - Kirk Douglas plays "the last cowboy" who's not quite up to speed with "modern" ways; pursued by the law (Walter Matthau) The Misfits (1961) - Clark Gable's last film; he said having to deal with Marilyn Monroe antics (her last film too) killed him, Eli Wallach & Thelma Ritter are great in it! Modern Times (1936) My Darling Clementine (1946) The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Robert Mitchum is chilling as evil "preacher"; special treat - see Lillian Gish! Nothing Sacred (1937) - William Wellman's above average screwball comedy starring Carole Lombard Once Upon a Time in the West (1969) - awesome Sergio Leone film, a master at using facial expressions to tell his story; bonus - see Henry Fonda as the bad guy! Out of the Past (1947) - excellent film noir which was later butchered in a remake titled Against All Odds; stars Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum The Palm Beach Story (1942) - one of several great Preston Sturges films The Plainsman (1936) Point Blank (1967) - Lee Marvin/Angie Dickinson film later redone as Payback (1999) by Mel Gibson The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) - I had to double check to see that the Academy did in fact ignore this film noir classic. Hard to believe. Stunning performance by one of the great tough guy actors, John Garfield, and an incredibly sexy performance by Lana Turner Queen Christina (1933) - underrated (if possible;- ) Garbo picture also starring her silent film partner John Gilbert in one of his few "talkie" successes Rio Bravo (1959) The Roaring Twenties (1939) - Director Raoul Walsh tells the story of three WWI army buddies (James Cagney & Humphrey Bogart are two of them) who return to experience the boom and then bust of that famous decade The Searchers (1956) The Shop Around the Corner (1940) State of the Union (1948) - Frank Capra's tale of an industrialist, played by Spencer Tracy, who is convinced to run for President and the conflicts between him, his wife (played by Katharine Hepburn), and the political machine (run in part by Angela Lansbury's character) which threatens his integrity and his marriage Sullivan's Travels (1941) - another fine Preston Sturges film starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake, about disillusionment and Hollywood Sweet Smell of Success (1957) - not exactly obscure, but certainly a must see. Burt Lancaster in a rare bad guy role and Tony Curtis's best acting on film They Drive By Night (1940) - another Raoul Walsh film, this one stars George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Humphrey Bogart and a very sexy Ida Lupino (Bogart's co-star in High Sierra). It's superior to the original, Bordertown (1935) with Paul Muni and Bette Davis, which is also worth seeing The 39 Steps (1939) This Gun for Hire (1942) - Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake (love her!) To Have and Have Not (1944) - the first Bogey and Bacall film Touch Of Evil (1958) - another great John Garfield film Trouble in Paradise (1932) - Ernst Lubitsch film starring many prolific actors from the 30's; featuring Miriam Hopkins & Herbert Marshall, in his best career role Winchester '73 (1950) - of course it's great, it's a Western starring James Stewart that was directed by Anthony Mann The Wind (1928/29) - just saw this Lillian Gish classic on TCM The Women (1939) - a film even a guy can love though there are ZERO male actors in it! Directed by George Cukor (of course!), it features many of the great dames of the 30's: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford (in an especially "catty" role), Crystal Allen, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, and Joan Fontaine I think I saw just about every one of these on TCM too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Wow, I'm bad! I've only seen eleven of those sixty. I've gotta log s'more hours of TCM time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicsfan1119 Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Several on this list jumped right out at me, but none more than "Dinner At Eight". What on earth won that year that was deemed better? ML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinemetal Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 The Crowd was nominated for Best Director. And I believe Sweet Smell of Success was nominated for something or other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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