Have you seen these 10 classic films..?

[filmnoirguy]

I've seen all of this list except 53.  Double Indemnity is one of my favorite films noir.  Stanwyck got an Oscar nod and MacMurray should have.  I read somewhere that Somebody Up There Likes Me was to be James Dean's next movie.  Also that Gregory Peck turned down High Noon because he thought his performance would be too similar to The Gunfighter (which is one of my favorite westerns).

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20 minutes ago, filmnoirguy said:

I've seen all of this list except 53.  Double Indemnity is one of my favorite films noir.  Stanwyck got an Oscar nod and MacMurray should have.  I read somewhere that Somebody Up There Likes Me was to be James Dean's next movie.  Also that Gregory Peck turned down High Noon because he thought his performance would be too similar to The Gunfighter (which is one of my favorite westerns).

I would rate DOUBLE INDEMNITY as the best noir of the 40s.

I think I would rate THE GUNFIGHTER as the best western of the 50s. How about you?

[filmnoirguy]

1 minute ago, TopBilled said:

I think I would rate THE GUNFIGHTER as the best western of the 50s. How about you?

My favorite western is Shane.  But The Gunfighter is a close second.

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Just now, filmnoirguy said:

My favorite western is Shane.  But The Gunfighter is a close second.

What I like about THE GUNFIGHTER is the simplicity of the story, Peck's conflicted characterization, the excellent supporting cast and the cinematography. 

[jamesjazzguitar]

22 hours ago, Fedya said:

I would have guessed Letter from an Unknown Woman for #53, but apparently I would have been wrong.

Those two looked like Louis Jourdan and Joan Fontaine? 

 

[cigarjoe]

I've seen 52-60

[Dargo]

1 hour ago, jamesjazzguitar said:

Those two looked like Louis Jordan and Joan Fontaine? 

 

You mean the black big band leader and saxophonist of the '30s-'50s, James?

Yep, have to agree with ya here. I don't think George Sanders pictured there looks like HIM at all either!

(...sorry, couldn't resist...you of course meant Louis Jourdan the French actor...there's a 'u' in his surname, and in this case it isn't superfluous)  

[sewhite2000]

3 hours ago, Dargo said:

You mean the black big band leader and saxophonist of the '30s-'50s, James?

Is you or is you ain't getting George Sanders confused with someone else?

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Have you seen these classic films:

61.

62.

63.

64.

65.

66.

67.

68.

69.

70.

[sewhite2000]

I'm having a harder time identifying most of these. 61 is probably Beau Geste, which I've seen. 65 is definitely The Heiress, which I've seen. I want to say 67 is Rosemary's Baby, which I've seen, although I don't know why the pic is in B&W. 68 has got to be Bloody Mama, which I have not seen, but maybe someday. 69 looks like Bette Midler, but I don't know which movie ... Scenes from a Mall? First Wives' Club? Ruthless People? Not sure. And of course 70 is Mrs. Doubtfire, which I've seen.

So, it's possible I've seen five of these movies, depending on how accurate my guesses are.

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1 minute ago, sewhite2000 said:

I'm having a harder time identifying most of these. 61 is probably Beau Geste, which I've seen. 65 is definitely The Heiress, which I've seen. I want to say 67 is Rosemary's Baby, which I've seen, although I don't know why the pic is in B&W. 68 has got to be Bloody Mama, which I have not seen, but maybe someday. 69 looks like Bette Midler, but I don't know which movie ... Scenes from a Mall? First Wives' Club? Ruthless People? Not sure. And of course 70 is Mrs. Doubtfire, which I've seen.

So, it's possible I've seen five of these movies, depending on how accurate my guesses are.

Some of the production stills I find are in black-and-white...though as we know, a film like ROSEMARY'S BABY was made in color.

[LawrenceA]

2 hours ago, TopBilled said:

62.

63.

I don't know what these two are, but I've seen the others.

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Cheat Sheet:

61. BEAU GESTE (1939) with Ray Milland, Gary Cooper & Robert Preston.

62. DARK COMMAND (1940) with Marjorie Main & Walter Pidgeon.

63. MAISIE WAS A LADY (1941) with Ann Sothern.

64. RUTHLESS (1948) with Sydney Greenstreet & Zachary Scott.

65. THE HEIRESS (1949) with Olivia de Havilland.

66. RUN FOR COVER (1955) with James Cagney & Viveca Lindfors.

67. ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968) with Mia Farrow.

68. BLOODY MAMA (1970) with Shelley Winters, Don Stroud & Robert De Niro.

69. RUTHLESS PEOPLE (1986) with Bette Midler.

70. MRS. DOUBTFIRE (1993) with Robin Williams.

[speedracer5]

I've seen 65, 67 and 70. 

[LawrenceA]

45 minutes ago, LawrenceA said:

I don't know what these two are, but I've seen the others.

 

8 minutes ago, TopBilled said:

62. DARK COMMAND (1940) with Marjorie Main & Walter Pidgeon.

63. MAISIE WAS A LADY (1941) with Ann Sothern.

I've seen Dark Command, but I've never watched any of the Maisie movies.

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7 minutes ago, LawrenceA said:

I've seen Dark Command, but I've never watched any of the Maisie movies.

The Maisie movies are fun...especially if you enjoy Ann Sothern's brand of shtick.

DARK COMMAND is a strong effort, one of Republic's best "A" films from the 40s. Directed by Raoul Walsh. Great cast...as you know...including Claire Trevor and John Wayne (reunited after STAGECOACH) and Roy Rogers in a more serious part, getting the chance to really act. 

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This film may currently be rented or purchased for streaming on Amazon Prime Video:

And the DVD is for sale at TCM Shop:

https://shop.tcm.com/dark-command/887090066105

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20 hours ago, TopBilled said:

How about you?

I think I would prefer a Gershwin tune.

[Bethluvsfilms]

THE HEIRESS is definitely my favorite out of the bunch, RUTHLESS and RUN FOR COVER are cool to watch, RUTHLESS PEOPLE a passable time killer (though I am not much of a Bette Midler fan), and MRS. DOUBTFIRE.....well let's just say I didn't get caught up in the craze over the film.

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1 minute ago, Bethluvsfilms said:

THE HEIRESS is definitely my favorite out of the bunch, RUTHLESS and RUN FOR COVER are cool to watch, RUTHLESS PEOPLE a passable time killer (though I am not much of a Bette Midler fan), and MRS. DOUBTFIRE.....well let's just say I didn't get caught up in the craze over the film.

A nice print of RUTHLESS is currently on YouTube.

[Fedya]

22 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said:

Those two looked like Louis Jourdan and Joan Fontaine? 

 

To be fair it's been a while since I've seen Letter from an Unknown Woman, and was trying to remember who was in it.

[sewhite2000]

I've probably seen Maisie Was a Lady, as I recall I watched no fewer than three Maisie films in a row when TCM was making a night's programming out of them. So, I'm pretty sure I've seen six of these 10.

[cigarjoe]

 

Seen these...

61. BEAU GESTE (1939) with Ray Milland, Gary Cooper & Robert Preston.

62. DARK COMMAND (1940) with Marjorie Main & Walter Pidgeon.

64. RUTHLESS (1948) with Sydney Greenstreet & Zachary Scott.

67. ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968) with Mia Farrow.

69. RUTHLESS PEOPLE (1986) with Bette Midler.

70. MRS. DOUBTFIRE (1993) with Robin Williams.

 

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4 minutes ago, cigarjoe said:

 

Seen these...

61. BEAU GESTE (1939) with Ray Milland, Gary Cooper & Robert Preston.

62. DARK COMMAND (1940) with Marjorie Main & Walter Pidgeon.

64. RUTHLESS (1948) with Sydney Greenstreet & Zachary Scott.

67. ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968) with Mia Farrow.

69. RUTHLESS PEOPLE (1986) with Bette Midler.

70. MRS. DOUBTFIRE (1993) with Robin Williams.

I have to admit I have never seen ROSEMARY'S BABY all the way through.

[CinemaInternational]

OK, then.

Saw the following:

52,56,57,59, 60, 65, 67, 69, 70. Not one of my better weekends. Beau Geste is still waiting at home. Did see Portrait in Black on late night going into Friday. It was good.