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**Sunshine on Leith** · 10-03-06, 13:19

I'm going for four, in order are.....

1 Drama...............On the Waterfront: Brando at his best.

2 Fact.................Schindler's List: Don't think it would have had the same effect if it had been in colour.

3 Masterpiece.......It's A Wonderfull Life: the ultimate 'feel-good' movie.

4 Comedy............ Laurel & Hardy: anyone of them make me laugh.

CadgeMac · 10-03-06, 13:24

anything with laurel and hardy
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or 'all quiet on the western front', and king kong

**beefy** · 10-03-06, 13:25

It has to be Angels with dirty faces on a rainy monday afternoon eating burnt toast.

Hampden_Hibby · 10-03-06, 13:43

For comedy nobody comes close to Groucho Marx.

Best B&W film without a doubt must be 12 Angry Men.

Greenmachine · 10-03-06, 13:44

1/ Any Laurel and Hardy film. I'm a huge fan, and i've seen them all loads of times, but they are still the best ever comedy act IMO.

2/ Schindlers List : A Speilberg masterpiece. Brilliant acting, and very powerful. I agree B&W makes it more atmospheric, and it wouldn't have been the same in colour. The scene however when you see the wee girl in red running through the streets, and the next time you see her she is lying dead with the other victims on the truck shows Speilbergs genius at getting the maximum impact with every scene.

3/ Stangers on a Train : I love Hichcock films and this is one of his best.

4/ 12 Angry Men: In my top 3 films of all time along with Ben Hur and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

5/ Psycho : Another great Hitchcock film.

**Sean** · 10-03-06, 13:56

Some of the best films ever are b/w.

To kill a mockingbird
Young Frankenstein
King Kong
The man who wasn't there
The Hudsucker Proxy
12 angry men

**PILTONSTANY** · 10-03-06, 13:59

Comedy for me.
Laurel and Hardy,
St Trinians series,
Hancocks Half Hour (though not a film obviously)
A film called "Lucky Jim" which i remember watching years ago when i was ill.

snoots · 10-03-06, 14:15

All the films mentioned on here are crackers, 12 Angry Men especially.

Also like "The Night of The Hunter", "Paths of Glory" and practically any Film Noir.

For Laurel and Hardy fans if you get the chance have a sketch at this -

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...the guy had access to the scripts of their movies and describes jokes that were left out, bits in the movies which aren't in the scripts (so where improvised).

He also says that some of the foriegn versions were funnier, they re-shot the spanish/french/Italian as this was in the days before over-dubs. These were shot after the English versions so they expanded on some of the visual stuff.

**Purple & Green** · 10-03-06, 14:17

To kill a mockingbird was the first one that came into my head. An absolute masterpiece.

CadgeMac · 10-03-06, 14:25

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All the films mentioned on here are crackers, 12 Angry Men especially.

Also like "The Night of The Hunter", "Paths of Glory" and practically any Film Noir.

For Laurel and Hardy fans if you get the chance have a sketch at this -

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...the guy had access to the scripts of their movies and describes jokes that were left out, bits in the movies which aren't in the scripts (so where improvised).

He also says that some of the foriegn versions were funnier, they re-shot the spanish/french/Italian as this was in the days before over-dubs. These were shot after the English versions so they expanded on some of the visual stuff.

laurel and hardy are the greatest comedians ever
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went to see a play about them at the royal lyceum, class
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Colr · 10-03-06, 14:35

There are just too many to mention. This was an era when Holiwood created truly great films in sharp contrast to the blockbusters that are preferred today. Just a few of my favourites are:-

Citizen Kane
Casablanca
Rebecca
On the Waterfront
Its a Wonderful Life (Christmas Eve only)
Tunes of Glory (for Auld Reekie)
Waterloo Bridge (real tear jerker)
Rear Window
Battleship Potemkin
Cape Fear (original version)

and thats without going into the cheesy or funny films like The Human Fly,Them! and Marx Bros films.

Wolfetone Hibee · 10-03-06, 15:18

Has to be Errol Flynn's "charge of the light brigade". Fictitous as far as historical accuracy goes but nevertheless an entertaining old b+w with a good storyline.

**beefy** · 10-03-06, 15:30

If Jimmy Cagney is in it im watching it.He was the man.

**gun ainm** · 10-03-06, 16:15

another shout for 12 angry men - only saw it for the first time last year and it blew me a way - brilliant film.
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CadgeMac · 10-03-06, 16:37

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Has to be Errol Flynn's "charge of the light brigade". Fictitous as far as historical accuracy goes but nevertheless an entertaining old b+w with a good storyline.

yeah thats a great film
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Smurf · 10-03-06, 16:38

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Battleship Potemkin

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hoagy boy · 10-03-06, 17:06

Night of the hunter
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Cape fear...Mitchum is a god
Hobsons choice...Charles Laughton stars
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Btw Laughton directed Night of the Hunter.
Psyco still scares me yet
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Colr · 10-03-06, 17:09

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no.

i've got it on video but it was the versio before they found the end section with the red flag

taxidriver · 10-03-06, 17:36

on the waterfront or the hustler

BurbankHibee · 10-03-06, 17:37

The Last Picture Show. Screenplay was by Larry McMurty who did Brokeback Mountain.

**Hibbie0762** · 10-03-06, 17:39

Casablanca.

Burbank Lilywhite · 10-03-06, 18:20

A Touch of Evil, the opening scenes are pure brillance.

Smurf · 10-03-06, 18:24

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