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liberalitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:00 PM Original message |
Wha is the BEST Pre-1950 movie you have ever seen? |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. Gone with the Wind |
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liberalitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Damned good! |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. Greatest movie of all time... |
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Louisiana1976 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. One of my favorites, too! |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 08:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
58. Good movie, long, but a good movie |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
73. Gone with the Wind is a terrible film. |
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liberalitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. My personal favorite is Citizen Kane |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 11:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
74. Ditto |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. Things to Come (1936) |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
5. Wow...no way to list just one. Too many greats to choose from. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. Les Miserables - 1935 |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Wuthering Heights - 1939 |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. One of my favorites, too. |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. Really, really tough, but I think I gotta go Casablanca. n/t |
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Demoiselle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
51. Me too. Casablanca. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. The Rules of the Game (1939) |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
10. Citizen Kane. |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
48. Best movie anyone's ever seen |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di Biciclette), 1948. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. +1 |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I knew you'd show up. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
69. Another great Japanese on is "Ikiru" (1952) |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 10:15 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. I saw "Ikuru" for the first time about ten years ago. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 10:19 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. OK thanks |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. Wizard of Oz (nt) |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
14. "The Maltese Falcon", or " Casablanca", depending on the mood I'm in. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
15. Metropolis |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Fritz Lang is awesome. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I'm not sure if I've seen "The Big Heat" |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. It's not an easy film to watch. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 08:19 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. I just watched Lee Marvin this evening |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 08:31 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Bad Day is a forgotten little gem. |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. Birth of a Nation |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. Bertha Venation? |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. She' s nice, too. |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
17. The Wizard of Oz (1939) |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
19. ANYTHING by the Marx Brothers |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
21. "Ivan the Terrible," "Alexander Nevsky," "Metropolis." |
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Va Lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
25. "The Philadelphia Story" |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
26. Casablanca |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
27. The Battleship Potemkin. |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. love Eisenstein |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
28. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
29. King Kong |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
30. The Grapes of Wrath |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 03:35 AM Response to Reply #30 |
57. +1 |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 08:20 AM Response to Reply #30 |
76. +2 ! Love it. nt |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
33. Can't pick just one. |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 12:52 AM Response to Reply #33 |
55. I can't pick just one either |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 05:17 PM Response to Reply #55 |
63. Another fine one, Fort Apache. |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
35. To Have and To Have Not |
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kaehele (77 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
37. Gregory Peck in |
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Moondog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
39. The Third Man (1949). |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 05:25 AM Response to Reply #39 |
75. That's my favorite, too. |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
40. "Key Largo"...(1948)...a life parable if there ever was one. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #40 |
60. I liked that one too:) |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 06:03 PM Response to Reply #40 |
65. It's a GREAT movie |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
41. Many already mentioned |
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Ghost of Tom Joad (651 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
42. Midnight |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
43. "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1948) |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-13-09 08:24 AM Response to Reply #43 |
77. "Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges." |
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abq e streeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
46. Chaplin's Modern Times... ( all those Bogart movies previously mentioned are great too) |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Another vote for Charlie! |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. I saw it the first time earlier this year |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 12:48 AM Response to Reply #46 |
54. The scene with the eating machine is probably the funniest thing I've ever seen. |
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Brigid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
49. Another vote for Citizen Kane. |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-11-09 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
52. Trimuph of the Will |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #52 |
61. Unfortunately, yes- Leni Reifenstahl was a genius and way ahead |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
53. The Curse of the Cat People -1944 |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
56. The Awful Truth |
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mochajava666 (771 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
59. Lost Horizon |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
62. My favorite film: OUT OF THE PAST from 1947 |
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Hawaii Hiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
64. Pride of the Yankees |
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XRubicon (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
66. The Public Enemy 1931 |
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Pool Hall Ace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
67. The Lost Weekend |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
68. Pre-code Hollywood Fred Niblo movies. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-12-09 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
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