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Favorite Classic Films (Pre- 1950):

Favorite Classic Films (Pre- 1950):

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Originally posted by @js357
Gaslight - a practice of psychological manipulation that came to be named after a 1938 play and subsequent movie. I have to see that movie.
I would love to see it again - it was scary, unpredictable. Great movie.

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Originally posted by @torunn
I would love to see it again - it was scary, unpredictable. Great movie.
It makes me think of the current controversy in US politics in which there are powerfully motivated people who have a stake in proving one another’s version of what happened to be out of touch with reality.

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Originally posted by @js357
Gaslight - a practice of psychological manipulation that came to be named after a 1938 play and subsequent movie. I have to see that movie.
It is superb, you would like it.

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Red Dust (1932), made before the screen 'code' (Hollywood's farcical attempt at self-censorship of tabu themes) came into force. Sizzling dialog between Gable and Harlow.

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Originally posted by @moonbus
Red Dust (1932), made before the screen 'code' (Hollywood's farcical attempt at self-censorship of tabu themes) came into force. Sizzling dialog between Gable and Harlow.
Harlow's another one who left us too young.

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Originally posted by @very-rusty
Why would you want to discuss your sex life in a public chess forum? Or even dare ask anyone else about theirs?

-VR
No idea. I haven't had sex for almost 3 months, she was from Zimbabwe and had a big black ass. What about you?

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Pinocchio is another classic. 1940 😲

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Originally posted by @handyandy
The Third Man (1949)
Third Man In.

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Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein

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There have been quite a few timeless films suggested.

Regarding "black and white" films: There were quite a few made by master-cinematographers and directors. Ones where light and shadow were intrinsic elements used to enhance plot and mood.

My favorites:
- Rebecca (1940) Alfred Hitchcock
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) Billy Wilder
- Born to Kill (1947) Robert Wise
- The Third Man (1949) Carol Reed {Great theme music too!}
- San Francisco (1937) Woody Van Dyke

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Originally posted by @suzianne
I love Bergman, and Gaslight is awesome.
Seems there were two. One in 1940, British, and one in 1944, American. If you want them on DVD how do you find out if they are available? I know a lot of these old films are archived in a back room and languish there never to be seen outside of a history class.

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Originally posted by @sonhouse
Seems there were two. One in 1940, British, and one in 1944, American. If you want them on DVD how do you find out if they are available? I know a lot of these old films are archived in a back room and languish there never to be seen outside of a history class.
All copies of the British (inferior version) were supposedly destroyed!

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Originally posted by @wolfgang59
All copies of the British (inferior version) were supposedly destroyed!
They were not all destroyed, even though MGM tried, and there are Blu-ray discs available made from pristine copies of the 1940 film.

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all of the Marx brothers

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-Removed-
Are you still sneaking in to see R-rated movies with Kiddo, you rascal? I thought we reached an understanding on that - no R-rated movies ‘til you’re 10 years old!