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@thinkofone saidVery nice list!
It Happened One Night
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
The Man in the White Suit
Hobson's Choice
The Apartment
Dr Strangelove
Toto le Héros
"These are the walls of Jericho!"
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@wolfe63 saidClassic scene from a truly classic film:
Very nice list!
"These are the walls of Jericho!"
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@thinkofone saidAnother eternal gem from Capra.
Classic scene from a truly classic film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zUaNKBQ04c
Was a surprise hit. Both Colbert and Gable thought they were making a silly stinker.
Who knew?
Oscar for Best Picture, 1934.
@wolfe63 saidYou seem to be something of a classic film buff.
Another eternal gem from Capra.
Was a surprise hit. Both Colbert and Gable thought they were making a silly stinker.
Who knew?
Oscar for Best Picture, 1934.
Hadn't head that about Colbert and Gable. That's interesting.
I'd be surprised if even half of those who post on this site have ever seen it. I guess that goes for most of the films on my list given the responses thus far. As a matter of curiosity, are there any that you haven't seen?
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@thinkofone saidYes, I'm a devoted fan of the classics.
You seem to be something of a classic film buff.
Hadn't head that about Colbert and Gable. That's interesting.
I'd be surprised if even half of those who post on this site have ever seen it. I guess that goes for most of the films on my list given the responses thus far. As a matter of curiosity, are there any that you haven't seen?
Of your list, I've not yet seen:
- The Man in the White Suit
- Hobson's Choice
- Toto le Héros
I've heard of the first two. But I've never heard of "Toto le Heros"...is that a French or Portuguese film?
@wolfe63 saidActually it's Belgian and is relatively recent - 1991. But it should be better known, so I added it to my list. So far as I know, it's never been released as a DVD here in the US. Jaco Van Dormael directed. "Mr. Nobody" if you've seen that.
Yes, I'm a devoted fan of the classics.
Of your list, I've not yet seen:
- The Man in the White Suit
- Hobson's Choice
- Toto le Héros
I've heard of the first two. But I've never heard of "Toto le Heros"...is that a French or Portuguese film?
"The Man in the White Suit", like "The Lavender Hill Mob", is an early Alec Guinness comedy.
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@thinkofone saidOh...cool. I'll look for it on Amazon. They have almost everything in their catalogue of films.
Actually it's Belgian and is relatively recent - 1991. But it should be better known, so I added it to my list. So far as I know, it's never been released as a DVD here in the US. Jaco Van Dormael directed. "Mr. Nobody" if you've seen that.
"The Man in the White Suit", like "The Lavender Hill Mob", is an early Alec Guinness comedy.
"The Man in the White Suit" I seem to remember parts of from having seen it on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Guinness had unexpected comedic range. He was an inventor for a fabric company in that one...right?
That old lady in "The Lady Killers" is adorable. 🙂
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@wolfe63 saidIf you find it available on Amazon or elsewhere let me know. Insofar as I know, it's not available for streaming on the usual channels either. It was available on "FilmStruck" briefly about a year-and-a-half ago, but they've since folded anyway.
Oh...cool. I'll look for it on Amazon. They have almost everything in their catalogue of films.
"The Man in the White Suit" I seem to remember parts of from having seen it on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Guinness had unexpected comedic range. He was an inventor for a fabric company in that one...right?
That old lady in "The Lady Killers" is adorable. 🙂
Seems you have seen "White Suit". I'd be surprised if you haven't already seen "Hobson" also. Charles Laughton owns a successful bootmaking shop, but his eldest daughter is the real reason for the success.
Oh, so many over the years. Let's go in ascending order.
Honorable mention: A shot in the dark, the original "Pink Panther" movie.
3. It's a mad mad mad mad world
2. Blazing saddles
And the BEST 1. Doctor Strangelove - friggin' hilarious.
For those who haven't seen it, Strangelove was a Brit production. Peter Sellers of "Pink Panther" fame played three key rolls in the film, including the Russian Doctor Strangelove who devised the irreversible nuclear holocaust that would automatically activate should USSR be attacked by nuclear. I never laughed so hard lol. It's an oldie but a real goodie.
