Old flicks

I just bought Thunder Road and Anatomy of a Murder a couple of days ago and was wondering if people on here like those old movies.

Of course I own some classics: The Wild One, Rebel Without a Cause, The Girl Can't Help It, Hitchcock's Rear Window (a fave of mine), Rope and Vertigo, etc.

But I also happen to like low budget stuff like Dragstrip Girl, Machine Gun Kelly and the like.

What about you?

OHH YES!! Anatomy of a Murder is one of my all time favorite movies . It's soo well done, I must have watched it thousands of times and I can never get tired of it!! Anything Carey Grant is good and all Dead End Kids movies are classics. Love A Wonderful Life, too and the original Scrooge. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is really a Classic, too, and one of my favorites.

Don't Knock the Rock, Rock Around the Clock, Rock Rock Rock, The Girl Can't Help It, Blackboard Jungle... you get the idea

Here's something I posted to Metafilter last year about another fantastic movie I found, that was compiled from performances of an old TV show called "Harlem Variety Revue:
http://www.metafilter.com/62144/A-variety-of-talent-both-well-known-and-forgotten

REALLY great stuff.

I also really like "Man With The Golden Arm" and "Guys and Dolls". I'm sure I'll think of others.

andi wrote:

Don't Knock the Rock, Rock Around the Clock, Rock Rock Rock, The Girl Can't Help It, Blackboard Jungle... you get the idea

I believe I do, yes I've never seen the first three you mentioned though, they all feature Bill Haley and his Comets, right?

andi wrote:

I also really like "Man With The Golden Arm".

Yes, excellent! Btw, did you notice about the music over the opening credits? Familiar?

Another one I like a lot is The Woman in the Window, I love those old film noir from the 40's and 50's.
Keep the suggestions coming people!

OH so many lol.
LOVE Hitchcock movies, as well as Twilight Zone.
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dreamhouse, To Kill A Mockingbird and many many more.
Don't know if The Breakfast Club qualifies as old but it's one of my faves.

Hellvis wrote:

I've never seen the first three you mentioned though, they all feature Bill Haley and his Comets, right?

Indeed, along with some truly outstanding dancing. Years ago my dance partner and I spent many weeks learning a few of the moves from this clip:



I have a lot of respect for people who can lindy hop well, it really is a joy to watch.

Road Racer. Don' let the name fool ya. 50s greaser flick and just a bit sci-fi.
Starring...... David Arquette and....Selma Hayek.
Made for Showtime network only available on VHS commercially (have burnt mine to disk though)
Really rockin tunes by Johnny Reno.
Funniest scenes, the burnin hair and the rink oiler.
you gotta see it if ya can find it !

Bogart.

Anything with Bogart.

"Arsenic & Old Lace" and "Rear Window" are a couple faves. Of course there's always "Casablanca" ("Reeeck, oh Reeeeck...."); and "Gone With The Wind."
If "The Breakfast Club" counts as an oldie, then I guess I'm gonna have to throw "Smokey & the Bandit" up here too. ("The first thing I'm gonna do when I get home is smack your momma....")
p.s. I'm horrible at quoting movies, sorry!

I really enjoyed that Video THANKS!

Fast Swing Dancing - ULHS 2006

i love a lot of the already mentioned titles ...

but, one of my fave old movies is the Philadelphia Story (1940) with Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant & James Stewart.

also i just saw Laura (1944) with Gene Tierney the other day and loved it !

kbilly wrote:

Road Racer. 50s greaser flick and just a bit sci-fi

Sounds fun!

kbilly wrote:

Starring...... David Arquette and....Selma Hayek.

Errr... come to think of it, no thanks!

Two of my favorite "old" movies are The Glass Bottom Boat, with Doris Day, and To Each His Own, with Olivia de Havilland.

Sometimes a little comedy after a good tear-jurker is a great combination!

Andi, I managed to watch Rock Around The Clock today, I liked it! Thanks, I also got hold of Rock Rock Rock, I understand Johnny Burnette's trio's featured in it, sounds cool!

Another one I forgot to mention: Black Widow. Anyone seen it?

My favs are "how to marry a millionaire", "The secret life of walter mitty", and "Clash of the titans".

White Christmas, The Ten Commandments, Peyton Place, Its A Wonderful Life, The Grapes of Wrath

Oh and anything old with Maureen O'Hara.

"Angel's with dirty faces"

Hellvis wrote:

Andi, I managed to watch Rock Around The Clock today, I liked it! Thanks, I also got hold of Rock Rock Rock, I understand Johnny Burnette's trio's featured in it, sounds cool!

Hey, glad you dug it!

A few old movies I always watch again and again and never get sick of:

THE JOLSON STORY & JOLSON SINGS AGAIN I've got them on one DVD so I can watch it as one long movie

The other old favourite is PICNIC with William Holden, great movie!

Any Elvis movie pre Army especially King Creole, though must admit I do like a few of the post army movies as well..

Cheers
John

Have to go with Arsenic and Old Lace, Angels with Dirty Faces, On the Waterfront, but I really love The Pope of Greenwich Village and a lot of Mickey Rourke movies. I will watch almost any old western The man who shot Liberty Valance etc etc. Oh and yes King Creole "Now you know what I do for an encore!"

UH Huh Huh Thank you very much.

Let the Guinness and Jamisons flow tonite, while the cat's away............

Liam

Stick in Streetcar named Desire and From Here to Eternity and you've got a parrtay!!! Hi, have a swally for me Chief!

Will do Dexter, I've got the Shakin Pyramids in my head already the juke box is wound up

I know a crazy little place down by the waterfront...................... Hell bent on Rockin.

Liam