Tell me which movie is your favourite of that era and why you believe it is not only the best, but how it compares to movies of today in its own genre.
2006-06-26 04:40:04 · 8 answers · asked by euchremother 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
1940 movies
1. Citizen Kane
2. The Big Sleep
3. Maltese Falcon
4. Casablanca
5. Key Largo
6. High Sierra
1950's movies
1. A Streetcar Named Desire
2. The Cane Mutiny
3. On the Waterfront
4. Rear Window
5. Twelve Angry men
6. Cat on the Hot Tin Roof
7. Vertigo
The movies today really rely on special effects,sex,nudity,language. the movies the past relied on the plots, great writers and suspense, etc. I really prefer old movies. That were made with style and class.
2006-06-26 05:15:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
An easy queastion, the best movie by far made in the 1950's is Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. It was made in, i want to say 1954, (it could be 1955) it stars the ever handsome Howard Keel (also played in Show boat with Kathryn Grayson, in 1951) and the beautiful Jane Powell. From the 1940's a wonderful movie is Leave her to Heaven starring Gene Tierney and Cornel Wilde made in 1945. These are both great movies. Especially Seven Brides; it had wonderful music and the choreography is just amazing. They just don't make movies like that anymore!
2006-06-26 12:33:34 · answer #2 · answered by jawmom_03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Billy Wilder's Stalag 17. A great story, good direction, Bill Holden's best film, IMHO. And Peter Graves as Security--didja ever spend time in a German POW camp, Billy?
2006-06-26 11:52:20 · answer #3 · answered by hawley5150 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Magnificent Ambersons, Orson Wells flick, I like it better then Citizen Kane, hard to pick "the best" movie. But this one is as good as any.
2006-06-26 11:49:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
from the 40's the old holiday capra classic starring jimmy stewart in "it's a wonderful life".
from the 50's, probably marilyn monroe in, "some like it hot"
2006-06-26 11:56:17 · answer #5 · answered by lenny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mildred Pierce, Phantom of The opera, A streetcar named Desire..twelve angry men , Lolita, casablanca. citizen cane, gaslamp
2006-06-27 14:19:11 · answer #6 · answered by crzyernie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know when it was made but .."It's a wonderful Life" is a great movie and I watch it every year!
2006-06-26 11:45:52 · answer #7 · answered by amylr620 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. 12 angry men
2. shane
3. cat on a hot tin roof
4. bells of st. mary's
5. casablanca
2006-06-26 13:24:41 · answer #8 · answered by lou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋