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Major Nikon

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15. I love B&W movies

Sun Mar 11, 2012, 12:08 AM

Mar 2012

Hard to pick a favorite. Here's my short list.

Citizen Kane

Psycho

It's a Wonderful Life

Casablanca

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Grapes of Wrath

The Hustler

Stagecoach

The Last Picture Show

Arsenic and Old Lace

They Were Expendable

From Here to Eternity

12 Angry Men

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Philadelphia Story

Sin City (not exactly B&W, but close)

Zero Hour!

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Favorite Black & White movie. [View all] Ptah Mar 2012 OP

Excellent choice. But I have to go with "The Third Man". Moondog Mar 2012 #1

Young Frankenstein. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #2

That's one of my all time favorites too! lunatica Mar 2012 #3

It is just full of hilarious lines! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2012 #5

The brain was of someone named Abby Normal lunatica Mar 2012 #7

"After 5 PM Slip Brains Through Slot in Door" kentauros Mar 2012 #32

Absolutely! Young Frankenstein, hands down! DFW Mar 2012 #51

Earth vs the Flying Saucers Swede Mar 2012 #4

I was a little girl when I saw that lunatica Mar 2012 #8

It's always stuck with me. Swede Mar 2012 #9

Are those barracks or prison camps lining the National Mall? alphafemale Mar 2012 #27

The Manchurian Candidate (the original from 1962) Alexander Mar 2012 #6

Maltese Falcon, Bogart version. dimbear Mar 2012 #10

The original "The Thing From Outer Space" filmed in the early '50s. RebelOne Mar 2012 #11

A Place In The Sun pipi_k Mar 2012 #12

Good choice ailsagirl Mar 2012 #48

"Gilda" PassingFair Apr 2012 #67

Dr. Strangelove. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2012 #13

... Initech Mar 2012 #16

Yep. GoCubsGo Apr 2012 #65

Kind Hearts and Coronets for enjoyment. IntravenousDemilo Mar 2012 #14

I love B&W movies Major Nikon Mar 2012 #15

To Kill a Mockingbird Ptah Mar 2012 #18

WWAD? alphafemale Mar 2012 #28

What would Atticus do? siligut Mar 2012 #31

Except for that whole putting the rape victim on trial thing Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #74

Great list! ailsagirl Mar 2012 #49

I was just trying to narrow the list down a bit Major Nikon Mar 2012 #52

Pretty hard to narrow down ailsagirl Mar 2012 #54

The Seventh Seal Zorro Mar 2012 #17

Grapes of Wrath or The Day the Earth Stood Still amerikat Mar 2012 #19

Dr. Strangelove for me too WhoIsNumberNone Mar 2012 #20

Dr. Strangelove. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2012 #60

I have way too many to list just one. General Zod Mar 2012 #21

Oh yeah... pipi_k Mar 2012 #29

"King Kong" came to my mind immediately too....but "Them"? Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #68

My fav HeiressofBickworth Mar 2012 #22

I love that movie! nt Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #69

"Haunted Honeymoon" HopeHoops Mar 2012 #23

The Apartment was so great mucifer Mar 2012 #24

Casablanca. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2012 #25

Hand down. nt Xipe Totec Mar 2012 #38

Yup, Casablanca for me too. Demoiselle Mar 2012 #39

No doubt MichiganVote Mar 2012 #41

We'll always have Paris. nt alphafemale Apr 2012 #61

It is so good.... AnneD Apr 2012 #81

Alexander Nevsky, followed VERY closely by Ivan the Terrible. Brickbat Mar 2012 #26

It's A Tie: "The Third Man" and "The Big Sleep" Paladin Mar 2012 #30

The Third Man is brilliant! Myrina Apr 2012 #79

The Defiant Ones OmahaBlueDog Mar 2012 #33

Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse kentauros Mar 2012 #34

8 1/2 Graybeard Mar 2012 #35

Harvey. blue neen Mar 2012 #36

Harvey is a heartbreaker. Demoiselle Mar 2012 #40

Does Wings of Desire count? tanyev Mar 2012 #37

Toss up between The Third Man and Citizen Kane graywarrior Mar 2012 #42

The Haunting or White Heat (James Cagney). n/t Grantuspeace Mar 2012 #43

Here's a few TuxedoKat Mar 2012 #44

One of my favorites--The Heiress. Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #66

In addition to many already listed above...Manhattan. progressoid Mar 2012 #45

The Best Years of Our Lives. nt trackfan Mar 2012 #46

Excellent drama Major Nikon Mar 2012 #53

Elia Kazan's 'A Face in the Crowd' ailsagirl Mar 2012 #47

Love this movie alphafemale Apr 2012 #62

One of many things that amazed me ailsagirl Apr 2012 #64

Griffith is a fantastic actor who was great at playing sonsobitches Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #75

Yeah. He can ramp up the Dark alphafemale Apr 2012 #77

No kidding? ailsagirl Apr 2012 #82

OH YES!!! Andy Griffith was Wickedly Brilliant. Justice wanted Apr 2012 #84

To Have and to Have Not. kaitcat Mar 2012 #50

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "Good Night, and Good Luck" yet Major Nikon Mar 2012 #55

I didn't know that was a film ailsagirl Apr 2012 #56

Olbermann was paying homage to Edward R. Murrow. CBHagman Apr 2012 #76

Edward R Murrow ailsagirl Apr 2012 #80

I forgot about that one. Just watched it a few weeks ago. Justice wanted Apr 2012 #85

Asphalt Jungle kaitcat Apr 2012 #57

There are quite a few that I love.... WCGreen Apr 2012 #58

Rebecca and The Enchanted Cottage DearHeart Apr 2012 #59

Harvey peacefreak Apr 2012 #63

Citizen Kane, Some Like It Hot, Dracula, Ed Wood. ohiosmith Apr 2012 #70

The Seven Samurai by Kurosawa, and Metropolis by Fritz Lang kwassa Apr 2012 #71

That one with Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #72

Put the candle back! Bertha Venation Apr 2012 #73

IN COLD BLOOD (1967). Do not miss it! nt raccoon Apr 2012 #78

His Gal Friday, Arsenic and Old Lace, Young Frankenstein, Take a Letter, Darling, The General Justice wanted Apr 2012 #83

Failsafe, Of Mice and Men, Sunset Blvd. Mendocino Apr 2012 #86