Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Individual Classic Greatness


INDIVIDUALS WITH LOTS OF GOOD FILMS TO CHECK OUT
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
Top Hat (1935) Fred Astaire, Ginger Rodgers
Swing Time (1936) Fred Astaire, Ginger Rodgers

 Blue Skies (1946),
Easter Parade (1948)
The Band Wagon (1953)

Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Funny Face (1957)
Silk Stockings (1957)
Finian's Rainbow (1968)

Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)

Words and Music (1948)
Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
Cover Girl (1944)
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
For Me and My Gal (1942)
The Pirate (1948)
Take Me Out to the Ballgame (1948)
On the Town (1949)
Summer Stock (1950)
An American in Paris (1951)
Singin' In The Rain 1952
 Brigadoon (1954)
It's Always Fair Weather 1955
Invitation to the Dance (1956)
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Shirly Temple
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star (1996)

Shirley Temple: Now and Forever (1934)
Stand Up and Cheer (1934)
Shirley Temple: Little Miss Marker (1934)
Baby Take a Bow (1934)
Bright Eyes (1934)
The Little Colonel (1935)
Curly Top (1935)
Dimples (1936)
Stowaway (1936)
Captain January (1936)
Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
Heidi (1937)
Little Miss Broadway (1938)
Just Around the Corner (1938)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
Susannah of the Mounties 1939
The Little Princess (1939)
Young People (1940)
The Blue Bird (1940)
JAMES DEAN -I have seen these films and they are all good but I don't remember them and really need to see them again for a strong recommendation.
East of Eden (1955)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Giant (1956)

SOME HITCHCOCK Their are so many wonderful Hitchcock films, the man has his own link to his AH filmography. Here are a handful of Hitchcock films I think looks worthy of my time including a few I have seen.
Rebecca 1940 WON BEST PICTURE
Suspicion (1940) Carry Grant
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Lifeboat 1944
Spellbound (1945) Ingrid Bergmen, Gregory Peck
Notorious 1946 Cary Grant
Rope 1948 Jimmy Stewart
Strangers on a Train (1950)
Rear Window 1954 Jimmy Stewart
Dial M for Murder (1954) Grace Kelly
To Catch a Thief (1955) Cary Grant
The Trouble with Harry(1955)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Jimmy Stewart
Vertigo 1958 Jimmy Stewart
North By Northwest 1959 Cary Grant
Psycho (1960)

John Ford I realized that so many classic movies were directed by this man, he needed his own catagory.
Iron Horse (1924)
Wee Willie Winkee (1937) Shirly Temple

Stagecoach 1939 On Vatican Film List/Hollywood Classic with John Waye
Young Mr. Lincoln, (1939) Henry Fonda
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) Henry Fonda

The Grapes of Wrath (1940) Henry Fonda
The Long Voyage Home (1940) John Wayne

How Green is My Valley (1941)
My Darling Clementine 1946 Henry Fonda
Fort Apache (1948) John Wayne

Three Godfathers (1948) John Wayne
She Wore A Yellow Ribbin (1949) John Wayne

Rio Grande (1950)

The Quiet Man 1952 John Wayne
Mister Roberts (1955)
The Searchers 1956 John Wayne
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) Wayne/Stewart/Ford What could go wrong?
How the West Was Won (1962) So many Good Actors and so much good looking cinemtography. Donnavan's Reef (1964)John Wayne
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Popular Directors of Comedy
Preston Sturges Screwball Comedies and Satires:
Remember the Night 1940­
The Great McGinty 1940
Christmas in July 1940The Lady Eve 1941
Sullivan's Travels * 1941
­The Palm Beach Story * 1942
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
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Hail the Conquering Hero 1944
The Great Moment (1944)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek * 1944
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Unfaithfully Yours 1948
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (Mad Wednesday) (1947/1950) Harold Lloyd
The Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend (1949)

Frank Capra

These 2 are listed here becasue I was surprised to learn FC directed HL in some films. I will get to watching them someday.

The Strong Man (1926) Harry Langdon (Top Comedian)
Long Pants (1927) Harry Langdon (Top Comedian)
Platinum Blonde (1931)
Lady for a Day (1933) AA
State of the Union 1948
A Hole in the Head (1959) Directors Guild
Pocketful of Miracles (1961) Directors Guild

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