It’s nice to see that Katy has an open mind about B&W movies. Not all kids do. My eldest daughter thought that B&W movies couldn’t be any good because they weren’t in color. That is until I made her watch “The Flying Deuces”. My son is open minded though. When he has been home from school we have had a good time watching old movies. “A Bad Day At Black Rock” (1955), “Of Mice and Men” (1937) (the ending got to him). I’m keeping an eye out for “Marty” (1955) (Ernest Borgnine beat out Spencer Tracy for best actor that year), “The Flight of the Phoenix” (1965), and “12 Angry Men” (1957).
@nosirrom I had a similar attitude about B&W until Cary Grant died in 1986. I has home sick for a few days and the only channel I could pull in on my tv was running a Grant marathon. They were not only great, but until then I never realized how stunning some of the “old” actresses were – Hepburn, Lombard, and Loy. I thought Grant, Stewart, Powell and Tracey were great!
Some of my favorite films are b&w. In the western genre among my favorites ‘Stagecoach,’ ‘My Darling Clementine,’ ‘High Noon,’ ‘Destry Rides Again,’ ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’ and ‘Shane’ only ‘Shane’ was shot in color. When I watch a movie or even an old b&w TV show, I’m watching for the storyline, the talent of the actors, action, cinematography, etc.
I admit my favorite move is in color – “Lion in Winter” but love so many black and white movies – lucky that husband is the same. The use of the black and white is often so important to the movie. They look terrible colorized and won’t watch same. I am guessing that my favorite black and white move is “Yankee Doodle Dandy” (disgusting colorized) we would watch it summer when it was on TV around July 4th when I was young. Don’t know why of the thousands of black and white movies I have probably seen that is my favorite, but it is.
Enter.Name.Here over 4 years ago
Katy was born in the wrong era. She’d have made a great moll.
SHIVA over 4 years ago
And he would have made a great doorstop.
UmmeMoosa over 4 years ago
I am no expert in classicAl movies but am I right to think Humphrey Bogart,,,,,,,shweetheart??
nosirrom over 4 years ago
It’s nice to see that Katy has an open mind about B&W movies. Not all kids do. My eldest daughter thought that B&W movies couldn’t be any good because they weren’t in color. That is until I made her watch “The Flying Deuces”. My son is open minded though. When he has been home from school we have had a good time watching old movies. “A Bad Day At Black Rock” (1955), “Of Mice and Men” (1937) (the ending got to him). I’m keeping an eye out for “Marty” (1955) (Ernest Borgnine beat out Spencer Tracy for best actor that year), “The Flight of the Phoenix” (1965), and “12 Angry Men” (1957).
ajr58 over 4 years ago
@nosirrom I had a similar attitude about B&W until Cary Grant died in 1986. I has home sick for a few days and the only channel I could pull in on my tv was running a Grant marathon. They were not only great, but until then I never realized how stunning some of the “old” actresses were – Hepburn, Lombard, and Loy. I thought Grant, Stewart, Powell and Tracey were great!
Brian G Premium Member over 4 years ago
If there were a streaming on demand service exclusively for movies made from 1925 to 1975, I would so be there.
Michael G. over 4 years ago
Got me a Zoot suit with a ’rete pleat! Solid, Jackson!
Steverino Premium Member over 4 years ago
Film noir.
V45mikky over 4 years ago
You must be watching TCM.
cuzinron47 over 4 years ago
I guess she hasn’t seen Psycho yet.
cuzinron47 over 4 years ago
So she got the Sassafras after all.
BrookFan over 4 years ago
My Man Godfrey, Twelve O.clock High, The General, Casablanca, Sahara, To Have and Have Not. By the way The Quiet Man was filmed in technicolor.
ajr58 over 4 years ago
Sullivan’s Travels. Any Hepburn/Tracey film. Love Brookfan’s list
danketaz Premium Member over 4 years ago
Sounds like someone wants to instigate something!
jbrobison over 4 years ago
Some of my favorite films are b&w. In the western genre among my favorites ‘Stagecoach,’ ‘My Darling Clementine,’ ‘High Noon,’ ‘Destry Rides Again,’ ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’ and ‘Shane’ only ‘Shane’ was shot in color. When I watch a movie or even an old b&w TV show, I’m watching for the storyline, the talent of the actors, action, cinematography, etc.
mafastore over 4 years ago
I admit my favorite move is in color – “Lion in Winter” but love so many black and white movies – lucky that husband is the same. The use of the black and white is often so important to the movie. They look terrible colorized and won’t watch same. I am guessing that my favorite black and white move is “Yankee Doodle Dandy” (disgusting colorized) we would watch it summer when it was on TV around July 4th when I was young. Don’t know why of the thousands of black and white movies I have probably seen that is my favorite, but it is.