I watch a LOT of movies older than I am, but the most recent was The Treasure of the Sierra Madre(1948), the classic John Huston movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt (and John Huston’s dad, Walter). I recently picked up a “special edition” DVD of it, and hadn’t seen it in years.
Hmm… I haven’t watched many old movies in the past few years. We had some Bogart Noir screenings when I was at Taos Toolbox 2 years ago, so I think I’ll say “The Big Sleep.”
Born in 1970 and planned on watching the beginning of “Marty”(1955) with the intention of changing the channel after few minutes… ended up watching the entire movie.
I got shoes older than you! ![]()
A few nights ago, watched Some Like It Hot (1959). I had seen it before. It was supposedly voted funniest movie of all time on some list, but I don’t find it that funny. It’s light and passes the time. Also, Marilyn Monroe wears an almost invisible dress.
Joe E. Brown - was he the ugliest man who ever lived? No, but when he makes certain facial expressions he’s definitely a contender.
The last one was a 1945 ‘B’ movie, Detour.
“Chance events trap hitch-hiker Al Roberts in a tightening net of film noir trouble.”
“Chance events”, hell. What do you do if you’re on the run, a logical suspect in a mysterious death and need to get to L.A. and abandon your stolen car as soon as possible? If you’re dumbass Al Roberts, you stop to pick up an attractive hitchhiker. :smack:
Just yesterday I re-watched Lifeboat.
I was going to say that I watched part of The Barefoot Contessa yesterday while I was waiting in the dentist’s office yesterday, but it turns out, it was released a few months after i was born. Consequently, I have no idea what movie would fit the OP’s question. I haven’t watched any old movies in a long time.
You Only Live Twice
Hitchcock’s Rope (1948); James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger.
I’m a '54 model.
The Italian Job (1969) which came out about a month before I was born. You’re only supposed to blow the blood doors off.
Brydon & Coogan do their Michael Caine impression fight in The Trip, from a few years back. One of the funniest segments of the film, and that’s saying a lot.
My husband will camp out on Encore’s old man movie channel. Almost all black and white swashbucklers, war and westerns on that channel. Mostly I do not care for them but one day quite a while ago, they showed both the 1938 and 58 versions of The Buccaneer.
On purpose I watched Bringing Up Baby on Turner Classics. Would watch again but it must be a restored copy. The one on TMC was fine but sometimes watching movies from the 30’s is difficult because of their terrible condition.
Oh wait, how could I forget? Even more recently-- A few Christmases ago my daughter got me Singing In The Rain on CD and I sat both my kids down and made them watch it with me. They, being adults with good taste, loved it. The following year she got me West Side Story-- same result.
Ghost Story 1981
I just watched *North by Northwest * and Psycho on TCM last week.
The Marx Bros. in Room Service (1938), featuring a very young Lucille Ball. It was OK but not great.
Came across a mangled The Devil’s Brigade on Charge! the other day. Bastids cut about a half-hour of “inconsequential” scenes to make room for commercials.
I’m six years younger than The Maltese Falcon, which I saw at the Laurelhurst Theater in Portland a few weeks back.
In general, I’m a sucker for Noir, so there are plenty of movies older than I am that I enjoy re-viewing.
Whole movie? Probably one of the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes movies that were frequently shown on one of the channels.
Scene? Recently I got a copy of the 1938 “A Christmas Carol” from the library because I wanted to see Leo G. Carroll as Marley’s Ghost. I just watched that scene. I still prefer the version with Sim as Scrooge.