# Your All-Time Favorite Black & White Movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 26, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284 "2016-01-26T19:06:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/41 "2016-01-26T23:47:51Z")
The Mark of Zorro His Gal Friday Monkey Business ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/42 "2016-01-27T00:04:52Z")
All About Eve On the Waterfront Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/43 "2016-01-27T00:07:48Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > Monkey Business Marx-Bros-on-a-Boat or Cary-Grant-Discovers-Youth-Serum? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/44 "2016-01-27T00:18:31Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955). I think it will surely please you. I think it’s one of the first movies to ever use stop-action animation to produce a truly terrifying moster. Maybe you remember it? Ever hear of **King Kong**? **The Lost World**? Oh, wait, that one wasn’t a talkie. You’d never have wanted to see THAT. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/45 "2016-01-27T00:21:14Z")
Treasure of the Sierra Madre The Oxbow Incident (Henry Fonda and a young Anthony Quinn) The Grapes of Wrath (Fonda) Casablanca Key Largo The Man Who Wasn’t There (Billy Bob Thornton) Stagecoach (1939) Freaks (1932) ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/46 "2016-01-27T00:22:38Z")
> [@iljitsch](#): > > The General, with Buster Keaton. And even though it’s a silent film, it’s just as enjoyable as the best modern films…some old movies are very slow as expected, but some of them are just fine. Yes, most old movies are very slow, because all the people in those days were very slow, and stupid. As a matter of fact, every generation born before mine totally sucks ass. And they never had sex, either. I’m so happy I live in this modern era, where filmmakers do explosions real good, and people flying through broken glass. ---
**Author:** ![AZRob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/azrob/32/3003_2.png) [@AZRob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AZRob)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/47 "2016-01-27T00:32:29Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > \*\*Double Indemnity > > Sunset Boulevard > > Young Fronkensteen\*\* Nice to see someone got the pronunciation correct 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/48 "2016-01-27T00:51:06Z")
\ Huh, I guess that explains why it wasn’t on anyone else’s list, then. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/49 "2016-01-27T00:58:27Z")
Fort Apache The Longest Day Stalag 17 ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/50 "2016-01-27T01:08:23Z")
1. Notorious 1946 - often touted as Hitchcock’s finest film, stars Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains and Louis Calhern 2. Saboteur 1942 - directed by Hitchcock - not well known by modern audiences but I’ve always loved this film. Perhaps you’ve seen the last scene which was shot at the top of the Statue of Liberty? 3. In Harm’s Way 1965 - another war movie starring John Wayne - but this one also has Patricia Neal who always turned in a good performance. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/51 "2016-01-27T01:11:04Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Yes, most old movies are very slow, because all the people in those days were very slow, and stupid. As a matter of fact, every generation born before mine totally sucks ass. And they never had sex, either. I’m so happy I live in this modern era, where filmmakers do explosions real good, and people flying through broken glass. So you are unhappy with talkies? Or perhaps you just prefer silent movies? It’s really very difficult to cut through the sarcasm to try and understand what you are trying to say. Why not just come out with it and tell us what is disturbing you and why? Maybe you would like to start a new thread asking people to list their favorite silent movies? I always liked Birth of a Nation (1915). ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/52 "2016-01-27T01:40:16Z")
The Americanization of Emily The Manchurian Candidate Some Like It Hot His Girl Friday Goodbye Mr. Chips ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/53 "2016-01-27T02:57:18Z")
Seven Samurai La Strada Casablanca The Thin Man The Third Man Mostly, you all seem to have it covered. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/54 "2016-01-27T03:14:29Z")
My top three, as of five minutes ago: _The Hustler_ (1961) _The Train_ (1964) _Stranger Than Paradise_ (1984) ---
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/55 "2016-01-27T03:56:38Z")
(4) Night of the Living Dead (5) Dr. Strangelove (6) The Hustler ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/56 "2016-01-27T03:58:43Z")
_Sullivan’s Travels_ (IMHO, any movie shot in b/w after color became the norm is not really a b/w film. It’s an art or indie film. It’s a stylistic or artistic choice; not a necessity.) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/57 "2016-01-27T04:03:05Z")
> [@BrassyPhrase](#): > > (IMHO, any movie shot in b/w after color became the norm is not really a b/w film. It’s an art or indie film. It’s a stylistic or artistic choice; not a necessity.) How does that matter? ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/58 "2016-01-27T04:13:28Z")
**The Third Man (1949)** The most beautifully shot movie I’ve ever seen. **City Lights (1931)** Poetry in movement. The cinema’s greatest star at his finest. And that [ending](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHBHdYgg9fI) … **Seconds (1966)** Profoundly riveting and unsettling. Another movie with a leave-you-gaping ending, but for an entirely different reason. ---
**Author:** ![davey77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@davey77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davey77)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/59 "2016-01-27T04:49:27Z")
OK, I’ve been reminded of: The Hustler Stagecoach Strangers on a Train ---
**Author:** ![jsquire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jsquire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsquire)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/60 "2016-01-27T05:04:57Z")
Among the most frightening movies ever made: Triumph of the Will. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284.md?page=4)