# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/121 "2016-02-10T04:21:17Z")
> [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](#): > > If you’ve never seen _ **“The Third Man”** _, TCM is airing it tonight (2/3/16) at 10:00 PM EST. > [@terentii](#): > > With Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard, 1964?!? This one was filmed in glorious color! > > _“Sir, there’s a chap outside. He’s pinching our petrol!”_ Dammit! Been a while. Okay, I’ll go with _Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte_, because it actually scared me when I saw it. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/122 "2016-02-10T05:27:50Z")
> [@Poysyn](#): > > Dammit! Been a while. Okay, I’ll go with _Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte_, because it actually scared me when I saw it. Saw this at a sleepover at the,age of eight…on tv…with the lights on…and it still disturbed the hell out of me. As an aside, what an amazing cast. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/123 "2016-02-14T21:02:05Z")
Now watching \*\*\*Pygmalion \*\*\*with Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ch51](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ch51/32/3111_2.png) [@ch51](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ch51)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/124 "2016-02-14T23:02:58Z")
Some I haven’t seen mentioned: Les Diaboliques (French noir) - good twist(s) - creepy! Christmas in July - very funny! Bringing up Baby - may have been mentioned already - funny, and the stars were still young and hot! ---
**Author:** ![Enlightening\_Meditation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@Enlightening\_Meditation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enlightening_Meditation)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/125 "2016-02-14T23:13:43Z")
I like many of the films mentioned so far, i.e. _Casablanca, Maltese Falcon, Citizen Kane_, etc. I add: _Metropolis_ (1927) _Clerks_ (1994) _Freaks_ (1932) ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Carlson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc79bd/32.png) [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/126 "2016-02-16T16:23:38Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > Not Carlson? > > Please, can you tell me what you meant by “irksome”? What was there about those scenes that you found to be “irksome”? > > I’d really like to know just what it was about them that you found to be that way. Woops. Sorry I missed your question. Well, that paper mache ham was weird, for one. Mostly, though, I found the sudden introduction of Boo at the very end rather jarring. Robert Duval hiding behind the bedroom door and watching the kid sleep actually seemed super creepy to me. I also didn’t understand how the ending fit into the rest of the movie thematically, although I’d be happy to have it explained to me. It might even help me to enjoy the movie more in retrospect. I guess the mockingbird just flew right over my head. I liked just about everything else about the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/127 "2016-02-16T16:40:52Z")
12 Angry Men The Oxbow Incident LA Confidential Paths of Glory ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/128 "2016-02-16T18:30:23Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > 12 Angry Men > The Oxbow Incident > LA Confidential > Paths of Glory 3 out of 4 qualify. Do you want to replace _LA Confidential_ with another film? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/129 "2016-02-16T18:33:14Z")
No, it’s a great movie, and yes I know which one you’re referring to. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2016, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/130 "2016-02-16T18:52:17Z")
**Born Yesterday** was on, well, yesterday. I’d forgotten how terrific Judy Holliday was in that movie (she won the Oscar that year over some very stiff competition). ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/131 "2016-02-17T12:17:41Z")
Safety Last! The Awful Truth Dr. Strangelove ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/132 "2016-03-06T13:37:58Z")
How about ‘The Nanny’ with Bette Davis as the psycho-biddy? Haven’t seen it since I was a kid, but to this day I don’t like to have the shower curtain closed. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/133 "2016-03-06T14:17:31Z")
Westward the Women (1951) [Westward the Women (1951) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044205) I’ve seen this several times but never realized it was written by Frank Capra. I always knew this picture had a huge amount of heart but I could never figure out why. Then, I watched it again yesterday and saw it was written by Frank Capra. Mystery solved. The ending of this film carries a real big emotional payoff. A truly excellent film. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/134 "2016-03-06T16:48:16Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > No, it’s a great movie, and yes I know which one you’re referring to. I don’t think so. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/135 "2016-03-06T17:06:12Z")
hmmm. damn. what if I have, like, a 712-way tie for my top three? ok I’ll roulette this, then - Freaks The Hidden Fortress Night of the Hunter ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/136 "2016-03-06T17:12:03Z")
So, I can rattle off, oh, another 48 posts, then? just this one more for now, I spose… Eraserhead Citizen Kane Testament of Dr. Mabuse (damn, that opening track shot) ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/137 "2016-03-06T17:30:12Z")
Three pages and I don’t see _ **The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance** _ mentioned. James Stewart and John Wayne. Supported by Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, John Carradine, Strother Martin, and Lee Van Cleef. Great cast, great movie, even if you don’t like westerns. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/138 "2016-03-06T18:04:08Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > No, it’s a great movie, and yes I know which one you’re referring to. [This B&W L.A. Confidential?](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119488/) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/139 "2016-03-06T18:33:53Z")
lol last batch for the day, then - Down By Law Lady From Shanghai Man Bites Dog ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-time-favorite-black-white-movies/744284/140 "2016-03-08T22:45:26Z")
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