Suggest a Black and White era movie

[IFUSEEKAMY]

I have enjoyed pretty much all of the suggestions so far, except for some of the Bogart ones cuz I'm not a fan of him nor of the romance genre anymore. I am trying to get a copy of Bad Day at Blackrock. Times like this where I miss being in T.O. where I could just go to Bay Street Video.

Hmm if I had to pick a black and white movie that was not from that era it would have to be Kafka. The movie is so weird and fascinating!

As for one from the era, my suggestion for today is... The Big Clock. I watched it in high school after reading the book and was one of those rare times when I liked the movie more.

 

[widescreen]

Metropolis, by Fritz Lang.

Just an amazing movie.

 

[Cycleguy007]

OK... I've got one!

 

[Art Mann]

Um, no. Fail. As well as some of the other suggestions here also... Try again. :he:

Think you're being to tough on the youngster, oddball.

He's digging back into the archives of movies he has seen and has come up with one that definitely captures the black and white era, even though Schindler's List has that one dash of color that reminds us of the conscious choice of film technique appropriate to the subject.

Don't recall Amy posting a cut-off date for eligible suggestions here.

 

[scotty]

Did anyone mention treasure of sierra madre

badges we dont need no stinking badges

 

[papasmerf]

Did anyone mention treasure of sierra madre

badges we dont need no stinking badges

Another great movie

 

[canuckhooker]

I guess because it is not the Holiday season people haven't mentioned the Alistair Sim version of a Christmas Carol.

Also a ton of really good British made war movies like, The Cruel Sea, Reach for the Sky, and, The Dambusters.

 

[Cycleguy007]

You guys are being awfully sensitive... :gasp:

Must be a "geezer" thing...

:he:

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

Did anyone mention treasure of sierra madre

badges we dont need no stinking badges

LOL...I believe Bogart get waxed in the ensuing gun fight does he not.

I'm down loading it right now so I can find out.

Maybe I'll write a review

 

[scotty]

I dont think he does, but dont want to ruin it for you.
As a kid I loved this sort of movie, tough guys adventure, good guys bad guys, no politicians and shades of grey except the film itself, wished I could grow up and go find treasure...sigh

 

[Art Mann]

A classic with the late great Burt Lancaster

A classic with the late great Burt Lancaster

 

[scotty]

ok not b and w

but can I ad this one its a 51



"I never dreamed that any experience could be so stimulating" yup just how I felt when I discovered aaaa you know sex. Sent the next 30 years looking for more stimulation ;-)

 

[Art Mann]

Nights of Cabiria

Nights of Cabiria

The 1957 Italian masterpiece directed by Federico Fellini, starring his wife, Giulietta Masina, as a feisty but naive prostitute in a seedy section of Rome. Remade for the American markets in a sanitized version with the lead character transformed to dance hall girl.

 

[papasmerf]

scotty, I believe it was originally b and w and Turner colorized it!

On the IMDB.com
The show the original movie poster and that says it was filed in TECHNICOLOR

I want to say the WIZARD OF OZ (1939) was the first color movie, could be wrong

 

[HOF]

I believe I was quite clear... YOU GUYS ARE OLD! :gasp:

Probably prefer full bush women too! :tongue:

(tryin to get a rise outta Bosco... I'm in an antagonistic mood today! :na:

)

LOL!

LMAO, I've never seen the TMLs win anything, born in 1968

 

[HOF]

Nobody said this one

Nobody said this one



Ya, Ya, not from the golden, but probably more poignant done in B/W in the modern era.

 

[HOF]

Janet Leigh's daughter is a hottie too!

 

[HOF]

The Three Stooges

The Three Stooges



Around here they're known as Cycleguy, Bosco and Tboy! :na:

 

[HOF]

The Lil Rascals

The Lil Rascals



Really this is Ang singing to Mrs. Ang after he screws up!

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

Around here they're known as Cycleguy, Bosco and Tboy! :na:

Hello kettle,lol.

About the first Colour film;

From a site called Cool Movie Trivia (https://www.cool-movie-trivia.com):
Without a doubt, most movie buffs will know that the first 'talkie' was Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer. However, the first color movie is a little more obscure. The most well-known movies to use color were The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind, both from 1939.
However, pre-dating those classics by more than 20 years was a 1918 silent film called Cupid Angling. This is the accepted 'first' color feature-length film, and is also the oldest listed on IMDB as color. IMDB also has heaps of color shorts which predate even this, the earliest listed is from 1902. The actual first filming process was called Kinemacolor, and was invented in 1908 by a Brit named Charles Urban. The more well-known Technicolor corporation was founded in 1918. Prior to 1908, the 'color' movies produced were with hand-tinted frames painted by color artists.
[End of quote]
In The Wizard of Oz, the dramatic transition from black and white to color when Dorothy lands in Oz was the thrilling moment when Technicolor was introduced to theatrical audiences.