I just shake my head...
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (190074)
Boise, Idaho
December 2, 2015 6:10am CST
when people put down the old black and white films. They are some the true great films. In the 30's up until the 50's really produced some great movies. I love a good holiday movie and the old ones are the greatest. Here are four that might show you what true movie making was all about:
Christmas in Connecticut(1945)-
This one has Barbara Stanwyck in it with Dennis Morgan who is so handsome, and, his smile could melt butter. Not a favorite but he is definitely okay. The story is a farce about food columnist who lies about being a great cook and living in the country. She has to a hustle to cover her lie when a boss and returning soldier invite themselves to her home for a down home traditional Christmas.
It Happened on 5th Avenue(1947)-
Quite a sleeper! I hadn't seen this one until last year. It is very endearing and has some great life lessons in it. It is the story of a homeless New Yorker who annually moves into a house and brings some friends he meets along the way to live with him. It has Charlie Ruggles, Dan DeFor, and Gale Storm in it.
The Bishop's Wife(1947)-
Cary Grant as an angel. Loretta Young as the bishop's wife and David Kniven as the bishop. Funny, touching and sweet this film is one I have to see each and every year. It is so enchanting. Story is of a bishop trying to get a beautiful church built and an angel who comes to help.
Old Classic-(30's or 40's)
Try a old classic like A Christmas Carol or Scrooge. Try an older version that is more realistic than the newer versions.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
2 Dec 15
hounds of baskerville with basil (what's his name) is a classic! no one does a better sherlock than old basil
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Dec 15
Rathbone was his last name. That isn't a Christmas classic.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Dec 15
@Drosophila ....They show them now on the other channel 4 channels too now.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
2 Dec 15
@celticeagle It shows on BBC during always between xmas n new year. i must have watched lots of it growing up.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Dec 15
....and there is often a moral message.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
4 Dec 15
@celticeagle I really lovesomeof those that also bring a moral message the bishops wife was one of them and Christmas Carol the oldest versions were tool
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Dec 15
@Hatley ....Women were treated differently in them too
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
3 Dec 15
I love those also and agree. every year I watch every scrooge or rather Christmas carol I can. my fav. but only one I haven't seen is the first one you mentioned of old movies. I will look it up.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
4 Dec 15
I too love those old Christmas movies too like the one where the b usy mom does w ant her daughter to believe in S anta Claus an the actor who plays the Santa part for her parade and the store manages to con v ince the little girl there really is a Santa Claus oh there are anumberof old bu t goodies Christmas movies.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Dec 15
@Hatley ...That was cute with Natalie Wood as the little girl.
@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Dec 15
The first one, Christmas in Connecticut, is entertaining and not too stupid in its farces.
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@LeaPea2417 (40061)
• Toccoa, Georgia
3 Dec 15
I agree , old black and white films are great. One of the best is "Its A Wonderful Life" starring James Stewart. That is such a good Christmas Classic. Also, one that is a great mystery/romance is "Notorious" starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. Have you heard of it? Also another great one with romance is "Casablanca" with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
4 Dec 15
@celticeagle C asablana was a classic I have seen it over a good many times.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Dec 15
There are scads of great old movies. Many, many of them. Ingrid was great in "Gaslight" too.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
2 Dec 15
I used to like a White Christmas, I still do but I learned too much about Bing and it made me sad
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Dec 15
Oh, yeah. How he brutalized his family?
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Dec 15
@Jessicalynnt ....Yeah, does me too.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
4 Dec 15
@celticeagle pretty much, kinda ruined that movie for me
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
2 Dec 15
Oh Eve..I love the old movies the best..and nothing better than watching them this time of year snuggly under a blanket and eating..hahaha
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
2 Dec 15
@celticeagle that is included in all my munchies..hahaha
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Dec 15
@Rosekitty ...You like it that much?
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
3 Dec 15
The original Frankenstein trilogy, with Boris Karloff for horror and Arsenic & Old Lace for comedy cannot be beaten
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
4 Dec 15
@celticeagle oh Arsenic and Old Lace was s o good. wow. And that C hristmas special one wityh Jimmy S tewart about Christmas c annot remember the name of it now.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Dec 15
Oh yes. Arsenic & Old Lace is great isn't it?
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
5 Dec 15
Miracle On 34th Street is a great Xmas classic - there is a half decent remake but the original is a wonderful Xmas film
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Dec 15
@Hatley ...It's on several times each season.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Dec 15
I don't always watch black and white films but when I do it's "And Then There Were None." 
Seriously though, I don't particular seek the black and white films for entertainment but I don't put them down either. I used to watch the TCM channel quite a lot. (Turner Classic Movies) but my favorite movie from the "black and white era" is "And Then There Were None."
Seriously though, I don't particular seek the black and white films for entertainment but I don't put them down either. I used to watch the TCM channel quite a lot. (Turner Classic Movies) but my favorite movie from the "black and white era" is "And Then There Were None."1 person likes this
@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Dec 15
That is a good one. But, there are scads of others that are even better in my eyes.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Dec 15
@celticeagle I've not many to compare it to as I haven't watched a black and white film in quite sometime. I do enjoy the quiet films from time to time as well, I find them entertaining because you are forced to feel the emotions a bit deeper than a scripted film.
@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Dec 15
@Marilynda1225 ...Yes, that is a good one.
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@Marilynda1225 (91201)
• United States
2 Dec 15
I forgot about Bells of St. Marys....what a great movie
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Dec 15
I guess because I was born in the black/white days they don't bother me much.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Dec 15
It just seems like some young people really put them down and that saddens me.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill ...That is so true.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Dec 15
@celticeagle We all like or don't like different things.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Dec 15
I sure think that this is the truth.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Dec 15
@simone10 ...That is how I am with the ones I mentioned. I just watched It Happened on 5th Avenue again lastnight
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
5 Dec 15
@celticeagle I have always enjoyed It's A Wonderful Life even though I have seen it so many times.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Dec 15
I think so. The ones made now days are full of people that are selfish and self involved.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Dec 15
@just4him ...There are several early ones. They are very good.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Dec 15
@celticeagle I saw a 1940s B&W Christmas Carol I hadn't seen before - on Netflix and very good.
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@Marilynda1225 (91201)
• United States
2 Dec 15
the Bishops Wife is one of my old time favorites and of course It's a Wonderful Life
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Dec 15
Yes, It's a Wonderful Life is a good one but never a favorite of mine.
@troyburns (1405)
• New Zealand
3 Dec 15
I love old movies, but I haven't seen any of these. It's amazing how many films with the likes of Cary Grant, James Stewart, Katie Hepburn and Bogie still offer great entertainment today.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Dec 15
I love them all and watch them whenever they come on. Especially the first two you mentioned.
@DeborahDiane (40852)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Dec 15
I'll have to check out those movies. There were some good classic movies, weren't there?!
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Dec 15
Yes, there are some great ones. Very entertaining in different ways.
