Your Favorite “Old Time” Movie Stars

@AmbiePam (104223)
United States
August 26, 2025 2:27pm CST
My parents were very careful on what my sister and I were allowed to watch as children, so even though I was born in 1981, I grew up on old movies. Gene Kelly and Judy Garland were my favorite in musicals, and I enjoyed Rita Hayworth too. Undoubtedly though, my favorite was Maureen O’Hara. Who is/was your favorite old time movie stars? Must see older comedy? “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father” with Ron Howard as Eddie.
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Kareng
@kareng (79656)
• United States
26 Aug
Cary Grant and several others!
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Amber
@AmbiePam (104223)
• United States
26 Aug
Cary Grant is a good one!
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Amber
@AmbiePam (104223)
• United States
27 Aug
@Traceyjayne Very cool.
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (5787)
• United Kingdom
27 Aug
I was in Bristol at the weekend and had my photo took with the statue of Cary Grant. He was born in Bristol.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (154217)
• India
27 Aug
I loved those stars you have mentioned and woudl like to add Julie Andrews and Audry Hepburn
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Amber
@AmbiePam (104223)
• United States
27 Aug
Some great ones!
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Always smiling
@allknowing (154217)
• India
27 Aug
@AmbiePam There are more
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (79410)
• United States
27 Aug
My favorite old-time actors are Jimmy Stewart and Humphrey Bogart. Highly-rated old comedy: The More the Merrier with Jean Arthur in her Oscar-nominated role.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (104223)
• United States
27 Aug
I’ll look that one up!
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (79410)
• United States
27 Aug
@AmbiePam -- you'll see screwball comedy before Lucille Ball perfected it!
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (89808)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Aug
I have a mess of great musicals on video with Fred Astair, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland but I ahve not watched them in a long time, I remember that show but forgot Ron Howard was Eddie,
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Amber
@AmbiePam (104223)
• United States
26 Aug
I think there were two versions of Courtship of Eddie’s father, so you may be thinking of the other one without Ron Howard. You probably have some of my very favorite musicals.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (89808)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Aug
@AmbiePam when I fanally get around to watching them again I might do poats on them sicne I do not have much to write about in my every day,
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Amber
@AmbiePam (104223)
• United States
27 Aug
@RasmaSandra That’s a good idea.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (364012)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Aug
My Mum loved Tony Curtis. I thought he was pretty okay too! Is he old enough to count? lol
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Amber
@AmbiePam (104223)
• United States
27 Aug
He counts!!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (364012)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Aug
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (92462)
• Bangalore, India
27 Aug
I grew up watching Bollywood movies. We watched movies in theaters and it was not very frequent. I started watching Hollywood movies very late in life. It was during my college time. And liked Julia Roberts a lot.. I know she is not that old
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Amber
@AmbiePam (104223)
• United States
27 Aug
She’s just in her fifties, but she had the glamour of an old Hollywood movie star.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (92462)
• Bangalore, India
27 Aug
@AmbiePam She is gorgeous!!.
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luisadannointed
@luisadannointed (9457)
• Philippines
29 Aug
Its nice to know. my favorite were, parent trap, legally blonde, the prince and i, and last but not the least, SWEET HOME ALAMBAMA. My sister and I watch most of it every Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, but now, we seldom do that. Woah I love watching it.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (104223)
• United States
29 Aug
Did you know Maureen O’Hara played the mom in the original version of The Parent Trap? Sweet Home Alabama is one of my sister’s favorite movies!
Anna
@LadyDuck (484946)
• Italy
27 Aug
Grace Kelly (may be because I lived in Monte Carlo) and Cary Grant, who often came to Monte Carlo when Princess Grace was alive.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (53500)
• United States
28 Aug
I never saw that movie, but loved the series with Bill Bixby. I will definitely look for the movie. I loved Doris Day, Sophia Loren, Rock Hudson, Cary Grant and many more. Also, the ones you mentioned.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (104223)
• United States
28 Aug
Those were great choices! I think in the movie version I’m talking about they also had Glenn Ford.
DE
@DaddyEvil (160026)
• United States
26 Aug
I've heard of some of those actors but can't picture them... Dad always watched Clint Eastwood and John Wayne. Whatever dad wanted to watch is what we watched... A lot of the time, I read a book while dad watched his old westerns.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (104223)
• United States
26 Aug
My dad was a big Clint Eastwood and John Wayne fan.
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (5787)
• United Kingdom
27 Aug
I was born earlier than you but I too love the old films. My favourites ….Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis, I called my Westie dog Cagney after my favourite actor James Cagney.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (104223)
• United States
27 Aug
That’s such a great name for a dog.
George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (115082)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Aug
Vincent Price in the horror genre, My favorite comedy was Gomer Pyle U S M C
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Amber
@AmbiePam (104223)
• United States
27 Aug
Great choices, George!
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (115082)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
29 Aug
@AmbiePam I remember Boris when he hosted Thriller.
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Anindita Sengupta
@aninditasen (17700)
• Raurkela, India
27 Aug
I loved watching Hindi movies as a young girl and had many favourite heroes and heroines.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (203277)
• United States
27 Aug
I've seen all the old movies; but I can't think of a favorite star. I always liked Anthony Perkins.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (197439)
• United States
26 Aug
Hmm, never really a fan of older movies. Maybe someone handsome like Errol Flynn or Tyrone Power. Gregory Peck was pretty good too.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16536)
• Philippines
27 Aug
Elvis and Judy Garland, and oh, Steve McQueen, Richard Burton, and Elizabeth Taylor.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (123589)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Aug
I would say John Wayne.
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rakski
@rakski (149182)
• Philippines
27 Aug
we watched less before too.
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (49603)
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27 Aug
I loved Maureen O' Hara. Bette Davis was a bit spooky, but I liked some of her movies a lot. Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Paul Newman, Gary Cooper...a lot of oldies that were old even when I was a kid.
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Febry
@Caurfebri (292)
• Indonesia
27 Aug
I only felt moments of happiness during my childhood. Now that I'm an adult, watching movies feels ordinary.
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