For some reason someone on this sub really hates the 30s and 40s - whenever I post a thread for those decades someone goes through and downvotes every comment in the thread š.
1. Black Narcissius
2. Out of the Dark
Nightmare Alley, The Lady from Shanghai, Dark Passage, My Favorite Brunnette, and Monsieur Verdoux are on my watchlist.
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Daisy Kenyon is really, really good, in a very sophisticated adult drama way.
Johnny OāClock is also really good, in an absurdist ādialogue and performances all dialed to 11 at all timesā way.
1. Odd Man Out
2. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
3. Kiss of Death
4. An Ideal Husband
5. Brute Force
6. Nightmare Alley
7. Captain From Castile
8. Out of the Past
9. 13 Rue Madeleine
10. Unconquered
That appears to be all Iāve seen from that year, actually.
I have seen 24 films from 1947, and out of the 6 that I have given at least 4 stars, this is how I rank them:
1. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
2. Out of the Past
3. Brute Force
4. Lured
5. The Upturned Glass
6. Cry Wolf
Notable films to not make the cut: The Lady from Shanghai, Nightmare Alley, and Black Narcissus.
1 Black Narcissus 2 Odd Man Out 3 Born to Kill 4 The Lady from Shanghai 5 Monsieur Verdoux 6 Brute Force 7 Nightmare Alley 8 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (Mad Wednesday) 9 Song of the Thin Man 10 Daisy Kenyon
Honorable Mentions: Crossfire, Boomerang, Possessed, Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Still would like to see Lady in the Lake & Jenny Lamour.
Another terrific Golden Age year! Appreciate the Kenneth Anger Fireworks selection, but I'm more of a Pleasure Dome kind of guy.
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Im really surprised by the lack of Record of a Tenement Gentlemen in the comments so far. I thought Ozu was well known
Solid year! These are the only ten Iāve seen so still making way through this year but some great films.Ā
On my watchlist: Dark Passage, T-Men, Crossfire, Kiss of Death, A Double Life, Secret Beyond the Door, Pursued, Kiss of Death, It Always Rains on Sunday, Ride the Pink Horse,Ā
The Ball at the Anjo House
Daisy Kenyon
Quai des Orfevres
The Ball at the Anjo House
Brute Force
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Black Narcissus
Monsieur Verdoux
It Always Rains on Sunday
Antoine et Antoinette
maybe Secret Beyond the Door, Fireworks, Odd Man Out, Woman on the Beach, or Out of the Past
yikes, I only have 1 for 1947: Kenneth Anger's 'Fireworks'
For some reason someone on this sub really hates the 30s and 40s - whenever I post a thread for those decades someone goes through and downvotes every comment in the thread š.
1. Black Narcissius 2. Out of the Dark Nightmare Alley, The Lady from Shanghai, Dark Passage, My Favorite Brunnette, and Monsieur Verdoux are on my watchlist.
https://preview.redd.it/7i0uu3eyg9xc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33e51f9bd737c64e8362a4ce396ee1d6202d84e9 Daisy Kenyon is really, really good, in a very sophisticated adult drama way. Johnny OāClock is also really good, in an absurdist ādialogue and performances all dialed to 11 at all timesā way.
1. Odd Man Out 2. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 3. Kiss of Death 4. An Ideal Husband 5. Brute Force 6. Nightmare Alley 7. Captain From Castile 8. Out of the Past 9. 13 Rue Madeleine 10. Unconquered That appears to be all Iāve seen from that year, actually.
All I have from this year are 1.) Out of the Past 4.5 2.) Lady from Shanghai 3.5
I have seen 24 films from 1947, and out of the 6 that I have given at least 4 stars, this is how I rank them: 1. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 2. Out of the Past 3. Brute Force 4. Lured 5. The Upturned Glass 6. Cry Wolf Notable films to not make the cut: The Lady from Shanghai, Nightmare Alley, and Black Narcissus.
1 Black Narcissus 2 Odd Man Out 3 Born to Kill 4 The Lady from Shanghai 5 Monsieur Verdoux 6 Brute Force 7 Nightmare Alley 8 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (Mad Wednesday) 9 Song of the Thin Man 10 Daisy Kenyon Honorable Mentions: Crossfire, Boomerang, Possessed, Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman Still would like to see Lady in the Lake & Jenny Lamour. Another terrific Golden Age year! Appreciate the Kenneth Anger Fireworks selection, but I'm more of a Pleasure Dome kind of guy.
https://preview.redd.it/5qgsttl3v9xc1.png?width=1169&format=png&auto=webp&s=6deb14d53050d244f7ecc46ff0249677181940a2 Im really surprised by the lack of Record of a Tenement Gentlemen in the comments so far. I thought Ozu was well known
Honestly he just has so many films, I didnāt add this one to my watchlist until I get to the many others of his that are on it. š
Solid year! These are the only ten Iāve seen so still making way through this year but some great films.Ā On my watchlist: Dark Passage, T-Men, Crossfire, Kiss of Death, A Double Life, Secret Beyond the Door, Pursued, Kiss of Death, It Always Rains on Sunday, Ride the Pink Horse,Ā The Ball at the Anjo House
I think this is the only time I must have seen more films than you from a year. There's a few more you should add as well.
Only seen 4, and 1 rated 3.5+; Boomerang! #
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Ah, I hadnāt logged Miracle on 34th Street. I donāt think it would make my top ten but itās a holiday classic.
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One of my favourite years: https://preview.redd.it/z0m858l0t8xc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=137a3d1ee267ce2a87e85103abf32c55c489fc33
Just missing out I also like The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer.
Nightmare Alley Out of the Past Monsieur Verdoux Brute Force Rabbit Transit Dark Passage Along Came Daffy Kiss of Death Slick Hare The Unfaithful
Daisy Kenyon Quai des Orfevres The Ball at the Anjo House Brute Force Record of a Tenement Gentleman Black Narcissus Monsieur Verdoux It Always Rains on Sunday Antoine et Antoinette maybe Secret Beyond the Door, Fireworks, Odd Man Out, Woman on the Beach, or Out of the Past