#1. STAGECOACH (1939)… the genesis of the “modern” western…JOHN FORD…MOUNUMENT VALLEY…great story…great action…JOHN WAYNE solid as “the ringo kid”..with a script by DUDLEY NICHOLS..
#2. MANHATTAN MELODRAMA (1934)… directed by W.S. van Dyke…aka “woody”..or “one-shot”…good story and acting trio of GABLE, LOY & W. POWELL…film made famous by the infamous JOHN DILLINGER!!!
#3. THE CAINE MUTINY (1954)… an under-rated masterpiece…my favorite BOGIE flick of the 50s…directed by EDWARD DMYTRYK during the HUAC disaster…from the Pulitzer prize winning novel of HERMAN WOUK…top notch supporting cast..
#4. A RAISIN IN THE SUN (1961)… wonderful slice of life story…all black cast featuring SIDNEY POITIER, RUBY DEE, IVAN DIXON and a young LOUIS GOSSETT…
#5. THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)… only LUBITSCH could have pulled this one off…scripted by the famous SAMSON RAPHAELSON from the play PARFUMERIE..and you will believe JIMMY STEWART as a denizen of BUDAPEST…really…
#6. THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (1952)… supposedly based on the life of DAVID O. SELZNICK…wonderful cast…story …dialogue..characters…even LANA TURNER is good…
#7. TOP HAT (1935)… my favorite ASTAIRE/ROGERS pairing…great dance numbers and a ton of IRVING BERLIN songs…from under-rated director MARK SANDRICH…
#8. REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940)…from director MITCHELL LEISEN…script by PRESTON STURGES. .a good movie made interesting by the pre DOUBLE INDEMNITY pairing of MacMurray and Stanwyck…
#9. KING SOLOMON’S MINES (1950)…. get this…a remake better than the original…good acting by STEWART GRANGER…from the over the top novel by H. RIDER HAGGARD…plus it has DEBORAH KERR…
#10. THE RED BALLOON (1956)… famous whimsical French short film..one of a kind!!!!!