"Golden Age of Hollywood" Movie Poll!
Added 2023-01-04 04:13:43 +0000 UTCHelp pick the "Golden Age of Hollywood" movie we will react to!
Please feel free to suggest other options in the comments for future polls!
*We received a ton suggestions on the last polls, but we are trying to keep the poll sizes more reasonable. We have noted all suggestions for future polls!
Comments
I am glad The Maltese Falcon did well. It's a great Noir film, even genre defining, but also a good mystery where the pieces fall into place slowly. So, I think you will enjoy it. It was one of Bogart's favorites. He later said of this film, "It was practically a masterpiece. I don't have many things I'm proud of but that's one."
Kurt Yost
2023-01-20 07:23:24 +0000 UTCI sincerely hope you guys consider the runners up in the polls that got almost much votes as the winners. "Dial M for murder" got over a hundred votes and is great classic. Alson on other polls, "Dark City" which has been on your polls for about a year finally got over a hundred votes. And also Batman with Jack nicholson in it got almost 180 votes in the poll it was in. You do these 3 movies you will make us very happy people.
MCL-1984
2023-01-19 00:32:32 +0000 UTCYou really need The Thin Man on this list
Smooticus
2023-01-16 18:44:05 +0000 UTCJust a few suggestions for future "Golden Age"... "Night of the Hunter", Inherit the Wind", "Touch of Evil" , "The Big Sleep", and "Freaks". There are others of course, but this is a good group to consider. THANKS for all the work you put into reactions, and keep up the stellar work
ron clint
2023-01-15 15:46:09 +0000 UTCNot one of the films I voted for ever came close. So I gave up on this. LOL 😄
Robert Smith
2023-01-11 18:57:25 +0000 UTC"A Night At The Opera" is my favorite Marx Bros movie. "A Day At The Races" is also pretty good.
Robert Cintron
2023-01-07 03:35:58 +0000 UTCA Streetcar Named Desire is a great film for men to watch to see how to act around women in general. Specifically where Marlon Brando comes home and finds the woman at home, and he doesn't hesitate to go and do all the things he needs to do when he gets home. Still talking to her, but he doesn't let her affect his routine in any way. Then the scene with the cat. Very powerful. Very iconic scene.
Alex
2023-01-07 00:02:57 +0000 UTCIn all honesty its so much better when you guys just pick the movies yourself based on friends and whats popular among everyone around you. Im sorry but these movie polls are just ridiculous with what everyone chooses and just gets into so many disagreements with whats winning!!
Demos Samolis
2023-01-06 23:52:25 +0000 UTCGunga Din too., but Charade known as the best Hitchcock movie Hitchcock never made, with Audrey Hepburn!
Glass Hat
2023-01-06 16:15:37 +0000 UTCYou could just do a Cary Grant list - Philadelphia Story, Bringing Up Baby, Charade, Arsenic and Old Lace (they've already seen North By Northwest)
Neal Romanek
2023-01-06 09:25:10 +0000 UTCDuck Soup, then Night At The Opera, then Horse Feathers - everyone needs o be seeing the Marx Bros.
Neal Romanek
2023-01-06 09:19:04 +0000 UTCMy favorite Harryhausen flick!
Smooticus
2023-01-05 20:24:37 +0000 UTCHitchcock " To Catch A Thief " Trivia : Cary Grant was an acrobat in the circus before doing films and did almost all his own stunts. Grace Kelly met the Prince of Monaco while on location for this film and they were married 7 months after shooting. She became Princess Grace and retired from film at the age of 26.
Glass Hat
2023-01-05 07:59:21 +0000 UTCAlways an excellent choice. And I would add another vote for Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
Marcus Cato
2023-01-05 02:25:23 +0000 UTCSince I'm at it I would like to recommend "Jason and The Argonauts", 1963 version. I believe it falls under Golden Age of Hollywood and I highlights the talents of Special Effects master Ray Harryhausen. If you're going to watch only one of his films then that's the one I would pick.
Robert Cintron
2023-01-04 23:39:12 +0000 UTCBad Day at Black Rock (1955) is one of my favourite 50s films. A great, tense little drama/mystery, with a fantastic cast. It probably deserves more attention.
Future Boy
2023-01-04 23:25:38 +0000 UTCVoted for "Duck Soup" cause I want more people to react to that movie. Altough "King Kong" and "The Maltese Falcon" I would also love to see.
Robert Cintron
2023-01-04 23:22:37 +0000 UTCThat being Rear Window, Dial M for Murder, and To Catch a Thief (with Cary Grant), the 3 films they made together.
Mike LL
2023-01-04 22:37:04 +0000 UTCI saw Dial M for Murder in 3D in the theater some years ago, so glad I did!
Mike LL
2023-01-04 22:34:22 +0000 UTCEddie Bracken is also Roy Walley, owner of Walley's World in National Lampoons Vacation, already seen by Daniel and Sam. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek is fantastic.
Mike LL
2023-01-04 22:31:08 +0000 UTCHitchcock & Grace Kelly, nuff said!
Odd Thomas
2023-01-04 18:01:39 +0000 UTCDOUBLE INDEMNITY is great. It was a tough call between that and SUNSET BLVD. But I've always been a fan of GUN CRAZY. There's an incredible oner in there. I like the movies in this poll, but there are so many different genres here. Especially film noir which I think deserves its own poll.
Philip Davetas
2023-01-04 17:07:11 +0000 UTC"Rebel without a Cause!" You guys have never seen James Dean, who would have been one of the greatest film actors ever, if he hadn't gotten killed after making only three pictures. "The Searchers" is arguably John Wayne's greatest film, and Spielberg has always said that it was one of the inspirations for "Close Encounters." And get this: Natalie Wood, as a teenager, was in both pictures: in fact, she was the female lead in "Rebel." She and James Dean had quite a bit of chemistry.
William 1611
2023-01-04 15:22:04 +0000 UTCAnd a good follow-up to The Maltese Falcon. After writing Maltese Falcon, John Huston decided he had to be a director too if he wanted his stories to come out right.
Neal Romanek
2023-01-04 14:40:58 +0000 UTCWith Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Ronald Colman AND David Niven - the ultimate suave cast.
Neal Romanek
2023-01-04 14:40:02 +0000 UTCJust saw in the thread that you've already seen Casablanca, but someone mentioned The Third Man - that's definitely another must see.
Neal Romanek
2023-01-04 14:19:59 +0000 UTCI've gone with Double Indemnity, because I know that's one you'll love. But they're all dynamite. Absolutely need to add to the list: Casablanca, Citizen Kane and The Philadelphia Story. For a Hitchock movie from this era, I would go with Strangers On A Train or Shadow Of A Doubt instead of Dial M For Murder (Fun Fact: Dial M was originally shot in 3D)
Neal Romanek
2023-01-04 14:17:51 +0000 UTCAnother classic comedy series you should watch one day is The Pink Panther Series. Peter Sellers is hilarious in those!
Nismo
2023-01-04 12:27:39 +0000 UTCI love all their stuff, it's only a shame it's hard to come by on streaming services with local support as I am living with non-english speaking partner and I'd love her to enjoy these gems too. I never seen me Airplane so thanks for the tip, I'll look for it soon.
David Lengyel
2023-01-04 11:26:35 +0000 UTCI used to call Duck Soup the funniest comedy ever made, but I have slowly come to accept Airplane for that distinction, probably from watching so many reactions to it. Duck Soup is absolutely fantastic, I think the best of the Marx Bros comedies.
Mike LL
2023-01-04 11:18:57 +0000 UTCI voted for The Maltese Falcon, Duck Soup, and Dial M for Murder. All very different and all very good. And I usually don't vote for multiple entries in these kinds of polls because it splits, or devalues, your vote, but these were all so good. I could also reccommend two other Cary Grant comedies, Bringing Up Baby (1938) a great screwball comedy, and The Philadelphia Story with Cary Grant (North by Northwest, His Girl Friday), James Stewart (It's A Wonderful Life, Rear Window) and Katherine Hepburn. It's a sophisticated, or drawing room, comedy, a genre they definitely don't make anymore, lol.
Mike LL
2023-01-04 11:17:01 +0000 UTCI recommend the 1944 film (The Miracle of Morgan`s Creek) starring Eddie Bracken & Betty Hutton. Perhaps the 1949 film (I Was A Male War Bride) starring Cary Grant & Ann Sheridan. Alternatively, the 1942 film (The Major & The Minor) starring Ginger Rogers & Ray Milland. (Anyone who has seen Home A. 2 will recognise Eddie Bracken as the Toy Store owner.) :)
Long-time Sci-Fi Enthusiast
2023-01-04 11:01:55 +0000 UTCAm I dreaming or do I see Marx Brothers comedy in the poll? 🤩
David Lengyel
2023-01-04 07:07:40 +0000 UTCFor future reference, I consider ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’ to be absolutely essential.
David Wilkins
2023-01-04 06:39:22 +0000 UTCI recommend "Tarantula" from 1955 ... First Movie with Clint Eastwood and "Cat Ballou" from 1965 with Lee Marvin
Florian Meier
2023-01-04 06:37:27 +0000 UTCOne of my favorite movies is The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). You should check it out!
Cliff Smelley
2023-01-04 05:53:48 +0000 UTCThe Night of the Hunter (1955)
Tania Valdez
2023-01-04 05:50:46 +0000 UTCWell, there is that
Smooticus
2023-01-04 05:31:51 +0000 UTCI just found The Searchers for about $5 on Google. A huge bargain for a film that is still more visually stunning than most movies that have ever been made.
Erwin Quiachon
2023-01-04 05:20:36 +0000 UTCI also think that James Dean's performance in Giant was a prototype for Daniel Day Lewis in "There Will Be Blood".
Erwin Quiachon
2023-01-04 05:16:22 +0000 UTCGone With The Wind is hard for me, a lifelong southerner, to sit through. It's not quite the love letter to the Confederacy that, say, Birth Of A Nation is, but it's in the same zip code. Ick.
Paul Cox
2023-01-04 05:13:28 +0000 UTCI'd also argue that The Apartment along with "When Harry Met Sally" (1989) are the best romcoms ever.
Erwin Quiachon
2023-01-04 05:04:53 +0000 UTCSam mentioned on here to me one time that her and Dan have seen Casablanca.
Tim Raths
2023-01-04 05:03:42 +0000 UTCForgot about that. Thanks!
Shehab Dawoud
2023-01-04 05:03:41 +0000 UTCThey watched Lawrence of Arabia a few months ago.
Tim Raths
2023-01-04 05:02:22 +0000 UTCOutstanding film, along with "Ben Hur" (1959), but both were made in the late 1950's.
Erwin Quiachon
2023-01-04 05:01:56 +0000 UTCThe Searchers is one of the best westerns of all time
Ken Veader
2023-01-04 05:01:28 +0000 UTCTough to decide because all of these should be watched.
Tim Raths
2023-01-04 05:01:00 +0000 UTCCitizen Kane?
Erwin Quiachon
2023-01-04 05:00:31 +0000 UTC"Citizen Kane" (1941) still gets into the argument of greatest films ever made. It was influential and ahead of its time. Its still required viewing for any film school today.
Erwin Quiachon
2023-01-04 05:00:03 +0000 UTCThe Public Enemy Casablanca Singing In The Rain On The Waterfront (Brando's first Oscar) The Killing (Kubrick's first big pic) Paths of Glory (Also for future war polls) Vertigo (executive decision to watch it later?) Spartacus (Another Kubrick) Some would say that Citizen Kane is a must but it never really grabbed me personally. Gone With The Wind is also great but just a little bit too long for a reaction vid imo.
Shehab Dawoud
2023-01-04 04:57:06 +0000 UTCI'll happily throw in the third or fourth suggestion for TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948), and add one suggestion for the terrific but underappreciated suspense noir ODD MAN OUT (1947).
Paul Cox
2023-01-04 04:35:49 +0000 UTCAll of these movies should be seen at some point. This is such a diverse selection and y’all will get something out of each one, but this time I’ll go with DOUBLE INDEMNITY. Barbara Stanwyck is amazing in this. The novel on which it is based is also phenomenal. One of the great classics.
Robert Boyd
2023-01-04 04:34:55 +0000 UTCAhh Duck Soup, one of the funniest comedies I've seen! 😅
Nismo
2023-01-04 04:29:33 +0000 UTClol much appreciated!
Paul Cox
2023-01-04 04:28:15 +0000 UTCJust voted for Sunset Boulevard for you buddy, since I only recognize like two of these movies.
Tostito Buddy
2023-01-04 04:27:39 +0000 UTCThree classics I think you'd enjoy: Casablanca The Third Man Touch of Evil
Marcus Cato
2023-01-04 04:25:58 +0000 UTCKing Kong!!!!!!!!!!!
Wayne Delaune (cardaderdention)
2023-01-04 04:25:05 +0000 UTCThere's some superb choices here. Another noir film that would be fitting for a future poll: Sweet Smell of Success.
Brandon Royce
2023-01-04 04:24:49 +0000 UTCGreat choices. Here are a few suggestions: -The Apartment (1960)(I'd argue the best romantic comedy) -The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) -White Heat (1949)(a great counterpoint to The Sopranos regarding the relationship between a gangster and his mom;))
Garmonbozia93
2023-01-04 04:21:45 +0000 UTCThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Robert Sackrider
2023-01-04 04:20:05 +0000 UTCI've seen it, but just asked Daniel, and he hasn't! I'll make sure it's on the list :) -Sam
TBR Schmitt
2023-01-04 04:19:56 +0000 UTCGiant
James
2023-01-04 04:18:59 +0000 UTCWe're missing Casablanca and The Thin Man And many, many others lol
Smooticus
2023-01-04 04:18:28 +0000 UTCFingers crossed for Maltese Falcon! Such an excellent film
Pixie
2023-01-04 04:17:13 +0000 UTCThese are all good to great (except Duck Soup—Marx Bros do nothing for me), but Sunset Boulevard is next level.
Paul Cox
2023-01-04 04:16:15 +0000 UTCOn The Warerfront is a brilliant movie. It’s one of Marlon Brando’s best.
Chris Adams
2023-01-04 04:15:37 +0000 UTCOh man, I hope Duck Soup get it!
J.C.
2023-01-04 04:15:28 +0000 UTC
