Gone With the Wind 1939
My favorite movie of all time is Gone With the Wind. Anyone that knows me understands this fact! I love the time period to begin with, love the dresses and the overall feel of the movie. I can't tell you how many times I've watched it...my husband bought me the book years ago and I've read through that at least 5 times. I guess you could say I am a Gone With the Wind nut! I would say one reason it is a classic is because of the sheer magnitude and grandeur it portrays for movies of its time; 1939 was a great year for classics, and one of the biggest years for the start of technicolor being added to movies. I can't imagine GWTW NOT having color...can you imagine not seeing Scarlett's picnic frock with its beautiful green velvet, or Belle's red hair, or Bonnie Blue Butlers blue riding dress? If you've never seen GWTW I suggest you rent the DVD, or wait for it to come out on one of several stations that show it yearly, such as TCM. Look for it to be shown around 4th of July, or around Thanksgiving. A place that I like to go to for classic movie downloads is reelclassics.com. You can download GWTW wallpaper or desktop themes. Stay tuned for more classic movie blogs! GrannyJ
Now, Voyager 1942
Bette Davis is one of the all time superb actresses, in my humble opinion. This movie is one of her best. I was captured from start to finish by her portrayal of a young woman beaten down emotionally by her autocratic mother, but through help of a loving psychiatrist, (Claude Rains), she blossoms into a confident, self-possessed woman. He also persuades her to take a voyage to get to know herself even better-and possibly to distance herself from her overbearing mother! On this voyage, she meets and falls in love with an unhappily married Jerry, (Paul Henreid). Though their romance is doomed, Charlotte finds solace in befriending Jerry's emotionally troubled daughter. This movie is available on DVD through Netflix.com
Laura 1944
Great film noir classic about a dame Laura,(Gene Tierney) who seemingly has everyone under her spell even in her untimely demise...so it seems. Meanwhile, New York City detective Mark McPherson,(Dana Andrews), who gives one of his better performances, gradually is falling in love with Laura and perhaps because of his extra interest in this case realizes that all is not what it appears to be. This movie received four Academy Award nominations and won the Oscar for best cinematography. I love watching this movie on a stormy night...love it!
Strange Cargo 1940
Another one of my favorite actresses is Joan Crawford. Despite all the bad publicity solicited by her adopted daughter, Cristina Crawford in her book "Mommy Dearest", Joan may not have been a role model for mothers, but she was, however, an excellent actress in my opinion. In Strange Cargo she plays Julie, Verne's (Clark Gable),girlfriend. Verne is a fugitive pilot who, with Julie, joins a band of convicts as they escape a penal colony. They are in for some life-changing experiences though when they meet up with a soft-spoken Christ-like fugitive named Cambreau (Ian Hunter). Rated five stars by Granny J!
Where the Red Fern Grows
1974
Great storyline, great setting,(in the Oklahoma Ozarks), but during a very turbulent time in history...the depression. Nothing is taken for granted by Billy and his family; pennies are pinched, food is stretched, and so when Billy wants to purchase some coonhounds to help him with his hunting, he has to work and scrimp for quite some time. When he finally realizes his dream of owning these two wonderful animals he is taken through many life lessons along with them. Most of the story is adventuresome and interesting, but have your box of tissue by you near the end. If your tear ducts have been dry for some time they will be overflowing by the time you finish this movie!
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse-1938
The older I get the more I can appreciate versatile actors...one of those of classic movie past was Edward G. Robinson. This movie with Humphrey Bogart and Claire Trevor is a wonderful canvas of twist and turns, comedy and psychology. In fact psychology is why the brilliant Dr. Clitterhouse, played by Robinson, is what starts this storyline. Obsessed with understanding the criminal mind, Dr. Clitterhouse conducts an experiment by robbing a safe. When he's interrupted by a group of thieves led by Rocks Valentine, (Bogart), he decides he'll infiltrate the gang. Pretty soon though he puts himself in the middle of something he may not be able to get himself out of.
Showboat-1951
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse-1938
The older I get the more I can appreciate versatile actors...one of those of classic movie past was Edward G. Robinson. This movie with Humphrey Bogart and Claire Trevor is a wonderful canvas of twist and turns, comedy and psychology. In fact psychology is why the brilliant Dr. Clitterhouse, played by Robinson, is what starts this storyline. Obsessed with understanding the criminal mind, Dr. Clitterhouse conducts an experiment by robbing a safe. When he's interrupted by a group of thieves led by Rocks Valentine, (Bogart), he decides he'll infiltrate the gang. Pretty soon though he puts himself in the middle of something he may not be able to get himself out of.
Showboat-1951
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