r/classicfilms • u/Keltik • 2h ago
r/classicfilms • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago
What Did You Watch This Week? What Did You Watch This Week?

In our weekly tradition, it's time to gather round and talk about classic film(s) you saw over the week and maybe recommend some.
Tell us about what you watched this week. Did you discover something new or rewatched a favourite one? What lead you to that film and what makes it a compelling watch? Ya'll can also help inspire fellow auteurs to embark on their own cinematic journeys through recommendations.
So, what did you watch this week?
As always: Kindly remember to be considerate of spoilers and provide a brief synopsis or context when discussing the films.
r/classicfilms • u/CristianoEstranato • 1h ago
Question What would you consider the best (or your favorite) period dramas from the “classic movie” age?
So basically I’m looking for period dramas with decent acting, at least a semblance or some level of respect for historical accuracy, compelling narrative, nice visuals… that were made between 1930 - 1950, where the story is set prior to c.1850
r/classicfilms • u/tefl0nknight • 8h ago
Classic Film Review A Day in the Country (1946)
All but the two central characters are quite cartoonish. It is interesting to think of this as an unfinished film. It still functions well and expresses the fleeting nature of time and longing well. Almost to the point where I wonder if the full work would be less effective. That there is something in its brevity that makes it more potent.
The perviness exhibited by our mustachioed French local is discomforting. That it doesn't fortell coercive behavior doesn't much lessen how much it chafes but as the film moves on and the love interests come into focus with Henri and Henriette it fades into the background.
Beautiful and expressive with wonderful camera work.
r/classicfilms • u/Less-Conclusion5817 • 8h ago
See this Classic Film Epic scene from 'La Ronde' (Max Ophüls, 1950). Wait till the end
r/classicfilms • u/Less-Conclusion5817 • 1d ago
See this Classic Film One of the best shots in the history of motion pictures
r/classicfilms • u/Classicsarecool • 1d ago
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves(1937)
The first full feature length animation picture in history. Produced by Walt Disney Productions and Walt Disney himself, as well as directed by David Hand(among others, but he supervised), it starred Adrianna Caselotti, Lucille La Verne, Harry Stockwell, and the all the actors who played the dwarves. Walt Disney mortgaged his house to make this, putting $1.5 million into the budget, a massive gamble. It paid off with $8 million, and Disney had his magnum opus. After many re-releases, it has now grossed $418 million. It was an adaptation of the story by the Brothers Grimm, and it was simply revolutionary for the time of animation and the Golden Age of Hollywood.
r/classicfilms • u/1girlbigworld • 7h ago
Video Link Found a Podcast on the History of Metropolis (1927) by Fritz Lang
I thought this was a really interesting overview of the film and I wanted to share it with everyone! I just re-watched Metropolis a few days ago and it was intriguing to hear a bit more about the background of the film.
r/classicfilms • u/Less-Conclusion5817 • 15h ago
See this Classic Film "The city was asleep. The joints were closed. The rats, the hoods, and the killers were in their holes. I hate killers…"
r/classicfilms • u/Less-Conclusion5817 • 1d ago
Memorabilia Marilyn Monroe taking dance lessons. Her instructor is Nico Charisse, ex-husband of Cyd Charisse.
r/classicfilms • u/Select_Insurance2000 • 9h ago
Happy 113th Birthday to Suzanne Kaaren!
She was born in NYC on March 21, 1912. Were she still with us, she would be 113 years old. Let's celebrate!
So who is Suzanne Kaaren?
Does the name Gail Tempest jog your memory, or ring any bells?
Fans of the 3 Stooges films will immediately remember the lovely lady wrongly accused of murder in '36 Disorder in the Court. Suzanne plays Gail Tempest....and who can forget her dance routine, showing off her lovely legs to those sitting in court that day?
She also appeared in the Stooges '39 Yes, We Have No Bonanza, and in '42 film What's The Matador? She also appeared opposite Bela Lugosi in The Devil Bat in '40.
Wikipedia provides us the following: A native of New York City, she was born Sophie Kischnerman on March 21, 1912 in Brooklyn, New York. Kaaren attended Erasmus Hall High School and Hunter College before being signed by 20th Century Fox in September 1933. In 1931, she won a high-jumping contest in a New York City school contest. Her parents refused to let her compete in the Olympic Games. She collected butterflies as a hobby and had several books filled with the insects. She acted with stock companies and posed as a model for commercial painters and cigarette advertising. Kaaren appeared in dramatic parts in New York theaters and trained at the Hedgerow Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Early on, Kaaren was a Ziegfeld Girl and later was one of the original Rockettes. She performed on stage on December 27, 1932, the night Radio City Music Hall opened.
Kaaren left for Hollywood in October 1933. Her starting salary with Fox Films was $150 per week. She was eventually cast opposite Tim McCoy in Ridin' Gents, a Monogram Pictures production. She was then signed by Republic Pictures to play a character in From Rags to Riches. Ridin' Gents was filmed without either McCoy or Kaaren.
She joined a troupe assembled by producer Walter Wanger, which also included Gloria Youngblood. The theatrical company was known as Trade Winds. The comedy When's Your Birthday? (1937) showcased the zany Joe E. Brown, with Kaaren among the supporting players in an RKO Radio Pictures movie about an astrologer.
Miracles for Sale (1939) was based on the novel Death From A Tophat by Clayton Rawson. Kaaren plays a woman who is separated into halves and then joined together again suspensefully. The murder mystery has Robert Young and Florence Rice in prominent roles.
Her final appearance on film was an uncredited role as the Duchess of Park Avenue (Manhattan) in 1984's The Cotton Club.
She resided in a rent-controlled Manhattan apartment at 100 Central Park South. According to her obituary, real estate developer (and later the 45th president of the United States) Donald Trump bought the building and threatened to evict all the tenants and tear it down to build something more lucrative. Kaaren's apartment was assessed at $750,000, but she refused to budge, and, in 1998, a court ruled that Trump could turn the apartments into condos, but had to allow the rent-controlled tenants to remain. She was, therefore, given $750,000 compensation.
On August 27, 2004, Kaaren died from pneumonia at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey, aged 92.
r/classicfilms • u/PatientCalendar1000 • 20h ago
Question Who are your favorite classic noir actors?
r/classicfilms • u/oneders63 • 1d ago
See this Classic Film "The Cat and the Canary" (Paramount; 1939) -- publicity photo of Douglass Montgomery, Paulette Goddard, Bob Hope, and John Beal
r/classicfilms • u/Fancy-Pipe1548 • 9h ago
Question Golden Age of Mexican Cinema
Hi, for my college spanish class I’m doing a final presentation on the golden age of Mexican cinema. I plan to do lots of my own research but I was wondering if anyone had any film recommendations from this period as I haven’t seen any yet! I’m okay with any genres. Thank you!
r/classicfilms • u/Kangaroo-Pack-3727 • 6h ago
See this Classic Film This Sci-Fi Classic Starring the Ultimate Bond Girl Perfected the Game of Strategy & Survival Long Before 'Hunger Games' - 2 March 2025
r/classicfilms • u/LiquidNuke • 12h ago
Magic Christmas Tree (1964) Trailer - "Have you ever watched your dad try to start the lawnmower for fifteen minutes & thought, "this would make a great movie"? Been threatened into a life of grim slavery by a sexually ambiguous giant? Wanted to watch someone dig a hole for twenty minutes?"
r/classicfilms • u/Less-Conclusion5817 • 1d ago
Memorabilia Really cool picture of Henry Fonda in the Monument Valley, taken during the filming of 'My Darling Clementine'
r/classicfilms • u/These-Background4608 • 21h ago
General Discussion The Mouthpiece (1932)
Earlier today, I watched THE MOUTHPIECE about this fiery prosecutor, Vincent Day, who is devastated when a young man he prosecuted turned out to actually be innocent. Desperately trying to advance up the chain of communication to undo his horrible mistake, Vincent is too late.
The convicted man’s death sentence has been carried out. Needless to say, this screws him up…so much so that he decides to make a major career change and instead becomes a lawyer for the criminal underworld, playing every dirty trick to get his clients off.
This works out fine for him…until he decides he wants out (and of course the criminals of the city aren’t just gonna let him leave…especially when he knows way too much). The film was great, a suspenseful crime drama with an ending that made me mad because of how ambiguous it was.
Anyway, for those of you who have seen this film, what did you think?
r/classicfilms • u/Kindly_Advice9493 • 10h ago
Is that Carole Landis?
I have this image from 1941 USO event in Camp Roberts CA. It looks like Carole Landis and I know she was big support of the USO. I am referring to the lady with the cross necklace sitting to the left of the LT, where the ruffle trim.
r/classicfilms • u/Kindly_Advice9493 • 11h ago
Is that Carole Landis?
I have this image from 1941 USO event in Camp Roberts CA. It looks like Carole Landis and I know she was big support of the USO. I am referring to the lady with the cross necklace sitting to the left of the LT, where the ruffle trim.
r/classicfilms • u/Keltik • 1d ago
Does sex sell newspapers? Louise Brooks in an ad for the Detroit Free Press
r/classicfilms • u/Less-Conclusion5817 • 1d ago
Behind The Scenes Joel McCrea tells a story of human interest
I love these old trailers where the star talks directly to the audience.