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Does anybody know any good black and white films, or old movies?

I recently seen a movie with Audrey Hepburn that came out in 1961. I am only 19, and it was the first black, and white movie i saw. I really enjoyed it. Does anyone know any other old movies that i can watch. I am looking for drama, or horror.

Drama: La belle et la bete (1946)
Horror: M (1931)

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12 Responses to “Does anybody know any good black and white films, or old movies?”

  1. One movie, Casablanca.
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  2. Well, if you want horror there is:
    Psycho
    Halloween (not the newer one, the ones from the 80’s)

    That’s all I can think of. I was going to say, if you wanted a funny, mostly cuss free old movie you could watch:
    Sandlot
    The Little Giants

    But I dunno :/
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  3. ExtremelyConfused on February 28th, 2010 at 12:56 am

    Godzilla
    Dracula
    Terribly over-acted but great in their own right.
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  4. Horror – check out Un Chien Andalou. It’s a 16 minute film by Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali made in the 1920s. The effects, especially for the time, are impressive and even now there’s one particular scene with an eyeball that will make you cringe.
    Drama/Horror (a little of both) – ‘Rope’ by Alfred Hitchcock or just about anything by Hitchcock for that matter.
    All Quiet On The Western Front is war themed but could fit in the drama category and is amazing

    Hope this gets you started
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  5. I would recommend most of the classic Universal Monsters movies, especially; The Invisible Man, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Mummy and The Wolf Man. Not to forget the timeless classics Casablanca and Citizen Kane. Maybe a little bit of George Romero’s The Night of the Living Dead from 1968?
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  6. Nosferatu, Safety Last
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  7. Schindler’s List is a really good drama. It’s very long but worth it.
    Sin City is a good action flick that’s film noir.
    To Kill a Mockingbird B/W not the color version.
    The Day the Earth Stood Still (the original one)
    Then there’s the old silent films that are B/W, but literally with no sound, sometimes a new soundtrack to it though…
    Haxxan: Witches through the ages
    Faust
    Nosferatu

    If you’re into foreign films, try some Akira Kurusawa’s samurai movies that are B&W and also long movies like Schindler’s List…
    Seven Samurai
    Sanjuro
    Ran
    Hidden Fortress
    Yojimbo
    Throne of Blood
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  8. watch some ed wood movies if u can find them. i would recommend glen or glenda. that is if u like strange movies and raging bull was good but that isn’t a old old movie it was just shot in black and white.
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  9. North by northwest.
    Top Hat
    Philadelphia Story
    Night at The Oprah
    Double Indemnity

    These are all great movies that ive loved!
    Hope i helped!
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  10. DOA, the old one
    Roman Holiday
    Marty
    The Thing From Another World
    Sunset Boulevard
    Gaslight
    Lost Weekend
    The Days of Wine and Roses
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  11. Drama: Casablanca, To Kill a Mockingbird, Roman Holiday (Probably Audrey Hepburn’s best film, a comedy/drama) 12 Angry Men, Sunset Blvd

    Horror: Psycho (1960), Bride of Frankenstein, King Kong (1933), The Old Dark House (1932)
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  12. Drama: La belle et la bete (1946)
    Horror: M (1931)
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