Best Classic Films 1900-1940 the by.

My favorite film of all time, since I was 14 years old, is Sergeant York (1941). My second favorite movie of all time is My Man Godfrey (1936) since I was about 16 years old. And my 3rd favorite movie of all time is Captain Blood (1935) since I was 22. I am 35 by the by.

Not really into silent fims but I do like The Kid (1921), and Daddy Long Legs (I forget the year, I think 1919).

Yours?

-Nam

Favourite silent would have to be "Orphans of the Storm" - Lillian Gish being tossed around by the French Revolution - but I'll also admit I've only seen a few dozen, so there might be many wonderful ones I never saw.

And all time fav? Can't pick one, but if you held a knife to my throat, I might gasp out "Casablanca".

Casablanca had great music, and a great screenplay but, in my opinion, the story itself was just just average. Though such an opinion could be based on the plethora of films since that mimicked it consistently.

The one film I want to see but as yet have seen is The Jazz Singer. Also concerning Silent Films: if it's comedy, it usually keeps my attention but Drama mainly puts me to sleep. There are exceptions like The Eagle (1925). That was pretty good.

-Nam

Fritz Lang - Metropolis (1927)

Casablanca is unbeatable. Sorry, Nam, but you have clearly been corrupted by (as you say) all the mimics out there.

I love the music, and the lines are all mainly quotable but the story itself just seems average to me. I am not saying it's a bad movie, it isn't. I just feel it's not great. I am sure, for those who have seen them, one could have the same opinion of those I list in my OP.

-Nam

The 1940 film "Gaslight" starring Anton Walbrook, or any of his films really.

I have seen the films in your OP.

Other films on my "old" list would have to be:

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Gone With the Wind
Wizard of Oz
Citizen Cain
Casablanca
Arsenic and Old Lace
Passport To Pimlico
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

I could go on...

I like that "Gaslight" better than the Ingrid Bergman/Charles Boyer one, too. Anton Walbrook really caught my attention in "The Life and Times of Colonel Blimp", which is a fabulous movie.

An older movie that I'd really like to see properly is "The Proud Valley", with Paul Robeson. Someone here recommended it, and I tried to find a copy, but could only get portions of it on youtube. I was really impressed by what I saw, though.

I like a lot of the old classic movies, but if we're talking about silent films, Nosferatu is my absolute fav. Kind of cheesy, but still extremely creepy and downright scary.

It was the music used in Nosferatu that made the film for me. Eerie!

I agree with zippolover regarding Arsenic and Old Lace, a brilliant film.

I would recommend you see The Jazz Singer Nammage but only because of its historical significance in the film world; I can only describe the 1927 film as something that I had to endure.