Girl -16 boy-13 They don't understand why I enjoy black and white films so much but are willing to give it a chance. Now I have a lot I like but what are some recommendations that would hold their interest? Obviously stuff like Casablanca and Citizen Kane is a classic and I enjoy it very much but I think they would be too young to fully "get it" Some off the top of my head I have in my is the 50's version of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" the 51 version of "Kind Lady","The Woman in the Window", "Talk of the Town" Any recommendations?
Preston Sturges: Sullivans Travels The Lady Eve The Palm Beach Story Crackling scripts, mature stories, and some interesting camera work.
My daughter (11 at the time) really enjoyed Charade and Gambit. She tends to like mystery/heist films with tricky plots, and if your kids do, too, I heartily recommend these! (she liked How To Steal a Million, too; I turned her onto Audrey Hepburn!) EDIT: Oops, I see you are talking specifically about B+W films, not classic films. I'll keep the above anyways. She liked Roman Holiday, too.
I don't know, b&w is a hard sell. I'll admit I instinctively avoid them, and I'm 49. There are good and great ones of course. But at their age, something from the 70's or 80's is an "older movie". Even the 90's. Why are you insistent on converting them to b&w movies even further back? Maybe show them Little Rascals episodes.
Babes in Toyland Theatrical release poster (1934) Directed by Gus Meins Charles Rogers Screenplay by Frank Butler Nick Grinde Based on Babes in Toyland (operetta), book by: Glen MacDonough Anna Alice Chapin Produced by Hal Roach Starring Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Charlotte Henry Cinematography Francis Corby Art Lloyd Edited by Bert Jordan William H. Terhune Music by Victor Herbert Glen MacDonough Harry Jackson Production companies Hal Roach Studios Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributed by Loew's, Inc. Release date November 30, 1934[1] Running time 78 minutes Country United States Language English
you'll need to start them slow, B&W is too old try some early color classics operation petticoat might be a good one for them.
I guess it would depend on what kind of film they like anyway. My older kid (18) loves detective stuff or sci-fi and will focus on the story, regardless wether the movie is B&W or color By the way, he was pretty shaken up when he watched Invasion of the Body Snatchers at 12
Rebel Without A Cause, than work yr way backwards to Elvis in Kid Creole! Just like today, you gotta find something they can relate to. Good looking, rebelling, heart throbs is a safe bet!
That's right I forgot these are for children and how despically evil this movie is. Sorry too late to delete it! Best not watch it then.
I saw Bringing Up Baby on late night TV when I was around the same age as your girlfriend's kids and enjoyed it. For horror, give Mario Bava's Black Sunday a try.
Marx Brothers or The Three Stooges? also - To Kill A Mockingbird, maybe? Some of the early Universal Monsters films?
Village of the Damned U.S. theatrical release poster Directed by Wolf Rilla Screenplay by Stirling Silliphant Wolf Rilla Ronald Kinnoch Based on The Midwich Cuckoos (1957 novel) by John Wyndham Produced by Ronald Kinnoch Starring George Sanders Barbara Shelley Michael Gwynn Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull Edited by Gordon Hales Music by Ron Goodwin Production company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[1] Distributed by Loew's[1] Release date 7 December 1960 (LA & NYC) Running time 77–78 minutes[1] Countries United Kingdom[1] United States[1] Language English Budget $320,000[2] Box office $2,175,000[2]
1936 blockbuster, Rose Marie. San Francisco Original Film Poster Directed by W. S. Van Dyke Written by Robert E. Hopkins Anita Loos Produced by John Emerson Bernard H. Hyman Starring Clark Gable Jeanette MacDonald Spencer Tracy Jack Holt Jessie Ralph Ted Healy Cinematography Oliver T. Marsh Edited by Tom Held Music by Walter Jurmann Bronisław Kaper Edward Ward Production company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributed by Loew's Inc. Release date June 26, 1936 Running time 115 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $1.3 million[1][2] Box office $5.3 million[1] The biggest box office hit of 1936, San Francisco.
Not horror, but some grittier BW films: Psycho, Sunset Blvd, and Touch of Evil, the Night of the Hunter, Cape Fear. Old comedies seem like a tough sell for kids, BW, somehow even more so. Hmmm. Dr. Strangeglove, Hail the Conquering Hero, Bringing Up Baby, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Arsenic and Old Lace, Modern Times. If you want to get really crazy and go full-on silent The Kid.
Try the "Thin Man" series with William Powell and Myrna Loy. They are a little bit mystery, a little drama, and a little comedy. I found that when I watched them again, I picked up more details and more humor.