Agatha Christie's 1945 "And Then There Were None." Read the book and saw the movie. Both very compelling murder mystery yarns.
How about one in b&w with some color? The 1949 version of "The Secret Garden" with Margaret O'Brien and Dean Stockwell is a classic.
"Young Frankenstein"... Have your kids watch the original that it parodies first to get even bigger laughs.
I'll recommend 3 black-and-white movie and 3 color movies: BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING (1965) B&W DEMENTIA 13 (1963) B&W DARK INTRUDER (1965) Only 59 minutes/B&W PIT, The (1981) GATE, The (1987) HALLOWEEN III: Season of the Witch (1983)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Theatrical release poster Directed by Tony Richardson Written by Alan Sillitoe Produced by Tony Richardson Starring Tom Courtenay Michael Redgrave Avis Bunnage James Bolam Alec McCowen Cinematography Walter Lassally Edited by Antony Gibbs Music by John Addison Production companies Woodfall Film Productions Seven Arts Distributed by British Lion Films Release date 21 September 1962[1] Running time 104 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Budget £130,211[2]
This is more along the lines of my thoughts. Kids don't usually go for heavy dramas. WWII movies and old cowboy movies are foreign to them. Good old science fiction classics from the 50's and 60's work well. There are some excellent ones that are in color. Maybe trying these and then moving into B&W films? I was thinking, Forbidden Planet, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Time Machine. Hard to bear H.G. Wells and Jules Verne! Maybe the Wizard of Oz and the original, Planet of the Apes.
The Night Of The Hunter Two kids being chased by a deranged, homicidal Robert Mitchum with Lilian Gish as their motherly protector.
Interesting choice! sorry, but I just had to laugh! I love that movie...I saw it when I was a youngster.
My 14 year old daughter regularly praises the original "House on Hauntel Hill" and "The Night Walker".
the wild one (with brando) on the waterfront streetcar named desire the great dictator modern age the kid (all chaplin)
