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"Golden Age of Hollywood" Movie Poll!

  • Dial M For Murder (1954) 106
  • Double Indemnity (1944) 64
  • Duck Soup (1933) 40
  • His Girl Friday (1940) 24
  • King Kong (1933) 72
  • The Maltese Falcon (1941) 114
  • Rebel Without A Cause (1955) 44
  • The Searchers (1956) 61
  • A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 38
  • Sunset Boulevard (1950) 62
  • 2023-01-04
  • —2023-01-19
  • 625 votes
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Help pick the "Golden Age of Hollywood" movie we will react to!

Please feel free to suggest other options in the comments for future polls!

*We received a ton suggestions on the last polls, but we are trying to keep the poll sizes more reasonable. We have noted all suggestions for future polls!

Comments

Kurt Yost

I am glad The Maltese Falcon did well. It's a great Noir film, even genre defining, but also a good mystery where the pieces fall into place slowly. So, I think you will enjoy it. It was one of Bogart's favorites. He later said of this film, "It was practically a masterpiece. I don't have many things I'm proud of but that's one."

J.C.

Oh man, I hope Duck Soup get it!

Chris Adams

On The Warerfront is a brilliant movie. It’s one of Marlon Brando’s best.

Paul Cox

These are all good to great (except Duck Soup—Marx Bros do nothing for me), but Sunset Boulevard is next level.

Pixie

Fingers crossed for Maltese Falcon! Such an excellent film

Smooticus

We're missing Casablanca and The Thin Man And many, many others lol

James

Giant

TBR Schmitt

I've seen it, but just asked Daniel, and he hasn't! I'll make sure it's on the list :) -Sam

Robert Sackrider

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Garmonbozia93

Great choices. Here are a few suggestions: -The Apartment (1960)(I'd argue the best romantic comedy) -The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) -White Heat (1949)(a great counterpoint to The Sopranos regarding the relationship between a gangster and his mom;))

Marcus Cato

Three classics I think you'd enjoy: Casablanca The Third Man Touch of Evil

Tostito Buddy

Just voted for Sunset Boulevard for you buddy, since I only recognize like two of these movies.

Paul Cox

lol much appreciated!

Nismo

Ahh Duck Soup, one of the funniest comedies I've seen! 😅

Robert Boyd

All of these movies should be seen at some point. This is such a diverse selection and y’all will get something out of each one, but this time I’ll go with DOUBLE INDEMNITY. Barbara Stanwyck is amazing in this. The novel on which it is based is also phenomenal. One of the great classics.

Paul Cox

I'll happily throw in the third or fourth suggestion for TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948), and add one suggestion for the terrific but underappreciated suspense noir ODD MAN OUT (1947).

Shehab Dawoud

The Public Enemy Casablanca Singing In The Rain On The Waterfront (Brando's first Oscar) The Killing (Kubrick's first big pic) Paths of Glory (Also for future war polls) Vertigo (executive decision to watch it later?) Spartacus (Another Kubrick) Some would say that Citizen Kane is a must but it never really grabbed me personally. Gone With The Wind is also great but just a little bit too long for a reaction vid imo.

Erwin Quiachon

"Citizen Kane" (1941) still gets into the argument of greatest films ever made. It was influential and ahead of its time. Its still required viewing for any film school today.

Tim Raths

Tough to decide because all of these should be watched.

Ken Veader

The Searchers is one of the best westerns of all time

Erwin Quiachon

Outstanding film, along with "Ben Hur" (1959), but both were made in the late 1950's.

Tim Raths

They watched Lawrence of Arabia a few months ago.

Tim Raths

Sam mentioned on here to me one time that her and Dan have seen Casablanca.

Erwin Quiachon

I'd also argue that The Apartment along with "When Harry Met Sally" (1989) are the best romcoms ever.

Paul Cox

Gone With The Wind is hard for me, a lifelong southerner, to sit through. It's not quite the love letter to the Confederacy that, say, Birth Of A Nation is, but it's in the same zip code. Ick.

Erwin Quiachon

I also think that James Dean's performance in Giant was a prototype for Daniel Day Lewis in "There Will Be Blood".

Erwin Quiachon

I just found The Searchers for about $5 on Google. A huge bargain for a film that is still more visually stunning than most movies that have ever been made.

Smooticus

Well, there is that

Tania Valdez

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Cliff Smelley

One of my favorite movies is The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). You should check it out!

Florian Meier

I recommend "Tarantula" from 1955 ... First Movie with Clint Eastwood and "Cat Ballou" from 1965 with Lee Marvin

David Wilkins

For future reference, I consider ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’ to be absolutely essential.

David Lengyel

Am I dreaming or do I see Marx Brothers comedy in the poll? 🤩

Long-time Sci-Fi Enthusiast

I recommend the 1944 film (The Miracle of Morgan`s Creek) starring Eddie Bracken & Betty Hutton. Perhaps the 1949 film (I Was A Male War Bride) starring Cary Grant & Ann Sheridan. Alternatively, the 1942 film (The Major & The Minor) starring Ginger Rogers & Ray Milland. (Anyone who has seen Home A. 2 will recognise Eddie Bracken as the Toy Store owner.) :)

MikeLL

I voted for The Maltese Falcon, Duck Soup, and Dial M for Murder. All very different and all very good. And I usually don't vote for multiple entries in these kinds of polls because it splits, or devalues, your vote, but these were all so good. I could also reccommend two other Cary Grant comedies, Bringing Up Baby (1938) a great screwball comedy, and The Philadelphia Story with Cary Grant (North by Northwest, His Girl Friday), James Stewart (It's A Wonderful Life, Rear Window) and Katherine Hepburn. It's a sophisticated, or drawing room, comedy, a genre they definitely don't make anymore, lol.

MikeLL

I used to call Duck Soup the funniest comedy ever made, but I have slowly come to accept Airplane for that distinction, probably from watching so many reactions to it. Duck Soup is absolutely fantastic, I think the best of the Marx Bros comedies.

David Lengyel

I love all their stuff, it's only a shame it's hard to come by on streaming services with local support as I am living with non-english speaking partner and I'd love her to enjoy these gems too. I never seen me Airplane so thanks for the tip, I'll look for it soon.

Nismo

Another classic comedy series you should watch one day is The Pink Panther Series. Peter Sellers is hilarious in those!

William 1611

"Rebel without a Cause!" You guys have never seen James Dean, who would have been one of the greatest film actors ever, if he hadn't gotten killed after making only three pictures. "The Searchers" is arguably John Wayne's greatest film, and Spielberg has always said that it was one of the inspirations for "Close Encounters." And get this: Natalie Wood, as a teenager, was in both pictures: in fact, she was the female lead in "Rebel." She and James Dean had quite a bit of chemistry.

Philip Davetas

DOUBLE INDEMNITY is great. It was a tough call between that and SUNSET BLVD. But I've always been a fan of GUN CRAZY. There's an incredible oner in there. I like the movies in this poll, but there are so many different genres here. Especially film noir which I think deserves its own poll.

OddThomas

Hitchcock & Grace Kelly, nuff said!

MikeLL

Eddie Bracken is also Roy Walley, owner of Walley's World in National Lampoons Vacation, already seen by Daniel and Sam. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek is fantastic.

MikeLL

I saw Dial M for Murder in 3D in the theater some years ago, so glad I did!

MikeLL

That being Rear Window, Dial M for Murder, and To Catch a Thief (with Cary Grant), the 3 films they made together.

Robert Cintron

Voted for "Duck Soup" cause I want more people to react to that movie. Altough "King Kong" and "The Maltese Falcon" I would also love to see.

Future Boy

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) is one of my favourite 50s films. A great, tense little drama/mystery, with a fantastic cast. It probably deserves more attention.

Robert Cintron

Since I'm at it I would like to recommend "Jason and The Argonauts", 1963 version. I believe it falls under Golden Age of Hollywood and I highlights the talents of Special Effects master Ray Harryhausen. If you're going to watch only one of his films then that's the one I would pick.

Marcus Cato

Always an excellent choice. And I would add another vote for Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

Glass Hat

Hitchcock " To Catch A Thief " Trivia : Cary Grant was an acrobat in the circus before doing films and did almost all his own stunts. Grace Kelly met the Prince of Monaco while on location for this film and they were married 7 months after shooting. She became Princess Grace and retired from film at the age of 26.

Smooticus

My favorite Harryhausen flick!

Glass Hat

Gunga Din too., but Charade known as the best Hitchcock movie Hitchcock never made, with Audrey Hepburn!

Demos Samolis

In all honesty its so much better when you guys just pick the movies yourself based on friends and whats popular among everyone around you. Im sorry but these movie polls are just ridiculous with what everyone chooses and just gets into so many disagreements with whats winning!!

Alex

A Streetcar Named Desire is a great film for men to watch to see how to act around women in general. Specifically where Marlon Brando comes home and finds the woman at home, and he doesn't hesitate to go and do all the things he needs to do when he gets home. Still talking to her, but he doesn't let her affect his routine in any way. Then the scene with the cat. Very powerful. Very iconic scene.

Robert Cintron

"A Night At The Opera" is my favorite Marx Bros movie. "A Day At The Races" is also pretty good.

Robert Smith

Not one of the films I voted for ever came close. So I gave up on this. LOL 😄

ron clint

Just a few suggestions for future "Golden Age"... "Night of the Hunter", Inherit the Wind", "Touch of Evil" , "The Big Sleep", and "Freaks". There are others of course, but this is a good group to consider. THANKS for all the work you put into reactions, and keep up the stellar work

Smooticus

You really need The Thin Man on this list

Matthew loss

I sincerely hope you guys consider the runners up in the polls that got almost much votes as the winners. "Dial M for murder" got over a hundred votes and is great classic. Alson on other polls, "Dark City" which has been on your polls for about a year finally got over a hundred votes. And also Batman with Jack nicholson in it got almost 180 votes in the poll it was in. You do these 3 movies you will make us very happy people.