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HIT THE DEACDE! #7

  • 1930s 17
  • 1940s 18
  • 1950s 42
  • 2023-05-02
  • —2023-05-03
  • 77 votes
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It's that time again, a new month a new HIT THE DEACDE! poll 🕺🏽

Going old old school for this one... 30s, 40s & 50s! Vote ends tomorrow evening, so be quick to get your vote in ✅

P.s. I've got a couple new things coming up, so keep your eyes peeled for that 👀

Comments

Pat Cecil

the 1950's have so many gems that are stone cold classics to this day, 3 of my fave films ever were made then

Despair

The 1950's was a special time period for horror movies that were so bad that they became great.

Elliot Nesterman

The 30s and 40s will give you the chance to watch some of the great screwball comedies. (nudge nudge, wink wink) Of course, the 50s has "Some Like It Hot" as well as among the best films-noir and two of David Lean's greatest movies.

Darrell Palmer

David Lean’s two greatest movies were in the sixties and the best film-noir is “The Maltese Falcon” from the forties. I’m voting for the forties.

Elliot Nesterman

I think I'd put River Kwai over Zhivago, though Malcolm Arnold's music certainly isn't as thrilling as Jarre's brilliant score. The 40s have "His Girl Friday," "The Philadelphia Story," and Lean's "Brief Encounter." I recently watched Brief Encounter for the first time. The combination of Coward's script, Lean's direction, and Celia Johnson's brilliant, understated performance left me breathless by the end.

Darrell Palmer

“Harvey” is probably the best reason to vote for the fifties, but I’m still voting for the forties. If the fifties wins, I hope she watches “Harvey.”

David Schmidt

30's film recommendation - Bringing Up Baby 1938 starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn - Comedy

David Schmidt

40's film recommendation - Arsenic and Old Lace 1944 Another Cary Grant movie with a darkly comedic theme.

Robert Inman

Perhaps a swashbuckler or other such with great stars like Gregory Peck, Katherine Hepburn etc.

Mannygogou

I voted 1930s for some Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers films 😊

Chris Baldwin

I'm a brand new Patron. So, hello everyone! I voted the 30's, only because I would love to see Dawn react to W.C. Fields in the 1934 film "It's a Gift". His quick comeback's and dry humor are classic. Or, the 1941 film "The Bank Dick". I'm just glad to be here.

Mannygogou

That 1930s are so far away it's like watching entertainment from another planet, watching another world through telescopes, pretty cool!

Bartleby

Consider eyes peeled! 👀

Eric Janssen

I tried to find "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break" on US streaming, and...uh-uh. Not sure how the streaming selection is in Scotland, but good question whether It's a Gift or Bank Dick should be anyone's "first" WC Fields.

Mannygogou

Welcome! I remember WC Fields would do juggling tricks with matchboxes, large boxes the size of bricks...

Eric Janssen

(So, do humor-illiterate Millen-Z's think Baby and Arsenic were the "only" two 30's screwball-comedies ever made, or are fangirls just learning to crush on Cary Grant again? There's got to be SOME reason fans never ask for anything else.)

Eric Janssen

30's-40's swashbuckler? Oh, there might be an Errol Flynn or two--Adv. of Robin Hood, Captain Blood....

Chris Baldwin

I guess that would be at the discretion of the viewer. I think "It's a Gift" would be my first choice. Only because it has so many memorable scene's, and showcases Fields talent. I think it would be the inspiration for Dawn to want to see more from him. Perhaps I'm wrong. Wouldn't be the first time Eric.

Chris Baldwin

Thank you! Yes, Mr. McG, Fields came from the day's of Vaudeville and was a great juggler, of many thing's. Like many of the great's. The best known being Abbott and Costello. They were the greatest comedic team ever. Then you had the Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, etc. I think I still have some 8mm short's of A & C, and Fields. Yup, I'm OLD!!

David Schmidt

Perhaps they are very good screwball comedies with wide appeal that still play to modern audiences.

Bartleby

Howdy 👋 If there’s a movie reaction channel out there likely to watch some W.C. Fields, it’s Dawn.

Chris Baldwin

Hello Sam. I watched all the Marx Brother's film's Dawn watched, and that's why I'm here. I'm sure I won't be disappointed. I'm only a Patron to one other reactor, so content is important. And it's not just the old film reaction's, it's also her choice of modern film's. I feel comfortable here already. Everyone has been so nice to me, and it's greatly appreciated. Bless you all!

Bartleby

Suggestion for a classic 1950s movie for a possible 1950s poll. “The Night of the Hunter” (1955)

Retro Maven

Time for Dawn to discover the great Humphrey Bogart, hence my vote is for the 1940s!!

Mr. Writhms

"North By Northwest" (1959)

Joe Lazarus

Hitchcock's "Rear Window" (1954)

Mannygogou

1937 - Shall We Dance - Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers 1941 - Meet John Doe - Gary Cooper, Barbra Stanwyck 1946 - The Big Sleep - Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall 1951 - The Thing From Another World - Howard Hawks type

David Simon

1935 Top Hat Astaire and Rogers 1946 The Best Years of Our Lives Fredrick March and Myrna Loy 1950 All about Eve Bette Davis and Anne Baxter