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My Top Ten Classic Movie Dramas
By an Amazon.com customer
To Kill a Mockingbird (Collector's Edition)To Kill a Mockingbird (Collector's Edition)
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The incomparable Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, the greatest movie hero of all time! Just watch it.
Inherit the WindInherit the Wind
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Spencer Tracy, Gene Kelly (in a dramatic role), this is a fabulous movie about the Scopes monkey trial.
LauraLaura
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Dana Andrews as a hard-boiled cop investigating the murder of beautiful Laura. Great film noir with a very young Vincent Price, Clifton Webb (I will watch him in anything), Judith Anderson (check her out in Rebecca with L. Olivier)
The Best Years of Our LivesThe Best Years of Our Lives
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Post WWII drama, stellar acting, story, even musician Hoagy Charmichael. Check it out...though I do not think any disc is widescreen, unfortunately.
Shadow of a DoubtShadow of a Doubt
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Another great film noir. Check out Joseph Cotten in almost anything but especially "The Magnificent Ambersons," "The Third Man," "Gaslight," and "Since You Went Away."
Lilies of the FieldLilies of the Field
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Good family drama, though it has many amusing moments. Sidney Poitier is superb!
How Green Was My ValleyHow Green Was My Valley
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Great John Ford movie (The Quiet Man is another fav.) I laugh, cry, and always enjoy this classic. For you soap people, check out a young Anna Lee (was Lila on GH).
A Double LifeA Double Life
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Compelling performance from Ronald Coleman, directed by George Cukor (most of his movies are good).
The Women (Keepcase)The Women (Keepcase)
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Another George Cukor film...great cast...jungle red! (Check out Marjorie Main better known from the Ma and Pa Kettle movies, which started with "The Egg and I" with C. Colbert)
Heaven Knows Mr. AllisonHeaven Knows Mr. Allison
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WWII movie with great performances by Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr as a soldier and a nun stranded on an island in the pacific; these two actors have amazing chemistry.