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Ignatius Meany's Must Watch Classic Movies (1920s-1950s) - Page 5

"They don't make them like they used to" as my mother would say. Well, great movies are still made, but in my 20s I decided to watch a few of the classics and I got hooked. These are my favourite classic movies, which I consider spans the four decades of the 1920s to the 1950s. A new, exciting era then began, but these movies are foundational for all true cinephiles.
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
161
87%7.4
The 47 Ronin (1941)
The 47 Ronin (1941)
162
7.3
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
163
95%8.0
Out of the Past (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
164
93%8.0
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
165
100%7.8
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
166
92%7.7
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
167
100%7.9
Jour De Fête (1949)
Jour De Fête (1949)
168
100%7.2
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
169
96%7.7
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
170
100%7.9
Spellbound (1945)
Spellbound (1945)
171
85%7.5
L'atalante (1934)
L'atalante (1934)
172
100%7.8
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
173
100%7.7
The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
174
99%8.1
The Paleface (1948)
The Paleface (1948)
175
100%6.7
Gunga Din (1939)
Gunga Din (1939)
176
92%7.2
The Seventh Seal (1957)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
177
94%8.2
A Star Is Born (1954)
A Star Is Born (1954)
178
98%7.6
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
179
100%7.6
The Rules of the Game (1939)
The Rules of the Game (1939)
180
96%7.9
Gaslight (1944)
Gaslight (1944)
181
88%7.8
Compulsion (1959)
Compulsion (1959)
182
100%7.4
Babes in Arms (1939)
Babes in Arms (1939)
183
90%6.3
To Catch a Thief (1955)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
184
94%7.4
Dark Passage (1947)
Dark Passage (1947)
185
90%7.5
Tokyo Story (1953)
Tokyo Story (1953)
186
100%8.2
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
187
100%8.1
The Bank Dick (1940)
The Bank Dick (1940)
188
100%7.1
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
189
100%7.8
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
190
100%6.9
Sergeant York (1941)
Sergeant York (1941)
191
88%7.7
Written on the Wind (1956)
Written on the Wind (1956)
192
83%7.4
La Strada (1954)
La Strada (1954)
193
97%8.0
Suspicion (1941)
Suspicion (1941)
194
97%7.4
High Sierra (1941)
High Sierra (1941)
195
92%7.5
Northwest Passage (1940)
Northwest Passage (1940)
196
100%7.0
Carmen Jones (1954)
Carmen Jones (1954)
197
77%6.8
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
198
89%7.7
Imitation of Life (1959)
Imitation of Life (1959)
199
81%7.8
White Christmas (1954)
White Christmas (1954)
200
77%7.6
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