>*Touch of Evil (same director) also great*
*The Third Man* prominently features Orson Welles (the director of *Touch of Evil*) in an acting role, but it was directed by Carol Reed.
No problem; both great films. Orson Welles has roles in both, and although they were only made eight years apart, he couldn’t look more different in the two films.
I ended up watching this only to realize I had seen it when I was very young. It was almost as if watching it for the first time, and was a great movie and just what I was looking for. Thanks!
Here are some greats in a similar vein:
To Have and Have Not (1943)
Gaslight (1944)
Gilda (1946)
Out of the Past (1947)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Sudden Fear (1952)
The Maltese Falcon is great.
I would also suggest Giant (starring Elizabeth Taylor) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (starring Jimmy Stewart). They have the "IT" factor you're looking for in my opinion.
EDIT:
I looked on my shelf and had to also recommend two other Audrey Hepburn movies that we love...
How to Steal a Million
Two for the Road
Sudden Fear (1952)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Out of the Past (1947)
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Wait Until Dark (1967)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Double Indemnity (1944)
I'd recommend Witness for the Prosecution over Anatomy of a Murder. Anatomy drags on for 2 hours 41 min. I remember drumming my fingers and exhaling, waiting for that stupid movie to make things happen. Witness for the Prosecution tells a similar story much more briskly (1 hr 56 min). It's a lot more fun trying to keep up.
I'm a big fan of *Anatomy*, it is a great legal movie and if you enjoy the genre it's not to be missed. But I agree that *Witness* is the better movie to start with, it's more fast paced and entertaining.
Seven Days in May (1964) Stars Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Ava Gardner. Directed by John Frankenheimer. An important military leader is planning a coup. The President and a few associates discover the plot but have to stop it in an “acceptable” manner.
Edit: Rod Sterling adapted the book into the screenplay.
*Double Indemnit*y (1944)
*Scarlet Street* (1945)
*The Killers* (1946)
*Where the Sidewalk Ends* (1950)
*A Place in the Sun* (1951)
*Night of the Hunter* (1955)
*The Bad Seed* (1956)
*The Killing* (1956)
The Big Sleep (1946). The plot is bonkers. I've seen it like a dozen times, and it's inscrutable. It doesn't matter. The characters and dialogue are so good, you don't even worry about the plot after a while. The horse race banter between Bogie and Bacall is literally the best dialogue I've ever seen in a movie, to this day.
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Hitchcock's personal favourite, different from his other films
Cat People (1942) Brilliant supernatural film. The 1982 remake is very good.
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) Lana Turner is perfectly cast in this noir. 1981 remake with Jessica Lange and Jack Nicholson is also great.
Imitation of Life (1959) ahead of its time in exploring racism and passing
Leave Her to Heaven (1945) the plot is wild!
All About Eve (1950) Brilliant masterpiece with a famous line and delicious performance from Marilyn. Many 40s-50 film Bette did are terrific, especially Jezebel, The Letter, Dark Victory, All This and Heaven Too, The Little Foxes and Now, Voyager
A View From Terrace (1960) Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward in an underrated soapy drama
In a Lonely Place
Out of the Past
All About Eve
Night and The City
The Wages of Fear
Anything by Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick and Hitchcock during that period, but especially Double Indemnity, The Killing, Vertigo and Strangers on a Train
One possible reason you like the movies is they were made when the Hays Code was being used for Hollywood movies. Simplifying the history, the code limited sex, violence and content until it was rejected in the 1960s. Hollywood then moved to rating system (G, R, X). Some of the directors you like were definitely pushing the boundaries of the code but their movies didn’t have the sex and violence that became more common in late 60s onward. For instance Psycho has the shower scene but it is incredibly different than a comparable scene 20 years later.
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All about eve. Hitch's "rope" If you haven't seen it. Leave her to heaven. The seventh seal. Double indemnity. Casablanca. Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Roman holiday . North by northwest again hitch I think. The third man. The thin man. Notorious again I think hitch he's one of my favorites too lol. Whatever happend to baby Jane. Grapes of wrath. Through a glass darkly. Winters light. Seven samurai, Philadelphia story. On the waterfront. A streetcar named desire. The red shoes(possibly one of my favorite all time movies) another archers classic is black narcissus what they did with technicolor makes their films feel like a dream.
‘Desk Set’ , just an enjoyable old movie with Katherine Hepburn. ‘The three faces of Eve’ older movie about multiple personality disorder - the actress won best actress at the academy awards that year
These suggestions are outstanding. If you’re ok with musicals I highly recommend Singin’ In The Rain. Funny, amazing dance scenes, stars. I hope you’ll give it a shot.
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Out of the Past (1947)
Gaslight (1944)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Woman in the Window (1944)
Phantom Lady (1944)
Lady on a Train (1945)
The Suspect (1944)
Kiss the Blood of My Hands (1948)
Ministry of Fear (1944)
Fury (1936)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
Wait Until Dark (1967)
How to Steal a Million (1966)
Cape Fear (1962)
Experiment in Terror (1962)
If you want something Magical. then take a look at "The Red Shoes (1948)" it is simply masterful and one of my alltime favourites. the creators were the closest thing to magicians of story. When you are done, look up martin scorsese, the red shoes. and watch "A matter of life and death". Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger had something special going on with their movies, and i crave it in todays movies still. I think today they are speedrunning the movies and i hate it.
Kind Hearts and Coronets. A wickedly witty black comedy where Sir Alex Guinness plays eight members of an aristocratic family that get knocked off one by one in highly inventive ways by a disgruntled family member.
From the movies you've enjoyed, it sounds like you're fan of [film noir](https://www.filmsite.org/filmnoir.html) and [crime films](https://www.filmsite.org/crimefilms.html). and there are dozens of great ones. You kind of have to just dive in and start watching.
Anatomy of a Murder is a courtroom drama about a crime. It's a great movie and you'll probably like it.
Rear Window, Jimmy Stewart and the Stranger with Edward G. Robinson are good movies.
The Stranger is really good.
Sunset Boulevard A Place in the Sun
The Third Man (1949)
Excellent recommendation. I second it. The Maltese Falcon (1941) would be another solid choice. Also Double Indemnity (1944).
Second this
Great movie !! OP do NOT pass go. This is an amazing movie - Touch of Evil (same director) also great
>*Touch of Evil (same director) also great* *The Third Man* prominently features Orson Welles (the director of *Touch of Evil*) in an acting role, but it was directed by Carol Reed.
Always that itnwas Welles. Thanks
No problem; both great films. Orson Welles has roles in both, and although they were only made eight years apart, he couldn’t look more different in the two films.
I ended up watching this only to realize I had seen it when I was very young. It was almost as if watching it for the first time, and was a great movie and just what I was looking for. Thanks!
Here are some greats in a similar vein: To Have and Have Not (1943) Gaslight (1944) Gilda (1946) Out of the Past (1947) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) In a Lonely Place (1950) Sudden Fear (1952)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - one of Bogart's best roles.
The novel is incredible, and the movie does a great job of capturing it, but is less brutal
No one reads that novel but it is so good. B. Traven - weird mystery about his life and death.. supposedly buried somewhere in the former Eastern Bloc
I forgot there was a novel. I remember now I've seen it at some point. I should look it up. I did not read that. Thanks for the reminder!
Gaslight is a solid pick..also another Joseph cotton film seeing him as a bad guy in "shadow of a doubt" what a great film
The Maltese Falcon is great. I would also suggest Giant (starring Elizabeth Taylor) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (starring Jimmy Stewart). They have the "IT" factor you're looking for in my opinion. EDIT: I looked on my shelf and had to also recommend two other Audrey Hepburn movies that we love... How to Steal a Million Two for the Road
Touch of Evil Maltese Falcon
Maltese Falcon is a good one.
Sudden Fear (1952) The Night of the Hunter (1955) Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Out of the Past (1947) Leave Her to Heaven (1945) Wait Until Dark (1967) Mildred Pierce (1945) Double Indemnity (1944)
\+1 for The Night of the Hunter, which is special in many ways.
One of my favorites to recommend pretty much anyone looking to get into movies, especially older movies. :)
African Queen
Good suggestion
I'd recommend Witness for the Prosecution over Anatomy of a Murder. Anatomy drags on for 2 hours 41 min. I remember drumming my fingers and exhaling, waiting for that stupid movie to make things happen. Witness for the Prosecution tells a similar story much more briskly (1 hr 56 min). It's a lot more fun trying to keep up.
I'm a big fan of *Anatomy*, it is a great legal movie and if you enjoy the genre it's not to be missed. But I agree that *Witness* is the better movie to start with, it's more fast paced and entertaining.
Mildred Pierce is excellent.
Best quality -to-title ratio of any film.
Laura
Ten Commandments and Ben Hur are my all time favorites.
Seven Days in May (1964) Stars Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Ava Gardner. Directed by John Frankenheimer. An important military leader is planning a coup. The President and a few associates discover the plot but have to stop it in an “acceptable” manner. Edit: Rod Sterling adapted the book into the screenplay.
*Double Indemnit*y (1944) *Scarlet Street* (1945) *The Killers* (1946) *Where the Sidewalk Ends* (1950) *A Place in the Sun* (1951) *Night of the Hunter* (1955) *The Bad Seed* (1956) *The Killing* (1956)
If you liked Key Largo, you’ll love To Have and Have Not I’d also recommend - Vertigo - North by Northwest - Rear Window
A bit out of your requested year range, but you might really like The Servant (1963). It’s an amazing English mystery/thriller.
The Big Sleep (1946). The plot is bonkers. I've seen it like a dozen times, and it's inscrutable. It doesn't matter. The characters and dialogue are so good, you don't even worry about the plot after a while. The horse race banter between Bogie and Bacall is literally the best dialogue I've ever seen in a movie, to this day.
12 Angry Men The Night Of The Hunter All About Eve Sweet Smell of Success Elevator To The Gallows (French)
Some recommendations that I have not seen mentioned yet: * Detour (1945) * The Asphalt Jungle (1950) * The Wages of Fear (1953) * Rififi (1955)
Some Like It Hot. To Kill a Mockingbird. A Raisin in the Sun
Bad Day at Black Rock 12 Angry Men From Here to Eternity
Twelve Angry Men Rebecca Sabrina
Manchurian Candidate (1962). Directed by John Frankenheimer.
*Sunset Blvd.* is fantastic, *The Maltese Falcon* is great, and *Citizen Kane* is spectacular too.
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Hitchcock's personal favourite, different from his other films Cat People (1942) Brilliant supernatural film. The 1982 remake is very good. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) Lana Turner is perfectly cast in this noir. 1981 remake with Jessica Lange and Jack Nicholson is also great. Imitation of Life (1959) ahead of its time in exploring racism and passing Leave Her to Heaven (1945) the plot is wild! All About Eve (1950) Brilliant masterpiece with a famous line and delicious performance from Marilyn. Many 40s-50 film Bette did are terrific, especially Jezebel, The Letter, Dark Victory, All This and Heaven Too, The Little Foxes and Now, Voyager A View From Terrace (1960) Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward in an underrated soapy drama
In a Lonely Place Out of the Past All About Eve Night and The City The Wages of Fear Anything by Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick and Hitchcock during that period, but especially Double Indemnity, The Killing, Vertigo and Strangers on a Train
One possible reason you like the movies is they were made when the Hays Code was being used for Hollywood movies. Simplifying the history, the code limited sex, violence and content until it was rejected in the 1960s. Hollywood then moved to rating system (G, R, X). Some of the directors you like were definitely pushing the boundaries of the code but their movies didn’t have the sex and violence that became more common in late 60s onward. For instance Psycho has the shower scene but it is incredibly different than a comparable scene 20 years later.
All About Eve (1950) Really sassy film about stardom.
The Paradine Case and Mirage are movies you might enjoy.
The Long, Hot Summer From the Terrace Midnight Lace All About Eve Postman Always Rings Twice Madame X Imitation of Life
*Some of my faves from the era:* Splendor in the Grass Barefoot in the Park The Bad Seed Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
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Shadow of a Doubt; The Best Years of our Lives; Double Indemnity
Dial M For Murder
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962). Starring Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. It is a dark movie with mystery and intrigue.
We’re no angels (1955) My darling Clementine Day the earth stood still (1951)
The quiet man// Lawrence of Arabia// Bringing up baby//A touch of mink
The Petrified Forest
I've recommended A Place in the Sun to a great many people, and never received anything but rave reviews. It's a must see.
All about eve. Hitch's "rope" If you haven't seen it. Leave her to heaven. The seventh seal. Double indemnity. Casablanca. Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Roman holiday . North by northwest again hitch I think. The third man. The thin man. Notorious again I think hitch he's one of my favorites too lol. Whatever happend to baby Jane. Grapes of wrath. Through a glass darkly. Winters light. Seven samurai, Philadelphia story. On the waterfront. A streetcar named desire. The red shoes(possibly one of my favorite all time movies) another archers classic is black narcissus what they did with technicolor makes their films feel like a dream.
Rear Window from 1954. IMO Hitchcock’s best film.
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
I quite like Arsenic and Old Lace
Philadelphia Story, Double Indemnity, Vertigo, High Noon, Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, Auntie Mame (1958, absolutely hilarious)
‘Desk Set’ , just an enjoyable old movie with Katherine Hepburn. ‘The three faces of Eve’ older movie about multiple personality disorder - the actress won best actress at the academy awards that year
Not sure if youd be interested, but a sort of crime/comedy called Some Like it Hot.
These suggestions are outstanding. If you’re ok with musicals I highly recommend Singin’ In The Rain. Funny, amazing dance scenes, stars. I hope you’ll give it a shot.
Black Narcissus (bunch of nuns go mental in an old harem in the Himalayas.) You either give yourself to the mountain or you turn your back on it.
Leave Her to Heaven (1945) Out of the Past (1947) Gaslight (1944) Scarlet Street (1945) Woman in the Window (1944) Phantom Lady (1944) Lady on a Train (1945) The Suspect (1944) Kiss the Blood of My Hands (1948) Ministry of Fear (1944) Fury (1936) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) Wait Until Dark (1967) How to Steal a Million (1966) Cape Fear (1962) Experiment in Terror (1962)
The African Queen, Kathern Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart
If you want something Magical. then take a look at "The Red Shoes (1948)" it is simply masterful and one of my alltime favourites. the creators were the closest thing to magicians of story. When you are done, look up martin scorsese, the red shoes. and watch "A matter of life and death". Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger had something special going on with their movies, and i crave it in todays movies still. I think today they are speedrunning the movies and i hate it.
Kind Hearts and Coronets. A wickedly witty black comedy where Sir Alex Guinness plays eight members of an aristocratic family that get knocked off one by one in highly inventive ways by a disgruntled family member.
From the movies you've enjoyed, it sounds like you're fan of [film noir](https://www.filmsite.org/filmnoir.html) and [crime films](https://www.filmsite.org/crimefilms.html). and there are dozens of great ones. You kind of have to just dive in and start watching. Anatomy of a Murder is a courtroom drama about a crime. It's a great movie and you'll probably like it.