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Top 1900’s Movies (see all)

  1. The Great Train Robbery (1903)
  2. At the Altar (1909)
  3. Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908)
  4. The Golden Louis (1909)
  5. The Sealed Room (1909)
  6. The Lonely Villa (1909)
  7. Lady Helen's Escapade (1909)
  8. Those Awful Hats (1909)
  9. Resurrection (1909)
  10. After Many Years (1908)
  11. The Hessian Renegades (1909)
  12. A Drunkard's Reformation (1909)
  13. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1905)
  14. The Country Doctor (1909)
  15. Bill Sharkey's Last Game (1909)
  16. The Red Man's View (1909)
  17. Romeo and Juliet (1908)
  18. To Save Her Soul (1909)
  19. In Little Italy (1909)
  20. Balked at the Altar (1908)
  21. A Trap for Santa (1909)
  22. The Adventures of Dollie (1908)
  23. The Fight for Freedom (1908)
  24. Fools of Fate (1909)
  25. Mr. Flip (1909)



Fan Top Western Movies (see all)

  1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
  2. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
  3. The Gold Rush (1925)
  4. Annie Oakley (1935)
  5. The Searchers (1956)
  6. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
  7. Calamity Jane (1953)
  8. Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
  9. Stagecoach (1939)
  10. Destry Rides Again (1939)
  11. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
  12. The Big Country (1958)
  13. Union Pacific (1939)
  14. The Harvey Girls (1946)
  15. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
  16. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
  17. High Noon (1952)
  18. Winchester '73 (1950)
  19. True Grit (1969)
  20. My Darling Clementine (1946)

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Fan Top Politics Movies (see all)

  1. Born Yesterday (1950)
  2. Meet John Doe (1941)
  3. Duck Soup (1933)
  4. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
  5. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
  6. Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
  7. Foreign Correspondent (1940)
  8. All the King's Men (1949)
  9. Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
  10. The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
  11. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
  12. State of the Union (1948)
  13. Beau James (1957)
  14. The Great Dictator (1940)
  15. Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)
  16. Advise & Consent (1962)
  17. The Luck of the Irish (1948)
  18. Abraham Lincoln (1930)
  19. Pickup on South Street (1953)
  20. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

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Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:

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Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood
Jul 20, 1938

 Muriel Evans

Muriel Evans
Jul 20, 1910

 Bud Osborne

Bud Osborne
Jul 20, 1884

 Verna Felton

Verna Felton
Jul 20, 1890

Monthy Column: Silents are Golden

Silent Superstars: The Dapper Max Linder Today, we tend to consider famous folks like Mary Pickford or Charlie Chaplin to be our earliest movie stars. But there were some screen actors and actresses who rose to fame even before they did. One of them was a dapper little man with a silk top hat and al......
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Monthy Column: Noir Nook

Noir Nook: Bad Guy Burr Raymond Burr Raymond Burr may be beloved to millions as the wily defense attorney in Perry Mason or the indefatigable, wheelchair-bound detective in Ironside – but to me, he was behind some of noir’s most memorable bad guys. This month’s Noir Nook takes a look at five nefario......
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Monthy Column: Classic Movie Travels

Classic Movie Travels: Donald O’Connor Donald O’Connor In Singin’ in the Rain (1952), Cosmo Brown (Donald O’Connor) jokes that Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) is a triple threat: she can’t sing, can’t dance, and can’t act. Luckily, O’Connor was just the oppos......
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Monthy Column: Pre-Code Corner

So You Want to be a Nurse: Tricks of the Trade, Pre-Code Style You know how it goes: You score a new job youÂ’re stoked for and arrive day one full of positivity, high hopes, good cheer, and ambition. And then someone who knows the ropes bursts your bubble and brings you back down to reality. ThatÂ’s ......
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Monthy Column: Film Noir Review

“That’s you Marlowe. You’ll never learn, you’re a born loser.” In the pantheon of great film detectives, Philip Marlowe stands alone. Sam Spade might have been first, and Mike Hammer might have more in common with the action heroes that are still prevalent today, but Ma......
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Monthy Column: Looking at the Stars

 ”It is a place where the stars gather at lunch time and after premieres  to be seen–and to relish some caviar.” – 1932 article about The Brown Derby There’s a lot to celebrate in the month of July – our country’s independence and hot dogs to name just two. Howeve......
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Monthy Column: Western Roundup

Western Roundup From John Ford and John Wayne to Tim Holt and Hopalong Cassidy, Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea to George O’Brien and Johnny Mack Brown, and all points in between, I love Westerns! I’m truly delighted to have the opportunity to share my deep affection for the genre at Clas......
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Monthy Column: Musical Interlude

What is a musical? A New Answer Comes with Each Decade. When you can’t express how you feel in words … belt out a song or break out into a lively dance number. That is typically how musicals have been defined: Singing or dancing when the emotion builds up too high to express feelings with speech, an......
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Monthy Column: FilmStruck Forum

FilmStruck Forum: Exploring FilmStruck My First Log-in to the Streaming Movie Service As part of our long-term partnership with FilmStruck (which includes lots of monthly giveaways throughout the year), we are launching a monthly CMH column called FilmStruck Forum in which I will be exploring the ma......
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Classic Movie News:

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Love, Cecil: The Life of Legendary Photographer Cecil Beaton
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Jerry Lewis Vaults Are Opening With A New Movie Set and Museum
(Jun 11, 2018 | Classic Movie Hub)CHRISTOPHER DEVARGASEntertainment legend Jerry Lewis photographed at his home Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, in Las Vegas.By Peter Larsen, The Orange ...

Jane Fonda to Receive Career Honor at Lyons Lumiere Festival
(Jun 11, 2018 | Hollywood Reporter)The Oscar winner is set for the Lumiere Prize at Cannes boss Thierry Fremaux's classic film festival.Jane Fonda will receive a career honor at this ye...

Jerry Maren, the Last Living Munchkin from The Wizard of Oz, Dies at 98
(Jun 6, 2018 | Vanity Fair)The actor died in a San Diego nursing care facility.2013 Imprint CeremonyBy David Livingston/Getty ImagesJerry Maren, the oldest living actor who port...

Wizard of Oz's Last Surviving Munchkin Jerry Maren Dies at 98
(Jun 6, 2018 | People.com)The last living Munchkin from The Wizard of Oz has died.Jerry Maren, who memorably welcomed Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) to Munchkinland...

Legend Tribute: James Cagney

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, James Cagney, born today, July 17 in 1899! Triple threat: Singer. Dancer. Actor. Once a staple in the Hollywood lexicon of classic stars — the ability to sing, dance, and act is sadly no longer pivotal for Blockbuster stars of today. Our birthday boy, James...  read more...

Mini Tribute Verna Felton

Born July 20, 1890 Verna Felton! Verna Felton was a veteran character actress on stage, radio, film and TV! On the big screen, Felton is probably best remembered for her voiceover work on some of Walt Disney’s most beloved animated feature films: Dumbo (as Dumbo’s mother, Mrs. Jumbo), Cinderella...  read more...

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story – Exclusive Interview with Director Alexandra Dean

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Exclusive Interview with Director Alexandra Dean Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story When it comes to women, whether in real life or as depicted in art, there always seems to be a tendency to place them in some sort of dichotomy. TheyÂ’re either a whore or a Madonna, a b......Read more

Celebrating Judy Garland’s Birthday with Her Friend and Confidante, Dottie Ponedel (Exclusive Guest Post by Author Danny Miller)

  Celebrating Judy GarlandÂ’s Birthday with Her Friend and Confidante, Dottie Ponedel Judy Garland and Dottie Ponedel always found time for laughs on set. Today marks the 96th anniversary of the birth of Judy Garland, by any measure one of the greatest entertainers the world has ever seen, whet......Read more

FilmStruck: We’re giving away EIGHT Annual Subscriptions in June and July!

It’s a Classic Movie Streaming Celebration! WeÂ’re giving away EIGHT Annual Subscriptions to FilmStruck! Now through July 28th! We are so VERY EXCITED to announce our longterm partnership with FilmStruck, the ultimate classic movie streaming service! To kick things off, we have a very special ......Read more

Fan Favorites: Baseball Films (see full chart)

Alibi Ike

Alibi Ike

Fan rating: 9.00
The Pride of the Yankees

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Fan rating: 8.00
Speedy

Speedy

Fan rating: 8.00

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Classic Movie Events

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Jul 20 To Jul 22
Queen Christina
Stanford Theatre (Palo Alto, CA)
Jul 20 To Jul 22
Union Station
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (Silver Spring, MD)
Jul 20 To Jul 25
Vertigo
The Brattle Theatre (Cambridge, MA)
Jul 20 To Jul 22
Planet of the Apes
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (Silver Spring, MD)
Jul 20 To Jul 26
The Third Man
Carolina Theater (Durham, NC)
Jul 20 To Jul 22
The Turning Point
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (Silver Spring, MD)
Jul 20 To Jul 26
Witness for the Prosecution
Carolina Theater (Durham, NC)
Jul 20 To Jul 21
Rebecca
Carolina Theater (Durham, NC)
Jul 20 To Jul 22
Roman Holiday
Stanford Theatre (Palo Alto, CA)
Jul 20 To Jul 22
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On the Waterfront (1954)
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Olivia de Havilland

Olivia Mary de Havilland
Jul 1, 1916
Tokyo, Japan

George Cukor

George Dewey Cukor
Jul 7, 1899
New York City, NY

Sam Wood

Samuel Grosvenor Wood
Jul 10, 1883
Philadelphia, PA

Ginger Rogers

Virginia Katherine McMath
Jul 16, 1911
Independence, MO

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Jul 16, 1907
Brooklyn, NY
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Classic Movie Travel Sites

Did you know that there is an Andy Griffith Boyhood Home in Mount Airy, NC?

Andy Griffith's Home Place was once Andy's boyhood home, and is now a Bed and Breakfast, right in th... ..  read more

National Film Registry

The Thief of Bagdad, starring the legendary Douglas Fairbanks, was released in 1924. In 1996, 72 years later, it was inducted into The National Film Registry. Thank you National Film Registry!
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Grauman's Chinese Theater

George Jessel's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1949. So were Richard Widmark, Jeanne Crain, Jean Hersholt, Anne Baxter...  see more