National Classic Movie Day
by misspaddylee | created - 21 Mar 2021 | updated - 10 Jul 2021 | PublicBlogathon contributions in celebration of National Classic Movie Day founded by Classic Film and TV Cafe (https://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/)
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1. The Thing from Another World (1951)
Approved | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a bloodthirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.
Directors: Christian Nyby, Howard Hawks | Stars: Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, James Arness, Robert Cornthwaite
Votes: 33,339
2015: My Favorite Classic Movie https://www.caftanwoman.com/2015/05/national-classic-movie-day-my-favourite.html
2. The Quiet Man (1952)
Passed | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in 1920s Ireland, where he falls for a spirited redhead whose brother is contemptuous of their union.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond
Votes: 42,385 | Gross: $10.55M
2016: 5 Movies on Island https://www.caftanwoman.com/2016/05/national-classic-movie-day-5-movies-on.html
3. Ball of Fire (1941)
Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia while living in a Manhattan mansion take in a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oscar Homolka, Henry Travers
Votes: 14,051
2017: Five Stars Blogathon https://www.caftanwoman.com/2017/05/national-classic-movie-day-five-stars.html
4. The Court Jester (1955)
Approved | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful King.
Directors: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama | Stars: Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury
Votes: 13,943 | Gross: $0.02M
2018: The Classic Comfort Movie Blogathon aftanwoman.com/2018/05/national-classic-movie-day-classic.html
5. Shane (1953)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Western
A weary gunfighter in 1880s Wyoming begins to envision a quieter life after befriending a homestead family with a young son who idolizes him, but a smoldering range war forces him to act.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde
Votes: 44,126 | Gross: $20.00M
2019: 5 Favorite Films of the '50s Blogathon https://www.caftanwoman.com/2019/05/national-classic-movie-day-5-fave-films.html
6. The Apartment (1960)
Approved | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston
Votes: 196,706 | Gross: $18.60M
2020: 6 from the '60s https://www.caftanwoman.com/2020/05/national-classic-movie-day-6-from-60s.html
7. My Best Girl (1927)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
A department store's stock girl falls in love with a co-worker, the son of the store's manager; the feeling is mutual though he is engaged to a debutante and focusing on becoming successful without the influence of his father.
Director: Sam Taylor | Stars: Mary Pickford, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Sunshine Hart, Lucien Littlefield
Votes: 943 | Gross: $2.24M
2021: 6 Films - 6 Decades blogathon https://www.caftanwoman.com/2021/05/naitonal-classic-movie-day-6-films-6.html
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