Grapes of Wrath: Great movie, but it makes me too sad.

Like another Steinbeck-inspired flick, Burgess Meredith/Lon Chaney, Jr. Powerful movie, unforgettable, great performances, but I'll never watch it again.

LOVE 12 Angry Men. I can watch that over and over. Begley, Cobb & E.G. Marshall are fantastic.


Another b/w film from around the time of 12 Angry Men I enjoy immensely is Inherit the Wind. Fredric March and Hepburn-banger Spencer Tracy are fantastic.



Most of the b/w films I try to catch whenever they are on wouldn't qualify as artistic classics. They would be better labelled as just escapist favorites. These would include The Day the Earth Stood Still, Them and Miracle on 34th Street.