Movie Top Ten - the 1950s (2024)

Okay let's try this now.

1. To Catch A Thief (1955)
2. Vertigo (1958)
3. Rebecca (1940)
4. Rear Window (1954)
5. Dial M For Murder (1954)
6. Psycho (1960)
7. Stage Fright (1950)
8. The Trouble With Harry (1955)
9. North By Northwest (1959)
10. Blackmail (1929)

Okay here's the results of round five. Your favorite Hitchco*ck movie is:

Psycho (1960)
This is a psychological horror film starring Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins. It is the story of a secretary who
ends up at Norman Bates Hotel where she is being punished for stealing money from her employer. The movie
was low budget and was filmed in black and white. It is based on a book with the same name. This movie is
considered one of Hitchco*ck's most important films and have spawned a number of remakes and sequels. It is
also a groundbreaking movie for the horror slasher genre. The most famous scene from the movie is undeniably the
shower scene.

You gave it a total of: 82 p

Here's the original trailer for the movie:

Then now let's move on to the rest of the list:

The Birds (1963) 65 p
Vertigo (1958) 56 p
Rear Window (1954) 49 p
North By Northwest (1959) 45 p
Dial M For Murder (1954) 29 p
Rebecca (1940) 23 p
Notorious (1946) 22 p
Spellbound (1945) 21 p
Frenzy (1972) 19 p
Strangers on a Train (1951)18 p
Marnie (1964) 17 p
Rope (1948)17 p
To Catch A Thief (1955) 15 p
The 39 Steps (1935)12 p

The Man Who Know Too Much (1956) 8 p
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)7 p
Stage Fright (1950) 4 p
I Confess (1953)4 p
The Trouble With Harry (1955) 3 p
Torn Curtain (1966) 2 p
Under Capricorn (1949) 1 p
Blackmail (1929) 1 p

That's all for round five. But I'll return with a genre for round six shortly.

A very worthy winner!!

Thanks for your work on this, Karin. I'm looking forward to seeing what round 6 brings!!

Okay now it's time for round six and I figured it was time for something a bit more light-hearted so we'll list this genre:

Comedy is a film genre that is intended to be humorous and make the audience laugh. This is one of the oldest genres and has been around in the theatre since the Ancient Greece. It has spawned a lot of subgenres such as: Parody, satire, black comedy, romantic comedy, screwball comedy, burlesque, farce and slapstick. But quite simplified one can say that comedies are meant to be funny.

So which is your favorite comedy movie?

Totals on: Sunday

I agree with you BF. Hitchco*ck definitely should have won an Oscar for best director. But at least they had the good sense of giving him an Honorary award which is better than nothing!

But yes he was very talented and is actually my favorite director as well. I'm especially impressed with his very detailed storyboards.

1. It Happened One Night

2. The Money Pit

3. Caddyshack

4. Raising Arizona

5. Dumb and Dumber

6. When Harry Met Sally

7. Blazing Saddles

8. We're the Millers

9. Mrs. Doubtfire

10. Some like it Hot

1. National Lampoon's Vacation
2. National Lampoon's European Vacation
3. Big Business
4. Office Space
5. Rat Race
6. Galaxy Quest
7. The Cable Guy
8. Clue
9. For Richer Or Poorer
10. Election

lol

For everyone's sake, I'll only include English-spoken films
For this one, I will not include Christmas films or cartoons/animated films

1. Dr Strangelove
2. The Return of the Pink Panther
3. The Naked Gun
4. Bridget Jones's Diary
5. Monty Python's Life of Brian
6. Airplane!
7. Monty Python's The Holy Grail
8. Hot Shots!
9. Dumb & Dumber
10. National Lampoon's European Vacation

Emelee said:

I will not include Christmas films or cartoons/animated films

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Yes, I was also thinking about Ice Age and that kind of movies, but I guess Karin will tackle these in another movie top ten.

My Top Ten of Comedies:

1- Bringing Up Baby (K. Hepburn & C. Grant)
2- Some Like It Hot (M. Monroe & J. Lemmon)
3- Muriel´s Wedding (Toni Collette)
4- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Marilyn & J. Russell)
5- Adam´s Rib (K. Hepburn & S. Tracy)
6- Working Girl (M. Griffith & S. Weaver)
7- The Lady Eve (B. Stanwyck)
8- Victor / Victoria (J. Andrews)
9- The Purple Rose of Cairo (Mia Farrow)
10- The Prince and the Showgirl (Marilyn)

I thought this one would be more difficult but it´s been the opposite. I could write 40 titles more so easily...

Toni said:

I could write 40 titles more so easily...

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There are of course the Laurel & Hardy movies, but I don't remember any specific story or title. I think they were usually shown as 10 minutes sketches.

Emelee said:

For everyone's sake, I'll only include English-spoken films

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I'm not sure I can make the same promise as there's something about the "Sällskapsresan" movies that I find hilarious so I might include at least one of those films in my list!

Toni said:

Muriel´s Wedding

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Great choice, Toni.

When I saw your list I had a panic and had to check I'd included Muriel in my all-time top ten.

Luckily I had. Phew!