A few days ago, Marja submitted the following comment asking for different holiday movies suggestions. Here is her comment:
“I think a great idea for the coming month would be a post on wonderful Christmas/Holiday movies and TV shows …
Like you, I really enjoy the old black and white movies, and even the ones that only have a Christmas Reunion within part of the plot [not the whole plot] are wonderful at this time of year. I’ll bet a lot of us could make recommendations that others would enjoy!”
Let’s focus on the old, black and white holiday movies for this entry. We can do another entry with more recent, color holiday movies another time. I’ll add your suggested black and white holiday movies to the list.
Here are some of my favorite black and white holiday movies:
Christmas in Connecticut—–1945–Barbara Stanwyck & Dennis Morgan
The Man Who Came To Dinner—–1942–Betty Davis, Ann Sheridan, & Monty Wooley
Remember the Night—–1940–Barbara Stanwyck & Fred MacMurray
The Shop Around the Corner—–1940–Jimmy Stewart & Margaret Sullavan
Here are the favorite black and white holiday movies (and a few classics that are in color) from your suggestions:
A Christmas Wish—–1950 –Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, & Tom Drake (has been colorized)
Bachelor Mother—–1939–Ginger Rogers & David Niven
The Bells of Saint Mary’s—–1945–Bing Crosby & Ingrid Bergman
Beyond Tomorrow (aka Beyond Christmas)—–1940–Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, & Charles Winninger
The Bishop’s Wife—–1947–Cary Grant, Loretta Young, & David Niven
Bright Eyes—–1934—–Shirley Temple
A Charlie Brown Christmas—–1965 Charles Schulz animated classic
The Cheaters—–194–Joseph Schildkraut, Billie Burke, & Eugene Pallette
A Christmas Carol—–1951–Alastair Sim
A Christmas Carol—–1954–Fredric March & Basil Rathbone
Christmas Eve—–1947–George Raft, George Brent, & Randolph Scott
Christmas in Connecticut—–1945–Barbara Stanwyck & Dennis Morgan
The Desk Set—–1957–Katherine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy
Going My Way—–1944–Bing Crosby & Barry Fitzgerald
Holiday Affair—–1949–Robert Mitchum & Janet Leigh
Holiday Inn—–1942–Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire
The Holly and the Ivy—–1954–Ralph Richardson & Celia Johnson
How the Grinch Stole Christmas—–1966 Dr. Seuss animated classic with Boris Karloff
I’ll Be Seeing You—–1944–Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotton, & Shirley Temple
It Happened on 5th Avenue—–1947–Don DeFore & Ann Harding
It’s a Wonderful Life—–1946–Jimmy Stewart & Donna Reed
The Lemon Drop Kid—–1951–Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell
Love Finds Andy Hardy—–1938–Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, & Lewis Stone
The Man Who Came To Dinner—–1942–Betty Davis, Ann Sheridan, & Monty Wooley
Meet Me in St. Louis—–1944–Judy Garland & Marbareg O’Brien
Meet John Doe—–1941–Barbara Stanwyck & Gary Cooper
Miracle of the Bells—–1948–Fred MacMurray & Frank Sinatra
Miracle on 34th Street—–1947–Maureen O’Hara & Natalie Wood
Remember the Night—–1940–Barbara Stanwyck & Fred MacMurray
The Shop Around the Corner—–1940–Jimmy Stewart & Margaret Sullavan
Susan Slept Here—–1954–Debbie Reynolds & Dick Powell,
White Christmas—–1954–Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, & Vera Ellen
Here is the list of Christmas: Christmas: Favorite Holiday Movies – More Recent, In Color.
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