A few days ago, Marja submitted the following comment asking for different holiday movies suggestions. Here is her comment:<\/p>\n
“I think a great idea for the coming month would be a post on wonderful Christmas\/Holiday movies and TV shows \u2026<\/p>\n
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!”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Here are some of my favorite black and white holiday movies:<\/strong><\/p>\n Christmas in Connecticut<\/a>—–1945–Barbara Stanwyck & Dennis Morgan<\/p>\n The Man Who Came To Dinner<\/a>\u2014\u20131942\u2013Betty Davis, Ann Sheridan, & Monty Wooley<\/p>\n Remember the Night<\/a>—–1940–Barbara Stanwyck & Fred MacMurray<\/p>\n The Shop Around the Corner<\/a>—–1940–Jimmy Stewart & Margaret Sullavan<\/p>\n Here are\u00a0the favorite black and white holiday movies (and a few classics that are in color) from\u00a0your suggestions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n A Christmas Wish<\/a>—–1950 –Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, & Tom Drake (has been colorized)<\/p>\n Bachelor Mother<\/a>—–1939–Ginger Rogers & David Niven<\/p>\n The Bells of Saint Mary’s<\/a>—–1945–Bing Crosby & Ingrid Bergman<\/p>\n Beyond Tomorrow<\/a>\u00a0(aka Beyond Christmas)—–1940–Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, & Charles Winninger<\/p>\n The Bishop’s Wife<\/a>—–1947–Cary Grant, Loretta Young, & David Niven<\/p>\n Bright Eyes<\/a>—–1934—–Shirley Temple<\/p>\n A Charlie Brown Christmas<\/a>—–1965 Charles Schulz animated classic<\/p>\n The Cheaters<\/a>—–194–Joseph Schildkraut, Billie Burke, & Eugene Pallette<\/p>\n A Christmas Carol<\/a>—–1951–Alastair Sim<\/p>\n A Christmas Carol<\/a>—–1954–Fredric March\u00a0& Basil Rathbone<\/p>\n Christmas Eve<\/a>—–1947–George Raft, George Brent, & Randolph Scott<\/p>\n Christmas in Connecticut<\/a>—–1945–Barbara Stanwyck & Dennis Morgan<\/p>\n The Desk Set<\/a>—–1957–Katherine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy<\/p>\n Going My Way<\/a>—–1944–Bing Crosby & Barry Fitzgerald<\/p>\n Holiday Affair<\/a>—–1949–Robert Mitchum & Janet Leigh<\/p>\n Holiday Inn<\/a>—–1942–Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire<\/p>\n The Holly and the Ivy—–1954–Ralph Richardson & Celia Johnson<\/p>\n How the Grinch Stole Christmas<\/a>—–1966 Dr. Seuss animated classic with Boris Karloff<\/p>\n I\u2019ll Be Seeing You—–1944–Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotton, & Shirley Temple<\/p>\n It Happened on 5th Avenue<\/a>—–1947–Don DeFore & Ann Harding<\/p>\n It’s a Wonderful Life<\/a>—–1946–Jimmy Stewart & Donna Reed<\/p>\n The Lemon Drop Kid<\/a>—–1951–Bob Hope &\u00a0Marilyn Maxwell<\/p>\n Love Finds Andy Hardy<\/a>—–1938–Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, & Lewis Stone<\/p>\n The Man Who Came To Dinner<\/a>—–1942–Betty Davis, Ann Sheridan, & Monty Wooley<\/p>\n Meet Me in St. Louis<\/a>—–1944–Judy Garland & Marbareg O’Brien<\/p>\n Meet John Doe<\/a>—–1941–Barbara Stanwyck & Gary Cooper<\/p>\n Miracle of the Bells<\/a>—–1948–Fred MacMurray & Frank Sinatra<\/p>\n Miracle on 34th Street<\/a>—–1947–Maureen O’Hara & Natalie Wood<\/p>\n Remember the Night<\/a>—–1940–Barbara Stanwyck & Fred MacMurray<\/p>\n The Shop Around the Corner<\/a>—–1940–Jimmy Stewart & Margaret Sullavan<\/p>\n Susan Slept Here<\/a>—–1954–Debbie Reynolds &\u00a0Dick Powell,<\/p>\n White Christmas<\/a>—–1954–Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, & Vera Ellen<\/p>\n Here is the list of Christmas: Christmas: Favorite Holiday Movies \u2013 More Recent, In Color<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n