Keep Current With Your Classic Films
Ask someone what it means to be a film buff and they'll tell you it means you like movies. Who doesn't, right? But being a film buff means a lot more than sitting around in front of your television all day. It means not only keeping up on the latest Hollywood blockbusters, but also recognizing the obscure film references that no one's going to know anything about but you.
A film buff is the go-to guy when people have a question regarding any film's subject matter, leading men and women, quotes or even actors in minor supporting roles. If you consider yourself to be a film buff, you better be sure you've got all your ducks in a row.
To check your authenticity as a film aficionado, following are five classics that every self respecting film buff must see. All the films are now in the public domain.
1) Badlands of Dakota: The film is set during the Great Gold Rush and is a western. It is the film where Robert Stack, well known as television's Eliot Ness in “The Untouchables,” made his film debut in the leading role.
2) Slave Girl: A film starring Yvonne De Carlo and George Brent, which as stated by Loving the Classics is “The sort of fare that the Universal higher-ups used to dismiss, nonetheless, this kind of entertainment (along with the equally lowbrow Abbot and Costello and Ma and Pa Kettle pictures) paid the bills for the studio's more ponderous projects.” “Humpy,” voiced by Buddy Hackett, is one of many high points in this obscure but fine classic film.
3) Cargo to Capetown: This classic made it to the late night movies of early television. Some of you may be old enough to have seen it, even though it is not exactly a children's movie. It stars Broderick Crawford as First Mate Johnny Phelan on a rusty old oil tanker with a villainous Steve Conway aboard. It is a memorable film but whether it should be ranked as an “A” movie, a “B” or something else, it should be put on your “A” list of classic films.
4) Antony and Cleopatra. No, I'm not talking about one of the million remakes floating around out there. I'm talking about the 1913 Italian adaptation of Shakespeare's classic work featuring Ida Carloni Talli, Bruto Castellani and Matilde di Marzio. “Antony and Cleopatra” (or, “Marcantonio e Cleopatra”) was hailed as one of the most remarkable films of its time.
5) The Hound of the Baskervilles: No classic film listing could be complete without a reference to Sherlock Holmes. “Hound” particularly fits the list with its dark moodiness. Everyone must see this one, not just film mavens.
So, you call yourself a film buff? How many of these classics have you seen and can held up your end of the conversation? How many have you even heard of? If your knowledge of these eternal classic films is lacking, go out there and polish up your classic film aficionado trophy by adding these to your repertoire. The next time you claim to be a classis film buff, perhaps this time you have earned the title.
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