The Brown Derby Classics


 In case you didn't know, the Brown Derby is where all those old movie actors and actresses hang out.
{And yes, it's also the place where Lucy Ricardo spied out stars and knocked a plate of pies onto William Holden.}

I love classic movies, so here are some of my recommendations. Absolute favorites are in italics. Click here to read some of my classic movie posts.

Musicals:

  • Singin' in the Rain, starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds
  • The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland
  • Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney musicals (Babes in Arms, Babes on Broadway, Strike Up the Band, and Girl Crazy)
  • Holiday Inn, starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire
  • Anchors Aweigh, starring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra
  • The Harvey Girls, starring Judy Garland
  • On the Town, starring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra
  • In The Good Old Summertime, starring Judy Garland and Van Johnson
  • Summer Stock, starring Gene Kelly and Judy Garland
  • An American in Paris, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron
  • Calamity Jane, starring Doris Day and Howard Keel
  • For Me and My Gal, starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly
  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, starring Jane Powell and Howard Keel
  • The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer
  • Fiddler on the Roof, starring Chaim Topol
  • Top Hat, starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire
  • Meet Me in St. Louis, starring Judy Garland
  • Easter Parade, starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire
Drama or Suspense:
  • Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
  • Rebecca, starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine
  • Meet John Doe, starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck
  • Spellbound, starring Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman
  • Sunset Boulevard, starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson
  • East of Eden, starring James Dean
  • Rebel Without a Cause, starring James Dean
  • To Catch a Thief, starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly
  • The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, starring Ingrid Bergman
  • The African Queen, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn
  • Strangers On a Train, starring Robert Walker
  • Rear Window, starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly
  • Key Largo, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall

Dramedy (is that a real word? Drama/Comedy):
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur
  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur
  • Only Angels Have Wings, starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur
  • The Talk of the Town, starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur
  • Roman Holiday, starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck
  • Sabrina, starring Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, and Humphrey Bogart
  • Little Women, starring June Alyson, Janet Leigh, Margaret O'Brien, and Elizabeth Taylor

Comedy:
  • You Can't Take It With You, starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur
  • It Happened One Night, starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert
  • How to Steal a Million, starring Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole
  • His Girl Friday, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell
  • The Adam's Rib, starring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
  • Woman of the Year, starring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
  • The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer, starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Shirley Temple
  • The Thin Man series, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy
  • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy
  • The Parent Trap, starring Hayley Mills and Maureen O'Hara
  • The Apple Dumpling Gang and The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, starring Don Knotts and Tim Conway
  • That Darn Cat, starring Dean Jones and Hayley Mills
  • The Love Bug, starring Dean Jones
  • Never a Dull Moment, starring Dick Van Dyke
  • Arsenic and Old Lace, starring Cary Grant

I do occasionally watch newer movies. Mostly Austen adaptations and BBC mini series. :) Here are some clean "modern" movies that I enjoy:
  • Pride and Prejudice (2005), starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen
  • Penelope, starring Christina Ricci and James McAvoy
  • Emma (2009), starring Romola Garai, Johnny Lee Miller, and Michael Gambon
  • Sense and Sensibility (2008), starring David Morrissey, Hattie Morahan, Charity Wakefield, Dan Stevens, etc.
  • Persuasion (2007), starring Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones
  • Cranford & Return to Cranford, starring Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, etc.
  • North and South, starring Daniela Denby-Ashe and Richard Armitage
  • Miss Potter, starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor
  • The Young Victoria, starring Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend
  • Anne of Green Gables and The Sequel, starring Megan Follows and Jonathan Crombie
  • The Chronicles of Narnia films, starring William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, and Georgie Henley
  • The Lord of the Rings trilogy, starring a lot of people
  • Lark Rise to Candleford, also starring many people
  • The Princess Bride, starring Cary Elwes and Robin Wright Penn
  • The Harry Potter series, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson
  • You've Got Mail, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan

I also enjoy clever animated movies, particularly Disney and Pixar movies. Some favorites are Beauty and the Beast, Monsters, Inc., Tangled, and Fantastic Mr. Fox.
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