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I love classic B&W movies. there are very few newer movies (10 years or less) that are worth seeing:(. W.C. Fields, The Dentist.:wah::wah::wah: . I laugh til my sides hurt. Old slap stick, can't be beat. Tell me some of yours??
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Any Laurel and Hardy films just crack me up. :D
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abbey;927584 wrote: Any Laurel and Hardy films just crack me up. :D The Music Box is a real hoot.:wah:
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southern yankee;927587 wrote: The Music Box is a real hoot.:wah:Is that the one with the piano?
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:wah:abbey;927590 wrote: Is that the one with the piano? yes, where the two boys were trying to take the piano up i think 3 flights. what a gem:wah:
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The Plank does it for me :-

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marx brothers movies ... the thin man movies ... anything with james cagney ...
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Arsenic and Old Lace

The Party
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southern yankee;927578 wrote: Tell me some of yours??Judge Priest
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jones jones;927846 wrote: marx brothers movies ... the thin man movies ... anything with james cagney ... I am a BIG Cagney fan. his gangster movies were GREAT. Marx Bros. their skits were priceless. Grocho's one liners. PERFECT. I did love the thin man movies. ;):):wah:
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QUOTE=flopstock;927870]Arsenic and Old Lace

The Party[/QUOTE] Arsenic and Lace is a gem. Sorry, tell me about the Party?? :confused:
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