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The beer- and word-loving Doc of Social Zymurgy went over and above the call of duty last week in response to my request for recommendations for good old movies.

Because his list was extensive, I’m running it as an exclusive.

I’m looking forward to watching these flicks, but it’ll probably take more than one Christmas to get through them. It did not escape my notice that Doc recommends the movie What’s up Doc.

I’ll run the rest of your recommendations in another one or two posts.

Thanks everyone for helping me out. Please feel free to add to this list.

Doc’s flick picks:

“It Happened One Night” 1934 with Clark Gable

Double Indemnity, 1944 Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck

“To Have And Have Not”, 1944, or any Kathrine Hepburn/Spencer Tracy movie,

“Philidephia Story”,1940 Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn

“Arsenic & Old Lace”.1944 Cary Grant

“Kelly’s Heroes” 1970 is more of a caper movie, but the lines still have a lot of punch and an all-star cast.

“Diamonds And Rust” is a great Polish movie if you don’t mind subtitles.

“Love & Death” 1975  Woody Allen’s

“A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum” 1966 , Zero Mostel

“What’s Up Doc” 1972 Barbara Streisand

“The Apartment”.1960 Jack Lemmon

“Across the Pacific” 1942 Humphrey Bogart (in which he delivers on of my favorite lines, “Well that’s a Canadian for you. They’re not happy until they have all their clothes off!”)

Try some of Cary Grant’s screwball comedies, as you can’t go wrong there. Lots of laughs and easy on the eyes. If you are really looking for laughs and want to see the funniest man ever, get some Buster Keaton, especially some of his short films. Keno Video has them all.

Thanks Doc, you’re a real chum.

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