30 Best ’50s Movies

Alfred Hitchcock presents...

By George WalesAug 11th 2011
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Some Like It Hot (1959)

Why It’s The Best: Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis serve up laughs aplenty as the drag-sporting odd couple on the run from the mob. Meanwhile, Marilyn Monroe provides the sizzle as the heartbreakingly beautiful singer they encounter on their travels. The chemistry between the two leading men is faultless, and whilst she might have been a royal pain in the arse to work with, Marilyn has rarely been sexier.

Defining Moment: The oft-quoted final exchange between Lemmon and Joe E. Brown’s amorous admirer. “I’m a man!” shouts the exasperated Lemmon, “Well,” replies Brown, “nobody’s perfect.”
 

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    • minorityreport

      Aug 11th 2011, 8:58

      That's Farley Granger in Strangers on a Train, not William Holden.

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    • minorityreport

      Aug 11th 2011, 8:59

      That's Farley Granger in Strangers on a Train, not William Holden.

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    • glegs

      Aug 12th 2011, 10:39

      Got all the important ones, totally agree with Rear Window for number one.

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    • jem0013

      Aug 14th 2011, 19:08

      Where's the classic Jacques Tourneur chiller Night Of The Demon? Surely worth a mention?

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    • jem0013

      Aug 14th 2011, 19:08

      Where's the classic Jacques Tourneur chiller Night Of The Demon? Surely worth a mention?

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    • Igrayne

      Aug 14th 2011, 20:35

      They did say Farley Granger. Vertigo is one of the greatest films ever as is Ben Hur.

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