Best black and white films ever

[DaisyDukesAuntie]

I am trying to compile a list of black and white films to watch. I love black and white film - care to share recommendations?

My personal favourite is Brief Encounter.

2 way stretch

From Here to Eternity

The Halfway House
A taste of honey
woman in a dressing gown
The Winslow Boy
it always rains on a Sunday
my favourite This Happy Breed although that is in colour.
I love an old British film

You're right, of course, This Happy Breed is in colour. Gosh I love that film.

Kind Hearts & Coronets
Some like it hot.

The original Night of the Hunter with Robert Mitchum.

I forgot Les Diaboliques! Thank you @CrossPurposes

Some great suggestions here. I second Brief Encounter, the Ealing comedies, the St Trinians films and Rebecca. My personal favourite, which has been mentioned somewhere up the thread, is Random Harvest with Greer Garson and Ronald Colman. Sentimental, but just lovely. Make sure you have a box of tissues at the ready!

Gaslight.

Zorba the Greek
Night of the Iguana
Some Like It Hot
To Kill a Mockingbird

Oh I LOVE the Lady Vanishes! It reminds me of my dad as he loved cricket and the two English men make me laugh, a great film though.

I’ve not read through, but my vote goes to It’s a Wonderful Life. Best. Film. Ever.
Also love the 39 steps.
I love trawling You Tube for old films noir and some great old British comedies.

Some fabulous films on here. Some of my faves are:
12 Angry Men
The Bishop's Wife
His Girl Friday - actually pretty much any B&W film starring Cary Grant
Laura
Night of the Demon
While the City Sleeps ( love Dana Andrews)
The 39 Steps
Ministry of Fear
Jigsaw (fantastic British film directed by Val Guest )
Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
Dead of Night

If you're up for subtitles then:

Wages of Fear
La Grande Illusion
Riffifi
High and Low

I could go on all day

Smithy!

Notorious

Im a huge ginger rogers fan so my fave is Vivacious Lady (weirdly this is permanently on Bbc i player)

Also Bringing up Baby and Arsenic and Old Lace with Cary Grant. Lots of fun.

Whistle down the wind.

The Lost Weekend.

Oh yes! Goodbye Mr chips! With Robert donat!

Withering Heights with Lawrence Olivier was good

Also From here to eternity

The Servant starring Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, James Fox and a young Wendy Craig is my favourite, very atmospheric and Dirk Bogarde is superb

Separate Tables with David Niven. Superb film

It happened one night, with Clarke Gable and Claudette Colbert

All of the above!