http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/previous-genius-the-old-classics-in-film Just another bbPress community en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 07:54:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/search.php http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/previous-genius-the-old-classics-in-film#post-289033 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:18:40 +0000 keith69 289033@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p>I am into the films of the 30&#39;s-80 love bogie, jimmy cagney, errol flynn, when i was younger there was a classic film on every day from Ian carmichael to Terry thomas. they were so funny. I had an Alistair sim film but never watched it. Magaret Rutherford was classic as was peter sellers . I LOVED ealing comedied - there is a actor you should watch out for Will hay, he is ver funny. Amazon.co.uk sell these at a reasonable price<br /> Cheers</p> <p> &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif&quot; title=&quot;:D&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/previous-genius-the-old-classics-in-film#post-286415 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:45:13 +0000 1so-Static 286415@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <p>I read somwhere that the preeminent Fry liked Alistair Sim. </p> <p>I miss all of them and have started collecting some of their old movies.</p> <p>Due to this collecting bug I know have 16 Ealing comedies, some Boulting Bros - and others and rediscovered some wonderful rich classics </p> <p>You got to get &quot;Brothers in Law&quot; Terry Thomas - the great Miles Malleson - Ian Carmichael. Also &quot;School for scoundrels&quot; Alistair Sim - Ian Carmichael. (could easily be adapted to a Fry and Laurie) </p> <p>...And &quot;The Man in the White Suit&quot; Alex Guiness - Joan Greenwood - Cecil Parker</p> <p>I miss these greats - Dennis Price, Margaret Rutherford, George Cole, Stanley Holloway, Alex Guiness, Irene handl, Richard Wattis, John le Mesurier etc. </p> <p>One I just picked up today, which motivated me to say something here, because it was a screenplay formed from a very old literary classic ...&quot;Hobson&#39;s Choice&quot; with Charles Laughton, Brenda de Banzie and John Mills.</p> <p>The films of today dont measure even close. </p> <p>I&#39;m on a world of discovery; as I am much younger than these films of the post war years, my person being born in 1966. </p> <p>Which classics would you keep in your collection? </p>