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King Kong...
followed very closely by Frankenstein (original w/Boris Karloff).

Others:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (w/Charles Laughton)
Young Frankenstein
A Wonderful Life
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
Psycho
Double Indemnity
The Bad Seed
The Nanny


*The Wizard of Oz...
(technically black and white AND color, but...)

I remember watching The Bad Seed as a kid. Freaked me out.

Yes it's still very creepy, as is The Nanny starring Bette Davis.

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Wow too many to list but some great ones already listed. I will go with
"Dracula 1931" only because it was not already listed. In the same genre
The Haunting, Cat people and Psycho are excellent choices already listed.
Black and white was essential to the power of those films.

Many already mentioned...I'll add one of my favs, The Last Picture Show.

Down By Law

Casablanca
The Hidden Fortress
The Man Who Came to Dinner (best holiday film)
The Third Man
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock(hanging from a lion's tail off a skyscraper and it makes sense)
The Big Sleep

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Hairball
King Kong...
followed very closely by Frankenstein (original w/Boris Karloff).

Others:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (w/Charles Laughton)
Young Frankenstein
A Wonderful Life
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
Psycho
Double Indemnity
The Bad Seed
The Nanny


*The Wizard of Oz...
(technically black and white AND color, but...)

Yes, The Bad Seed with Patty McCormick, very creepy. About 30 years ago, we left my young daughters with my parents for the night. They must have been 9 and 7. My dad showed them The Bad Seed! It freaked them out for a while. But . . . He also showed them Paper Moon, which they loved.

Bringing Up Baby. Classic !!!

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Still gives me the creeps...

The Hustler....Paul Newman and George C Scott

Sunset Boulevard ..... do they come any better ?

Some Like It Hot ... Classic ... "Sugarcane"

Psycho ... CLASSIC

The Killers - worth it just to watch the opening scene of the thugs hitting town

Touch of Evil ..... greasy Orson/sultry Dietrich

To Kill A Mocking Bird

Grapes Of Wrath

Creature from the Black Lagoon

The Hunchback of Notre Dame ... Laughton

A Face In The Crowd ...... loyal love and the madness of fame

Kind Hearts and Coronets ... Alec Guinness all over it

King Kong - The original

It's Wonderful Life .... Classic

Double Indemnity ..... the tricks of love

Ace In The Hole .... ahead of it's time ... still true today

Paths Of Glory ..... early Kubrick

Last Picture Show .... Classic ... Hank Williams soundtrack

Night of the Hunter .... directed by Charles Laughton

Children Of Paradise - CLASSIC .. Thieves.. pimps ..beggars.......and the romantic AGONY of not being with the one you truely love ... XFX



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The Killers - worth it just to watch the opening scene of the thugs hitting town

The best scene in that movie is when Ronald Reagan gets it

Oh gosh. NOSFERATU, CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, DR. MABUSE THE GAMBLER, TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE, DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN, THE MUMMY, ISLAND OF LOST SOULS, KING KONG, THE OLD DARK HOUSE, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA'S DAUGHTER, ANIMAL CRACKERS, DUCK SOUP, HIS GIRL FRIDAY, BRINGING UP BABY, TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE, KEY LARGO, THE THIN MAN, FAST COMPANY, THE MALTESE FALCON, THE GLASS KEY, MURDER MY SWEET, THE BIG SLEEP, CASABLANCA, DOUBLE INDEMNITY, THE LOST WEEKEND, THE GREAT McGINTY, THE LADY EVE, CHRISTMAS IN JULY, SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS, THE PALM BEACH STORY, THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK, HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO, UNFAITHFULLY YOURS, SUNSET BLVD., ACE IN THE HOLE, STALAG 17, SOME LIKE IT HOT, THE APARTMENT, THE THOUSAND EYES OF DR MABUSE, RAGING BULL.

I'm sure there's tons more I'm forgetting. I'd say I like more black & white than color if I were to rank them.

1. Twelve angry men. 1957

One of my all time favorites, phenomenal cast even if you don't know the cast names you have seen most of the faces. 98% of the movie takes place in a jury room deciding the fate of a young boy accused of a gruesome murder. They did a awesome job of keeping The tension in the room throughout the entire movie.

2. Lifeboat. Alfred Hitchcock 1943

A little footnote. This movie has the distinction of having the smallest film set ever used The entire movie takes place in the lifeboat.

Also , Alfred Hitchcock made a cameo appearance in almost every one of his movies. Without cheating , how did he accomplish this in a lifeboat in the middle of an open ocean?

3. Raging Bull

Wings of Desire, 1987. There are a few parts in colour.

The Cruel Sea

Dambusters

anything by Ealing Studios


sc uk

Dead Man

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and Psycho.

Wings of Desire

and # 2 is A Tale of Two Cities (1935 )

The Passion of Joan of Arc


That is, as a "black and white" movie, based on visuals alone.


The question itself is pretty broad. It's like asking what your favorite song with guitar on it is.



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"A picture of Dorian Grey" 1945 version

1934 Laurel and Hardy musical film - March of the Wooden Soldiers (AKA Babes in Toyland) - Maybe on somewhere today!

Alfred Hitchcock made a cameo appearance in almost every one of his movies. Without cheating , how did he accomplish this in a lifeboat in the middle of an open ocean?

His picture is seen in a newspaper .....

Raging Bull .... Yeah virgil ...that's another good B&W movie ...



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@#$%& Blues

The Wages of Fear

Citizen Cane
The Maginificiant Ambersons
The Big Sleep
The Maltese Falcon
Red River
Treasure of the Seira Madre
The Mist (B and W version)
Its a Wonderful Life
Strangers on a Train
White Heat
Run Silent Run Deep

So many more!

Treasure of the Seira Madre

YEAH YEAH forgot that one ... We don't need no stinking badges .....



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I remember smoking some really good weed with my older brother when I was in High school and watching Reefer Madness, Freaks, and Eraserhead.
Not on my list of all time favorite black and white movies, but highly recommended...when high.

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Dr. Strangelove
The Apartment
Strangers on a Train
The Philadelphia Story
Manhattan
Broadway Danny Rose
Animal Crackers
Monkey Business
Horse Feathers
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
It's a Wonderful Life
Psycho
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Day the Earth Stood Still

Many Many More...