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Kim Novak as the ethereal and mysterious Madelyn in Hitchcock’s  Vertigo. I can watch this film over and over without tiring of it. 

#Kim Novak #jimmy stewart #alfred hitchcock #vertigo #classic film #thriller #romance

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I love NBNW too and never grow tired of it.

Graphic designer Saul Bass created many unforgettable title sequences in the fifties, sixties and into the nineties. Some of his visuals were more memorable than the films that followed them.

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Maurice Binder ranked alongside Saul Bass as one of the most innovative and visually sophisticated Graphic Designers in Mid-Century films. Like Bass, his Opening Title sequences were works of art unto themselves. Binder is credited with creating the iconic gun-barrel opening that became a staple of every James Bond film.

#classic film #james bond #maurice binder #sixties #graphic design #opening titles #jane fonda #Raquel Welch #audrey hepburn #cary grant #albert finney #stanley donen

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Graphic designer Saul Bass created many unforgettable title sequences in the fifties, sixties and into the nineties. Some of his visuals were more memorable than the films that followed them.

#Saul Bass #opening titles #classic film #alfred hitchcock #Otto Preminger #walk on the wild side #anatomy of a murder #psycho #north by northwest #Bunny Lake Is Missing #the man with the golden arm

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The Cat has a new kitten. When do we start?

To Catch a Thief (1955) dir. Alfred Hitchcock

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Film Noir at its best: 1955′s Kiss Me Deadly directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Ralph Meeker as detective Mike Hammer. Adapted from the crime novel by Mickey Spillane, the film was violent for its time and contained many unforgettable scenes. Co-starring great character actors Jack Elam and Strother Martin along with Academy Award winner Cloris Leachman, making her film debut as a doomed hitchhiker who knows too much. 

#film noir #classic film #mike hammer #mickey spillane #robert aldrich #cloris leachman #ralph meeker #jack elam #strother martin

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A commercial and critical flop when it opened in 1970, the film adaptation of Gore Vidal’s “Myra Breckinridge” boasted an eclectic cast that included three generations of sex symbols (Mae West, Raquel Welch and Farrah Fawcett), an esteemed film director from the golden age of Hollywood (John Huston) and an acerbic film critic (Rex Reed).

#mae west #Raquel Welch #farrah fawcett #John Huston #rex reed #Myra Breckinridge #classic film

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     Hitchcock Brunettes 

Joan Fontaine in Suspicion - 1941

Tallulah Bankhead in Liifeboat - 1944

Ingrid Bergman in Notorious - 1946

Jane Wyman in Stage Fright - 1950

Suzanne Pleshette in The Birds - 1963

Diane Baker in Marnie - 1964

#alfred hitchcock #joan fontaine #tallulah bankhead #ingrid bergman #jane wyman #suzanne pleshette #diane baker #classic film

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Luana Anders plays a greedy, scheming wife in 1963′s Dementia 13, a low budget horror film produced by Roger Corman and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. This was one of Coppola’s first films and it was shot in Ireland on a tight nine-day schedule. Am I the only person who thinks she looks a bit like Gloria Grahame in this? Source: Midnight Pulp on You Tube.

#dementia 13 #francis ford coppola #roger corman #luana anders #classic horror #clasic film #low budget #sixties

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Stella Stevens in The Nutty Professor (1963) dir. Jerry Lewis

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Love this! 

Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun (1951) dir. George Stevens

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“A boy’s best friend is his mother.” Tony Perkins as Norman Bates in Hitchcock’s masterpiece, Psycho.

#anthony perkins #alfred hitchcock #classic film

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                        The World Of Henry Orient - 1964 

George Roy Hill directed this bittersweet coming of age story set in mid-sixties New York. Two young girls fall under the spell of a modestly talented pianist played by the brilliant Peter Sellers. Newcomers Tippy Walker and Merrie Spaeth play the young girls while Angela Lansbury, Paula Prentiss, Tom Bosley, Phyllis Thaxter and Bibi Osterwald provide stellar support. 

#The World of henry orient #peter sellers #angela lansbury #paula prentiss #tippy walker #merrie spaeth #george roy hill #tom bosley #phyllis thaxter #bibi osterwald #classic film #sixties

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      Stellar Supporting Actresses 

Lucile Watson as the wise mother in The Women (1939)

Celeste Holm as the cornered best friend in All About Eve (1950)

Thelma Ritter as the no-nonsense masseuse in Rear Window (1953)

Billie Burke as the ethereal good witch Glinda in The Wizard Of Oz (1939)

#supporting actress #lucile watson #the women #celeste holm #all about eve #thelma ritter #rear window #billie burke #the wizard of oz #classic film

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Marlene

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The car chase from Bullitt (1968) starring Steve McQueen and directed by Peter Yates. 

#steve mcqueen #bullitt #classic film #car chase #san fransico #sixties

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