Movies I Watched in December

Didn't watch as many Christmas movies this month as in past Decembers. I'm still watching Father Knows Best and started Frasier - I've been wanting to rewatch it for a while. Was very excited to receive Allison Macor's book, Making The Best Years of Our Lives, for Christmas! I also got the Wizard of Oz "Horse of a Different Color" Hallmark ornament (unfortunately the batteries it came with were already corroded and I haven't bought any new ones yet so I haven't actually seen it light up).

1. A Christmas Carol (1938) - Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Ann Rutherford
2. Q Planes/Clouds Over Europe (1939) - Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Valerie Hobson
3. 49th Parallel (1941) - Laurence Olivier, Leslie Howard, Glynis Johns
4. A Stranger in Town (1943) - Frank Morgan, Richard Carlson
5. Black Angel (1946) - Dan Duryea & June Vincent, Peter Lorre, Broderick Crawford
6. Gilda (1946) - Rita Hayworth & Glenn Ford
7. Fun on a Weekend (1947) - Eddie Bracken & Priscilla Lane, Tom Conway, Allen Jenkins
8. I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948) - Don Castle & Elyse Knox, Regis Toomey
9. Good Sam (1948) - Gary Cooper & Ann Sheridan
10. *On Dangerous Ground (1951) - Robert Ryan & Ida Lupino, Ward Bond
11. All I Desire (1953) - Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson, Maureen O'Sullivan, Billy Gray
12. *White Christmas (1954) - Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera Ellen, Rosemary Clooney, Dean Jagger, Mary Wickes
13. The Admirable Crichton (1957) - Kenneth More, Sally Anne Howes
14. A Night to Remember (1958) - Kenneth More, Honor Blackman, David McCallum, Laurence Naismith
15. *Sail a Crooked Ship (1961) - Robert Wagner & Dolores Hart, Ernie Kovacs, Carolyn Jones
16. Experiment in Terror (1962) - Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stephanie Powers
17. Prescription: Murder (1968) - Peter Falk, Gene Barry, Nina Foch
18. *Elf (2003) - Will Farrall & Zoey Deschanel, Bob Newhart, James Caan, Ed Asner
19. *The Holiday (2007) - Kate Winslet & Jack Black, Eli Wallach, Cameron Diaz & Jude Law

Least Favorite Film: I only watched the noir I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes because it was a "rarely seen film." I definitely expected to see some dancing though and there wasn't any. Also have no idea how they were going to condemn him to the electric chair literally on circumstantial evidence!

Favorite Movie: A very good month. I highly recommend The Admirable Crichton - think Downton Abbey meets Gilligan's Island. Good Sam was unusual but very funny. I also really enjoyed Q Planes. And of course 49th Parallel, being a Powell and Pressburger film, was beautifully shot. 

Favorite Line: "Less enthusiasm, please! This is Britain!" ~ newspaper editor in Q Planes.

Keep an eye out for my end-of-year movie stats post!