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therewillbeblus wrote: Wed May 06, 2020 5:36 pm
And because now I can do this,

Top 5 silents

1. The Oyster Princess
2. The Wild Cat
3. So This Is Paris
4. The Doll
5. Romeo and Juliet in the Snow

Top 5 sound

1. To Be or Not To Be
2. Heaven Can Wait
3. Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife
4. Trouble in Paradise
5. Cluny Brown

My top 5 sound… I haven’t seen his silents yet..

1- TROUBLE IN PARADISE (especially after the restoration)
2- THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (the best unassuming Christmastime movie)
3- HEAVEN CAN WAIT (the most sentimental of Lubitsch without the worst parts of sentimentality)
5- TO BE OR NOT TO BE (can attacking Nazis with humor be any better than this)
4- CLUNY BROWN (Jennifer Jones at her best)

… and speaking of silents SO THIS IS PARIS is on TCM SEPT 14 12:30 AM.

I'd amend both of those lists today mostly to switch around the order, but especially to include The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg at the top of my silents!