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Directed by Billy Wilder, with Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69c45ef18777ba3db1a091d1/2d7bdc1a-6cf0-4e05-a4db-71709d323926/singin_in_the_rain_debbie_reynolds_still.webp Blog - Old Hollywood Favourites - Singin’ in the Rain, 1952 It’s pure joy—A rain-soaked Gene Kelly musical. Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, who also starrs in it with Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69c45ef18777ba3db1a091d1/4ba797b5-12d8-491e-b79f-9cbaa24d626d/Bringing+Up+Baby+%282%29.jpg Blog - Old Hollywood Favourites - Bringing Up Baby, 1939 “Production was frequently delayed due to uncontrollable laughing fits between Hepburn and Grant.” Should tell you all you need to know about this comedic masterpiece. Directed by Howard Hawks, starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69c45ef18777ba3db1a091d1/f308ba36-1a75-4a71-be78-e148eb38e9b5/romanHoliday-web-header.webp Blog - Old Hollywood Favourites - Roman Holiday, 1953 Freedom, royalty, and first love. A bittersweet lovestory starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck directed by William Wyler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69c45ef18777ba3db1a091d1/af7a12b9-b0ee-43fc-95ad-b7983ed38942/somefront.jpg Blog - Old Hollywood Favourites - Some Like It Hot, 1959 I wanna be loved by you, just you…nobody else but you! Directed by Billy Wilder, with the icon Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, and Tony Curtis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69c45ef18777ba3db1a091d1/29eefe71-a3d2-43d5-a4ad-5a3b70017a7a/csm_carousel3_4a6715089d.jpg Blog - Old Hollywood Favourites - The Sound of Music, 1965 The Hills are alive with the Sound of Music… Directed by Robert Wise, with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer—Performances of a lifetime! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69c45ef18777ba3db1a091d1/c1053dd6-940a-4f61-8a48-0791dac73469/image-w1280.jpg Blog - Old Hollywood Favourites - Funny Face, 1957 Bonjour Pariiiisssss! A Stanley Donen production, starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69c45ef18777ba3db1a091d1/95827bd3-c075-4370-a33e-c132ad1da0e8/62e308514ea62.jpeg Blog - Old Hollywood Favourites - Casablanca, 1942 They’ll always have Paris—One of the most famous motion pictures ever, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Directed by Michael Curtiz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69c45ef18777ba3db1a091d1/70a63d0e-9de9-4a8e-9f78-775fb35c575a/gentlemenfront.jpg Blog - Old Hollywood Favourites - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953 Diamonds are a girl’s best friend! With Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell—A Howard Hawks production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69c45ef18777ba3db1a091d1/b346f180-6059-4bb5-ba98-458e74bff5eb/rear-window-1-11-27.jpg Blog - Old Hollywood Favourites - Rear Window, 1954 From the iconic director Alfred Hitchcock, with Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69c45ef18777ba3db1a091d1/d74d875c-9aa7-4d8c-b79a-913d93850aeb/image-w1280.webp Blog - Old Hollywood Favourites - His Girl Friday, 1940 Pure journalistic chaos—Starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, another excellent Howard Hawks production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69c45ef18777ba3db1a091d1/a292304f-aa3b-4b59-832d-ee74344700db/Philadelphia_Story.webp Blog - Old Hollywood Favourites - The Philadelphia Story, 1940 Starring Jimmy Stewart, Katherine Hepburn, and Cary Grant—What a cast! 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