Canyon Passage (1946) is one of my favourite Western movies of all time. I absolutely enjoyed this film, I’ve watched this film like a 100 times in my whole life wow just never ever gets boring. If you like beautiful towns or mountain then this film is for you. The Cast All the Actors and Actress are wonderful especially Hoagy Carmichael, Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward, Brian Donlevy, Ward Bond, and Andy Devine are Awesome. This film NEVER EVER gets old I can watch this film every weekend, One thing I LOVED about this film is the soundtrack, Hoagy Carmichael was a wonderful singer I love the Ole Mutter Sky and Silver Saddle song what a fantastic film I’m giving this film 10/10 credit.

The Killers is timeless. It's a great flick.

Loved Clifton Webb in Laura. Its noir, but no violence.

"Green for Danger" is a wonderful movie with a twist ending.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Totally agree! Very underrated.

Ah, Burt Lancaster! Did he make any movie that didn't become great because of him? This quiet actor who transformed every movie he made because of his presence!

@classiccinema9490

10 ай бұрын

One of my favorite actors of all time!

I remember dual in the sun, watching it as a younger preteen.

@fabiengerard8142

11 ай бұрын

Me too, still on a b&w TV….and the final sequence was just overwhelming all the same!

We don't consider movies to be underrated. They are loved movies, great.

@ashroskell

10 ай бұрын

Some of them, remain famous among film buffs to this day. While some of them, like Green For Danger, are somewhat obscure these days and pretty unknown, even by fans of old classics, like me. So, while you make a good point, there will be lots of young film goers who will be delighted to discover many of these titles for the first time. As none of the films on this list will be among the first that people mention when they talk of classics from the western or noir eras, this type of list is well worth making and raising people’s awareness of. You can find several of them here on KZread, but they are often buried in rather indiscriminate collections from which it would be hard to pick out the diamonds from among all that dross.

@classiccinema9490

10 ай бұрын

@@ashroskell Thank you, very well said. That is what I am trying to do with this channel.

@ashroskell

10 ай бұрын

@@classiccinema9490 : Tis a worthy artistic endeavour, sir. I applaud and support it, 100%.

I don't know how many movies are released in 1946 but I do know that you could pick so many for a overlooked top 10. Your list has great movies that I would not called underrated but popular such as the stranger. Many had Oscar nominations.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Yes thats true. Was really hard to pick 10. What I mean by overrated is that usually these movies get pushed by the wayside in favor of the more well-known by the general public. But it doesn't mean they are not great movies.

@randyacuna5643

11 ай бұрын

@@classiccinema9490 then pick movies from PRC or Monogram or Republic, those would qualify as overlooked movies. Many of these film are not too bad. Instead you still pick excellent movies.

I enjoyed recognizing the faces of actors who were integral to the motion pictures of the time but have faded with time except for us older fans. Van Heflin, William Bendix, and John Garfield always delivered.

William Conrad from The Killers was also the narrator of all the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons.

@richardcutts196

10 ай бұрын

He also played Mat Dillion on the radio version of Gunsmoke and Cannon in the tv show of the same name in the 70's.

BTW, I should have thanked you for your efforts, as you were so right about Green For Danger, for instance, which I found a full copy of here on KZread. Everything you said about it was spot on. Alister Sim’s narration, describing himself as being, “idiotically pleased with myself,” as he spins around on a hospital stool, actually made me lol. He’s so great in this and makes the movie. Thanks so much for these recommendations.

@classiccinema9490

10 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching and your comments.

@noneofurbusiness5223

9 ай бұрын

@ ashroskell I'll have to check that out 😊

"Green for Danger" is the most obscure and thus surprising among your picks. It's everything you say it is, and Sim's quirky detective is superb. A presage of Peter Faulk's Columbo.

@classiccinema9490

10 ай бұрын

Sims was phenomenal.

Pretty great compilation. I need to add The Snow of Kilimanjaro with Peck, Gardner and Hayworth. After all was the second big moneymaker of 1952. Cheers 🥂

@robertwalker5521

2 ай бұрын

Hayward?

Loved your ". . .it's fun and entertaining, which is what a movie should be" comment regarding "Duel in the Sun." Completely agree, concerning "Duel" and many other classics that are deemed of lesser importance than some more highly-regarded films, but take a backseat to none of them as far as entertainment value goes.

@classiccinema9490

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Hollywood seems to have forgotten that lately. Too many self-important films.

@slc2466

10 ай бұрын

@@classiccinema9490 Yep, I'll take the entertainment films over many a Best Picture Oscar winner (both in the classic era and now). Also, you mentioned your girlfriend hasn't seen a lot of classics. I'd highly recommend watching "The Shop Around the Corner" with her during Christmastime if you haven't- it's my favorite Christmas movie and one of the great movies period, IMO.

@classiccinema9490

10 ай бұрын

@@slc2466 Thanks! I will add that to the list!

@slc2466

10 ай бұрын

@@classiccinema9490 I've never had someone dislike "Corner," and I've shown it to anyone I know with a pulse. I think it has James Stewart's best performance and I would've given him the Oscar that year for this over his excellent winning performance in "The Philadelphia Story." The rest of the cast, direction, script, etc. is also perfection. Also, I think it's great at the beginning of your videos you mention some films you feel were higher-profile. This gives viewers a chance to understand your viewpoint regarding some of the top films of the year, before you go into your list.

Love Joseph cotton.

Martha Iverson. Great movie.

"Canyon Passage" has been released on blu-ray by Kino Lorber and looks absolutely stunning. Such a wonderfully layered and surprisingly subtle film in many ways.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

I need to get that one. It was well ahead of its time.

The Blue Dahlia was not the only screenplay written by Raymond Chandler: he also co-wrote the screenplay of the Hitchcock classic Strangers on a Train and Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity.

@TheSaltydog07

11 ай бұрын

Don't forget Chandler and Billy Wilder adapted James M. Cain's book, "Double Indemnity," which garnered seven Oscar nominations.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Yes, thank you for the correction. I missed that one.

@noneofurbusiness5223

9 ай бұрын

@TheT . . . Strangers on a Train excellent movie

Life has come full cycle. I remember Michael Douglas being hailed as the son of Kirk Douglas. Today I heard Kirk Douglas referred to as the father of Michael Douglas. Extraordinary!

I’ve seen all of them. Fabulous films.

loved it! great recommendations!!

@classiccinema9490

3 жыл бұрын

Gracias, mi amor! ❤

Stawick never became ungreat.

Douglas, great actor. Love van heflin.

The Dark Corner has long been one of my most favorite films. We have the DVD and play it at least once a year. To me, it's perfect Film Noir. The Stranger is also a big favorite.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

I agree. And people forget how beautiful Lucille Ball was.

@steveneardley7541

11 ай бұрын

Very tautly written noir. Lucille Ball playing a wonderful and very original character. She has a sort of edgy humor in this film, but is surprisingly effective in the more dramatic scenes.

@Jasper7182009

11 ай бұрын

I agree with you re The Dark Corner and The Stranger. Both are on my top five favorite list. They are underrated yet perfect movies. However, I do watch the Dark Corner a little more often than once a year.

Very young Richard Long in support roles in both Dark Mirror and The Stranger (at 29:05). He went on to Ma and Pa Kettle films, then TV in many shows, most notably 77 Sunset Strip and The Big Valley.

@GladysAlicea

11 ай бұрын

Barbara Stanwyck played the Grand Mama, head of the family in "The Big Valley." She looked beautiful with silver hair. Long was easy on the eyes, too. They don't make tv series or movies like they once dd; no substitute for greatness. Wow.

@RanBlakePiano

7 ай бұрын

Especially good in Tomorrow is forever with surprise quiet performence by Orson W

Great video. And I know this took a lot of work on your part and it's obvious you know your stuff. I'm going to write all of these down and do my best to watch them. Much respect to you from Larry.

That contempt Stanwyck and Douglas had for each other in Strange Love Of Martha Ivers was real. They couldn't stand each other.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Yeah it showed in the movie. But Douglas wasn't intimidated. I actually met him in Vegas. He was a lot shorter than I expected, but a very humble and charming man.

@63mckenzie

11 ай бұрын

@@classiccinema9490 The story goes Stanwyck ignored Douglas because he was a new comer. When she realised how good he was, she tried to be more friendly but apparently Douglas said, 'Ah ah, too late.' Both great stars and a wonderful movie!

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I mentioned that in the video. Classic Douglas.@@63mckenzie

@63mckenzie

11 ай бұрын

@@classiccinema9490 Oops!

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

😁@@63mckenzie

Surprisingly, The Postman Always Rings Twice was the THIRD version of James M. Caine’s novel: Le Dernier Tournant, the 1939 French film adaptation of the novel. Ossessione ("Obsession"), the 1943 Italian film adaptation of the novel.

Yes, you are, “nit picking,” over The Stranger. I loved that movie. And Loretta Young’s apparent obtuseness was a deliberate character trait, as a challenge to the dismissive attitudes of people who said the idea of escaped Nazis hiding out in respectable society was silly. They wanted to make the point that thousands of Nazi war criminals remained unaccounted for, so her reluctance to accept the truth was meant to represent many in the audience, who would need hard evidence before being persuaded that elements of evil still lurked under the shadows of their garden parties and booming domestic bliss.

Very good my friend!

@classiccinema9490

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!!

I jsut watched "The Black Mirror", and got to admire the acting work done there!

@classiccinema9490

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Lots of excellent films that are shown quite often on British tv on the list 👍👍👍another brilliant 1946 film is A Matter of life and Death (Stairway to Heaven in the States)

William Conrad also created the role of Marshall Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke, also naming Chester and Doc Adams. William Conrad;s role on radio led to Conrad's directing the first 2 years of the television show of Gunsmoke (in Sept. of 1955) with James Arness. William Conrad was in probably more than 8000 radio shows!

@classiccinema9490

Жыл бұрын

Good points! Great actor and was always underrated imo.

@richardmcleod1930

Жыл бұрын

@@classiccinema9490 Way, way, way underrated!

@randyacuna5643

11 ай бұрын

See Conrad as a wonderful bad guy in the frank Sinatra western 1958s Johnny Concho. That voice!

@richardmcleod1930

11 ай бұрын

William Conrad had an amazing voice. His long standing radio work attests to such, especially his work on the radio show "ESCAPE" to name just one show.@@randyacuna5643

@mgman6000

11 ай бұрын

I sat in Conrad/Cannons seat on the Cannon set at Goldwyn studios when I worked for the gas company in Hollywood We had to restore the gas to the studio after a fire, it took about 3 days to restore service but it was a blast seeing behind the scenes We watched a scene being filmed with Robert Stack

Chandler actually worked on "Double Indemnity" as well, and in fact appears briefly in the film.

@classiccinema9490

10 ай бұрын

Yes, I remember that. Loved his work.

Orson, genius.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely.

I have seen The Stranger on the italian TV and it is really an underrated masterpiece.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Orson Welles and Edward G. Robinson? Great combo!

@mlbrooks4066

11 ай бұрын

Scariest movie I ever saw.

When you mentioned Dragnet I thought of the comedy remake 😅

@classiccinema9490

9 ай бұрын

😂 A classic for sure!

The 44 version of the Big Sleep, while having less Bogart & Bacall banter, was a better movie since the story was more complete.

Yes.

What a great post! It's good to see respect paid to both "Green for Danger" and Susan Hayward.

@TheTerryGene

11 ай бұрын

Brit films don’t often get the recognition they deserve on this side of the pond. Green for Danger is wonderful, as is Cottage to Let (also with Alastair Sim).

Sorry, buddy. There may be plot holes in THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS, but why Sam returned to Iverstown isn't one of them. He has a road accident and when he looks at the road sign it reads "Iverstown." He's pretty much, "Well, what do you know. . ." and he's stuck there until his car is repaired.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Yes, you are correct. What I was wondering was why he was traveling that way in the first place. Just my opinion. Thanks for the comment!

I heard a funny story a long time ago about how short Alan Ladd was. He was starring in the film "Boy on a Dolphin" with Sofia Loren, who was taller than him. They solved the problem by digging a trench for Sofia to walk in when they were to be filmed walking side by side. Since they were filming in Greece, tourists started to ask if there was a new archeologic dig in the area because of all the trenches O). I remember seeing it in a theater when it came out . . . filmed in the Greek islands . . . . GORGEOUS!!!

@TheSaltydog07

11 ай бұрын

Same with Claude Rains and Ingrid Bergman in "Notorious." Hitchcock had to make adjustments. Rains would fluff his hair to give the illusion of tallness.

Love The Third Man.

@fabiengerard8142

11 ай бұрын

Wasn’t it made in 1949, though?!?

Postman is not an underrated classic. It's just a classic. Most Film Noir fans know it really well. I agree with Orson about "The Stranger". It's a pot boiler with an easy to hate "booga booga" type of bad guy. There's no subtlety to it. Loretta Young's character goes from naive to shrill, and indeed makes no sense as a dramatic character. The whole thing feels like an excuse to give Edward G Robinson a good guy vehicle. A more refined, easier to like former nazi who wasn't a war criminal but is treated as such once his identity is discovered would have been more interesting. On the whole though this is a really good list of films that are worth watching.

Thanks for stopping by and watching, everyone! Would love to see your comments below! Where to watch these movies is located in the description.

@classiccinema9490

3 жыл бұрын

And a big shoutout to @Thelon for all the advice! Thanks bro!

Excellent work....appreciate how you take your time going over each film...not once of those braindead '10 things in 5 min' productions....

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😍

the lady in the lake

I preferred the 1964 adaption of The Killers with Lee Marvin and Clu Gulager as the killers

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

I've never seen that one, going to have to check it out. I'm partial to the film noirs made in the 40's, they just have a distinct feel.

Dark Mirror had a remake with Jane Seymour that was pretty good 1984. The Stranger was good, that ending.

Garfield, Calloway, Lana!

Love Hume!

Mysterious Stranger has a great cast. It's an interesting ideological fossil in that it reflects pre-McCarthy progressive politics. There is an astonishing dinner table scene where Wells proclaims that Germans have, apparently uniquely, never extolled freedom. An adolescent Peter Long comes up with the example of Karl Marx. Instead of guffawing at the idea of Marx as a defender of freedom, Wells points out that Marx was a Jew. He then goes on to recommend annihilation of the Germans to "the last babe in arms". This actually reassures Robinson until he focuses on the Marx-was-a-Jew line. The scene offers us a glimpse into the immediate post-war progressive mentality. Marx was a prophet of freedom; extermination of the Germans might not be off the table. A good movie made by warped people.

Great.

@classiccinema9490

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

We learn what Carthaginian Peace is, which isn't a real peace.

The Stranger is a great film.

@classiccinema9490

10 ай бұрын

Yes, Orson made a great bad guy.

These films are not underrated. Go to Turner Classic Movies where they are celebrated everyday. Classic films have an enormous, loyal following.

Love lionel.

I very much enjoyed your reviews of these films. However, you mentioned that, to your knowledge, Kirk Douglas never played a “weak” character, after 1946. Have you ever seen the mid-1950s’ film “Lust For Life”; where he portrayed the very-psychologically damaged artist Vincent Van Gogh? It is a finely-woven melodrama.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Yes, and I understand your point. By weak, I meant a weak-willed character. With Van Gogh, I think of his portrayal as more of a psychologically damaged man.

Definitely rewatching Duel in The Sun. Grateful wr have HD TVS that can stretch the.picture and upgrades the sound track. Oddly, it just struck me after seeing the movie before before years ago and rewatching the trailer a few times, one of the.odder elemrnts waa the woman appearing Natuve American in her clothing and outfir is doing a Spanish Flamingo dance. The Tom-Tom Tappity-Tappity lure of the Torridos number. Gregor Peck mucho macho naughty cowboy.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Its definitley a guilty pleasure.

Postman!

I think they’re overlooked more than underrated, though I agree The Postman Always Rings Twice is well remembered, and Duel in the Sun is mediocre. A couple not listed here (intro or body) but very deserving are The Spiral Staircase, which is very neglected, and Leave Her to Heaven.

@classiccinema9490

10 ай бұрын

Those are really good choices!

@RanBlakePiano

7 ай бұрын

Spiral Staircase. Fabulous !

Been watching films for a long time-saw SHANE in the theater when it first came out. I don’t consider many of these films understated. On what did you base your criteria? Was it strictly box-office driven?

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

My goal is to bring attention to these great movies that are engraved in the general public's mind like the well-known classics are, like say Gone With the Wind. Lots of these movies are well-known by movie buffs, but I find they are overlooked by the average moviegoer. I guess you could say I'm trying to preserve them in people's minds. 🤷‍♂️

@eronavbj

11 ай бұрын

My daughter and son-in-law were visiting one rainy afternoon, so I brought out my VHS tape of The Maltese Falcon, which they had never seen. They lasted about 30 minutes before they lost interest. Although they were in their 30s, they found the film tedious, since it lacked “action” ala “Die Hard,” e.g. Today’s films are marketed on their special effects. Modern audiences have been conditioned to need human cartoons (Terminator, Batman, G. I. Joes, Doctor Strange…) God forbid they should have to use their imaginations and follow an interesting plot.@@classiccinema9490

Good choi e not to go to color. Dutch angles, shadows.

Dw Griffith, spellcheck.

Kirk Douglas was lackluster in A Letter to Three Wives

Blue Dahlia lead Veronica Lake sounds like Snow White '23's Rachel Zegler - very talented but a horror to work with. So sad. I suspect Rachel's inconsiderate narcissism will sink her career too.

@ 17:24 Yes, people still do that. It calms them down (nicotine). It's gross, but understandble.

No comedies? Old b/w movies are nice escapism from today. Lovely feminine women, macho men and clean.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Don't worry, I'll have some coming in future videos!

I also didnt like Loretta Young in The Stranger

Think of all the classics that came out of 1939.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Truly an amazing year.

At one time, ovies had to make money after the great depression.

They don't say why Sam came back to town??????????? Watch Martha Ivers a second time.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, yeah I know. Its been pointed out several times. My error. I will do better!

:D

@classiccinema9490

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy! :P

Fahm fah tahl

I loved when Jennifer Jones from Duel In The Sun became the mother on The Partridge Family.

@classiccinema9490

9 ай бұрын

Hahaha. Don't you mean Shirley Jones?

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Really now, the killers, the blue Dahlia, and postman are not underrated movies at all. They are considered classics and you should rearrange your list and eliminate them.

@majorneptunejr

11 ай бұрын

Yes, these are great films and have always been thought of that way.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

To a lot of us classic movie buffs they are, but thats not the people I am trying to reach. There are many average movie fans that don't know these movies exist, and one of my goals is to reach these people and make them interested enough to watch these films, and fall in love with as we did. I have some younger relatives that I convinced to give some of these classics a try, and they loved them. And they are always asking me for recommendations.

@Jasper7182009

11 ай бұрын

@@classiccinema9490 ah … very good!

Duel in the sun is one of the worst movies I ever watched in my whole life. And I’ve been watching movies on television for 60 years.

@majorneptunejr

11 ай бұрын

I don't think this film was ever underrated. It is a classic and was a hit. But it tries too hard to be a western Gone With The Wind. I don't hated but it is a bit over the top.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Its so bad its good. I admit its a little over the top, as I mentioned, but its a raucous good time.

@Jasper7182009

11 ай бұрын

@@classiccinema9490 …. Agree!

I think that the narrator was a sexist. I did not agree that Loretta Young was terrible in THE STRANGER.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

That is not what I said. I said the way her character was written and used was terrible. I thought her acting was wonderful.

@VictorSamuelson-nk5nw

11 ай бұрын

Sexism is good good good today’s men are wimps ken should kick “ Barbie’s ass

You know, new movies, don't like many. In today's dollars the made more money? Not really. Mathematically, the gross is lowered due to a now- higher population.

@majorneptunejr

11 ай бұрын

But fewer people go to movies now and there are fewer movies made. They primarily make movies now for young people.

The films you have listed as underrated are not underrated. Bad title for a video

A shame the narrator can't correctly pronounce "noir". He makes it sound like "new-are". It only has one syllable.

Took 3 minutes to get to the point of the video. :-(

@classiccinema9490

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! I'm trying to present a historical context for said time period so people can understand why these movies were relative to that era. I want to be informative as well as entertaining. Sorry I wasted your time.

I would not watch any of these ten movies. Would rather see ten episodes of Dragnet.

So 'Duel in the Sun' is bad but entertaining and yet you say "underrated". It sounds like it's appropriately rated, do you know what underrated means?

duel i the sun total hilarity same as scenes from GWTW before Gable a real man got cukor fired. just RIDICULOUS and less entertaining

People who host programs need to *pronounce correctly. PLEASE. Film NOIR - that's just one syllable, definitely not Noo-arr.

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

Sometimes my accent takes over! I appreciate the tip. Always looking to improve!

@majorneptunejr

11 ай бұрын

@@classiccinema9490 I have heard others pronounce it that way. I know it is not correct, but unlike others it didn't bother me one bit .

@classiccinema9490

11 ай бұрын

😁@@majorneptunejr

"Underrated Classic"? If it's a classic, it's already held in high esteem. NONE of these are "hidden" gems, you didn't somehow discover forgotten films. Your entire premise is flawed and your narration sounds like a first draft. I am sorry to be so blunt, but it appears you just phoned this one in.