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Classic Films
Related: About this forumCan you help me remember the name of a movie?
Maybe 1940s, black and white. An old man was dying and his friends or family arranged to have a newspaper printed saying that everything was wonderful for him to read on his deathbed.
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Can you help me remember the name of a movie? (Original Post)
Lulu KC
Jan 2025
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CurtEastPoint
(19,614 posts)1. Citizen Kane
Lulu KC
(8,183 posts)2. Sorry, no
It might have had a Barrymore in it.
CurtEastPoint
(19,614 posts)3. It Happened Tomorrow?
Lulu KC
(8,183 posts)4. No, but that looks like fun!
Putting it on my list.
KitFox
(362 posts)5. Possibly The Magnificent Ambersons
Lulu KC
(8,183 posts)6. No, but that's a fun one
Putting it on my list, too.
JoseBalow
(8,182 posts)7. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
(1:35)
That one looks like a good one for when I really need a good cry. Adding to list!
JoseBalow
(8,182 posts)9. Orson Welles said it's the saddest movie ever made,
and that it would make a stone cry!
I haven't seen it in years, but I remember it was quite excellent. And yes, it's very sad