Top Ten Films of Mr. Tutterrow's Collection

For those of you who don't know, I am an avid film collector. I love everything there is about classic movies. The stories and the acting were so much better than they are now. In my opinion, very few of the current modern day movie stars could make it back then. I have dabbled into acting a little bit. Part of me still wants to play on stage. I was drawn into the world of acting by watching the greats.

1) ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
2) MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
3) THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)
4) GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
5) CASABLANCA (1942)
6) REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
7) THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
8) VERTIGO (1958)
9) THE DEFIANT ONES (1958)
10) NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)

These films are fantastic for many reasons. Marlon Brando's performance as Terry Malloy in "On the Waterfront" is the greatest single performance that any lead actor has ever done. He owns that screen when he is on it. Jimmy Stewart should have won a Best Actor for "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." His loss is unbelievable. His performance teaches a lesson about the quality of the human spirit. There has been few films that have reached into the minds of its audiences with an important and relevant history lesson than "The Grapes of Wrath." That movie makes the Great Depression come to life. "Gone With the Wind" was made on a huge budget and is a long film, but it is excellent. The story is nearly flawless. "Casablanca" will live on with its script, story, and characters. It is truly a great film.





Rebel Without a Cause made James Dean a star and spoke for a whole generation. It stills speaks now. "The Manchurian Candidate" is the ultimate scare picture. It was made at a time in which Americans deeply feared the threat of Communism. This film has the viewer suppose that Communists try to infiltrate the government. "Vertigo" is the ultimate mystery. Nobody is who they seem to be. This is probably Alfred Hitchcock's best work. "The Defiant Ones" was the first major film to deal head on with the socially taboo topic of race relations. Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier are prisoners that have escaped and are chained together. They have to face racism head on. "North By Northwest" is the most complete film that Hitchcock made with Cary Grant. The action scenes are great, and this film will make you think twice about crop dusters!