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We have had an AFI 100 challenge and we have had a Sight & Sound challenge (Still running I believe), So now we have "The HTF 100 Great Films of the 1930's Challenge".
This list is made up of the 64 films that myself and other members of the HTF, nominated and voted on in the '30s Tourney' I ran at the beginning of the year.
At the end of that tournament I took more suggestions and nominations to complete a list of the 100 best films of the 1930's by choice of various HTF members who participated in the tournament , From this point on I shall refer to these fine folks as our "Expert Panel" :)
The HTF 100 Great Films of the 30's, expert panel of classic film enthusiasts are...
Dana A, Evan Case, Gabe D, George Kaplan, Jay E, Jeff Amaris, Jim Armstrong, Jim K, Justin Doring, Luke B, Martin Teller, Rain, Rob Tomlin, Steeve Bergeron, SteveGon, Tommy G, Walt Riarson, & Myself
I really do feel that this list has just as much validity as any other top 100 list , and in some cases I would say even more so as We actually have a feel for who most of these people are and what types of films they may like or dislike. The same can not be said for any Academy or Select group of film critics.
The object here is rather simple in concept- To View all 100 of the films on the list- I see this as being somewhere in between the AFI and S&S challenges in the level of difficulty. It will most likely be harder to complete than the AFI challenge, yet would seem to be easier than the Sight & Sound Challenge.
If you are in question about a movie or what version it is, Just simply click on the linked title in the master list below, It should take you straight to the IMDB listing of the film in question.
I went back and forth on how to set the deadline and came to the decision of June 30th, 2004 (20+ months). If it needs to be extended at that point than it will be.
For your Consideration List
These are the films that will be eligible for inclusion, during the revoting, that will be held at the end of this challenge.
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Brian Lawrence

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Printable Schedule
-All Times listed are Eastern Standard Time.
-All Showings are on "Turner Classic Movies" unless otherwise noted

I am using 5:00 AM as the start of the next day. So a movie that is listed as Thursday at 4:30 am will be on very late Thursday night rather than late Wednesday/early Thursday
Titles in bold with an asterisk are consideration titles

MARCH
06th 01:30 AM Death Takes a Holiday
07th 08:00 PM The Sign of the Cross
11th 09:30 PM Love Affair
18th 02:00 AM The Testament Of Dr. Mabuse
29th 08:00 PM Death Takes a Holiday
 

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(09-14-02) Brian Lawrence / 100 34 33 32 Last Seen "L' Âge d'or "
(09-14-02) George Kaplan / 29 12 11 6 Last seen "Blood of a Poet"
(09-15-02) David Dennison / 77 70 69 68 Last seen "Holiday"
(09-15-02) Evan Case /27 02 01 FINISHED !!! ]
(09-16-02) Eric Peterson /70 3 2 1 Last seen "I Was Born But...."
(09-16-02) Tommy G / 45 31 30 29 Last Seen "The Black Cat"
(09-16-02) Lew Crippen /100 2 1 01 FINISHED !!!
(09-16-02) Rob Willey/ 27 14 13 12 Last seen "Grand Illusion"
(10-03-02) Jeff Bannow / 100 97 96 95 Last seen "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde "
(10-07-02) Steve Gon /13
(11-03-02) Chris Richard / 75 1 FINISHED !!!
(12-29-02) Adam S. / 91 2 1 FINISHED !!!
(02-10-03) Jeff Gross / 84 73 62 61 Last seen "King Kong"
(03-04-03) Arman / 88 72 71 70 Last seen "Rules of The Game"
(04-13-03) Michael Streeter / 76 58 56 8 Last seen "???? "
(05-14-04) Joe Lozo
 

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I'll bite.

Let's see, there aren't very many films on that list that I haven't technically seen, but quite a few are fuzzy enough to deserve a rewatch, especially if we're going to be voting on them. Therefore 29 on my to watch list:

Âge d'or, L'
Alexander Nevsky
Atalante, L'
Black Cat, The
Blood of a Poet
Charge of the Light Brigade
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Fury
'G' Men
Imitation of Life
Island of Lost Souls
Little Women
Lost Patrol, The
Mad Love
Midsummer Night's Dream, A
Music Box, The
Of Mice and Men
Old Dark House, The
Olympia 1 & Olympia 2
Private Life of Henry VIII, The
Rembrandt
Rules of the Game
Sons of the Desert
Topper
Triumph of the Will
Trouble in Paradise
Twentieth Century
Umarete wa mita keredo
Way Out West
 

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Am I welcome to officially try this challenge? I'm generally limited to what appears on television and can buy borrow or rent on DVD or laserdisc.(I don't get TCM, and I no longer have a VHS player.)
As of the start of this challenge, I've only seen five of the list of films, which generally makes me a bit of a philistine wrt 30's film.
[*]Angels with Dirty Faces [*]Gone with the Wind[*]Gunga Din[*]M[*]Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs[*]Wizard of Oz, The[/list]
This post will be updated as I watch more of the films.
Next on the list : 39 Steps, The : Criterion
 

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This is a great list of films and I urge anyone interested in classic films to participate in this challenge and see as many as these films as possible.




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Brook K

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I always thought I was pretty weak in the 30's and this list confirms it, as I've only seen 33.
 

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I think my count is 24. There are a few others I believe I have seen, but they require a rewatch.

I am always up for a good challenge.
 

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I was wondering when this was going to start. I've seen 74 of these (75 if Olympia is counted twice), and have 5-6 others on tape. Almost all of the rest seem to pop up frequently on TCM.
I'll certainly sign up.
Evan
 

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I think my count is 24. There are a few others I believe I have seen, but they require a re-watch
24 films yet to watch or 24 films you have seen? You are in, I just need to clarify the number for the above list.
Now I need to get off my duff and count the films I need to see :b
Okay I have seen about 60+ of the films but am also a bit fuzzy on a few. So my seen total will start at 42, leaving me 58 films to watch.
 

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Ok, I'll add two seen for the Spanish-language Dracula and the additional Olympia. I'll take three off because I'm sorta fuzzy on Dr. Jekyll, Hound of the Baskervilles and Topper.
My current count is therefore 73 seen out of 102.
Evan
 

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My current count is therefore 73 seen out of 102.
For now We'll leave the count goal at 100, the other two can be considered extra credit. so your total would be 100 - 73 = 27 yet to watch.

Maybe later I'll take a vote on how to handle this. Maybe count the two Olympia's as 1 film and make the Spanish language Dracula an optional bonus film?
 

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I'd like to participate, but I'm trying to complete the Sound and Sound challenge. Perhaps I'll join in a year.

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Brook K

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Quick recount, I've seen 34 plus the Spanish language Dracula.

I'm not going to make much of an effort on this until I've finished the S&S Challenge and am closer to being caught up on my DVD backlog.
 

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Put me down for 30 seen. There's a few more that I've seen partially or a long time ago, so I'll check those out again.
 

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I'm definitely up for the challenge although it will be quite a challenge as I have seen 57 out of the 102 (seen both versions of Dracula and have not seen Olympia or Olympia 2). Here's what I need to see:
42nd Street
After The Thin Man
Âge d'or, L'
Another Thin Man
Atalante, L'
Black Cat, The
Blood of a Poet
Boys Town
Captain Blood
Captains Courageous
Charge of the Light Brigade
David Copperfield
Destry Rides Again
Dinner At Eight
'G' Men
The Good Earth
Grand Hotel
Gunga Din
Holiday
The Hound of Baskervilles
Imitation of Life
Informer, The
Island of Lost Souls
Little Caesar
Little Women
The Lost Patrol
Mad Love
The Music Box
Nothing Sacred
The Old Dark Horse
Olympia 1
Olympia 2
The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Public Enemy
Red Dust
Rembrandt
San Francisco
Stage Door
Swing Time
Topper
Triumph of the Will
Twentieth Century
Umarete wa mita keredo
The Women
Wuthering Heights
 

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Thanks for the schedule. I have not seen:

1.After the Thin Man
2.L’Âge d’or
3.Angels with Dirty Faces
4.The Black Cat
5.Dinner at Eight
6.Dracula (Español)
7.Freaks
8.Fury
9.Imitation of Life
10.The Informer
11.It’s a Gift
12.Mad Love
13.Ninotchka
14.The Old Dark House
15.Olympia 1
16.Olympia 2
17.Swing Time
18.Umarete wa mita keredo

If asked before hand I would have thought that my list would have been smaller. I have to re-watch some others in order to have a valid opinion.

1.Another Thin Man
2.The Awful Truth
3.Captain Blood
4.Dodsworth
5.The Four Feathers
6.Freaks
7.Fury
8.The Informer
9.Mad Love
10.Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
11.Rembrandt
12.San Francisco
13.Triumph of the Will
14.The Women
 

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