The Top 10 Films of 1949

Harry lists his top ten personal favourite films of 1949.

[dottiegillespie]

Thank you! It's always a joy to watch your top 10! I never saw Kind Hearts and Coronets. I will tonight. Much love and good wishes sent your way!

[ThinWhiteDude]

As always, your 'Top 10 Film' vids are insightful and informative with the bonus of a dash of wry humour. This time round I would have had 'Kind Hearts & Coronets' at #2. You certainly have an excellent taste in films, sir.

You deserve more views and subscribers - Please keep up the excellent work!

[BloodoperaBlackvomit]

Love these. Always gets me to watch a few movies that I would never seen before. Greetings from The Netherlands.

[marymitchell]

I'll just add Gun Crazy. Still chilled to the bone over Kind Hearts & Coronets and I've seen ot a few times. Made even deeper chills when I finally saw it uncut as an adult. The ultimate Dennis Price role.

[willieluncheonette]

She Wore s Yellow Ribbon is one of the most beautiful color films I've ever seen. Other wonderful films from this year that Ive seen are White Heat, Caught, Gun Crazy, Border Incident, They Live By Night, I Shot Jesse James, Thieves Highway

[tranaproductions]

A great video! I have somehow only seen two films from 1949, but both are masterpieces in my opinion, the two films being Late Spring and The Third Man. I actually watched The Third Man for the second time ever yesterday, and I think it just might be my favorite film noir of all time. A beautiful, expertly crafted movie.

Cheers!

[swanstep]

Great list. Must check out Bitter Rice now. (Love Queen of Spades and They Live By Night and Passport to Pimlico from this year tho'.)

[drdavid]

Top 10 for 1949

10. Adam's Rib
9. Kind Hearts and Coronets
8. On The Town
7. All The King's Men
6. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
5. The Reckless Moment
4. White heat
3. Whiskey Galore
2. Late Spring

NUMBER ONE: THE THIRD MAN

[calebrands]

You're really like the C.S. Lewis of YouTube. You're British and your main series was not released in chronological order.

[benfisher]

Great list. The Third Man is a solid masterpiece. A bit disappointed Adam's Rib and The Heiress weren't in there though, but hey ho.

[rhinohouse]

RISO AMARO ( Giuseppe De Santis, 1949). Excellent Italian film with twists & turns like a snake. Thanks for recommending this one. And the dancing & women ain't bad either...

[bec]

Solid top ten as ever. Though i'd have to put Kind Hearts over White Heat, personally speaking.

Colorado Territory, The Set Up, The Reckless Moment - also good from 1949. .

[francoisevassy]

Thanks.
I have seen 7 out of 10 (I have a problem with Asian movies).
Love The Third Man.
About Ealing Studios, have you seen The Man in the White Suit and Passport to Pimlico, so funny pictures ?
Greetings from France 🇫🇷

[maralinekozial]

Gotta say my top two are definitely White Heat & The Third Man ❤

[mickey]

Great video! The Third Man would have to be my number one was well. Melville’s Silence of the Sea is a really underrated post-WW2 French film.

Just curious, do you write about films as a career or just do this as a fun thing on the side?

[IvorPresents]

I enjoyed the moody. Portrait of Jenny, a ghost romance. Africa Screams was an Abbot and Costello comedy with all the big name Hunters in cameos. On the serious side, Two war films. Sands of Iwo Jima and, Twelve O"Clock High. Musicals seemed popular, On the Town was a good one, Take Me Out to The Ball Game and In the Good Old Summer Time. lighthearted fare to be sure, entertaining too. Not too much for spectical save, Samson and Delilah. A not so popular biblical yarn., brought the house down, And then my favorite; Mighty Joe Young.

[harrihaffi]

Was looking at what movies came out in 1949. Seemed to be few titles I recognized. Seems I’m yet to see a single movie from this year…

[johnnypalooka]

Two of my favorite film noirs from 1949 are Too Late For Tears and Impact.

[willieluncheonette]

I know The Third Man is going to be gushed over in the comments but I have strong reservations about it. Will post my review if anyone cares to see it.

[eggbod]

Mighty Joe young was a favourite..no Fred Astaire films or musicals??