The Young in Heart (1938)

The Young in Heart (1938)

[6] In this feel-good comedy/drama, a charismatic family of lying, cheating, opportunists sets their sights on a kindly old lady who enjoys their company. At first, the family -- who've never held jobs in their lives -- hope to get…
Topper (1937)

Topper (1937)

[7] Cary Grant and Constance Bennett play a carefree wealthy couple who die in a car wreck after a night of hard partying. When they discover they are ghosts with no purpose, they decide to do a good deed in…
Father of the Bride (1950)

Father of the Bride (1950)

[7] Spencer Tracy fronts this lighthearted Vincente Minnelli film about a father experiencing the emotional and financial turmoil of marrying off his only daughter. Elizabeth Taylor plays the daughter and Joan Bennett plays the mother, but this is all Tracy's…
A Bill of Divorcement (1932)

A Bill of Divorcement (1932)

[4] Katharine Hepburn's affection for director George Cukor began with this, her feature film debut. A Bill of Divorcement stars John Barrymore as a man returning home after five years in a mental asylum. During that time, his wife (Billie…
The Ghost Comes Home (1940)

The Ghost Comes Home (1940)

[4] Frank Morgan (The Wizard of Oz) stars in this goofy comedy about a pet shop owner who gets mistaken for dead. His family cashes in his insurance policy, so when he surprises them all by being alive, they work…
Dinner at Eight (1933)

Dinner at Eight (1933)

[6] Director George Cukor (Gaslight, Adam's Rib) adapts this stage play about a wealthy couple who invite a handful of high society friends for, you guessed it -- Dinner at Eight. Everyone's got a problem or a secret they're grappling…
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

[5] This early Best Picture Oscar winner is a three-hour mix of song, dance, and narrative, much like Broadway Melody before it. I was expecting a real stinker, especially when the opening credits revealed "Fashion Parades by Adrian". But apart…
The Wizard of Oz (1939)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

[10] Those ruby slippers have lost no luster in the 80-plus years since the original release of The Wizard of Oz, a film that pretty much defines 'timeless classic'. In the L. Frank Baum story, a spoiled farm girl named…