Elegant B&W

Impact (1949)

IMDb: 7.0. A unfaithful wife plots with her lover to kill her husband, but the lover is accidentally killed instead.

The Mask (1961)

IMDb: 5.8. In the film, an ordinary individual stumbles upon a mysterious artifact that grants the wearer extraordinary powers, transforming their life in unimaginable ways.

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)

Directed by Ed Wood! A cult classic. Evil aliens attack earth and set their terrible "Plan 9" into action. They resurrect the dead and chaos ensues.

F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922)

IMDb: 7.9. Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.

Quicksand (1950)

IMDb: 6.6. After taking 20 dollars from his employer to go on a date with plans to repay it the next day, an auto mechanic falls into increasingly disastrous circumstances.

The Secret Beyond the Door (1947)

IMDb: 6.6. Directed by Fritz Lang. After a woman and her new husband settle in an ancient mansion, she discovers that he may want to kill her.

No Highway in the Sky (1951)

IMDb: 7.1. Starring James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich. An engineer anticipates that a new airplane model will experience a catastrophic failure.

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

IMDb: 7.8. Directed by George A. Romero. A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in a farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of zombies

Men in War (1957)

IMDb: 7.1. During the Korean War, a lieutenant and his platoon are behind enemy lines, and have orders to march to Hill 465 for relief.

La Dolce Vita (1960)

IMDb: 8.0. Directed by Federico Fellini. A journalist roams the streets of Rome, caught in a whirlwind of hedonistic revelry and existential despair.

Rashomon (1950)

IMDb: 8.2. Directed by Akira Kurosawa. This movie masterfully unravels the fabric of truth as four witnesses offer conflicting accounts of a murder and a rape.

She played with fire (1957)

IMDb score = 6.8. An investigator runs into an ex-girlfriend, who is now married. He soon finds himself involved in arson, blackmail, and murder.

Laurel & Hardy: Busy bodies (1933)

IMDb: 7.6. Stan and Ollie are in high spirits as they drive in an old Model T to their new jobs at the sawmill.

Steamboat Willie (1928)

IMDb: 7.5. Mickey Mouse is a mischievous deckhand on a riverboat that is under the command of the tyrannical Captain Pete.

The Champion (1915)

IMDb: 6.7. Starring Charlie Chaplin. Due to a series of hilarious events Charlie suddenly becomes a boxer.

The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

IMDb: 6.9. Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law.

Scarlet Street (1945)

IMDb: 7.7. Directed by Fritz Lang. A man in crisis befriends a woman. Her fiancé persuades her to con him out of the fortune they assume he possesses.

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

IMDb: 6.7. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. An ordinary couple vacationing suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue.

Mr. Thank You (1936)

IMDb: 7.3. A bus driver drives from rural Izu to faraway Tokyo. The film portrays the passengers and their diverse reasons for travel.

The Stranger (1946)

IMDb: 7.3. Starring Orson Welles. An ex-Nazi is living under a false identity as a teacher. But then a sly federal investigator arrives in town.

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

IMDb: 7.7. In this Hitchcock classic, passengers on a train are delayed and must crowd together at the inn. When the train departs, a person is missing.

The General (1926)

IMDb: 8.1. Starring Buster Keaton. An hapless Southern railroad engineer faces off against Union soldiers during the American Civil War.

The Great Dictator (1940)

IMDb: 8.4. Starring Charlie Chaplin. A Jewish barber takes the place of a war-hungry dictator.

A Walk in the Sun (1945)

IMDb: 6.9. American soldiers hit the beach at Salerno and begin their trek across the countryside toward a Nazi-occupied farmhouse.