April 19, 1970

Top 10 Films of 1949

1. "The Third Man" (Carol Reed, UK)

2. "White Heat" (Raoul Walsh, USA)

3. "The Bicycle Thief" (Vittorio de Sica, Italy)

4. "It's A Great Feeling" (David Butler, USA)

5. "A Letter To Three Wives" (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, USA)

6. "Gun Crazy" (Joseph H. Lewis, USA)

7. "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" (John Ford, USA)

8. "Kind Hearts And Coronets" (Robert Hamer, UK)

9. "On The Town" (Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly, USA)

10. "Orphée" (Jean Cocteau, France)


Other great films:

The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr Toad
All The King's Men
The Village Revolt (Czechoslovakia)
The Window

Short Top 3:

1. "Pacific 231" (Jean Mitry, France)

2. "Van Gogh" (Alain Resnais, France)

3. "Thorvaldsen" (Carl T. Dreyer, Denmark)


Other great shorts:

The Lead Shoes
Mr Frenhofer And The Minotaur

Top Commercial:

"Sugar Crisp" (Sugar Crisp)


Other great commercials:

Doctor's Choice

Cartoon Top 10

1. "Song Of The Prairie" (Jiri Trnka, Czechoslovakia)

2. "The Magic Fluke" (John Hubley, Columbia)

3. "Ragtime Bear" (John Hubley, Columbia)

4. "Winter Storage" (Jack Hannah, Disney)

5. "Little Rural Riding Hood" (Tex Avery, MGM)

6. "Story Of The Bass Cello" (Jiri Trnka, Czechoslovakia)

8. "For Scent-imental Reasons" (Chuck Jones, Warner)

7. "Toy Tinkers" (Jack Hannah, Disney)

9. "Fast And Furry-ous" (Chuck Jones, Warner)


10. Begone Dull Care (Norman McLaren, Evelyn Lambart, Canada)


Other great cartoons:

All In A Nutshell
Bad Luck Blackie
Bad Ol' Putty Tat
Counterfeit Cat
Curtain Razor
Dingbat Land
Doggone Tired
Donald's Happy Birthday
Each Dawn I Crow
Goggle Fishing Bear
Goofy Gymnastics
Grape Nutty
The Grey Hounded Hare
A Ham In A Role
Hare Do
Hatch Up Your Troubles
Heavenly Puss
High Diving Hare
The House Of Tomorrow
The Lion Hunt
Love That Pup
Mississippi Hare
Mouse Mazurka
Often An Orphan
Out-Foxed
Polka Dot Puss
Power Of Thought
Rabbit Hood
The Sailor And The Seagull
Sheep Dog
The Windblown Hare
Wise Quackers

Weak films of 1949:

Adventures Of Don Juan
Beyond The Forest
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