Aside from the very obvious contenders (The Wizard of Oz, etc) what are your favorite go-to films when working on a set, or demonstrating it? I see the Wizard of Oz enough in other folks' restoration photographs/videos, it's nice to sometimes see something a bit different.
For a monochrome set, I usually pull out one of the following:
- Broadway (1929)
- 42nd Street (1933)
- Modern Times (1936)
- City Lights (1931)
- The Gold Rush (1925)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) *Easily one of the greatest films of all time; if you haven't seen it, rent or buy it NOW
- The Naked City (1948)
For color, I usually grab one of these:
- DuBarry Was a Lady (1943)
- The Red Shoes (1948)
- Singin' In The Rain (1952)
- Easter Parade (1948)
- Fantasia (1940) *Only certain sequences
- House of Wax (1953)
What about you guys?