In 2014, inspired by critics celebrating the 75th anniversary of 1939, “Hollywood’s Greatest Year,” Adam Spector looked at that year and others from the studio era that featured a strong lineup. Seven years later, he went back to this article for another project.
“While most of it still holds up, I made some revisions, most notably adding another year – 1950. I also grouped my films into “Classics” and “Other Notable Films.” For “Classics” I returned to the British critic Derek Malcom’s standard (often cited by Roger Ebert) – films for which I would be upset if I could never see them again.” Check them out in Adam Spector’s somewhat new Adam’s Rib column
