[Simon Green]

Those old movies beat the hell out of anything they are making today.

In contrast:

1950: "All About Eve" #2
1951: "An American in Paris" #6
1952: "The Greatest Show on Earth" #1
1953: "From Here to Eternity" #1
1954: "On the Waterfront" #14
1955: "Marty" #37
1956: "Around the World in 80 Days" #2
1957: "The Bridge on the River Kwai" #1
1958: "Gigi" #5
1959: "Ben-Hur" #1

[a fool in paradise]

Nothing by Hitchcock