Top 10 Romantic Movie Kisses: Hollywood's Golden Age Edition

This February 14th aka Valentine's Day I was inspired to do a top ten romantic movie kisses.

Did any of my favorite lip lock scenes make your list?

10.) SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)

Singin' in the Rain is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicals of all time. Dancer Gene Kelly plays a silent film star navigating the pitfalls of talking pictures. His romance with chorus girl Debbie Reynolds gives viewers one of the most iconic kisses at the end. 

9.) AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (1957)

An Affair to Remember is my FAVORITE Cary Grant film. The kissing scene is tender and sweet. Fair warning you will need Kleenex when watching this romantic film.

8.) CASABLANCA (1942)

Casablanca. Kissing scene...need I say more? 

7.) TO HAVE AND TO HAVE NOT (1944)

Bogie and Bacall's first of four films they make together. Bacall takes charge of the kissing scene telling Bogart "It's even better when you help" and leaves him with the memorable line, "You know how to whistle Steve? You just put your lips together and blow." 

6.) NOTORIOUS (1946)

Alfred Hitchcock may be the master of suspense, but he also gave us some unforgettable kissing scenes like in his 1946 film Notorious starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. 

5.) ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953)

This black and white classic romantic comedy shot on location in Rome has a bittersweet love story between a princess (Audrey Hepburn) and a newspaper report (Gregory Peck) with a heartbreaking and tender kissing scene.

4.) SOUND OF MUSIC (1960)

Sound of Music is the second musical on my list. I'm not even sure if I can put into words just how romantic the scene between Maria and Captain Von Trapp when he kisses her.  The older I get this scene has become more swoon worthy in my mind although I'm realizing it's probably just Christopher Plummer....it was always Christopher Plummer. 

3.) THE QUIET MAN (1952)

I'm going to say something probably controversial and un-American, but I'm not a huge fan of John Wayne. The Quiet Man is probably one of the few John Wayne movies I like. The kissing scene is so well-known director Steve Spielberg paid tribute to it in his 1982 film E.T. 

2.) IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)

I could probably watch the legendary candlestick phone kissing scene between James Stewart and Donna Reed over and over again. It's one of my favorites and one of the best kissing to come out of films from Hollywood's Golden Age. You can't have this kind of swoon-worthy kissing scenes in the 21st century with modern technology. 

1.) GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)

Eighty-six years later Gone with the Wind is still the gold standard in Hollywood. At the time this film was one the second film in technicolor. (Wizard of Oz was the first), its four-hour long historical period drama, the elaborate costumes and who can forget the weak-in-the-knees kissing scenes where Rhett tells Scarlett she needs kissing badly and by someone who know how.