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Escape with 10 Films Guaranteed to Make You Swoon

Fred MacMurray, that guy from “My Three Sons” and those old Disney movies hot? Oh, yeah, baby!

Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in “Double Indemnity” (Image via kpbs.org)

My education in film began at the age of 10 when my parents gave me a book about classic movie stars for my birthday. In the years since, I’ve seen countless movies and read many books and articles about the cinema. Here are ten films I think stand out as prime examples of on-screen sexual chemistry between the stars.

1. — Flesh and the Devil: Greta Garbo and John Gilbert, 1926

Publicity photo for “Flesh and the Devil” 1926 (Public Domain)

That “special something” is no more apparent than between Greta Garbo and John Gilbert, the stars of the 1926 film Flesh and the Devil. Because it’s a silent film, the actors have only their bodies and facial expressions to convey their feelings and boy, do they!

Garbo and Gilbert were deeply in love while filming the movie, and it’s breathtaking to watch. When the characters kiss for the first time in the garden scene, the use of light and shadow dramatically enhances the romantic effect, but the sparks are…