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The 17 Sexiest Movie Stars of Old Hollywood

By Macy Cate Williams

Updated on 2/9/2015 at 12:00 PM

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Real talk: they don't make 'em like they used to. The classic Hollywood movie stars of the past were silver-screen studs for good reason. Their debonair attitudes, effortless charm, and shocking good looks are easy to obsess over even to this day. We rounded up our favorite handsome actors who starred in films decades ago — and we would totally still do these guys today.

01

Paramount Pictures

Paul Newman

02

Columbia Pictures

Cary Grant

03

Columbia Pictures

Sidney Poitier

04

Universal Pictures

Rock Hudson

05

Elvis Presley

06

Paramount Pictures

Montgomery Clift

07

Embassy Pictures

Sammy Davis Jr.

08

Errol Flynn

09

Paramount Pictures

Gary Cooper

10

Paramount Pictures

Robert Redford

11

John Wayne

12

20th Century Studios

Gregory Peck

13

Frank Sinatra

14

Turner Entertainment

Gene Kelly

15

Clint Eastwood

16

Clark Gable

17

James Dean

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