I am a huge fan of old b/w movies...even though they are slightly before my time. (I was born in '65)
One day, when my son was 3, we were watching a classic and he looked at me and asked..."So mom, when you were little, was the world in black and white?"
I am still not sure how to answer that. ; ) But I will say that from a young age, they were introduced to classic movies instead of most of the absolute garbage that passes for kids fare these days.
1948 for me...grew up with all that stuff.
I haven't watched any of it in a while, I probably should.
Wife and daughter get Netflix, maybe I'll request some of the old movies.