Any movies with genuine sounding conversations before the 60s, 70?

I am not sure if there is anything genuine about Aaron Sorkin's dialogue. The way all his characters talk are extremely stylised and, in my personal opinion, somewhat overwraught and too unrealistic.

I can hardly think of any worse directors to use as an example of natural dialogue than Aaron Sorkin lol

On the Waterfront with Marlon Brando has a scene that comes to mind. It’s one where his character is speaking with a long lost “one who got away” type while they’re walking in a playground conversing about their lives. It comes off very natural instead of overacted. For example, when the woman that Brando’s character is speaking with drops her mitten, he immediately stops the conversation to pick it up then continues without dropping a beat like a normal person would.

His Girl Friday from 1940 is probably the closest you'll get to that naturalistic dialogue style from way back then. The rapid fire exchanges between Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell feel way more like real people talking over each other than the usual theatrical stuff from that era Casablanca has moments too but its more hit or miss - some scenes feel genuine while others are pure old hollywood melodrama. The thing is directors back then were still figuring out how to make film dialogue work since most of them came from theater where you had to project to the back row there's also some film noir stuff from the late 40s that gets pretty close when characters are being interrogated or arguing but overall yeah the social network style wasnt really a thing until way later when method acting and handheld cameras made it easier to capture those unguarded moments

Anything by Preston Sturges or Billy Wilder

Cool Hand Luke’s conversation with Arletta while she was in the back of the truck.

The Hustler

The Apartment (1960)

The first thought that comes to my mind is Marlon Brando in A Street Car Named Desire. I remember him seeming out of place, like he was from movies of today, while the other characters spoke how I would expect of the era. Like he was in colour but everyone else was in black and white.

Marty (1955) is probably one of the most ‘normal people talking like normal people’ movies from that time.

The problem here is that you think realistic sounding dialogue is something to be aspired to. Realism is a style. It just happens to be the style that is popular right now. It is not the ne plus ultra of film.

Daisies- After realizing that all world is spoiled, Marie and Marie are committed to be spoiled themselves. They rip off older men, feast in lavish meals and do all kinds of mischief. But what is all this leading to?

I remember being shocked by the overwrought acting in Rebel Without a Cause.

The backseat conversation between Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger in "On the Waterfront": "I coulda been a contender!"

What part of The Social Network dialogue is realistic l?

You could check out some indie films from the 50's or 60's. Shadows (1958) - John Cassavetes film about an interracial romance. His other films are worth a look Nobody Waved Good-Bye (1964) - Canadian coming-of-age film. Set in Toronto.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s comes to mind but it’s been a long while since I’ve seen it. I remember some interesting conversations between Audrey Hepburn’s character and the male sex worker.

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yeah, most old movies do feel kind of staged. maybe check out some of the 50s stuff by ingmar bergman or even some of capra’s films, they can have moments where people actually talk like normal humans, not like a script reading

Idk what genuine means. Early microphone technology had limitations which impacted delivery. As did (does) the nature of acting. People expect something entertaining or at least interesting.