A man who deeply loves his wife, tears before his death by disease. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Comedians AKA Cómicos (1954) Juan Antonio Bardem, Elisa Galvé, Fernando Rey, Emma Penella
Ana Ruiz, a young actress who works in a traveling theater company, performs only small roles Read More »
Samurai Saga AKA Aru kengo no shogai (1959) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Akira Takarada
Edmund Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady. Read More »
Ordet (1955) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, Preben Lerdorff Rye
How do we understand faith and prayer, and what of miracles? August 1925 on a Danish farm. Read More »
Violent Saturday (1955) Richard Fleischer, Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Stephen McNally
A number of otherwise insignificant small-town stories erupt into drama when a gang of hoodlums decides to rob the local bank. Read More »
Spring Reunion (1957) Robert Pirosh, Dana Andrews, Betty Hutton, Jean Hagen
The class of 1941 at Carson High School is holding its 15th reunion. Read More »
The Wide Blue Road AKA La grande strada azzurra (1957) Gillo Pontecorvo, Maleno Malenotti, Yves Montand, Alida Valli, Francisco Rabal
Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Read More »
Dream Wife (1953) Sidney Sheldon, Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Walter Pidgeon
Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a modern couple. Read More »
The Magnetic Monster (1953) Curt Siodmak, Herbert L. Strock, Richard Carlson, King Donovan, Jean Byron
Working for O.S.I., the Office of Scientific Investigation, A-Man agent Jeffrey Stewart Read More »
Bravissimo (1955) Luigi Filippo D’Amico, Alberto Sordi, Giancarlo Zarfati, Patrizia Della Rovere
The substitute teacher Impallato discovers a student with exceptional characteristics for the lyrical song and exploits it for fame and wealth. Read More »
The Shrike (1955) José Ferrer, June Allyson, Joy Page
A successful theatrical director is driven to failure by the machinations of his vengeful wife. Read More »
Let’s Go Crazy (1951) Alan Cullimore, Peter Sellers, Tommy Manley
A short musical featurette set in a nightclub combining variety acts Read More »
Montecarlo (1956) Samuel A. Taylor, Marlene Dietrich, Vittorio De Sica, Arthur O’Connell
A gambler very much in debt, sets his cap for a beautiful woman, not knowing that she is also penniless. Read More »
Hoodlum Empire (1952) Joseph Kane, Brian Donlevy, Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker
A former gangster who joined the army during World War II and became a hero is now leading a respectable life, out of the rackets. Read More »
The Rising of the Moon (1957) John Ford, Tyrone Power, Noel Purcell, Cyril Cusack
Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. Read More »