Zenobia, Queen of Palmira, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops under the command of the consul Marcus Valerius. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
The Rough and the Smooth (1959) Robert Siodmak, Nadja Tiller, Tony Britton, William Bendix
As young archaeologist Mike Thompson prepares to marry Margaret Goreham, the daughter of a wealthy and influential publisher Read More »
Tiger in the Smoke (1956) Roy Ward Baker, Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow, Tony Wright
In wartime a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that used to belong to his grandmother. Read More »
The Benny Goodman Story (1956) Valentine Davies, Steve Allen, Donna Reed, Berta Gersten
Bio of swing band leader ‘Benny Goodman’ from age 10 (1919) to his landmark Carnegie Hall band concert in 1938. Read More »
Bowery Battalion (1951) William Beaudine, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Donald MacBride
Slip and the other Bowery Boys join the army and to their camp, shortly after they enlist, comes their old friend and benefactor, Louie Dumbrowsky. Read More »
The City Stands Trial (1952) Luigi Zampa, Amedeo Nazzari, Silvana Pampanini, Paolo Stoppa
Turn-of-the-century Naples. Salvatore Ruotolo and his wife are murdered and their bodies are found in different locations. Read More »
All for Mary (1955) Wendy Toye, Nigel Patrick, Kathleen Harrison, David Tomlinson
In a Swiss Alpine resort shortly after the War an army officer and upper-class Humpy Miller both set their sights on Mary, the landlord’s daughter. Read More »
Alive and Kicking (1959) Cyril Frankel, Sybil Thorndike, Kathleen Harrison, Estelle Winwood
Three elderly ladies tire of living in an old people’s home and when they heard that they are about to be separated, they make a bid for freedom. Read More »
The Truth About Women (1957) Muriel Box, Laurence Harvey, Julie Harris, Diane Cilento
A man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man try to understand them as well. Read More »
The Conqueror (1956) Dick Powell, John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendáriz
In ancient times, the Mongolian warlord Temujin must do battle against the rival tribe that killed his father. Read More »
Night Without Sleep (1952) Roy Ward Baker, Linda Darnell, Gary Merrill, Hildegard Knef
Awaking one morning out of a drunken stupor, composer Richard Morton can’t shake the feeling he has murdered a woman during the night. Read More »
Guilt Is My Shadow (1950) Roy Kellino, Elizabeth Sellars, Patrick Holt, Peter Reynolds
Linda (Elizabeth Sellars) is driven to the breaking point by her no-good husband. One day, he pushes her too far, and she kills him. Read More »
El pendiente (1951) León Klimovsky, Graciliano Batista, María Esther Buschiazzo, Héctor Calcaño
Under the threat of blackmail, a young woman visits an ex-lover, only to discover that he’s been murdered and the blame rests upon her. Read More »
Johnny Rocco (1958) Paul Landres, Richard Eyer, Stephen McNally, Coleen Gray
Gangster and police look for a gangster’s son who witnessed a murder. Read More »
The Black Vampire (1953) Román Viñoly Barreto, Olga Zubarry, Roberto Escalada, Nathán Pinzón
This clever “feminist” reworking of Fritz Lang’s classic M focuses on the mothers of children stalked by a deranged pedophile. Read More »