The large federal crime syndicate has proceeded in to town, teaming up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (1959) Ismael Rodríguez, María Félix, Dolores del Rio, Emilio Fernández, Drama, Romance, War
The Cucaracha is a courageous woman soldier who directs a group of comparable women to the fray from the forces of the Villa colonel, Zeta. Read More »
Professor Hannibal (1956) Zoltán Fábri, Ernö Szabó, Noémi Apor, Emmi Buttykay, Comedy, Drama
Every time a Latin instructor publishes an informative article on the Carthaginian General Hannibal Read More »
Highway Dragnet (1954) Nathan Juran, Richard Conte, Joan Bennett, Wanda Hendrix, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Mrs. Cummings, a free-lance magazine photographer and a recent widow following her husband committed suicide Read More »
The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954) Don Weis, John Derek, Elaine Stewart, Thomas Gomez, Action, Adventure, Romance
Back in Ispahan, Persia, Hajji Baba is departing his father’s store to seek out a larger chance, although the Princess Fawzia is hoping to speak her daddy Read More »
Chikamatsus Love in Osaka (1959) Tomu Uchida, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ineko Arima, Kinuyo Tanaka, Drama, Romance
The adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, finding that she’s going to be bought by a customer, steals money from his employer to redeem her. Read More »
The Wrong Man (1956) Alfred Hitchcock, Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero – Manny to his friends – is a string bassist, a devoted husband and father, and a practicing Catholic. Read More »
Indiscreet (1958) Stanley Donen, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Cecil Parker, Comedy, Romance
Anna Kalman is a London based performer. She’s been not able to find love in her life. Read More »
Joan at the Stake (1954) Roberto Rossellini, Ingrid Bergman, Tullio Carminati, Giacinto Prandelli, Biography, Drama, History, Musical
The film takes place mostly in a surrealistic fantasy around the time of the execution of Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc, played by Ingrid Bergman, is being burned alive for heresy. Read More »
The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951) Leslie Fenton, Glenn Ford, Edmond O’Brien, Rhonda Fleming, Western
Gil Kyle finds himself caught up in the politics and unrest of the American Civil War and soon gets himself framed for a murder. Read More »
On Such a Night (1956) Anthony Asquith, Josephine Griffin, Marie Lohr, David Knight, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Short
An American tourist on a day trip to Sussex from London inadvertently finds himself at Glyndebourne Opera House in Sussex where he learns to appreciate Opera. Read More »
Queen Bee (1955) Ranald MacDougall, Joan Crawford, Barry Sullivan, Betsy Palmer, Drama, Romance
Eva Phillips is a Southern socialite whose manipulation and ruthlessness ruins the lives of everyone around her. The question is, will anyone be able to stop her? Read More »
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) Sidney Lanfield, Frank Tashlin, Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Lloyd Nolan, Comedy, Crime, Musical, Romance
When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally steers Moose Moran’s girl away from a winning bet, he is forced to come up with $10,000 to repay the angry gangster. Read More »
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) John Sturges, Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
From the time John J. Macreedy steps off the train in Black Rock, he feels a chill from the local residents. Read More »
Wild Is the Wind (1957) George Cukor, Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Anthony Franciosa, Drama
An immigrant Nevada rancher brings a woman from Italy to be his second wife but when he neglects her, she becomes involved with his trusted assistant. Read More »