After discovering he’s being cheated on by his wife María, Quintin kicks her out of the house. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
S.O.S. Noronha (1957) Georges Rouquier, Jean Marais, Yves Massard, José Lewgoy, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Story of a group of radio-men, on the isle of Noronha, off the coast of Brazil, whose post was attacked by escaped convicts Read More »
Secrets of Women (1952) Ingmar Bergman, Anita Björk, Eva Dahlbeck, Maj-Britt Nilsson, Comedy, Drama
Rakel, Marta, Karin and Annette are married to four brothers. While waiting in a summer cottage for their husbands to come home, they tell each other stories about their marriages. Read More »
The Groaning Lake (1959) Grigoris Grigoriou, Irene Papas, Andreas Barkoulis, Andreas Zisimatos, Drama, History, Romance
Based on a true historical event, this is the story of Frosyni, a genteel woman who lived in the city of Yannena, Epirus in the late 18th century Read More »
Till We Meet Again (1950) Tadashi Imai, Yoshiko Kuga, Eiji Okada, Osamu Takizawa, Drama, History
Saburo and Keiko fall in love with each other but the tide of the war separates them. Read More »
The Marksman (1953) Lewis D. Collins, Wayne Morris, Elena Verdugo, Frank Ferguson, Western
Mike Martin becomes a deputy United States marshal in early-day Texas because of his almost unbelievable marksmanship. Read More »
Park Row (1952) Samuel Fuller, Gene Evans, Mary Welch, Bela Kovacs, Drama, Thriller
In New York’s 1880’s newspaper district a dedicated journalist manages to set up his own paper. Read More »
House of Bamboo (1955) Samuel Fuller, Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Shirley Yamaguchi, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
In Tokyo, a ruthless gang starts holding up U.S. ammunition trains, prepared to kill any of their own members wounded during a robbery. Read More »
Caged (1950) John Cromwell, Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Frightened 19-year-old Marie Allen gets sent to an Illinois penitentiary for being an accomplice in an armed robbery. Read More »
Kind Lady (1951) John Sturges, Ethel Barrymore, Maurice Evans, Angela Lansbury, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Mary Herries has a passion for art and fine furniture. Even though she is getting on in years, she enjoys being around these priceless articles. Read More »
Stopover Tokyo (1957) Richard L. Breen, Robert Wagner, Joan Collins, Edmond O’Brien, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
An American intelligence agent is sent to Tokyo to track down a Communist spy ring. Read More »
Lucky Jim (1957) John Boulting, John Welsh, Ronald Cardew, Hugh Griffith, Comedy
Jim Dixon feels anything but lucky. At the university he has to do the bidding of absent-minded and boring Professor Welch to have any hope of keeping his job. Read More »
Mr. Steve (1957) Raymond Bailly, Jeanne Moreau, Philippe Lemaire, Armand Mestral, Drama
Georges Villard is a modest bank employee who dreams of earning more money so that he can live more comfortably. Read More »
Dont Bother to Knock (1952) Roy Ward Baker, Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
Airline pilot Jed stays at the New York hotel where girlfriend Lyn is a singer. He sees Nell in a window opposite his and they get chummy. Read More »
The Birthday Present (1957) Pat Jackson, Tony Britton, Sylvia Syms, Jack Watling, Drama
A top salesman with a U.K. toy firm foolishly brings an expensive watch back from a German trip for his wife’s birthday. Read More »