Tarsus, in the Roman province of Cilicia, AD 120. Two Carthaginian sisters, Lea and Esther Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Seven Waves Away (1957) Richard Sale, Tyrone Power, Mai Zetterling, Lloyd Nolan
After their luxury liner is sunk, a group of over twenty survivors take refuge in a life boat made for only nine. Read More »
Unvanquished City AKA Robinson warszawski (1950) Jerzy Zarzycki, Jan Kurnakowicz, Zofia Mrozowska, Igor Smialowski
The story of those who stayed in the ruins and rubbles of Warsaw after the failure of the 1944 uprising. Read More »
Saturday Night AKA Subotom uvece (1957) Vladimir Pogacic, Radmila Andric, Zoran Stojiljkovic, Sima Janicijevic
The first omnibus film made in Yugoslavia, tells the three stories set in Belgrade by night Read More »
Dedication of the Great Buddha AKA Daibutsu kaigen (1952) Teinosuke Kinugasa, Shinobu Araki, Kôtarô Bandô, Kazuo Hasegawa
A talented sculptor is hired to erect a giant Buddha statue when the capital is moved to Nara, in 745 AD. Read More »
The Man Without a Face AKA El hombre sin rostro (1950) Juan Bustillo Oro, Arturo de Córdova, Carmen Molina, Miguel Ángel Ferriz
A faceless killer who hunts women can only be stopped by a detective with a disturbing past. Read More »
The Grand Maneuver AKA Les Grandes manoeuvres (1955) René Clair, Michèle Morgan, Gérard Philipe, Jean Desailly
A French lieutenant makes a bet that he can seduce any woman in town in the two weeks Read More »
Spring AKA Vesna (1953) Frantisek Cáp, Metka Gabrijelcic, Franek Trefalt, Jure Furlan
Three students try to pass their final exam by reluctant task of wooing their professor’s daughter Read More »
Chain of Evidence (1957) Paul Landres, Bill Elliott, Jimmy Lydon, Don Haggerty
The fourth of five Ben Schwab productions that starred Bill Elliott as a detective lieutenant Read More »
The Showdown (1950) Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan, Bill Elliott, Walter Brennan, Marie Windsor
Shadrach Jones, ex-Texas State Policeman, has a ruthless determination to find Read More »
Slightly Scarlet (1956) Allan Dwan, John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl
Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison in custody of her sister June Read More »
A Hatful of Rain (1957) Fred Zinnemann, Don Murray, Eva Marie Saint, Anthony Franciosa
Based on the stage play by Michael V. Gazzo, this noir-stained drama provides Read More »
The Deep Blue Sea AKA Aoi unabara (1957) Tsuneo Kobayashi, Hibari Misora, Ken Takakura, Hachirô Kasuga
From a novel by noted author Setoguchi Torao, this modern-day movie stars the great Misora Hibari. Read More »
Revenge of Black Eagle AKA La vendetta di Aquila Nera (1951) Riccardo Freda, Rossano Brazzi, Gianna Maria Canale, Vittorio Sanipoli
When a soldier returns home from the wars, he finds that a local landowner has been terrorizing his family. Read More »
Sangaree (1953) Edward Ludwig, Fernando Lamas, Arlene Dahl, Patricia Medina
Originally released in 3-D, the film covers the post-Revolutionary War of Dr. Carlos Morales Read More »