A rustic drama set in the early 20th century, Hound Dog Man is the simple story of a young man, Spud Kinney (Dennis Holmes) constantly in hot water for disobeying his mother (Betty Field). Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
The Big Bluff (1955) W. Lee Wilder, John Bromfield, Martha Vickers, Robert Hutton, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
When scheming fortune hunter and erstwhile Latin lover Ricardo De Villa learns that a wealthy but sickly widow has terminal heart disease, he seduces and marries the vulnerable millionairess. Read More »
Finger Man (1955) Harold D. Schuster, Frank Lovejoy, Forrest Tucker, Peggie Castle, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Treasury agents, desperate to get evidence on syndicate kingpin Dutch Becker, give ex-con hood Casey Martin a choice…life in prison or courting sudden death as a government ‘finger man.’ Read More »
The Big Fisherman (1959) Frank Borzage, John Saxon, Howard Keel, Susan Kohner, Drama, History
Howard Keel stars as a stalwart Simon-Peter, the apostle of Christ called “the fisher of men” and the “Rock” upon whom the Christian Church was founded. Read More »
Smiley Gets a Gun (1958) Anthony Kimmins, Sybil Thorndike, Chips Rafferty, Keith Calvert, Comedy, Drama
Set in the outback where a local policeman tries to help a rambunctious scamp settle down by promising the lad a new gun if he can stay out of mischief and treat other people with respect. Read More »
Dokuritsu gurentai / Desperate Outpost (1959) Kihachi Okamoto, Makoto Satô, Izumi Yukimura, Misa Uehara, Drama, War, Action
When Sergeant Okubo’s brother is murdered at a Japanese outpost in Northern China during the Second World War, Okubo poses as a war correspondent and seeks out his brother’s killer. Read More »
Gunmen from Laredo (1959) Wallace MacDonald, Robert Knapp, Maureen Hingert, Walter Coy, Western
After Ben Keefer kills Gil Reardon’s wife, Reardon seeks revenge. To get to Keefer he has to outdraw one of Keefer’s henchmen. Read More »
Gideon of Scotland Yard / Gideon’s Day (1958) John Ford, Jack Hawkins, Anna Lee, Anna Massey, Action, Comedy, Drama
Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-violation ticket from a young police officer. Read More »
A Modern Marriage / Frigid Wife (1950) Paul Landres, Ben Parker, Reed Hadley, Margaret Field, Robert Clarke, Drama
A psychiatrist tries to help a newlywed wife, who is depressed and suicidal over her sexual problems. Read More »
The Tiger of Eschnapur / Der Tiger Von Eschnapur (1959) Fritz Lang, Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Walther Reyer, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
An architect travels to the remote city of Eschnapur to oversee some work being done at the bequest of the local Maharajah. Read More »
I, the Jury (1953) Harry Essex, Biff Elliot, Preston Foster, Peggie Castle, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
It’s nearly Christmas, but Mike Hammer is on the vengeance trail when Jack, his wartime buddy, is murdered. Read More »
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) Val Guest, Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Margia Dean, Horror, Sci-Fi
In the countryside of London, a rocket crashes on a farm and Professor Bernard Quatermass and Scotland Yard Inspector Lomax arrive in the spot. Read More »
Hell Bound (1957) William J. Hole Jr., John Russell, June Blair, Stuart Whitman, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A criminal gang plots the robbery of a ship carrying $2 million worth of surplus narcotics left over from World War II. Read More »
Between Midnight and Dawn (1950) Gordon Douglas, Mark Stevens, Edmond O’Brien, Gale Storm, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Rocky and Dan, war buddies, are prowl car cops on night duty. Dan is a cynic who views all lawbreakers as scum; Rocky feels more lenient. Read More »
Kyo mo mata kakute ari nan / Thus Another Day (1959) Keisuke Kinoshita, Teiji Takahashi, Yoshiko Kuga, Kanzaburô Nakamura, Drama, Romance
A young wife looses patience with her career-minded husband and returns to her parents’ home while an unpaid mortgage force the couple to rent out their home for the summer to the husband’s boss. Read More »