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Tag Archives: 1950s
The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) Felix E. Feist, Lee J. Cobb, Jane Wyatt, John Dall, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Rich Lois Frazer, divorcing her fortune-hunter husband, finds he’s bought a gun. Read More »
Over-Exposed (1956) Lewis Seiler, Cleo Moore, Richard Crenna, Isobel Elsom, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
This forgettable piece of 1950s sleaze stars Cleo Moore as a voluptuous blonde who becomes a successful commercial photographer. Read More »
Duchess of Idaho (1950) Robert Z. Leonard, Esther Williams, Van Johnson, John Lund, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Ellen Hallit is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but is too timid to do anything about it. Read More »
Criminal Lawyer (1951) Seymour Friedman, Pat O’Brien, Jane Wyatt, Carl Benton Reid, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
James Ragan, a brilliant criminal lawyer is fed up with his lucrative practice and longs to retire to a quiet judgeship Read More »
Wyoming Mail (1950) Reginald Le Borg, Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith, Howard Da Silva, Western
In 1869, the United States begins a railroad mail service to the West Coast which proves highly tempting to train robbers Read More »
The Two-Headed Spy (1958) André De Toth, Jack Hawkins, Gia Scala, Erik Schumann, Drama, Thriller, War
World War II spy thriller supposedly based on true story. British secret agent successfully infiltrates Nazi military, achieves rank of general during WWII. Read More »
Sea Devils (1953) Raoul Walsh, Yvonne De Carlo, Rock Hudson, Maxwell Reed, Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Gilliatt, a fisherman-turned-smuggler on the isle of Guernsey, agrees to transport a beautiful woman to the French coast in the year 1800. Read More »
Week-End with Father (1951) Douglas Sirk, Van Heflin, Patricia Neal, Gigi Perreau, Comedy, Romance
Single parents Jean Bowen and Brad Stubbs meet at the train station when they send their kids (his 2 girls, her 2 boys) off to camp. Read More »
The Goddess (1958) John Cromwell, Kim Stanley, Lloyd Bridges, Steven Hill, Drama
Loosely based on the life of Marilyn Monroe, the story of a young woman destined from childhood on to be adored by millions but unhappy in her own life. Read More »
Sudden Danger (1955) Hubert Cornfield, Bill Elliott, Tom Drake, Beverly Garland, Drama, Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
A woman who heads a sportswear manufacturing company is found dead. Although it is ruled a suicide, the police detective in charge believes she was murdered Read More »
Footsteps in the Night (1957) Jean Yarbrough, Bill Elliott, Don Haggerty, Eleanore Tanin, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Film-Noir
The fifth and last of the Ben Schwab productions starring Bill Elliott as a L.A. sheriff’s department detective begins with Henry Johnson being sought by the sheriff’s office for the murder Read More »
Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) J. Lee Thompson, Yvonne Mitchell, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms, Drama, Romance
Amy and Jim Preston have been married for twenty years but, in her husband’s eyes, she has become sloppy both about the house and herself. Read More »
Dial Red O (1955) Daniel B. Ullman, Bill Elliott, Helene Stanley, Keith Larsen, Crime, Drama, Mystery
The first of the five films where Bill Elliott played a detective lieutenant in the L.A Sheriff’s department, Dial Red “O” Read More »
Scarlet Angel (1952) Sidney Salkow, Rock Hudson, Yvonne De Carlo, Richard Denning, Adventure, Drama, Western
In 1865 New Orleans, sea captain Truscott goes to the notorious Scarlet Angel saloon, where he meets rapacious Roxy McClanahan, as rough and tough as he is. Read More »