After her husband Andre Delambre is crushed to death in a mechanical press, his wife recounts to his brother Francois Delambre and police Inspector Charas the events of the previous few months. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
The Mugger (1958) William Berke, Kent Smith, Nan Martin, James Franciscus, Crime, Drama
An unidentified city is plagued by a mysterious mugger who attacks women at night, steals their purses, and cuts them on their left cheek. Read More »
The House Across the Lake / Heat Wave (1954) Ken Hughes, Alex Nicol, Hillary Brooke, Sidney James, Crime, Drama
Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Read More »
Four Boys and a Gun (1957) William Berke, Frank Sutton, Tarry Green, James Franciscus, Crime, Drama
Four boys are involved in a robbery in which a policeman is killed. Caught, they are told they will most-definitely be convicted. Read More »
Imitation General (1958) George Marshall, Glenn Ford, Red Buttons, Taina Elg, Comedy, War
Master Sgt. “Murph” Savage impersonates a fallen general in the hope of inspiring his fellow soldiers to bravely fight their way out of a Nazi ensnarement. Read More »
The Hideous Sun Demon (1959) Robert Clarke, Tom Boutross, Patricia Manning, Nan Peterson, Horror, Sci-Fi
Sunblock can’t save you from the solar-powered monster in this sci-fi cult item. Dr. Gilbert McKenna (Robert Clarke) is a research scientist who is exposed to dangerously radioactive materials during a visit to an atomic power plant. Read More »
Gli inesorabili / The Fighting Men (1950) Camillo Mastrocinque, Rossano Brazzi, Charles Vanel, Claudine Dupuis, Drama
Saverio Luparello is the manager of Sicilian baron Occipinti’s estate. The cunning greedy man intentionally lets the land turn into a wasteland, hoping that his employer Read More »
Císaruv pekar a pekaruv císar / The Emperor and the Golem (1952) Martin Fric, Jan Werich, Marie Vásová, Natasa Gollová, Comedy, Fantasy
Rudolph II, the Holy Roman Emperor, does not have a simple life. And yet he manages to complicate it even more with his frequent outbursts of anger. Read More »
Il Viale della Speranza (1953) Dino Risi, Cosetta Greco, Liliana Bonfatti, Maria Pia Casilio, Drama
Joys and disappointments of three young men who aspire to fame: Luisa has talent and triumphs Read More »
Budapesti Tavasz (1955) Félix Máriássy, Gábor Rajnay, Miklós Gábor, Mária Mezei, Drama
The film begins a few days before the end of the Second World War and tells the story of the people of Budapest Read More »
Too Many Crooks (1959) Mario Zampi, Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Brenda de Banzie, Comedy, Crime
Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. Read More »
The Flying Saucer (1950) Mikel Conrad, Pat Garrison, Hantz von Teuffen, Thriller, Sci-Fi
The CIA sends playboy Mike Trent to Alaska with agent Vee Langley, posing as his “nurse,” to investigate flying saucer sightings. Read More »
Padri e figli / Fathers and Sons (1957) Mario Monicelli, Vittorio De Sica, Lorella De Luca, Riccardo Garrone, Comedy
Set in the weeks just prior to Christmas, the story focuses on the Yuletide preparations made by five different families. Read More »
Afrodite, dea dell’amore / Aphrodite, Goddess of Love (1958) Mario Bonnard, Isabelle Corey, Anthony Steffen, Irène Tunc, Drama, History
Year 67 A.D. the ruler of Corinth is a fan of Nero. Fails to set fire to his hometown, dedicated to the worship of Aphrodite, goddess of love Read More »
The Steel Lady (1953) Ewald André Dupont, Rod Cameron, Tab Hunter, John Dehner, Action, Drama, War
Surviving a plane crash in the Sahara, four oilmen find and manage to repair a German Afrika Corps tank which had been buried in the sand since WWII. Read More »