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Tag Archives: 1950s
Johnny Tremain (1957) Robert Stevenson, Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York
In colonial Boston, a young silversmith’s apprentice injures his hand Read More »
The Gorbals Story (1950) David MacKane, Howard Connell, Marjorie Thomson, Betty Henderson
A young artist is almost driven to murder as a result of the pressures of living in a Glasgow slum. Read More »
A Mother’s Love AKA Bojô (1950) Hiroshi Shimizu, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Musei Tokugawa, Yatarô Kurokawa
A poor mother leaves behind three children,whom she had with different fathers Read More »
Paula (1952) Rudolph Maté, Loretta Young, Kent Smith, Alexander Knox
Distraught after her second miscarriage & learning definitively she could never have children Paula Read More »
The Black Pirates (1954) Allen H. Miner, Anthony Dexter, Martha Roth, Lon Chaney Jr.
Pirates searching for treasure take over a small town in Central America where they believe the loot is buried Read More »
The Hidden Fortress AKA Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958) Akira Kurosawa, Toshirô Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki
The story follows two greedy peasants in feudal Japan, Tahei and Matashichi Read More »
Four Girls in Town (1957) Jack Sher, George Nader, Julie Adams, Sydney Chaplin
Four young starlets, from various parts of the world, are called to Hollywood to test for the lead in a major film. Read More »
We Are All Murderers AKA Nous sommes tous des assassins (1952) André Cayatte, Marcel Mouloudji, Raymond Pellegrin, Antoine Balpêtré
Rene is not a bright guy. He was taught to kill by the Resistance. Read More »
Kill Me Tomorrow (1957) Terence Fisher, Pat O’Brien, Lois Maxwell, George Coulouris
A boozy old reporter finds his life is falling apart around him. He loses his wife and then his job. Read More »
Death of an Angel (1952) Charles Saunders, Patrick Barr, Jane Baxter, Julie Somers
An older doctor in a rural area takes on a younger physician as his partner. Read More »
The Return of Jesse James (1950) Arthur Hilton, John Ireland, Ann Dvorak, Henry Hull
Johnny looks so much like the real Jesse, he is mistaken for him by a grizzled Read More »
The Cold Heart AKA Das kalte Herz (1950) Paul Verhoeven, Lutz Moik, Hanna Rucker, Paul Bildt
Peter Munk, a poor charcoal burner, lives with his mother in The Black Forest. Read More »
Johnny Gunman (1957) Art Ford, Martin E. Brooks, Ann Donaldson, Johnny Seven
Vicious Allie and laid-back Johnny G. are a couple of rival New York City gangsters Read More »
Jubal (1956) Delmer Daves, Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Rod Steiger
Found injured by rancher Shep Horgan, Jubal Troop is offered a job as cowhand Read More »