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Tag Archives: 1950s
Sierra Baron (1958) James B. Clark, Brian Keith, Rick Jason, Rita Gam
In this western set in the California territory in the mid-19th century Read More »
The Big Money (1956) John Paddy Carstairs, Ian Carmichael, Belinda Lee, Kathleen Harrison
Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that Read More »
Bobbikins (1959) Robert Day, Shirley Jones, Max Bygraves, Billie Whitelaw
Parents Shirley Jones and Max Bygraves portray parents of the title character, an infant who talks like an adult. Read More »
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) Otto Preminger, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker
Frankie Machine is a skilled card dealer and one-time heroin addict. Read More »
Young Bess (1953) George Sidney, Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr
The mother died under the executioner’s axe; the daughter rose to become England’s greatest monarch Read More »
Jack Slade (1953) Harold D. Schuster, Mark Stevens, Dorothy Malone, Barton MacLane
A twelve year old Joey Slade sees his father gunned down in front of him Read More »
What Is Your Name? Part III AKA Kimi no na wa: Daisanbu (1954) Hideo Ôba, Chikage Awashima, Haruyo Ichikawa, Akio Isono
Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. Read More »
What Is Your Name? Part II AKA Kimi no na wa: Dainibu (1953) Hideo Ôba, Keiko Awaji, Chikage Awashima, Kimie Hayashi
Machiko Ujiie and Haruki Atomiya first meet and fall in love on Ginza’s Sukiyabashi Bridge Read More »
What Is Your Name? AKA Kimi no na wa (1953) Hideo Ôba, Keiko Awaji, Chikage Awashima, Haruyo Ichikawa
Machiko and Haruki are not allowed to meet. When at last they find each other, Haruki has to part for Europe. Read More »
Zaza (1956) René Gaveau, Lilo, Maurice Teynac, Robert Dalban
Paris 1900. During the Belle Époque, Zaza, a young music hall artist Read More »
Paul Temple’s Triumph (1950) Maclean Rogers, John Bentley, Dinah Sheridan, Jack Livesey
A husband-and-wife detective team look into the murder of one of her friends Read More »
Captain China (1950) Lewis R. Foster, John Payne, Gail Russell, Jeffrey Lynn
Charles Chinnough, aka Captain China, washed ashore off his ship during a storm Read More »
The Milkman (1950) Charles Barton, Donald O’Connor, Jimmy Durante, Piper Laurie
Roger Bradley, son of a milk magnate, isn’t allowed to work for his dad’s company because Read More »
California Conquest (1952) Lew Landers, Cornel Wilde, Teresa Wright, Alfonso Bedoya
The period is the 1840’s and California is part of Mexico. Many of the citizens wish to become Read More »