A jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Torpedo Run (1958) Joseph Pevney, Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Diane Brewster
The commander of an American submarine during World War II sets out to destroy Read More »
The Beast Must Die AKA La bestia debe morir (1952) Román Viñoly Barreto, Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Guillermo Battaglia, Milagros de la Vega
“La bestia debe morir” is a taut, smartly crafted Argentinian noir that packs an emotional punch. Read More »
The Temptress AKA Le due verità (1951) Antonio Leonviola, Anna Maria Ferrero, Michel Auclair, Michel Simon
The young Lut Loris is undergoing a trial for killing his girlfriend Maria Luce. Read More »
Les Miserables (1952) Lewis Milestone, Michael Rennie, Robert Newton, Debra Paget
After stealing a loaf a bread to feed a starving family, Jean Valjean is sentenced Read More »
Honeymoon AKA Luna de miel (1959) Michael Powell, Anthony Steel, Ludmilla Tchérina, Antonio
Australian farmer Kit Kelly and his new bride Anna are driving through Europe Read More »
Le film est déjà commencé? (1951) Maurice Lemaître
Lemaître is amongst one of the most important and creative artists of the second half of the 20th century. Read More »
San Antone (1953) Joseph Kane, Rod Cameron, Arleen Whelan, Forrest Tucker
After the Civil War, a cowboy who’s a former Union soldier leads a cattle Read More »
Poor But Beautiful AKA Poveri ma belli (1957) Dino Risi, Marisa Allasio, Maurizio Arena, Renato Salvatori
Salvatore and Romolo are two young and poor young men that are neighbours and friends. Read More »
Lovers, Happy Lovers! AKA Monsieur Ripois (1954) René Clément, Gérard Philipe, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood
From the Louis Hemon novel “M. Ripois and His Nemesis” about Andre Ripois, a philanderer Read More »
The Bold and the Brave (1956) Lewis R. Foster, Mickey Rooney, Wendell Corey, Don Taylor
An assortment of American types come together in the Italian campaign of 1944. Read More »
Hold That Line (1952) William Beaudine, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, John Bromfield
In a precursor to Trading Places (1983), the Bowery Boys are enrolled in a fancy college Read More »
Target (1952) Stuart Gilmore, Tim Holt, Linda Douglas, Walter Reed
In 1893, the railroad is coming to Pecos, Texas, and crooked land agent Martin Conroy Read More »
Its a Small World (1950) William Castle, Paul Dale, Lorraine Miller, Will Geer
Harry Musk is one in a million. That means that he’s the one out of a million children who is perfectly proportioned Read More »
Ghost Chasers (1951) William Beaudine, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Lloyd Corrigan
A ghost helps the Bowery Boys capture a gang of crooks led by a mad doctor. Read More »