Having flunked graduation for a second time and needing cash to support his crabby (and thus unemployed) father Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Night Falls AKA La noche avanza (1952) Roberto Gavaldón, Pedro Armendáriz, Anita Blanch, Rebeca Iturbide
Marcos is a professional Jai alai player undefeated on the court in 26 matches. Read More »
Tamango (1958) John Berry, Dorothy Dandridge, Curd Jürgens, Jean Servais
A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. Read More »
The Silent World AKA Le monde du silence (1956) Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Louis Malle, Frédéric Dumas, Albert Falco
This pioneering nature documentary investigates aquatic habitats in various locations around the world. Read More »
Elegy of the North AKA Banka (1957) Heinosuke Gosho, Yoshiko Kuga, Masayuki Mori, Mieko Takamine
A young woman falls for a middle aged business man, but things get complicated when she also starts having feelings for his wife. Read More »
Strange Fascination (1952) Hugo Haas, Cleo Moore, Mona Barrie
Middle-aged European pianist Paul Marvan (Hugo Haas)is brought to America by wealthy widow Diana Fowler (Mona Barrie) Read More »
Tonka AKA A Horse Named Comanche (1958) Lewis R. Foster, Sal Mineo, Philip Carey, Jerome Courtland
In Dakota territory in the 1870s, White Bull, a young Sioux, proves his manhood by catching and training a wild colt he names Tonka. Read More »
White Feather (1955) Robert D. Webb, Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, John Lund
The story of the peace mission from the US cavalry to the Cheyenne Indians in Wyoming during the 1870s. Read More »
Gambling House (1950) Ted Tetzlaff, Victor Mature, Terry Moore, William Bendix
Small time racketeer Marc Fury agrees to plead self-defense for a murder committed by gang boss Joe Farrow in exchange for Farrow’s I.O.U. for $50,000. Read More »
Women’s Prison (1955) Lewis Seiler, Ida Lupino, Jan Sterling, Cleo Moore
During the 1950s, two women inmates are sent to a maximum security state prison. Read More »
A Man Called Peter (1955) Henry Koster, Richard Todd, Jean Peters, Marjorie Rambeau
Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea Read More »
Champagne for Caesar (1950) Richard Whorf, Ronald Colman, Celeste Holm, Vincent Price
What happens when the man who knows everything goes on a quiz show that doubles your cash prize Read More »
Federal Agent at Large (1950) George Blair, Dorothy Patrick, Robert Rockwell, Kent Taylor
A crime ring is smuggling gold from Mexico across the border in the US. Read More »
That Certain Feeling (1956) Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, George Sanders
When Larry Larkin’s comic strip needs some freshening up Read More »
Main Street AKA Calle Mayor (1956) Juan Antonio Bardem, Betsy Blair, José Suárez, Yves Massard
A couple of friends decide to have a good time and play a trick on an unmarried woman. Read More »