In a pre-WWII Lithuanian town, occupied with unemployed workers and crooks of various kinds Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
The End of the Road (1954) Wolf Rilla, Edward Chapman, George Merritt, Eugene Leahy
Known as Mick to some and Mack to others, because he is half Scottish and half Irish Read More »
Hollywood Story (1951) William Castle, Richard Conte, Julie Adams, Richard Egan
Hollywood 1950: The successful producer Larry O’Brian arrives in Los Angeles to found a motion picture company. Read More »
It’s a Grand Life (1953) John E. Blakeley, Frank Randle, Diana Dors, Dan Young
Classic British comedy following an accident-prone army Private Read More »
The Iron Glove (1954) William Castle, Robert Stack, Ursula Thiess, Richard Wyler
Irishman Charles Wogan wields his sword in the cause of James Stuart Read More »
The Devil Is a Woman AKA La Lupa (1953) Alberto Lattuada, Kerima, Ettore Manni, May Britt
A woman in her thirties is a single mother of a teenager daughter, and both are in love with the same young soldier. Read More »
In the Palm of Your Hand AKA En la palma de tu mano (1951) Roberto Gavaldón, Arturo de Córdova, Leticia Palma, Ramón Gay
Jaime Karin is an astrologer, fortune teller and a scam artist, who uses his wife who works Read More »
Back to the Door AKA De espaldas a la puerta (1959) José María Forqué, Emma Penella, Amelia Bence, Luis Prendes
A classic situation is created in this crime mystery by José María Forqué when a police inspector Read More »
Lady of Vengeance (1957) Burt Balaban, Dennis O’Keefe, Ann Sears, Anton Diffring
A man hires a killer to avenge an innocent girl’s death. Read More »
The Time Element (1958) Allen Reisner, William Bendix, Martin Balsam, Darryl Hickman
Small-time bookie and one-time bartender (William Bendix) asks a psychiatrist (Martin Balsam) Read More »
Jumping Jacks (1952) Norman Taurog, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Mona Freeman
Hap Smith, nightclub entertainer, has a new act since his former partner Read More »
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959) Sidney Miller, Lou Costello, Dorothy Provine, Gale Gordon
In one of his rare performances without Bud Abbott, Lou Costello plays a rubbish collector and inventor. Read More »
Charge of the Lancers (1954) William Castle, Paulette Goddard, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Richard Wyler
The downward spiral of the quality of films Paulette Goddard appeared in in the 1950’s would cause Read More »
Little Boy Lost (1953) George Seaton, Bing Crosby, Claude Dauphin, Christian Fourcade
A war correspondent who was stationed in Paris during WWII married a French girl Read More »
Killer Leopard (1954) Ford Beebe, Johnny Sheffield, Beverly Garland, Donald Murphy
Movie actress Linda Winters has gone into the jungle to find her lost husband Fred. Read More »