The cousin of a wealthy plantation owner in Puerto Rico plants seeds Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) John Huston, Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr
In 1944, the castaway Corporal Allison, adrift in a raft since his ship was attacked Read More »
Vacations in Majorca / Brevi amori a Palma di Majorca (1959) Giorgio Bianchi, Alberto Sordi, Dorian Gray, Belinda Lee
Anselmo Pandolfini kidnaps a famous American diva to reunite her with her lover John Read More »
The Nights of Lucretia Borgia / Le notti di Lucrezia Borgia (1959) Sergio Grieco, Belinda Lee, Jacques Sernas, Arnoldo Foà
Central Italy in the Late Middle Ages. Federico, a virtuous nobleman from an impoverished family Read More »
Dial 1119 (1950) Gerald Mayer, Marshall Thompson, Virginia Field, Andrea King
A young mentally-ill killer, Gunther Wyckoff, escapes from a mental institution Read More »
Kentucky Rifle (1955) Carl K. Hittleman, Chill Wills, Lance Fuller, Cathy Downs
A man escorts a wagon load of Kentucky rifles through Indian territory Read More »
The Torch (1950) Emilio Fernández, Paulette Goddard, Pedro Armendáriz, Gilbert Roland
A ruthless, comical, fun-loving, romantic rebel general, General Jose Juan Reyes Read More »
Las islas Marias (1951) Emilio Fernández, Pedro Infante, Rosaura Revueltas, Rocío Sagaón
The live and hardship of the inmates at Las Islas Marias Penal Colony Read More »
Hasek’s Tales from The Old Monarchy / Haskovy povidky ze stareho mocnarstvi (1952) Miroslav Hubácek, Oldrich Lipský, Frantisek Smolík, Ruzena Slemrová, Jaroslav Vojta
Four of Hasek’s short stories were adapted for the screen by Miroslav Hubacek. Read More »
The Great Eliah / O Grande Elias (1950) Arthur Duarte, António Silva, Milú, Francisco Ribeiro
A comedy about a family that receives money from a Brazilian aunt. Read More »