A calculating New York bookie hires a talented singer and dancer to entertain his nightclub. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
The Proud and Profane (1956) George Seaton, William Holden, Deborah Kerr, Thelma Ritter
In the Pacific during WWII, a Roman Catholic widow falls for a tough lieutenant colonel. Read More »
Top Gun (1955) Ray Nazarro, Sterling Hayden, William Bishop, Karin Booth
A gunslinger returns to his hometown to warn of an impending outlaw gang attack Read More »
Journey to Italy / Viaggio in Italia (1954) Roberto Rossellini, Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders, Maria Mauban
Catherine and Alexander, wealthy and sophisticated, drive to Naples Read More »
All About Eve (1950) Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders
Eve is waiting backstage to meet her “idol” aging Broadway Star, Margo Channing. Read More »
Short Cut to Hell (1957) James Cagney, William Bishop, Robert Ivers, Georgann Johnson
A professional hitman is hired by a friend to commit two murders. Read More »
A Lust to Kill (1958) Oliver Drake, Jim Davis, Don Megowan, Allison Hayes
A cowboy escapes from jail with the help of his girlfriend, and goes after Read More »
The Catered Affair (1956) Richard Brooks, Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds
At breakfast, Jane announces that she and Ralph are getting married the next week. Read More »
Camilla (1954) Luciano Emmer, Luciana Angiolillo, Gabriele Ferzetti, Irène Tunc
Camilla, a middle-aged Venetian widow, arrives in Rome to take up service Read More »
The Nights of Cabiria / Le notti di Cabiria (1957) Federico Fellini, Giulietta Masina, François Périer, Franca Marzi
Cabiria is a wide-eyed waif, a streetwalker living in a poor section of Rome Read More »