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Tag Archives: 1950s
Salute the Toff (1952) Maclean Rogers, John Bentley, Carol Marsh, Roddy Hughes

When young secretary Fay (Marsh) fears for her boss’s safety when he fails Read More »
Hammer the Toff (1952) Maclean Rogers, John Bentley, Patricia Dainton, John Robinson

A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula. Read More »
The Kidnapper / El secuestrador (1958) Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, María Vaner, Leonardo Favio, Lautaro Murúa

A group of poor people living on the bare minimum in a slum, trying to survive Read More »
Johnny You’re Wanted (1956) Vernon Sewell, John Slater, Alfred Marks, Garry Marsh

Returning late to London, Johnny gives a lift to an attractive female hitch-hiker. Read More »
Three for Bedroom C (1952) Milton H. Bren, Gloria Swanson, James Warren, Fred Clark

A film star and her young daughter stow away on a cross-country train to California. Read More »
Mother India (1957) Mehboob Khan, Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar

The film begins with the finishing of a water canal for the village set in the present. Read More »
Land of the Pharaohs (1955) Howard Hawks, Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Martin

In ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh Khufu (Jack Hawkins) is obsessed with acquiring gold Read More »
Crow Hollow (1952) Michael McCarthy, Donald Houston, Natasha Parry, Patricia Owens

A story of a newly-wed wife of a young doctor who goes to live with him Read More »
For Heaven’s Sake (1950) George Seaton, Clifton Webb, Joan Bennett, Robert Cummings

Two angels, Charles and Arthur, are sent down to retrieve a young girl who has selected Read More »