In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
The Time of His Life (1955) Leslie S. Hiscott, Richard Hearne, Ellen Pollock, Richard Wattis
The ex-convict father of a prominent society woman is released from prison, and goes to live with his daughter. Read More »
The Magic Voyage of Sinbad / Sadko (1953) Aleksandr Ptushko, Sergey Stolyarov, Alla Larionova, Ninel Myshkova
An oddly Russian Sinbad seeks to bring happiness to his people Read More »
Wagon Master (1950) John Ford, Ben Johnson
As Mormon settlers head to the promised land at the San Juan river in Utah Read More »
Lease of Life (1954) Charles Frend, Robert Donat, Kay Walsh, Denholm Elliott
The parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider Read More »
Closed Vision (1954) Marc’o, Danièle Maurel, Robert R. Guiot, Merlin Hare
A nearly forgotten feature by one of the founders of Lettrism, Closed Vision Read More »
The Silver Chalice (1954) Victor Saville, Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver Read More »
Borderline (1950) William A. Seiter, Fred MacMurray, Claire Trevor, Raymond Burr
Customs agents are looking for information about Pete Ritchie Read More »
Holiday for Henrietta / La fête à Henriette (1952) Julien Duvivier, Dany Robin, Michel Auclair, Hildegard Knef
After the rejection of their latest – and preposterous – scenario Read More »
Johnny Tremain (1957) Robert Stevenson, Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York
In colonial Boston, a young silversmith’s apprentice injures his hand Read More »