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Tag Archives: 1950s
Ballad of a Soldier / Ballada o soldate (1959) Grigoriy Chukhray, Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Antonina Maksimova
During World War II, 19 year old soldier Alyosha gets a medal as a reward Read More »
Bread, Love and Dreams / Pane, amore e fantasia (1953) Luigi Comencini, Vittorio De Sica, Gina Lollobrigida, Marisa Merlini
Marshal Antonio Carotenuto is sent to Sagliena, an imaginary little village Read More »
Knock on Wood (1954) Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, Danny Kaye, Mai Zetterling, Torin Thatcher
Ventriloquist Jerry Morgan has to see another love affair fail. Read More »
Penny Points to Paradise (1951) Anthony Young, Harry Secombe, Alfred Marks, Peter Sellers
Harry Flakers is a pools winner who is targeted by a forger. Read More »
Deep in My Heart (1954) Stanley Donen, José Ferrer, Merle Oberon, Helen Traubel
Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg. Read More »
The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958) Jack Arnold, Lana Turner, Jeff Chandler, Richard Denning
Daredevil pilot Mike Dandridge goes into a business partnership with flight-school Read More »
The Gilded Cage (1955) John Gilling, Alex Nicol, Veronica Hurst, Clifford Evans
Steve and Harry become involved in an art theft. Harry is framed by the crooks Read More »
Love’s a Luxury (1952) Francis Searle, Hugh Wakefield, Derek Bond, Michael Medwin
A theatre producer and an actor try and have a quiet week in a country cottage. Read More »
The Pork Cutlet General / Tonkatsu taishô (1952) Yûzô Kawashima, Shûji Sano, Etsuko Miyama, Keiko Tsushima
Yusaku, whose nickname is “Tonkatsu Taisho” (General Pork Cutlet), is a popular young children’s doctor. Read More »