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Tag Archives: 1950s
Paula (1952) Rudolph Maté, Loretta Young, Kent Smith, Alexander Knox

Distraught after her second miscarriage & learning definitively she could never have children Paula Read More »
The Black Pirates (1954) Allen H. Miner, Anthony Dexter, Martha Roth, Lon Chaney Jr.

Pirates searching for treasure take over a small town in Central America where they believe the loot is buried Read More »
The Hidden Fortress / Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958) Akira Kurosawa, Toshirô Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki

The story follows two greedy peasants in feudal Japan, Tahei and Matashichi Read More »
Death of an Angel (1952) Charles Saunders, Patrick Barr, Jane Baxter, Julie Somers

An older doctor in a rural area takes on a younger physician as his partner. Read More »
The Cold Heart / Das kalte Herz (1950) Paul Verhoeven, Lutz Moik, Hanna Rucker, Paul Bildt

Peter Munk, a poor charcoal burner, lives with his mother in The Black Forest. Read More »
Johnny Gunman (1957) Art Ford, Martin E. Brooks, Ann Donaldson, Johnny Seven

Vicious Allie and laid-back Johnny G. are a couple of rival New York City gangsters Read More »
Jubal (1956) Delmer Daves, Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Rod Steiger

Found injured by rancher Shep Horgan, Jubal Troop is offered a job as cowhand Read More »
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday / Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953) Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Micheline Rolla

Monsieur Hulot comes to a beachside hotel for a vacation, where he accidentally (but good-naturedly) causes havoc. Read More »
Five Gates to Hell (1959) James Clavell, Dolores Michaels, Patricia Owens, Neville Brand

A small group of Red Cross doctors and nurses are held captive by Chinese guerrillas in Vietnam. Read More »