As Mormon settlers head to the promised land at the San Juan river in Utah Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
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 (1952) La fête à Henriette
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 »
The Gorbals Story (1950) David MacKane, Howard Connell, Marjorie Thomson, Betty Henderson
A young artist is almost driven to murder as a result of the pressures of living in a Glasgow slum. Read More »
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
Pirates searching for treasure take over a small town in Central America where they believe the loot is buried Read More »