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Tag Archives: 1950s
Jailbirds / Avanzi di galera (1954) Vittorio Cottafavi, Richard Basehart, Walter Chiari, Eddie Constantine

Three prisoners are discharged from jail: Stefano Luprandi, a surgeon accused of murdering Read More »
One Desire (1955) Jerry Hopper, Anne Baxter, Rock Hudson, Julie Adams

Circa 1900, runaway boy Nugget arrives in an Oklahoma boom town to find Read More »
Marie Antoinette Queen of France / Marie-Antoinette reine de France (1956) Jean Delannoy, Michèle Morgan, Richard Todd, Jacques Morel

In 1774, Marie-Antoinette, wife of the dauphin, heavy and clumsy Read More »
The Glass Cage (1955) Montgomery Tully, John Ireland, Honor Blackman, Geoffrey Keen

‘Pel’ Pelham is a veteran carnival barker who’s happily married and desperately wants a good education for his young son. Read More »
The Blue Lamp (1950) Basil Dearden, Jack Warner, Dirk Bogarde, Jimmy Hanley

We follow the daily activities of two London bobbies, veteran George Dixon and rookie Andy Mitchell. Read More »
The Pickwick Papers (1952) Noel Langley, James Hayter, James Donald, Nigel Patrick

The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England Read More »
The Hired Gun (1957) Ray Nazarro, Rory Calhoun, Anne Francis, Vince Edwards

Ellen Beldon is due to be hanged in Texas for the murder of her husband but Jud Farrow Read More »
The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) Earl McEvoy, Evelyn Keyes, Charles Korvin, William Bishop

Sheila Bennett returns to New York from Cuba, carrying $40,000 worth of smuggled diamonds Read More »
Chutaro of Banba (1955) Banba no Chûtarô

Based on the play ”Mabuta no Haha” by famed author Hasegawa Shin, this is the first major Read More »