
In a precursor to Trading Places (1983), the Bowery Boys are enrolled in a fancy college Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Target (1952) Stuart Gilmore, Tim Holt, Linda Douglas, Walter Reed

In 1893, the railroad is coming to Pecos, Texas, and crooked land agent Martin Conroy Read More »
Its a Small World (1950) William Castle, Paul Dale, Lorraine Miller, Will Geer

Harry Musk is one in a million. That means that he’s the one out of a million children who is perfectly proportioned Read More »
Ghost Chasers (1951) William Beaudine, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Lloyd Corrigan

A ghost helps the Bowery Boys capture a gang of crooks led by a mad doctor. Read More »
Late Chrysanthemums / Bangiku (1954) Mikio Naruse, Haruko Sugimura, Ken Uehara, Sadako Sawamura

What is the life of a Geisha like once her beauty has faded and she has retired? Read More »
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 »