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Tag Archives: 1950s
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 »
Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder (1952) Richard Quine, Frankie Laine, Billy Daniels, Charlotte Austin

Two singers (Frankie Laine, Billy Daniels) step in to help an aspiring actress Read More »
The Girl Rush (1955) Robert Pirosh, Rosalind Russell, Fernando Lamas, Eddie Albert

When her compulsive-gambler father dies, leaving her with an inheritance that amounts to zip Read More »
Uncle Vanya (1957) John Goetz, Franchot Tone, Clarence Derwent, Dolores Dorn

A retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. Read More »