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Tag Archives: 1950s
Island in the Sky (1953) William A. Wellman, John Wayne, Lloyd Nolan, Walter Abel

A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec Read More »
The Next Voice You Hear… (1950) William A. Wellman, James Whitmore, Nancy Reagan, Gary Gray

“Joe Smith, American” lives in a Los Angeles suburb and works at an aircraft plant. Read More »
When Gangland Strikes (1956) R.G. Springsteen, Raymond Greenleaf, Marjie Millar, John Hudson

A big-time gang leader’s trial is moved to a small town. Read More »
Twilight Saloon / Tasogare sakaba (1955) Tomu Uchida, Shigeru Amachi, Korema Arima, Ureo Egawa

In Twilight Saloon a cast of diverse characters spend an eventful evening Read More »
Away All Boats (1956) Joseph Pevney, Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Lex Barker

The story of USS ‘Belinda’, Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy Read More »
Stella (1955) Michael Cacoyannis, Melina Mercouri, Giorgos Foundas, Alekos Alexandrakis

Fiercely proud and unapologetically independent, Stella–the blonde Rebetico diva Read More »
The Three Thieves / I tre ladri (1954) Lionello De Felice, Totò, Jean-Claude Pascal, Simone Simon

Tapioca, a small time thief, hides out in an elegant apartment, followed shortly after by Cascarilla Read More »
Actor’s and Sin (1952) Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes, Edward G. Robinson, Eddie Albert, Marsha Hunt

Two-part story–the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter Read More »
Raw Wind in Eden (1958) Richard Wilson, Esther Williams, Jeff Chandler, Rossana Podestà

On a small Mediterranean island live Costanza, her father Urbano Read More »