The story of USS ‘Belinda’, Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
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 »
Hot Cars (1956) Don McDougall, John Bromfield, Joi Lansing, Mark Dana
Nick Dunn doesn’t want to be mixed up in a stolen car ring operating out of a chain of car dealerships in Culver City Read More »
Zero Hour! (1957) Hall Bartlett, Dana Andrews
A routine flight turns into a major emergency as passengers and crew succumb to food poisoning Read More »
The Enforcer (1951) Bretaigne Windust
After years of pursuit, Assistant D.A. Martin Ferguson has a good case against Murder Read More »
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) Delmer Daves, Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Michael Rennie
The story picks up at the point where “The Robe (1953)” ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Read More »
The Mark of the Renegade (1951) Hugo Fregonese, Ricardo Montalban, Cyd Charisse, J. Carrol Naish
MGM’s Ricardo Montalban and Cyd Charisse were loaned to Universal for the Technicolor period piece Mark of the Renegade. Read More »