A young man returns to San Francisco and his wealthy family with a new bride. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
The Sellout (1952) Gerald Mayer, Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter
Haven D. Allridge is the editor-in-chief of the News-Intelligencer newspaper in St. Howard Read More »
There Is Another Sun / Wall of Death (1951) Lewis Gilbert, Susan Shaw, Maxwell Reed, Laurence Harvey
A stranded chorus-girl (Susan Shaw) meets a reckless motorcycle racer (Maxwell Reed) and a promising young boxer (Laurence Harvey) who compete for her affections. Read More »
Easy to Love (1953) Charles Walters, Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Tony Martin
Set against the background of Florida’s Cypress Gardens, and featuring many stretches Read More »
Sons, Mothers and a General (1955) Kinder, Mütter und ein General
As Germany’s fortunes in the latter part of World War II wane, several young boys Read More »
Furrows / Surcos (1951) José Antonio Nieves Conde, Luis Peña, María Asquerino, Francisco Arenzana
The struggles of a Spanish family as it emigrates from the country to Madrid circa 1950. Read More »
The Woman of Rumour / Uwasa no onna (1954) Kenji Mizoguchi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Tomoemon Otani, Yoshiko Kuga
Hatsuko Umabuchi is a widow who runs a prosperous geisha house in present-day Kyoto. Read More »
Slim Carter (1957) Richard Bartlett, Jock Mahoney, Julie Adams, Tim Hovey
Hughie Mack, a not so nice western singer, is discovered by Clover Doyle as the next movie cowboy hero. Read More »
Keep It Clean (1956) David Paltenghi, Ronald Shiner, James Hayter, Diane Hart
A man invents a new cleaning machine. His brother in law offers to help him promote it and they get help from the Purity League. Read More »
Seven Thunders (1957) Hugo Fregonese, Stephen Boyd, James Robertson Justice, Tony Wright
Escaping British prisoners of war hide out in German occupied France. Read More »