In 1896, Jeff Webster sees the start of the Klondike gold rush as a golden opportunity Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Small Town Girl (1953) László Kardos, Jane Powell, Farley Granger, Ann Miller
Rick Belrow Livingston, in love with Broadway star Lisa, is sentenced to 30 days in jail for speeding through a small town. Read More »
Ride Lonesome (1959) Budd Boetticher, Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts
A wanted murderer, Billy John, is captured by Ben Brigade, a bounty hunter, who intends to take him to Santa Cruz to be hanged. Read More »
Woman on the Run (1950) Norman Foster, Ann Sheridan, Dennis O’Keefe, Robert Keith
Frank Johnson (Ross Elliott), sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris (Robert Keith) Read More »
Fort Defiance (1951) John Rawlins, Dane Clark, Ben Johnson, Peter Graves
It’s just after the Civil War and Ben Shelby arrives looking for Johnny Tallon whom he plans to kill. Read More »
Phffft (1954) Mark Robson, Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Jack Carson
After eight years of marriage, Robert and Nina divorce. He takes up with his womanising Navy buddy Charlie Nelson Read More »
Mademoiselle Strip-tease (1957) Pierre Foucaud, Philippe Nicaud, Agnès Laurent, Dora Doll
Originally titled Mademoiselle Striptease, this classic French sex comedy is a charming frolic through Read More »
Portrait of Alison (1955) Guy Green, Robert Beatty, Terry Moore, William Sylvester
A car plunging over a cliff kills its two occupants identified as newspaperman Lewis Forrester Read More »
The Seekers (1954) Ken Annakin, Jack Hawkins, Glynis Johns, Noel Purcell
In 1821, British seaman Phillip Wayne sets foot on New Zealand where he befriends a Maori tribe and their chief, Hongi Tepe. Read More »
The Anatomy of Love AKA Tempi nostri – Zibaldone n. 2 (1954) Alessandro Blasetti, Paul Paviot, Vittorio De Sica, Dany Robin, François Périer
A five-part compilation film. in “The Baby,” a poverty-ridden couple with children decides Read More »