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Tag Archives: 1950s
Tamango (1958) John Berry, Dorothy Dandridge, Curd Jürgens, Jean Servais
A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. Read More »
The Silent World / Le monde du silence (1956)
This pioneering nature documentary investigates aquatic habitats in various locations around the world. Read More »
Elegy of the North / Banka (1957) Heinosuke Gosho, Yoshiko Kuga, Masayuki Mori, Mieko Takamine
A young woman falls for a middle aged business man, but things get complicated when she also starts having feelings for his wife. Read More »
Women’s Prison (1955) Lewis Seiler, Ida Lupino, Jan Sterling, Cleo Moore
During the 1950s, two women inmates are sent to a maximum security state prison. Read More »
A Man Called Peter (1955) Henry Koster, Richard Todd, Jean Peters, Marjorie Rambeau
Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea Read More »
Federal Agent at Large (1950) George Blair, Dorothy Patrick, Robert Rockwell, Kent Taylor
A crime ring is smuggling gold from Mexico across the border in the US. Read More »
That Certain Feeling (1956) Melvin Frank
When Larry Larkin’s comic strip needs some freshening up Read More »
Main Street AKA Calle Mayor (1956) Juan Antonio Bardem, Betsy Blair, José Suárez, Yves Massard
A couple of friends decide to have a good time and play a trick on an unmarried woman. Read More »
The King and I (1956) Walter Lang, Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno
Mrs. Anna Leonowens and her son Louis arrive in Bangkok, where she has been contracted to teach English to the children of the royal household. Read More »