Danielle Darrieux is perfect as a two bit Bovary bourgeois lady who kills time with her lover Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Damn Yankees! (1958) George Abbott, Stanley Donen, Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston
Film adaptation of the George Abbott Broadway musical about a Washington Senators Read More »
Breakdown (1952) Edmond Angelo, Ann Richards, William Bishop, Anne Gwynne
Framed for murder, heavyweight boxer Terry Williams is sent to prison, but is released after a few years on good behavior. Read More »
The Gold Express (1955) Guy Fergusson, Colin Bell, Vernon Gray, Ann Walford, May Hallatt
Claustrophobic train-set comedy-thriller (produced by H.G. Wells son) with an ace reporter coming up against crooks Read More »
Hurricane Island (1951) Lew Landers, Jon Hall, Marie Windsor, Romo Vincent
Ponce de Leon searches for the Fountain of Youth, but it’s not an easy quest Read More »
Ulysses AKA Ulisse (1954) Mario Camerini, Silvana Mangano, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn
In the ancient Greek city of Ithaca, many impatiently await the return of their king Read More »
The Ladykillers (1955) Alexander Mackendrick, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker
A gang of thieves rent a room upstairs from an old woman, who thinks they’re a musical band. Read More »
The Precipice AKA Hyoheki (1958) Yasuzô Masumura, Kenji Sugawara, Fujiko Yamamoto, Hitomi Nozoe
Salarymen Uozo and his friend Kosaku plan to climb a mountain. Read More »
The Black Devil AKA Il diavolo nero (1957) Sergio Grieco, Gérard Landry, Milly Vitale, Nadia Gray
Duke Ubaldo of (fictitious) Roccamontana wants to overpower neighboring Italian states Read More »
Royal Wedding (1951) Stanley Donen, Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford
Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Read More »
The Lady and the Bandit (1951) Ralph Murphy, Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, Suzanne Dalbert
While escaping from the police, English highwayman Dick Turpin meets Joyce Greene. Read More »
Kings Rhapsody (1955) Herbert Wilcox, Anna Neagle, Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore
Richard, son of the King of all Laurentia that has been residing in Monte Carlo with Martha Karrillos for many years Read More »
The Captain from Köpenick AKA Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1956) Helmut Käutner, Heinz Rühmann, Martin Held, Hannelore Schroth
A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is released after being jailed for 15 years. Read More »
The Barefoot Contessa (1954) Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien
At Maria Vargas’ funeral, several people recall who she was and the impact she had on them. Read More »
Stranger at My Door (1956) William Witney, Macdonald Carey, Patricia Medina, Skip Homeier
Notorious outlaw Clay Anderson and gang rob the town bank and flee in separate directions. Read More »