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Tag Archives: 1950s
The Purple Gang (1959) Frank McDonald

A teen-age rat pack of the Detroit slums, the Purple Gang, headed by psychotic William Joseph “Honeyboy” Willard Read More »
This Side of the Law (1950) Richard L. Bare

David Cummings, a vagrant, is bailed out of prison by Philip Cagle, an lawyer, who hires him to impersonate Read More »
Desperate Search (1952) Joseph H. Lewis, Howard Keel

A man (Howard Keel), his wife (Jane Greer) and his famous-aviator ex-wife (Patricia Medina) Read More »
El jinete sin cabeza / The Headless Rider (1957)

A mute phantom hero takes on skull-masked killers, a disembodied living hand and a corpse that won’t stay in its grave. Read More »
The Naked Maja (1958) Henry Koster, Ava Gardner

Love takes precedence over art and politics as Spanish painter Goya pines for an aloof duchess. Read More »
The Crowded Train / Manin densha (1957) Kon Ichikawa

Tamio Moroi graduates from a prestigious university and obtains a job at the Camel Brewery in a distant town. Read More »
Pokolenie / A Generation (1955) Andrzej Wajda

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, a generation of youth comes of age. Read More »
Anna (1951) Alberto Lattuada, Silvana Mangano, Gaby Morlay

Anna, a former sexy nightclub dancer who has become a hospital nurse, is on the verge of taking the veil. Read More »
Escape from San Quentin (1957) Fred F. Sears, Johnny Desmond

Singing star Johnny Desmond (Calypso Heat Wave, China Doll) goes dramatic in this Sam Katzman production. Read More »