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Tag Archives: 1950s
Evil Man of Edo AKA Edo no akutaro (1959) Masahiro Makino, Kusuo Abe, Kunio Kaga, Chizuru Kitagawa

A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens Read More »
Fargo (1952) Lewis D. Collins, Bill Elliott, Myron Healey, Phyllis Coates

The brother (House Peters Jr.) of rancher Bill Martin (Bill Elliott) is killed in a stampede started by cattleman. Read More »
Young Man with Ideas (1952) Mitchell Leisen, Glenn Ford, Ruth Roman, Denise Darcel

A Montana lawyer (Glenn Ford) gets distracted after moving to California with his wife (Ruth Roman) and children. Read More »
Never Steal Anything Small (1959) Charles Lederer, James Cagney, Shirley Jones, Roger Smith

Jake MacIllaney will do just about anything to win the presidential election of longshoreman union Local 26. Read More »
Hit the Deck (1955) Roy Rowland, Jane Powell, Tony Martin, Debbie Reynolds

Sailor Danny Xavier Smith and two other gobs try to save his sister Susan’s virtue. She wants to get a role in the show “Hit the Deck”. Read More »
Michael Strogoff (1956) Carmine Gallone, Curd Jürgens, Geneviève Page, Jacques Dacqmine

In 19th century Russia a Tartar rebellion led by Feofar Khan separates mainland Russia from the Russian far east. Read More »
The Overtaxed AKA I tartassati (1959) Steno, Totò, Aldo Fabrizi, Cathia Caro

Mr. Pezzella owns and operates a very well established luxury clothing store. Read More »
My Man and I (1952) William A. Wellman, Shelley Winters, Ricardo Montalban, Wendell Corey

Chu Chu Ramirez is a Mexican farm laborer in California, with lofty ideals, who is very proud of his new American citizenship. Read More »
Lust for Life (1956) Vincente Minnelli

Vincent Van Gogh is the archetypical tortured artistic genius. His obsession with painting, combined with mental illness Read More »