Educated but hot-headed Mitch Baker travels to the border town of Mission intent on avenging the death Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
I Believe in You (1952) Basil Dearden, Michael Relph, Celia Johnson, Cecil Parker, Godfrey Tearle
A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of The Blue Lamp (1950) Read More »
People of No Importance / Des gens sans importance (1956) Henri Verneuil, Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, Pierre Mondy
Mid-aged married truck driver falls in love with a young waitress he meets while making a break on a long trip. Read More »
Bitter Springs (1950) Ralph Smart, Tommy Trinder, Chips Rafferty, Gordon Jackson
Wally King, with his family and stockmen, drive livestock over hundreds of kilometres of dry country Read More »
Northern Patrol (1953) Rex Bailey, Kirby Grant, Chinook, Marian Carr
This entry in the series featuring RCMP Rod Webb and his wonder dog, Chinook, has a larger cast than usual Read More »
Street of Shame AKA Akasen Chitai (1956) Kenji Mizoguchi, Machiko Kyô, Aiko Mimasu, Ayako Wakao
Five prostitutes work at Dreamland, in Tokyo’s Yoshiwara district. As the Diet considers a ban on prostitution, the women’s daily dramas play out. Read More »
The Life of Oharu AKA Saikaku Ichidai Onna (1952) Kenji Mizoguchi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirô Sugai
A fifty-year-old prostitute, no longer able to attract men, looks back on her sad life. Read More »
The Actress (1953) George Cukor, Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, Teresa Wright
Former seaman Clinton Jones now works at a lowly job. His daughter Ruth wants to become an actress. Read More »
To Catch a Thief (1955) Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis
American expatriate John Robie living in high style on the Riviera is a retired cat burglar. Read More »
Uncle Was a Vampire AKA Tempi duri per i vampiri (1959) Steno, Renato Rascel, Sylva Koscina, Lia Zoppelli
Baron Osvaldo Lambertenghi is forced to sell his ancestral castle Read More »