Murphy deserts the Union Army to warn former Texas neighbors of impending Indian attacks triggered by Army massacre. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Sierra (1950) Alfred E. Green, Wanda Hendrix, Audie Murphy, Burl Ives
Ring Hassard and father Jeff, wild horse breakers, live in a hidden mountain eyrie because Jeff is wanted for a murder he didn’t commit. Read More »
The Eagle and the Hawk AKA Washi to taka (1957) Umetsugu Inoue, Yûjirô Ishihara, Rentarô Mikuni, Ruriko Asaoka
In this murder mystery musical, trouble comes in pairs on a cargo ship Read More »
I Want You (1951) Mark Robson, Dana Andrews, Dorothy McGuire, Farley Granger
In 1950, life as usual in a middle-American town. Cold War paranoia is beginning Read More »
Simon and Laura (1955) Muriel Box, Peter Finch, Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow
In the 1950’s days of only BBC television, a wet-behind-the-ears producer has the idea Read More »
No Name on the Bullet (1959) Jack Arnold, Audie Murphy, Charles Drake, Joan Evans
Cool, cultured John Gant rides into Lordsburg. Gant is a professional killer Read More »
Duel at Silver Creek (1952) Don Siegel, Audie Murphy, Faith Domergue, Stephen McNally
A gang of claim jumpers is infesting the territory, gaining ownership of undermanned mining operations through extortion…and leaving no live witnesses. Read More »
Moby Dick (1956) John Huston, Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn
This classic story by Herman Melville revolves around Captain Ahab and his obsession with a huge whale, Moby Dick. Read More »
Murder by Contract (1958) Irving Lerner, Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine, Herschel Bernardi
Claude is a young man with a regular job, no history of trouble with the law and no chance of making any real money. Read More »
A Japanese Tragedy AKA Nihon no higeki (1953) Keisuke Kinoshita, Yûko Mochizuki, Yôko Katsuragi, Masami Taura
Alternating in time, between the end of World War II and 1953, Haruko, a widow Read More »