
Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Carbine Williams (1952) Richard Thorpe, James Stewart, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey

This is the story of David Marshall ‘Marsh’ Williams, the real life inventor of the world famous M-1 Carbine Read More »
The Bespoke Overcoat (1955) Jack Clayton

Fender is a lowly clerk in the warehouse of clothing manufacturers Ranting and Co. Read More »
An American in Rome (1954) Un americano a Roma

Nando Moriconi is a young Italian living in Rome. He is fond for everything coming from the United States. Read More »
Edge of the City (1957) Martin Ritt, John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden

Drifter Axel North has just arrived in New York City, having traveled from city to city throughout the country. Read More »
Submarine Seahawk (1958) Spencer Gordon Bennet, John Bentley, Brett Halsey, Wayne Heffley

For his first command in the Pacific war a by-the-book officer is ordered to take his submarine Read More »
Love Me Tender (1956) Robert D. Webb, Richard Egan, Debra Paget, Elvis Presley

Elvis plays Clint Reno, one of the Reno brothers who stayed home while his brother went to fight in the Civil War for the Confederate army. Read More »
Black Dossier AKA Le dossier noir (1955) André Cayatte, Antoine Balpêtré, Bernard Blier, Jean-Marc Bory

Jacques Arnaud arrives in a small town somewhere in the province. Read More »
The Steel Key (1953) Robert S. Baker, Terence Morgan

An adventurer investigates the theft of a formula for hardened steel, assisted by his girlfriend. Read More »
The Head / Die Nackte und der Satan (1959) Victor Trivas, Horst Frank, Karin Kernke, Helmut Schmid

A scientist invents a serum that keeps a dog’s head alive after its body dies. Read More »