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Tag Archives: 1950s
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) Charles Lamont, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff

Slim and Tubby are American cops in London to study police tactics. Read More »
The Bandit of Zhobe (1959) John Gilling, Victor Mature, Anne Aubrey, Anthony Newley

Bandit of Zhobe is what actor Hans Conried once described as a “western in burnoose.” Read More »
The Band Wagon (1953) Vincente Minnelli, Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant

Tony Hunter, a famous singer/dancer movie star, is feeling washed up and old hat (old top hat, tie and tails to be exact). Read More »
Peek-a-boo (1954) Jean Loubignac, Robert Dhéry, Colette Brosset, Raymond Bussières

A small-town policeman is informed that “naked women” are dancing in a revue at a local variety theater. Read More »
Lola Montès (1955) Max Ophüls, Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook

The film tells the tragic story of Lola Montès, a great adventurer who becomes the main attraction Read More »
La Ronde (1950) Max Ophüls, Anton Walbrook, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani

An all-knowing interlocutor guides us through a series of affairs in Vienna, 1900. Read More »
The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955) George Sherman, Rory Calhoun, Shelley Winters, Gilbert Roland

Mexico, 1915. US bank robber Tom Bryan hopes to retire to Mexico Read More »
Mr. Denning Drives North (1951) Anthony Kimmins, John Mills, Phyllis Calvert, Eileen Moore

When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter’s current boyfriend is a nasty character Read More »
Pete Kelly’s Blues (1955) Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O’Brien

In 1927 Kansas City Pete Kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. Read More »