Henry Wrigley is happy writing stories for a children’s’ comic. Then he meets Miss Honey, who encourages him to go into minor crime. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Escape From Fort Bravo (1953) John Sturges, William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe
A ruthless Union captain is renowned throughout his prison fort as the toughest soldier in the business Read More »
Here Come the Marines (1952) William Beaudine, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Hanley Stafford
The boys get drafted into the Marines. On their first day in basic training, their commanding officer discovers that Sach’s dad is an old war buddy of his Read More »
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) Joseph Pevney, James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer
Loose biography of actor Lon Chaney. Growing up with deaf parents, he learns what it is like to be different. Read More »
Calamity Jane (1953) David Butler, Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie
Deadwood, Dakota Territory, is largely the abode of men, where Indian scout Calamity Jane is as hard-riding, boastful, and handy with a gun as any; quite an overpowering personality. Read More »
Another Time, Another Place (1958) Lewis Allen, Lana Turner, Barry Sullivan, Glynis Johns
Lana Turner is a female American journalist who has an affair with BBC war correspondent, Sean Connery, during WWII. Read More »
My Pal Gus (1952) Robert Parrish, Richard Widmark, Joanne Dru, Audrey Totter
Dave Jennings is a successful, self-made man in the business world, but he can’t control his son, Gus, who is primarily a brat fond of throwing temper-tantrums and misbehaving. Read More »
Hells Half Acre (1954) John H. Auer, Wendell Corey, Evelyn Keyes, Elsa Lanchester
A woman who believes her missing husband is in prison in Hawaii on a murder charge travels there to see if it actually is him. Read More »
F.B.I. Girl (1951) William Berke, Cesar Romero, George Brent, Audrey Totter
A governor planning to run for U.S. Senate has a secret past that could prove damaging to his political aspirations: he’s a convicted murderer Read More »
Jungle Gents (1954) Edward Bernds, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bernard Gorcey
When the boys discover that Sach has a strange ability to sniff out diamonds, they hatch a scheme to make money out of it. Read More »