A serial killer terrorizes Hamburg, Germany, during World War II. When the local police can’t seem to catch him, the SS is brought into the case. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
The Hunters (1958) Dick Powell, Robert Mitchum, Robert Wagner, Richard Egan
In 1952, as the Korean War rages on, American officers land in Kyoto. Among them are Major Ceve Saville, assigned to a fighter squadron, and Lieutenant Carl Abbott. Read More »
Live Fast, Die Young (1958) Paul Henreid, Mary Murphy, Norma Eberhardt, Mike Connors
Two sisters live in a dysfunctional family in a California town. The elder, “nice” Kim, was sexually abused and hates men. Read More »
Jail Busters (1955) William Beaudine, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bernard Gorcey
Chuck, a reporter for The Blade newspaper, gets beaten up while trying to get a story on prison corruption Read More »
Bowery to Bagdad (1955) Edward Bernds, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bernard Gorcey
The Bowery Boys find a lamp that has strange magic powers. Read More »
3:10 to Yuma (1957) Delmer Daves, Glenn Ford, Van Heflin, Felicia Farr
In this beautifully shot, psychologically complex western, Van Heflin is a mild-mannered cattle rancher who takes on the task of shepherding Read More »
Too Young to Kiss (1951) Robert Z. Leonard, June Allyson, Van Johnson, Gig Young
Eric Wainwright (Van Johnson), a busy impresario, is besieged by hordes of wannabe concert stars, eager for their big break. Read More »
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) Walter Lang, Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain
“Cheaper By the Dozen”, based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Providence, Rhode Island to Montclair, New Jersey Read More »
Dont Give Up the Ship (1959) Norman Taurog, Jerry Lewis, Dina Merrill, Diana Spencer
John Paul Steckler was the Junior Officer aboard a destroyer when WWII ended. He gets stuck with the job of sailing the ship to the states to be decommissioned. Read More »
The Crooked Web (1955) Nathan Juran, Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard, Richard Denning
Cafe owner Stan Fabian joins Joanie Daniel and her “brother” Frank in a scheme to unearth a “fortune in stolen gold buried by Frank” in Germany during World War II Read More »