A private investigator informs small-town newspaper editor Jim Austin (John Forsythe) of corrupt local activity. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Accused of Murder (1956) Joseph Kane, David Brian, Vera Ralston, Sidney Blackmer, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
When gangland lawyer Frank Hobart is murdered there are two suspects, Ilona Vanve , beautiful nightclub singer, and a hood named Stan Read More »
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) Francis D. Lyon, Fess Parker, Jeffrey Hunter, Jeff York, Action, Adventure, Family, War, Western
This is based on a true story. During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system. Read More »
The Brain Eaters (1958) Bruno VeSota, Ed Nelson, Alan Jay Factor, Cornelius Keefe, Sci-Fi, Horror
Strange things are happening in Riverdale, Illinois. A huge, seemingly alien structure has been found jutting out of the earth. Read More »
Bomba and the Jungle Girl (1952) Ford Beebe, Johnny Sheffield, Karen Sharpe, Walter Sande, Action, Adventure, Thriller
Bomba decides he wants to know more about his parents and sets out to find out what happened to them. Read More »
Hong Kong Confidential (1958) Edward L. Cahn, Gene Barry, Beverly Tyler, Allison Hayes, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Secret agent Casey Reed is assigned to locate a missing Arab prince kidnapped by Communists who hope to force the prince’s father Read More »
The Petty Girl (1950) Henry Levin, Robert Cummings, Joan Caulfield, Elsa Lanchester, Biography, Comedy
An artist famous for his calendar portraits of beautiful women becomes fascinated by a prim and proper professor and tries to get her to pose for his arwork. Read More »
Carnival Story (1954) Kurt Neumann, Anne Baxter, Steve Cochran, Lyle Bettger, Drama
In search of better business, a big American carnival opens in Munich, Germany. Joe the barker befriends attractive pickpocket Willie, finds her a job, and beds her. Read More »
Island in the Sun (1957) Robert Rossen, James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Drama, Romance
Set on a fictitious island in the Carribean during colonial British rule, it focuses on the life of a young charismatic and handsome black male with political aspirations. Read More »
Pony Express (1953) Jerry Hopper, Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, History, Romance, Western
Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok join forces to establish a mail route that can get mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in ten days. Read More »