Tag Archives: 1950s

Three short stories are introduced by author W. Somerset Maugham in the second of his anthology film trilogy. Read More »

In México City, a Cuban dancer from “Cabaret Changó” rescues a baby from a garbage can and decides to raise him, but her pachuco pimp gets in her way. Read More »

An expert African guide, Ken Duffield, thirsts for revenge against the leader of a gang of rebellious Mau Maus who killed his family while he was away. Read More »

Eager to land a journalistic position, Adam White goes to work as an advice-giving newspaper columnist. Read More »

Plot has Korean-War vet Grayson returning and joining the L.A. Police Academy Read More »

“Butcher” Benton goes to his death in the state prison, cursing the three men who double-crossed him following an armored-car hold-up Read More »

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec frequently visits the Moulin Rouge, where he drinks cognac and draws sketches of the dancers and singers. Read More »

The corner Schönhauser Allee in East Berlin is the main meeting-point for a group of adolescents. Read More »

About to lose his sole possession, his boat, for lack of payments, ex- Coast Guardsman Jim Benson takes a gamble on a fishing charter Read More »

In North Africa during World War II, Major David Brand is assigned to lead a British commando raid into German-held Benghazi Read More »