
Prominent attorney Brad Mason takes on the defense of Rudi Walchek, a young hit-man hoodlum accused of murder. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Ginza keshô / Ginza cosmetics (1951) Mikio Naruse, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ranko Hanai, Yûji Hori

A few days in the life of a quiet geisha, single mother of a young, smart boy, in the lively Tokyo quarter of Ginza. 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 Read More »
Osmy dzien tygodnia / The Eight Day of the Week (1958) Aleksander Ford, Sonja Ziemann, Zbigniew Cybulski, Barbara Polomska

A young couple in love hopes to have some privacy but the widespread housing problems don’t allow them to find any place to stay. Read More »
Two Eyes, Twelve Hands / Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957) Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, Sandhya, Ulhas

Progressive, reform-minded young warden gets permission to take six surly murderers from prison to dilapidated country farm Read More »
The Girl with the Cat Eyes / Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen (1958) Eugen York, Vera Tschechowa, Joachim Fuchsberger, Wolfgang Preiss

Police Commissioner Norbert Wilms investigates an auto theft ring in Hamburg following the murder of an inspector. Read More »
The Wide Blue Road / La grande strada azzurra (1957) Gillo Pontecorvo, Maleno Malenotti, Yves Montand, Alida Valli, Francisco Rabal

Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Read More »
The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo / Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo (1952) Pietro Germi, Amedeo Nazzari, Cosetta Greco, Saro Urzì

In 19th century southern Italy (near Melfi, Basilicata), a small force of soldiers Read More »
Way of Youth (1959) Michel Boisrond, Françoise Arnoul, Bourvil, Lino Ventura

This movie is a Marcel Aymé adaptation and it deals with the not-so-glorious side of the Occupation Read More »
Crime and Punishment, USA (1959) Denis Sanders

Believing he can elude justice, a California law student murders an elderly pawnbroker, then matches wits with the detective on the case. Read More »