Eva Phillips is a Southern socialite whose manipulation and ruthlessness ruins the lives of everyone around her. The question is, will anyone be able to stop her? Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) Sidney Lanfield, Frank Tashlin, Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Lloyd Nolan, Comedy, Crime, Musical, Romance
When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally steers Moose Moran’s girl away from a winning bet, he is forced to come up with $10,000 to repay the angry gangster. Read More »
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) John Sturges, Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
From the time John J. Macreedy steps off the train in Black Rock, he feels a chill from the local residents. Read More »
Wild Is the Wind (1957) George Cukor, Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Anthony Franciosa, Drama
An immigrant Nevada rancher brings a woman from Italy to be his second wife but when he neglects her, she becomes involved with his trusted assistant. Read More »
Bandit Queen (1950) William Berke, Barbara Britton, Willard Parker, Phillip Reed, Adventure, Western
Zara Montalvo, half Spanish and half American, returns to her native California in time to see her parents murdered for their hacienda and gold by Sheriff Jim Harding and his gang. Read More »
Venetian Bird (1952) Ralph Thomas, Richard Todd, Eva Bartok, John Gregson, Mystery, Thriller
Private detective Edward Mercer goes to Venice at the request of a French insurance company to locate a brave Italian whom they wish to reward for his part in the rescue of an Allied airman shot down during the war. Read More »
The Long, Long Trailer (1953) Vincente Minnelli, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main, Comedy, Romance
Nicky and Tacy are going to be married. Nicky wants to save up money for a house, but Tacy dreams of starting off with their own home on wheels–a trailer. Read More »
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1954) Luis Buñuel, Dan O’Herlihy, Jaime Fernández, Felipe de Alba, Adventure, Drama
On 30 September 1659, the aristocratic British Robinson Crusoe’s ship sinks and he miraculously survives on a deserted island somewhere in South America. Read More »
Girls in the Night (1953) Jack Arnold, Harvey Lembeck, Joyce Holden, Glenda Farrell, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A morbid and rugged look at life in the tenements of New York City. Chuck Haynes and his girl friend, Georgia Cordray, plan to rob a fake beggar of a supposed fortune Read More »
The Girls of San Frediano (1955) Valerio Zurlini, Antonio Cifariello, Rossana Podestà, Giovanna Ralli, Comedy, Romance
The story deals with the amorous escapades of handsome garage mechanic Bob (Antonio Cifariello). Read More »