While casing a bank he intends to rob, tough-gangster Leo discovers that Antonio, a meek, mild clerk in the bank is his exact double. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Fixed Bayonets! (1951) Samuel Fuller, Richard Basehart, Gene Evans, Michael O’Shea, Action, Drama, War
The story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one Corporal Denno’s superiors are killed until it comes to the point where he must try to take command responsibility.
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Grand National Night / Wicked Wife (1953) Bob McNaught, Nigel Patrick, Moira Lister, Beatrice Campbell, Crime, Thriller
After race horse trainer Gerald Coates’ horse wins the Grand National, his wife come home drunk, and the two of them have a violent argument, and she is accidentally killed. Read More »
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) Albert Lewin, James Mason, Ava Gardner, Nigel Patrick, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Albert Lewin’s interpretation of the legend of the Flying Dutchman. In a little Spanish seaport named Esperanza, during the 30s, appears Hendrick van der Zee Read More »
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) Michael Gordon, Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney, Ethel Barrymore, Western
Jim Canfield, convicted of a crime he did not commit, escapes a Nevada prison with several hardened criminals. Read More »
Quand tu liras cette lettre / When You Read This Letter (1953) Jean-Pierre Melville, Philippe Lemaire, Juliette Gréco, Yvonne Sanson, Drama
Juliette Greco plays Therese, a nun-in-training who returns to “civilian” life to care for her young sister Denise (Irene Gatter). Read More »
Kyriakatiko xypnima / Windfall in Athens (1954) Mihalis Kakogiannis, Ellie Lambeti, Dimitris Horn, Giorgos Pappas, Comedy, Romance
Mina is a charming salesgirl. She buys a lottery ticket, but she finds out soon that it has been stolen from her. Read More »
The Ringer (1952) Guy Hamilton, Herbert Lom, Donald Wolfit, Mai Zetterling, Mystery
‘The Ringer’ is an elusive criminal, reported dead in Australia but now thought to be alive in London. Read More »
A Prize of Gold (1955) Mark Robson, Richard Widmark, Mai Zetterling, Nigel Patrick, Crime, Adventure, Drama
Gold bars are discovered while dredging a canal in post WWII Berlin, which the Air Force is transporting in trips to London. Read More »
Terror on a Train / Time Bomb (1953) Ted Tetzlaff, Glenn Ford, Anne Vernon, Maurice Denham, Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
A terrorist has placed a bomb on board a train transporting sea mines to Portsmouth. The train is stopped but near a small town, which actually exacerbates the problem. Read More »