
When his life is saved in a shootout by a fellow gunman whose life he in turn had saved, Alex Longmire promises to give up his way of life. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
O. Henry’s Full House (1952) Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Fred Allen, Anne Baxter, Jeanne Crain, Drama

“O. Henry’s Full House” is a film divided in five segments telling five tales in the beginning of the Twentieth Century. Read More »
The Flaw (1955) Terence Fisher, John Bentley

A race car driver marries a woman for her money and plans to murder her. An old suitor steps in to help her but the driver takes steps to eliminate the rival. Read More »
Background (1953) Daniel Birt, Valerie Hobson, Philip Friend, Norman Wooland, Drama

In post-war London, upper-middle class barrister John Lomax and his wife Barbie decide after several years of constant bickering to divorce. Read More »
The Wild Heart (1952) Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Jennifer Jones, David Farrar, Cyril Cusack, Drama, Romance

A re-editing of Gone to Earth (1950) after a disagreement and court case between director Michael Powell and producer David O. Selznick. Read More »
The Court Jester (1956) Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England. Read More »
Des femmes disparaissent / Girls Disappear (1959) Édouard Molinaro, Robert Hossein, Magali Noël, Estella Blain, Thriller

Pierre Rossi and Béatrice live in the same block of flats in Marseille and love each other. One night, Béatrice leaves her apartment. Read More »
The Lineup (1958) Don Siegel, Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, Richard Jaeckel, Crime, Film-Noir, Drama

In San Francisco, two police inspectors are on the case when a rogue taxi driver, with the help of a rogue porter Read More »
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952) Joseph M. Newman, Anne Baxter, Dale Robertson, Miriam Hopkins, Western

A murderous western outlaw, his wife, a disgraced gambler and a faded dance hall floozie and a few other socially undesirable characters are trapped in a snowbound mountain cabin. Read More »
High School Hellcats (1958) Edward Bernds, Yvonne Lime, Brett Halsey, Jana Lund, Crime, Drama

The Hellcats are an all-female gang bent on bucking authority and terrorizing the schools by doing things like having a bad attitude toward their teachers and parents. Read More »