Set against the magnificent backdrop of classic Rome, “The Sword and the Cross” Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
The Thief (1952) Russell Rouse, Ray Milland, Martin Gabel, Harry Bronson
Nuclear physicist and spy Dr. Allan Fields responds to a phone signal Read More »
Sweet Beat (1959) Ronnie Albert, Julie Amber, Sheldon Lawrence, Irv Bauer
An aspiring singer wins a trip to London and is promised a record deal, but when she gets there an underhanded American Read More »
The Prowler (1951) Joseph Losey, Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes, John Maxwell
In a fancy suburb in California, the gorgeous housewife Susan Gilvray finds a prowler Read More »
Miss Nitouche AKA Mam’zelle Nitouche (1954) Yves Allégret, Fernandel, Pier Angeli, Jean Debucourt
Denise discovered that Celestin leads a double life: he composes operetta Read More »
Run of the Arrow (1957) Samuel Fuller, Rod Steiger, Sara Montiel, Brian Keith
A Rebel vet, O’Meara has refused to surrender when Lee does at Appomatox. Read More »
Hell Below Zero (1954) Mark Robson, Alan Ladd, Joan Tetzel, Basil Sydney
Duncan Craig signs on a whaling ship, partly because his own business deal has fallen through Read More »
Over the Garden Wall (1950) John E. Blakeley, Norman Evans, Jimmy James, Dan Young
In Over the Garden Wall, a working class couple (Jimmy James and Norman Evans) Read More »
The Prickly-mouthed Geisha AKA Beran me-e geisha (1959) Eiichi Koishi, Hibari Misora, Shinjirô Ebara, Takashi Shimura
Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Read More »
The Road to Hell AKA Camino del infierno (1951) Miguel Morayta, Pedro Armendáriz, Leticia Palma, Ramón Gay
When a robbery goes wrong, the thief takes a singer as hostage Read More »
Castle of the Banned Lovers AKA Beatrice Cenci (1956) Riccardo Freda, Micheline Presle, Gino Cervi, Fausto Tozzi
The beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of the noble Francesco Read More »
Hold Back the Night (1956) Allan Dwan, John Payne, Mona Freeman, Peter Graves
A bottle of Scotch carried by WW2 veteran Captain Sam MacKenzie of the U.S. Marine Corps Read More »
Rice Girl AKA La risaia (1956) Raffaello Matarazzo, Elsa Martinelli, Folco Lulli, Michel Auclair
The 19-year-old Elena, who is as pretty as she is bright, works as a rice girl for the landlord Guerrini. Read More »
Kekec (1951) Joze Gale, Matija Barl, Frane Milcinski, Franc Presetnik
In an alpine valley lies an idyllic village. High up in the mountains, facing each others Read More »
The Young Don’t Cry (1957) Alfred L. Werker, Sal Mineo, James Whitmore, J. Carrol Naish
A teenager (Sal Mineo) fights to retain his dignity and self-respect against the brutality Read More »