Saloon singer Aurora is sentenced to two years in prison for a prostitution conviction. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
O Drakos / The Ogre of Athens (1956) Nikos Koundouros, Dinos Iliopoulos, Margarita Papageorgiou, Giannis Argyris, Crime, Drama
The film “O Drakos” is about a mousy, timid, bespectacled guy in Athens who sees a newspaper photo of a fugitive criminal mastermind called “The Fiend”. Read More »
But Not for Me (1959) Walter Lang, Clark Gable, Carroll Baker, Lilli Palmer, Comedy, Romance
Russ Ward, after 30 years of producing Broadway plays, is ready to quit. His secretary, Ellie Brown, on being given notice, tells him she loves him. Read More »
Vachan (1955) Raj Rishi, Geeta Bali, Balraj, Rajendra Kumar, Drama
Kamla lives a poor lifestyle in a small town in Uttar Pradesh, India, along with her widowed dad, Dinanath Read More »
The Last Blitzkrieg (1959) Arthur Dreifuss, Van Johnson, Kerwin Mathews, Dick York, War, Drama
The son of a high-ranking Nazi official, Kroner is called upon to lead a dangerous mission in the waning days of the war. Read More »
The Girl Next Door (1953) Richard Sale, Dan Dailey, June Haver, Dennis Day, Comedy, Musical
Stage-and-night club star Jeannie Laird (June Haver) buys her first home, and everyone who is anyone comes to her first garden party only to be blinded by smoke from next door. Read More »
The Duke Wore Jeans (1958) Gerald Thomas, Tommy Steele, June Laverick, Michael Medwin, Comedy
In anticipation of Elvis Presley’s Kissin’ Cousins, British rock-and-roll idol Tommy Steele plays a dual role in The Duke Wore Jeans. Read More »
Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950) Mitchell Leisen, Alan Ladd, Wanda Hendrix, Francis Lederer, Drama, Thriller
Webb Carey returns to Orta, near Milan, to find out who betrayed his World War II O.S.S. team and caused the death of several villagers. Read More »
Cast a Long Shadow (1959) Thomas Carr, Audie Murphy, Terry Moore, John Dehner, Western
Matt Brown is a penniless drunk who gets into brawls often times. He also plays poker when he has money. Read More »
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953) Maurice Elvey, Bonar Colleano, Diana Decker, David Tomlinson, Comedy
An American soldier stationed in England is ready to go on his honeymoon with his new wife when his ex-wife, a gorgeous blonde, shows up and insists that they’re still married. Read More »