Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Yellow Crow / Kiiroi karasu (1957) Heinosuke Gosho, Chikage Awashima, Yûnosuke Itô, Kinuyo Tanaka
A young boy has formed an idealized image of his father, who has yet to be repatriated from Russia. Read More »
Night Falls / La noche avanza (1952) Roberto Gavaldón, Pedro Armendáriz, Anita Blanch, Rebeca Iturbide
Marcos is a professional Jai alai player undefeated on the court in 26 matches. Read More »
The Night Is Long / Yö on pitkä (1952) Aarne Tarkas, Jussi Jurkka, Mirja Karisto, Åke Lindman
Åke Strandberg has managed to get a fine education and a good job at the bank, but he wants more. Read More »
Giant (1956) George Stevens, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean
Jordan ‘Bick’ Benedict Jr., is a wealthy landowner and cattle rancher who marries Read More »
Espaldas mojadas / Wetbacks (1955) Alejandro Galindo, David Silva, Víctor Parra, Martha Valdés
Mexican worker Rafael Améndola runs from the police and cross the Mexican-American border Read More »
The King of the Neighborhood / El rey del barrio (1950) Gilberto Martínez Solares, Germán Valdés, Silvia Pinal, Marcelo Chávez
In this movie “Tin Tan” leads a gang of small-time con artists, their crimes consist in tricking Read More »
Lost Lagoon (1957) John Rawlins, Jeffrey Lynn, Leila Barry, Peter Donat
Presumed to be lost at sea during a tropical storm, Charlie Walker washes up on a small island Read More »
The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon / La balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde (1950) Carlos Hugo Christensen, Arturo de Córdova, Virginia Luque, América Barrio
A Captain with a mistress at another port leaves his wife on a routine trip with his son. Read More »
Charlotte et Véronique, ou Tous les garçons s’appellent Patrick (1959) Jean-Luc Godard, Nicole Berger, Anne Collette, Jean-Claude Brialy
In picturesque Paris, the young students, Charlotte and Véronique Read More »