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Tag Archives: 1950s
The Dragon’s Blood / Sigfrido (1957) Giacomo Gentilomo, Sebastian Fischer, Ilaria Occhini, Rolf Tasna

Legendary hero Siegfried uses a magic sword to fight a huge, fire-breathing dragon. Read More »
Riding High (1950) Frank Capra, Bing Crosby, Coleen Gray, Charles Bickford

A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race. Read More »
The Lonely Sex (1959) Richard Hilliard, Leon Benedict, Mary Gonzalez, Karl Light

Maniac kidnaps a young girl and holds her prisoner in a shack in the woods. Read More »
The Steel Cage (1954) Walter Doniger, Paul Kelly, Maureen O’Sullivan, Walter Slezak

In three separate stories, San Quentin warden Duffy must contend with a crisis at the prison. Read More »
The Geisha Boy (1958) Frank Tashlin, Jerry Lewis, Marie McDonald, Sessue Hayakawa

Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. Read More »
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 »