
Set in the early ’40s, a San Francisco prostitute is run out of town just as the second World War has begun to intensify. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Time Without Pity (1957) Joseph Losey, Michael Redgrave

Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie Read More »
Kiku to Isamu (1959) Tadashi Imai, Emiko Takahashi, Tanie Kitabayashi, George Okunoyama

Immediately after the Second World War, sister Kiku and brother Isamu, whose mother Read More »
Alias John Preston (1955) David MacDonald, Betta St. John, Alexander Knox, Christopher Lee

Wealthy John Preston arrives in small town Deanbridge. Read More »
The Story of Pure Love / Jun’ai monogatari (1957) Tadashi Imai, Shinjirô Ehara, Hitomi Nakahara, Eiji Okada

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando Read More »
The Wonder Kid / Wonder Boy (1951) Karl Hartl, Bobby Henrey, Elwyn Brook-Jones, Muriel Aked

The old one about the much-exploited child prodigy is given a new coat of paint in the English-Austrian Entfuhrag ins Gluck (Wonder Child). Read More »
As Long as You’re Near Me / Solange Du da bist (1953) Harald Braun, Maria Schell, O.W. Fischer, Hardy Krüger

An actress used to playing only bit parts becomes the center of attention Read More »
Madame Freedom / Jayu buin (1956) Hyeong-mo Han, Na-yeong Ahn, Seol-hui Baek, Su-man Bang

Oh starts working at a boutique to help her make a living. Professor Jang begins dating the typist Miss Park Read More »
I Am Waiting / Ore wa matteru ze (1957) Koreyoshi Kurahara, Yûjirô Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Isamu Kosugi

Jôji is a boxer barred from the ring; Saeko is a singer whose voice is gone. Read More »
Guilty? (1956) Edmond T. Gréville, John Justin, Barbara Laage, Donald Wolfit

A Frenchwoman accused of the murder of her child’s father in an English court rejects her defence lawyer. Read More »