On the first night of his London assignment, news agency reporter John Desmond Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
The Bitter Stems / Los tallos amargos (1956) Fernando Ayala, Carlos Cores, Aída Luz, Julia Sandoval
A deep-seated inferiority complex leads a Buenos Aires newspaper reporter (Carlos Cores) Read More »
Across the Wide Missouri (1951) William A. Wellman, Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalban, John Hodiak
From the 1830’s beaver trapper Flint Mitchell along with other white guys Read More »
Bis wir uns wiedersehn (1952) Gustav Ucicky, Maria Schell, O.W. Fischer, Karl Ludwig Diehl
This is the tear-jerking love story between young Pamela and casino owner Mayrhoefer. Read More »
The Charge at Feather River (1953) Gordon Douglas, Guy Madison, Vera Miles, Frank Lovejoy
The story involves an overland journey through hostile Cheyenne territory Read More »
The Night We Dropped a Clanger (1959) Darcy Conyers, Brian Rix, Cecil Parker, William Hartnell
When German rockets start to land on England the Prime Minister insists there is only one man Read More »
Walking My Baby Back Home (1953) Lloyd Bacon, Donald O’Connor, Janet Leigh, Buddy Hackett
World War II veteran Clarence “Jigger” Millard forms a band with several other former GIs. Read More »
The Love of a Woman / L’amour d’une femme (1953) Jean Grémillon, Micheline Presle, Massimo Girotti, Gaby Morlay
Marie Prieur, a young doctor, decides to settle down on Ushant, a remote island belonging to Brittany. Read More »
Battle Zone (1952) Lesley Selander, John Hodiak, Linda Christian, Stephen McNally
Danny, a Marine Corps veteran of World War II, re-enlists when the Korean War breaks out. Read More »
The People Against O’Hara (1951) John Sturges, Spencer Tracy, Pat O’Brien, Diana Lynn
James Curtayne has retired from law but he returns to defend John O’Hara on a murder charge. Read More »