
Claustrophobic train-set comedy-thriller (produced by H.G. Wells son) with an ace reporter coming up against crooks Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Hurricane Island (1951) Lew Landers, Jon Hall, Marie Windsor, Romo Vincent

Ponce de Leon searches for the Fountain of Youth, but it’s not an easy quest Read More »
Ulysses / Ulisse (1954) Mario Camerini, Silvana Mangano, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn

In the ancient Greek city of Ithaca, many impatiently await the return of their king Read More »
The Ladykillers (1955) Alexander Mackendrick, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker

A gang of thieves rent a room upstairs from an old woman, who thinks they’re a musical band. Read More »
The Precipice / Hyoheki (1958) Yasuzô Masumura, Kenji Sugawara, Fujiko Yamamoto, Hitomi Nozoe

Salarymen Uozo and his friend Kosaku plan to climb a mountain. Read More »
The Black Devil (1957) Il diavolo nero

Duke Ubaldo of (fictitious) Roccamontana wants to overpower neighboring Italian states Read More »
Royal Wedding (1951) Stanley Donen, Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford

Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Read More »
The Lady and the Bandit (1951) Ralph Murphy

While escaping from the police, English highwayman Dick Turpin meets Joyce Greene. Read More »
Kings Rhapsody (1955) Herbert Wilcox, Anna Neagle, Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore

Richard, son of the King of all Laurentia that has been residing in Monte Carlo with Martha Karrillos for many years Read More »
The Captain from Köpenick / Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1956) Helmut Käutner, Heinz Rühmann, Martin Held, Hannelore Schroth

A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is released after being jailed for 15 years. Read More »