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Tag Archives: 1950s
Where The Sidewalk Ends (1950) Otto Preminger, Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill

Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon always wanted to be something his old man wasn’t: a guy on the right side of the law. Read More »
Blonde in a White Car (1958) Toi… le venin

One dark night, in the deserted streets of Nice, an American car slowly drives past Victor Menda, then slowly pulls up. Read More »
The Miller’s Beautiful Wife / La bella mugnaia (1955) Mario Camerini, Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni

Luca runs a mill and is married to Carmela, a beautiful wife. Read More »
Our Miss Brooks (1956) Al Lewis, Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Don Porter

Miss Brooks teaches English at Madison High, rents a room from Mrs. Davis, gets rides Read More »
The Oklahoma Woman (1956) Roger Corman, Richard Denning, Peggie Castle, Cathy Downs

After six years in jail Steve returns to claim a ranch left him in a will. Read More »
The Quiet Woman (1951) John Gilling, Derek Bond, Jane Hylton, Dora Bryan

In this drama, the manager of “The Quiet Woman,” a coastal inn, finds herself falling in love with a smuggler. Read More »
Toto and the King of Rome / Totò e i re di Roma (1951) Mario Monicelli, Steno, Totò, Aroldo Tieri, Alberto Sordi

Ercole Pappalardo (Totò), married, five daughters, lives with only dream to be upgraded Read More »
Toto and the Women / Totò e le donne (1952) Mario Monicelli, Steno, Totò, Lea Padovani, Franca Faldini

Totò is overwhelmed by a wife who, according to him, not to make life impossible. Read More »
Desert Mice (1959) Michael Relph, Alfred Marks, Sidney James, Dora Bryan

WW2 British entertainment troupe bring comedy and chaos to North Africa. Read More »