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Tag Archives: 1950s
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 »
The Barefoot Contessa (1954) Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien

At Maria Vargas’ funeral, several people recall who she was and the impact she had on them. Read More »
Stranger at My Door (1956) William Witney, Macdonald Carey, Patricia Medina, Skip Homeier

Notorious outlaw Clay Anderson and gang rob the town bank and flee in separate directions. Read More »
Mary Magdalene / La spada e la croce (1958) Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, Yvonne De Carlo, Jorge Mistral, Rossana Podestà

Set against the magnificent backdrop of classic Rome, “The Sword and the Cross” Read More »
The Thief (1952) Russell Rouse, Ray Milland

Nuclear physicist and spy Dr. Allan Fields responds to a phone signal Read More »
Sweet Beat (1959) Ronnie Albert, Julie Amber, Sheldon Lawrence, Irv Bauer

An aspiring singer wins a trip to London and is promised a record deal, but when she gets there an underhanded American Read More »