The son of a deceased Coast Guard hero is raised by a Coast Guard NCO, who also has a son the same age. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
That Woman Opposite (1957) Compton Bennett, Phyllis Kirk, Dan O’Herlihy, Wilfrid Hyde-White
A series of daring robberies has taken place on Rue des Anges, a quiet street in the town of La Bandelette. Read More »
Cellulose / Celuloza (1954) Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Józef Nowak, Stanislaw Milski, Zbigniew Skowronski
A common worker tells a communist activist the story of his turbulent life Read More »
An Actor’s Revenge (1959) Yukinojo Henge
Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo’s kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata Read More »
Sunset Blvd. (1950) Billy Wilder, William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim
In early-1950s Hollywood, obscure screenplay-writer Joe Gillis is unable to sell his work to the studios Read More »
To Please a Lady (1950) Clarence Brown, Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou
Mike Brannon is a former war hero turned midget car racer. His ruthless racing tactics have made Read More »
That Is the Dawn / Cela s’appelle l’aurore (1956) Luis Buñuel, Georges Marchal, Lucia Bosé, Julien Bertheau
The wife of a physician who diligently cares for the poor, grows weary of their dull South France factory town Read More »
Guilty Bystander (1950) Joseph Lerner, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Mary Boland
An alcoholic ex-cop, now the house detective at a scuzzy hotel in an even scuzzier part of town Read More »
Another Man’s Poison (1951) Irving Rapper, Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Emlyn Williams
Mystery writer Janet Frobisher lives alone in a dark English country house Read More »
Lucrèce Borgia / Lucretia Borgia (1953) Christian-Jaque, Martine Carol, Pedro Armendáriz, Valentine Tessier
In the early 16th century, Italy is ruled by the powerful Borgia family, led by César Borgia and his sister Lucrètè. Read More »