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American cinema: 1950s
Gigi (1958)
Vincente Minnelli
Paris, 1900. The wealthy man of leisure, Gaston Lachaille, is bored with society women - unlike his ageing uncle Honoré, who has lost none of his enthusiasm for playing the field...
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Vincente Minnelli
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
Richard Fleischer
New York in the early 1900s. As soon as he catches his first glimpse of Evelyn Nesbit, a dazzling young actress, Stanford White finds he is irresistibly drawn to her...
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Richard Fleischer
Give a Girl a Break (1953)
Stanley Donen
Broadway producer Felix Jordan has a crisis on his hands when his temperamental lead actress walks out of his latest show Give a Girl a Break...
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Stanley Donen
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
John Sturges
Arizona, 1881. Wyatt Earp is a lawman who is renowned for his sense of fair play and decency. So, when a lynch mob comes after Doc Holliday, a gambler with a history of killing, Earp intervenes to save his life, despite his personal loathing for him...
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John Sturges
Guys and Dolls (1955)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
New Yorker Nathan Detroit is struggling to make a dishonest living organising crap games for his gambling-addicted buddies...
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
Charles Vidor
Hans Christian Andersen earns his living making shoes, but his real talent is telling stories, something which makes him a magnet for all the children of his town... [More...]
Charles Vidor
Hans Christian Andersen earns his living making shoes, but his real talent is telling stories, something which makes him a magnet for all the children of his town... [More...]
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Mark Robson
Down-at-heel sportswriter Eddie Willis accepts a commission from crooked boxing promoter Nick Benko to publicise an unknown heavyweight boxer Toro Moreno... [More...]
Mark Robson
Down-at-heel sportswriter Eddie Willis accepts a commission from crooked boxing promoter Nick Benko to publicise an unknown heavyweight boxer Toro Moreno... [More...]
Harriet Craig (1950)
Vincent Sherman
Harriet Craig runs her household with an iron grip. Every last thing must go as she plans it, her authority is absolute, and she makes sure that her servants know it... [More...]
Vincent Sherman
Harriet Craig runs her household with an iron grip. Every last thing must go as she plans it, her authority is absolute, and she makes sure that her servants know it... [More...]
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
Douglas Sirk
With no living relatives of his own, ageing multi-millionaire Samuel Fulton decides to bestow his entire fortune on the Blaisdell family, the descendents of the only woman he loved... [More...]
Douglas Sirk
With no living relatives of his own, ageing multi-millionaire Samuel Fulton decides to bestow his entire fortune on the Blaisdell family, the descendents of the only woman he loved... [More...]
High Noon (1952)
Fred Zinnemann
Will Kane has been the marshal of Hadleyville, New Mexico, for many years, but now he has finally decided to hand in his badge and settle down as a rancher with his new bride Amy... [More...]
Fred Zinnemann
Will Kane has been the marshal of Hadleyville, New Mexico, for many years, but now he has finally decided to hand in his badge and settle down as a rancher with his new bride Amy... [More...]
His Kind of Woman (1951)
John Farrow
In Naples, Dan Milner, an unsuccessful gambler, is offered 50,000 dollars if he agrees to undertake a special assignment for a mysterious client... [More...]
John Farrow
In Naples, Dan Milner, an unsuccessful gambler, is offered 50,000 dollars if he agrees to undertake a special assignment for a mysterious client... [More...]
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Ida Lupino
When Roy Collins and Gilbert Bowen set out for a peaceful weekend fishing trip, they could have had no idea of the harrowing ordeal that was ahead of them... [More...]
Ida Lupino
When Roy Collins and Gilbert Bowen set out for a peaceful weekend fishing trip, they could have had no idea of the harrowing ordeal that was ahead of them... [More...]
House by the River (1950)
Fritz Lang
Stephen Byrne, a young American writer who is keen to make a name for himself, lives with his wife Marjorie in a house set on the banks of a river... [More...]
Fritz Lang
Stephen Byrne, a young American writer who is keen to make a name for himself, lives with his wife Marjorie in a house set on the banks of a river... [More...]
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
William Castle
At the suggestion of his wife, Annabelle, eccentric millionaire Fredrick Loren invites five strangers to his house, offering each of them ten thousand dollars if they manage to spend one full night in the house... [More...]
William Castle
At the suggestion of his wife, Annabelle, eccentric millionaire Fredrick Loren invites five strangers to his house, offering each of them ten thousand dollars if they manage to spend one full night in the house... [More...]
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Robert Wise
When the Nazis invade her native Poland during WWII, Victoria Kowelska is arrested and sent to a concentration camp. There, she makes a friend in Karin de Nakova, a woman who is too weak to survive the ordeal of the camp... [More...]
Robert Wise
When the Nazis invade her native Poland during WWII, Victoria Kowelska is arrested and sent to a concentration camp. There, she makes a friend in Karin de Nakova, a woman who is too weak to survive the ordeal of the camp... [More...]
I Confess (1953)
Alfred Hitchcock
Father Michael Logan is a devout Catholic priest in a Quebec church. One evening, his caretaker, Otto Kellar, insists that he hears his confession - to the murder of a man named Villette... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Father Michael Logan is a devout Catholic priest in a Quebec church. One evening, his caretaker, Otto Kellar, insists that he hears his confession - to the murder of a man named Villette... [More...]
Imitation of Life (1959)
Douglas Sirk
When she loses her 6-year-old daughter Suzie on a crowded beach, Lora Meredith is relieved to find her in the care of a friendly black woman, Annie Johnson... [More...]
Douglas Sirk
When she loses her 6-year-old daughter Suzie on a crowded beach, Lora Meredith is relieved to find her in the care of a friendly black woman, Annie Johnson... [More...]
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Nicholas Ray
Dixon Steele is a jaded Hollywood screenwriter who hasn't had a success for years. At a nightclub, his agent Mel Lippman tries to persuade him to adapt a popular romantic novel for a film... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
Dixon Steele is a jaded Hollywood screenwriter who hasn't had a success for years. At a nightclub, his agent Mel Lippman tries to persuade him to adapt a popular romantic novel for a film... [More...]
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Jack Arnold
During a boating holiday with his wife Louise, Scott Carey is enveloped in a strange mist which causes his body to glisten mysteriously... [More...]
Jack Arnold
During a boating holiday with his wife Louise, Scott Carey is enveloped in a strange mist which causes his body to glisten mysteriously... [More...]
Indiscreet (1958)
Stanley Donen
On her return to London, the world-renowned actress Anna Kalman appears disillusioned with love, certain that she will never find a man who will engage both her heart and her intellect... [More...]
Stanley Donen
On her return to London, the world-renowned actress Anna Kalman appears disillusioned with love, certain that she will never find a man who will engage both her heart and her intellect... [More...]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Don Siegel
Dr Miles Bennell is attending a conference when anxious calls from his patients compel him to return to his home town of Santa Mira in California... [More...]
Don Siegel
Dr Miles Bennell is attending a conference when anxious calls from his patients compel him to return to his home town of Santa Mira in California... [More...]
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Jack Arnold
Amateur astronomer John Putnam is spending a pleasant evening stargazing with his girlfriend Ellen Fields when a ball of fire appears in the night sky and crashlands into the desert ground, not far from the town of Sand Rock... [More...]
Jack Arnold
Amateur astronomer John Putnam is spending a pleasant evening stargazing with his girlfriend Ellen Fields when a ball of fire appears in the night sky and crashlands into the desert ground, not far from the town of Sand Rock... [More...]
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Nicholas Ray
A lone guitar player named Johnny Guitar arrives at a saloon located on the outskirts of a dusty Arizona cattle town. The saloon belongs to a headstrong woman, Vienna, who was once a lover of his... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
A lone guitar player named Johnny Guitar arrives at a saloon located on the outskirts of a dusty Arizona cattle town. The saloon belongs to a headstrong woman, Vienna, who was once a lover of his... [More...]
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Henry Levin
On the day the eminent Edinburgh geologist Professor Oliver Lindenbrook receives his knighthood, his favourite student Alex McEwen gives him a lump of volcanic rock as a present... [More...]
Henry Levin
On the day the eminent Edinburgh geologist Professor Oliver Lindenbrook receives his knighthood, his favourite student Alex McEwen gives him a lump of volcanic rock as a present... [More...]
The King and I (1956)
Walter Lang
In 1862, a young English widow, Anna Leonowens, arrives in Bangkok with her infant son to take up the post of private tutor to the numerous offspring of the King of Siam... [More...]
Walter Lang
In 1862, a young English widow, Anna Leonowens, arrives in Bangkok with her infant son to take up the post of private tutor to the numerous offspring of the King of Siam... [More...]
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Robert Aldrich
In the dead of night, a young woman clad only in a trench coat runs for her life along a deserted stretch of highway. Suddenly, she sees a flashy sports car racing towards her and desperately signals to the driver to stop... [More...]
Robert Aldrich
In the dead of night, a young woman clad only in a trench coat runs for her life along a deserted stretch of highway. Suddenly, she sees a flashy sports car racing towards her and desperately signals to the driver to stop... [More...]
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
George Sidney
Fred Graham and Cole Porter are discussing their new show, a musical version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, and agree that Fred's ex-wife Lilli Vanessi would be perfect for the part of Katharine... [More...]
George Sidney
Fred Graham and Cole Porter are discussing their new show, a musical version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, and agree that Fred's ex-wife Lilli Vanessi would be perfect for the part of Katharine... [More...]
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
Gordon Douglas
Ralph Cotter, a notorious gangster, escapes from a prison farm with a fellow convict, Carleton. Pursued by police, Cotter kills Carleton to facilitate his own escape and hooks up with Carleton's sister, Holiday... [More...]
Gordon Douglas
Ralph Cotter, a notorious gangster, escapes from a prison farm with a fellow convict, Carleton. Pursued by police, Cotter kills Carleton to facilitate his own escape and hooks up with Carleton's sister, Holiday... [More...]
Limelight (1952)
Charles Chaplin
London, 1914. Calvero, a once famous comedian of the music hall, is unable to find work and drowns his sorrows in drink... [More...]
Charles Chaplin
London, 1914. Calvero, a once famous comedian of the music hall, is unable to find work and drowns his sorrows in drink... [More...]
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
Charles Vidor
In 1920s Chicago, Ruth Etting scrapes a living by dancing with patrons at an exclusive nightclub. When she loses her job, racketeer Marty Snyder takes her under his wing and offers her an opportunity to achieve her ambition to become a singer... [More...]
Charles Vidor
In 1920s Chicago, Ruth Etting scrapes a living by dancing with patrons at an exclusive nightclub. When she loses her job, racketeer Marty Snyder takes her under his wing and offers her an opportunity to achieve her ambition to become a singer... [More...]