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American cinema: 1950s
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Fritz Lang
When her fiancé writes her a letter ending their relationship Norah Larkin accepts a dinner date invitation from artist Harry Prebble at the Blue Gardenia night club...
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Fritz Lang
Born to Be Bad (1950)
Nicholas Ray
Donna Foster invites her boss's niece Christabel to stay with her in her San Francisco apartment whilst she attends business school...
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Nicholas Ray
Born Yesterday (1950)
George Cukor
Not content with having made a fortune through his scrap metal business, Harry Brock arrives in Washington DC intending to expand his empire with the help of one or two corruptible congressmen...
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George Cukor
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
David Lean
During WWII, a contingent of British prisoners march into a Japanese camp run by the ruthless Colonel Saito, who intends using them to construct a railway bridge across the River Kwai...
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David Lean
Bus Stop (1956)
Joshua Logan
Bo Decker, a young cowboy who owns a thriving ranch in Montana, takes the bus to Phoenix with his friend Virgil to participate in a rodeo event...
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Joshua Logan
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Edward Dmytryk
In 1943, naval college graduate Willie Keith is eager to begin his service in the U.S. Navy, even if it means leaving behind his anxious mother and his girlfriend... [More...]
Edward Dmytryk
In 1943, naval college graduate Willie Keith is eager to begin his service in the U.S. Navy, even if it means leaving behind his anxious mother and his girlfriend... [More...]
Call Me Madam (1953)
Walter Lang
The United States needs to appoint a new ambassador to the European country of Lichtenburg and who better than the oil tycoon and society queen Sally Adams... [More...]
Walter Lang
The United States needs to appoint a new ambassador to the European country of Lichtenburg and who better than the oil tycoon and society queen Sally Adams... [More...]
Carousel (1956)
Henry King
In a New England fishing village, Billy Bigelow is a fairground barker who has a tendency to be distracted by attractive young ladies... [More...]
Henry King
In a New England fishing village, Billy Bigelow is a fairground barker who has a tendency to be distracted by attractive young ladies... [More...]
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Richard Brooks
His glory days as a professional sportsman behind him, Brick Pollitt is content to while away his remaining days wallowing in strong liquor and self-pity... [More...]
Richard Brooks
His glory days as a professional sportsman behind him, Brick Pollitt is content to while away his remaining days wallowing in strong liquor and self-pity... [More...]
Cry Terror! (1958)
Andrew L. Stone
Electronics expert Jim Molner has his world turned upside down when he becomes unwittingly implicated in an extortion racket which might, literally, have explosive consequences... [More...]
Andrew L. Stone
Electronics expert Jim Molner has his world turned upside down when he becomes unwittingly implicated in an extortion racket which might, literally, have explosive consequences... [More...]
D.O.A. (1950)
Rudolph Maté
A man walks into an urban police station to report his own murder. He is Frank Bigelow, an accountant from a small Californian town who recently went missing after learning he had ingested a fatal dose of a luminous poison... [More...]
Rudolph Maté
A man walks into an urban police station to report his own murder. He is Frank Bigelow, an accountant from a small Californian town who recently went missing after learning he had ingested a fatal dose of a luminous poison... [More...]
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
Vincent Sherman
Investigating the murder of a notorious gangster, the police make a connection between the dead man and the wealthy socialite Lorna Hansen Forbes, a woman with an uncertain past... [More...]
Vincent Sherman
Investigating the murder of a notorious gangster, the police make a connection between the dead man and the wealthy socialite Lorna Hansen Forbes, a woman with an uncertain past... [More...]
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Robert Wise
The world falls under a spell of expectant dread when a flying saucer appears in orbit above the Earth before landing in Washington D.C... [More...]
Robert Wise
The world falls under a spell of expectant dread when a flying saucer appears in orbit above the Earth before landing in Washington D.C... [More...]
Death of a Salesman (1951)
Laslo Benedek
Willy Loman is a 63-year-old travelling salesman who can no longer cope with the physical demands of his job. As he reflects on his life in his darker moments he struggles to comprehend where it all went wrong... [More...]
Laslo Benedek
Willy Loman is a 63-year-old travelling salesman who can no longer cope with the physical demands of his job. As he reflects on his life in his darker moments he struggles to comprehend where it all went wrong... [More...]
Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
Charles Martin
Clementi Sabourin, a prominent businessman, is found dead at his home. Bridget Kelly, probably the only person who understood him, relates everything she knows about her dead employer to the police... [More...]
Charles Martin
Clementi Sabourin, a prominent businessman, is found dead at his home. Bridget Kelly, probably the only person who understood him, relates everything she knows about her dead employer to the police... [More...]
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
Anatole Litvak
December 1944. As World War II enters its final phase, the allied forces are concentrating their attention on Nazi Germany... [More...]
Anatole Litvak
December 1944. As World War II enters its final phase, the allied forces are concentrating their attention on Nazi Germany... [More...]
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Stanley Kramer
A party of convicts in a chain-gang are being transported under armed guard when their van falls over the edge of a ravine... [More...]
Stanley Kramer
A party of convicts in a chain-gang are being transported under armed guard when their van falls over the edge of a ravine... [More...]
Desk Set (1957)
Walter Lang
Bunny Watson runs the reference department of the Federal Broadcasting Network, leading a team that provides answers swiftly and accurately on a whole range of topics to anyone else in the company... [More...]
Walter Lang
Bunny Watson runs the reference department of the Federal Broadcasting Network, leading a team that provides answers swiftly and accurately on a whole range of topics to anyone else in the company... [More...]
Detective Story (1951)
William Wyler
Jim McLeod is a hard-nosed career detective who carries out his duties with a cold, steely professionalism that might almost be mistaken for zeal... [More...]
William Wyler
Jim McLeod is a hard-nosed career detective who carries out his duties with a cold, steely professionalism that might almost be mistaken for zeal... [More...]
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Alfred Hitchcock
When former tennis champion Tony Wendice discovers that his wife Margot has been having an affair with writer Mark Halliday he concocts what he believes to be the perfect crime... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
When former tennis champion Tony Wendice discovers that his wife Margot has been having an affair with writer Mark Halliday he concocts what he believes to be the perfect crime... [More...]
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
George Stevens
In July 1945, Otto Frank, a man in his mid-fifties, arrives at a disused spice factory in Amsterdam and climbs a staircase to a concealed annex on the top floor of the building... [More...]
George Stevens
In July 1945, Otto Frank, a man in his mid-fifties, arrives at a disused spice factory in Amsterdam and climbs a staircase to a concealed annex on the top floor of the building... [More...]
East of Eden (1955)
Elia Kazan
California, 1917. Cal and Aron Trask are twin brothers, the sons of Adam Trask, who owns a large lettuce farm in the Salinas Valley... [More...]
Elia Kazan
California, 1917. Cal and Aron Trask are twin brothers, the sons of Adam Trask, who owns a large lettuce farm in the Salinas Valley... [More...]
The Enforcer (1951)
Bretaigne Windust
For four years, District Attorney Martin Ferguson has been building a murder case against Albert Mendoza, a gangster boss who sells contract killings for cash... [More...]
Bretaigne Windust
For four years, District Attorney Martin Ferguson has been building a murder case against Albert Mendoza, a gangster boss who sells contract killings for cash... [More...]
Father of the Bride (1950)
Vincente Minnelli
Stanley and Ellie Banks are an ordinary middle-class American couple who have lived a well-ordered, trouble-free life - until that awful Earth-shattering day when their daughter Kay announces that she intends to get married... [More...]
Vincente Minnelli
Stanley and Ellie Banks are an ordinary middle-class American couple who have lived a well-ordered, trouble-free life - until that awful Earth-shattering day when their daughter Kay announces that she intends to get married... [More...]
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Vincente Minnelli
With his daughter Kay now happily married, Stanley Banks thinks that his worries are over. How wrong he is. Just when everything appears to be going swimmingly, Kay drops her bombshell - she is expecting a baby... [More...]
Vincente Minnelli
With his daughter Kay now happily married, Stanley Banks thinks that his worries are over. How wrong he is. Just when everything appears to be going swimmingly, Kay drops her bombshell - she is expecting a baby... [More...]
The Fly (1958)
Kurt Neumann
One evening, François Delambre receives a telephone call from his sister-in-law, Hélène, who confesses to having just killed her husband, André... [More...]
Kurt Neumann
One evening, François Delambre receives a telephone call from his sister-in-law, Hélène, who confesses to having just killed her husband, André... [More...]
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Fred M. Wilcox
In the year 2200, a United Planets expedition led by Commander Adams arrives on Altair-4 to investigate the unexplained disappearance of an Earth colony... [More...]
Fred M. Wilcox
In the year 2200, a United Planets expedition led by Commander Adams arrives on Altair-4 to investigate the unexplained disappearance of an Earth colony... [More...]
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Fred Zinnemann
December, 1941. Whilst a fierce war is being waged in Europe, North Africa and the Far East, the United States waits on the sidelines... [More...]
Fred Zinnemann
December, 1941. Whilst a fierce war is being waged in Europe, North Africa and the Far East, the United States waits on the sidelines... [More...]
Funny Face (1957)
Stanley Donen
Fashion magazine editor Maggie Prescott is convinced that the next glamour look will combine beauty with intellect. Dissatisfied with her leading model, she arranges a photo-shoot in a Greenwich Village bookshop with her faithful photographer Dick Avery... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Fashion magazine editor Maggie Prescott is convinced that the next glamour look will combine beauty with intellect. Dissatisfied with her leading model, she arranges a photo-shoot in a Greenwich Village bookshop with her faithful photographer Dick Avery... [More...]
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Howard Hawks
Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw are showgirls who think of nothing but catching the man of their dreams. Lorelei believes she has already landed her man, a wealthy heir named Gus Esmond who can't help showering her with expensive presents... [More...]
Howard Hawks
Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw are showgirls who think of nothing but catching the man of their dreams. Lorelei believes she has already landed her man, a wealthy heir named Gus Esmond who can't help showering her with expensive presents... [More...]