The 50s

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50’s Movies

Kim Novak – Betty Field in “Picnic” 1956

Kim Novak – Betty Field in “Picnic” 1956 The morning of a small town Labor Day picnic, a drifter (Hal Carter) blows into town to visit an old fraternity buddy (Alan Benson) who also happens to be the son of…

The Immoral Mr. Teas (1959)

The Immoral Mr. Teas (1959) Mr. Teas is a door to door salesman for dentists’ appliances. Everywhere he goes he encounters beautiful “well-developed” nude women, which of course stir his interest. The only sound in the film is the voice…

The first Texan – 1956

Felicia Farr-Joel McCrea (The first texan) 1956 After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any political intrigue. However, when…

The trap 1959

The trap 1959 Lawyer Ralph Anderson arrives in Tula, an amazingly remote town in the desert, as a reluctant emissary of mob chief Victor Massonetti, who wants the airstrip clear for his unofficial exit from the country. Ralph’s arrival has…

Boy on a Dolphin (1957)

Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes….

Queen of outer space 1958

Queen of outer space 1958 En route to Earth’s orbiting space station, a spaceship with four men aboard is attacked and they awaken after their spaceship crash lands. One of them, Professor Konrad, determines they have landed on Venus, a…

Attack Of The Puppet People (1958)

Attack Of The Puppet People (1958) The secretary Sally Reynolds is hired by the owner of the Dolls, Inc., the former puppet master Mr. Franz. Soon she meets the salesman Bob Westley and they fall in love with each other….

Dorothy Malone in Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)

Dorothy Malone in Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) The life and career of vaudevillian and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney, including his contentious relationship with his neurotic wife and his premature death.