The 50s

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1953

Mary Blanchard in Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Mary Blanchard as Queen Allura in Abbott and Costello Go to Mars 1953 Lester and Orville accidentally launch a rocket which is supposed to fly to Mars. Instead it goes to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. They are then forced…

(Houdini) 1953

Tony Curtis – Janet Leigh (Houdini) 1953 From his beginnings as a “wildman” carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice-jammed river, the great Harry Houdini emerged as the world’s most captivating…

Rita Hayworth in Salome (1953)

Rita Hayworth in Salome (1953) In the reign of Tiberius Caesar (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), Gallilean prophet John the Baptist (Alan Badel) preaches against King Herod (Charles Laughton) and Queen Herodias (Dame Judith Anderson). Herodias wants John dead, but Herod fears…

Beneath the 12-mile reef – 1953

Terry Moore – Robert Wagner (Beneath the 12-mile reef) 1953 Mike and Tony Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of Florida. After they are robbed by crooks, Arnold and the Rhys brothers,…

Serpent of the Nile 1953

Julie Newmar in (Serpent of the Nile) 1953 In 44 BC, after the assassination of the leader of Rome Julius Caesar, Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and one of the highest ranking Roman generals and Caesar’s possible successor Mark Anthony begin a…

Rita Hayworth in Salome (1953)

Rita Hayworth in Salome (1953) In the reign of Tiberius Caesar (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), Gallilean prophet John the Baptist (Alan Badel) preaches against King Herod (Charles Laughton) and Queen Herodias (Dame Judith Anderson). Herodias wants John dead, but Herod fears…