The 50s

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Romance

Two Weeks With Love (1950)

The Robinson family are spending two weeks of summer vacation at a resort in the Catskills. Older daughter Patti vies with her friend, Valeria, for the affections of Demi Armendez but Patti is at a disadvantage because her parents think…

MAUREEN O’HARA in THE QUIET MAN — 1952

MAUREEN O’HARA in THE QUIET MAN — 1952 A retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in 1920s Ireland, where he falls for a spirited redhead whose brother is contemptuous of their union.

The Girl Can’t Help It (1956)

Jayne Mansfield in The Girl Can’t Help It (1956)   A down-and-out gangster hires an alcoholic press agent to make his blonde bombshell girlfriend a recording star in 6 weeks. But what is he going to do when he finds…

Marilyn Monroe in The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)

Marilyn Monroe in The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.

Gina Lollobrigida in Solomon and Sheba (1959)

Gina Lollobrigida in Solomon and Sheba (1959) Shortly before his death in ancient Israel King David has a vision from God telling him that his younger son Solomon should succeed him as king. His other son Adonijah is unhappy and…

On the Beach (1959)

Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children…

Against All Flags (1952)

Errol Flynn as Brian Hawke  and Maureen O’Hara as Prudence ‘Spitfire’ Stevens Against All Flags (1952) In 1700, the pirates of Madagascar menace the India trade; British officer Brian Hawke has himself cashiered, flogged, and set adrift to infiltrate the…

DAMN YANKEES (1958)

Tab Hunter and Gwen Verdon in Damn Yankees (1958) Film adaptation of the George Abbott Broadway musical about a Washington Senators fan who makes a pact with the Devil to help his baseball team win the league pennant.