The 50s

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Mid Century

Sophia Loren – William Holden

Sophia Loren-William Holden (The key) 1958 During World War II, successive tugboat British Captains sent on dangerous salvage missions pass-on the key to a home-port apartment, where a lonely Swiss-Italian young war-widow lives.

Volkswagen Beutler coupe 1959

Volkswagen Beutler coupe 1959 Founded in 1943, the Carrosserie + Spritzwerk Beutler AG in the Swiss town of Thun was one of the most renowned coachbuilder in the country until 1987 and in 1956 received a special order from Porsche….

Gloria Pall in The Crimson Kimono (1959)

Gloria Pall in The Crimson Kimono (1959) Classic, hard-to-find Sam Fuller pic is intriguing noir about two detective partners, one caucasian and one Japanese, who try to solve a complicated murder case. Unfortunately, trouble arises when along the way, both…

Grace Kelly Jamaica, 1955

Grace Kelly by Howell Conant, Jamaica, 1955

Gene Tierney in The Egyptian (1954)

Gene Tierney in The Egyptian (1954) In ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaoh’s court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets.