The 50s

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1950

The Milkman (1950)

Piper Laurie and Joyce Holden Roger Bradley, son of a milk magnate, isn’t allowed to work for his dad’s company because of a lingering war trauma: in moments of stress he quacks like a duck. Desperate to escape from idleness,…

Where danger lives – 1950

Faith Domergue – Robert Mitchum in Where danger lives – 1950 One night at the hospital, young doctor Jeff Cameron meets Margo, who’s brought in after a suicide attempt. He quickly falls for her and they become romantically involved, but…

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…

1950 Jimmy Stewart in the film “Harvey”

1950 Jimmy Stewart in the film “Harvey” Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane – but he may be…

1950 Lionel Train advertising

1950 Lionel Train advertising featuring a ringing endorsement by Joe DiMaggio himself!

“I don’t want to make trouble. All I want is a drink.”

I don’t want to make trouble. All I want is a drink. Marilyn Monroe in All About Eve 1950 A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of…

The Petty Girl 1950

The Petty Girl 1950 An artist famous for his calendar portraits of beautiful women becomes fascinated by a prim and proper professor and tries to get her to pose for his artwork. She declines his offer, but he’s determined not…