The 50s

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1953

Project Moonbase 1953

Donna Martell – Ross Ford Project Moonbase 1953 In the not-too-distant future of 1970, the United States is considering building bases on the Moon, and send a female colonel and two men to investigate. One of the men turns out…

Elaine Stewart signs autographs in Los Angeles, 1953

Elaine Stewart signs autographs at the premiere of Knights of the Round Table in Los Angeles, 1953

Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall during a break from filming on the set of “How to Marry a Millionaire”, 1953

Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall during a break from filming on the set of “How to Marry a Millionaire”, 1953

Marilyn Monroe in Niagara (1953)

Marilyn Monroe in Niagara (1953) George and Rose Loomis are honeymooning at a Niagara Falls motel. She plots with Ted Patrick to do him in, but all does not go smoothly. For one thing, after Loomis is reported missing Polly…

Mesa of Lost Women (1953)

Tandra Quinn as Tarantella – Mesa of Lost Women (1953) Dr. Aranya is experimenting with reciprocal transplants of pituitary glands between spiders and humans. The work is carried out in remote, underground labs located on the Zarpa Mesa in the…

Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Wilding with baby, 1953

Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Wilding with baby Michael Wilding Jr. in London, 1953.

The Beast from 20000 Fathoms (1953)

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) – A prehistoric behemoth terrorizes New York City, marking the birth of stop-motion mastery in cinema.