The 50s

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1956

1956 A family head toward the Golden Horseshoe Revue

Disneyland, 1956. A well-dressed family head toward the Golden Horseshoe Revue and the Rivers of America beyond.

The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)

Jane Russell in The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956) Set in the early ’40s, a San Francisco prostitute is run out of town just as the second World War has begun to intensify. Mamie settles down in Hawaii, hoping to…

Forbidden Planet

Anne Francis in Forbidden Planet When Commander Adams and his crew are sent to investigate why there were no communications from a previous mission to a planet explored 20 years earlier by scientists, he finds only two survivors, Dr. Morbius…

Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956)

After landing on the 13th moon of Jupiter, the men from Earth debark from their ship to find a forested area containing the last remnant of lost Atlantis: an old man named Prossus, a bevy of nubile young women eager…

1955 ad for 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II

1955 ad for 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II

The 1956 Pontiac Club de Mer

When it comes to vintage elegance, few cars can rival the sheer beauty of the 1956 Pontiac Club de Mer. This exquisite roadster was unveiled at the General Motors Motorama show in 1956, leaving audiences awestruck with its futuristic design….