The 50s

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1959

The Big Circus – 1959

Adele Mara – Gilbert Roland (The big circus) 1959 After splitting with his longtime business partner, Hank Whirling is about to take his big top circus on tour. He manages to get a loan and some investment money but has…

Gidget 1959

Sandra Dee – Mary LaRoche (Gidget) 1959 Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggie. She’s fascinated with his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Although they make fun of her…

Sophia Loren,1959

Sophia Loren on a bed in her lingerie and stockings,1959

(Imitation of life) 1959

Juanita Moore – Susan Kohner Aspiring actress Lora Meredith meets Annie Johnson, a homeless Black woman at Coney Island, and soon they share a tiny apartment. Each woman has an intolerable daughter. However, Annie’s little girl Sarah Jane is by…

Girls, Guns, and Gangsters (1959)

Mamie Van Doren in Girls, Guns, and Gangsters (1959) Chuck Wheeler gets out of the penitentiary and sets up an elaborate heist of Vegas casino money travelling by armored truck. He enlists the help of shady club owner Joe Darren…

Golden Nugget – Fremont St, 1959

Golden Nugget, Lucky Strike Club, – Fremont St, c. 1959.