The 50s

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Ava Gardner dances in The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

Ava Gardner dances in The Barefoot Contessa (1954) At Maria Vargas’ funeral, several people recall who she was and the impact she had on them. Harry Dawes was a not very successful writer/director when he and movie producer Kirk Edwards…

Money, women and guns – 1958

Kim Hunter (Money, women and guns) 1958 Just after making a large gold discovery, an old prospector is ambushed and killed by three masked men but manages to kill two of his attackers before he dies. He also manages to…