The 50s

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Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie

In 1950 she was selected for her first film, Louisa, in which she met Ronald Reagan, with whom she established a good friendship. Shortly afterward she acted in her second film, this time with Tony Curtis, an actor with whom…

The prince who was a thief – 1951

Tony Curtis-Everett Sloane-Piper Laurie (The prince who was a thief) 1951 In 13th-century Tangiers, regent Mustapha covets the Caliphate’s throne. Baby Prince Hussein is next in line to the throne but he is too young to rule. An envious and…

Dawn at Socorro (1954)

Dawn at Socorro (1954) Piper Laurie, Rory Calhoun, David Brian, Kathleen Hughes Brett Wade, gambler, gunslinger, and classical pianist, is wounded in a gunfight with the Ferris clan; the doctor finds signs of tuberculosis. En route to Colorado for his…

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,…

The prince who was a thief 1951

Tony Curtis & Piper Laurie In The prince who was a thief 1951 In 13th-century Tangiers, regent Mustapha covets the Caliphate’s throne. Baby Prince Hussein is next in line to the throne but he is too young to rule. An…