The 50s

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Romance

Debra Paget and Jeffrey Hunter in Princess of the Nile (1954)

Debra Paget and Jeffrey Hunter Princess of the Nile (1954) 1249 A.D. Shalimar, an Egyptian princess, striving to rid her country of its Bedouin conquerors, forms an alliance with Prince Haidi, son of the Caliph of Baghdad. She practices her…

MADEMOISELLE STRIPTEASE, 1956

Brigitte Bardot Originally titled Mademoiselle Striptease, this classic French sex comedy is a charming frolic through luscious Parisian cabarets with outstanding striptease performances. Agnes Laurent plays a spoiled young provincial girl.

Mogambo 1953

Grace Kelly and Ava Gardner in Mogambo 1953 Victor Marswell runs a big game trapping company in Kenya. Eloise Kelly is ditched there, and an immediate attraction happens between them. Then Mr. and Mrs. Nordley show up for their gorilla…

Ivanhoe 1952

Elizabeth Taylor as Rebecca In the center of this Walter Scott classic fiction inspired movie the chivalrousness and the daring stand. Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe (Robert Taylor), the disowned knight join to the bravehearted and high-minded Robin of Locksley (Harold…

The Seven Year Itch 1955

Marilyn Monroe doing her hair in The Seven Year Itch 1955 When his family goes away for the summer, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbor. o

THE QUIET MAN (1952)

MAUREEN O’HARA and JOHN WAYNE in THE QUIET MAN (1952) dir. John Ford A retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in 1920s Ireland, where he falls for a spirited redhead whose brother is contemptuous of their…

Jeanne Eagels 1957

Kim Novak in the life of 1920s actress Jeanne Eagels.

Robert Wagner-Barbara Bates (Let´s make it legal) 1951

Robert Wagner-Barbara Bates (Let´s make it legal) 1951 The divorce of Hugh and Miriam Halsworth becomes final at midnight. Hugh wouldn’t dream of calling it off, but can’t abandon his rose garden. Things change that afternoon, though, when Miriam’s old…