The 50s

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Romance

On the Beach (1959)

Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children…

Against All Flags (1952)

Errol Flynn as Brian Hawke  and Maureen O’Hara as Prudence ‘Spitfire’ Stevens Against All Flags (1952) In 1700, the pirates of Madagascar menace the India trade; British officer Brian Hawke has himself cashiered, flogged, and set adrift to infiltrate the…

DAMN YANKEES (1958)

Tab Hunter and Gwen Verdon in Damn Yankees (1958) Film adaptation of the George Abbott Broadway musical about a Washington Senators fan who makes a pact with the Devil to help his baseball team win the league pennant.

Slaves of Babylon, 1953

Linda Christian The Jews are taken from Jerusalem and made slaves by King Nebuchadnezzar. In the meantime Cyrus, king of the Persians, who has been living as a shepherd, is proclaimed king and defeats Nebuchadnezzar.