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Subgenre Sampler

 
Cry Terror!Cry Terror! (1958)
Dir. Andrew L. Stone
Feat. James Mason, Inger Stevens, Rod Steiger
Crime thriller with Rod Steiger as a mad extortionist who forces a New York shop owner (James Mason) to collect a ransom after threatening to blow up…
Damn YankeesDamn Yankees (Whatever Lola Wants) (1958) Recommended
Dir. George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Feat. Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston
Supremely entertaining musical rom–com that transposes the Faustian legend to the world of American baseball, with Gwen Verdon in the iconic…
Defiant Ones, TheDefiant Ones, The (1958)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier
That well known image of race–hatred – escaped black and white prisoners unwillingly handcuffed together – originated here, with…
Desire Under the ElmsDesire Under the Elms (1958)
Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Burl Ives
Anthony Perkins and Sophia Loren requite their love over a heated land dispute in this mild star vehicle for the then–wildly popular Loren.…
DunkirkDunkirk (1958)
Dir. Leslie Norman
Feat. Richard Attenborough, John Mills, Bernard Lee
British war film set during the 1940 evacuation of French and British troops from the beaches of Dunkirk, following the contrasting perspectives of a…
Elevator to the GallowsElevator to the Gallows (Lift to the Scaffold, aka. Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud) (1958) Aro Favourite
Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly
A young Jeanne Moreau stars in this elegant thriller about a crime of passion that backfires when the murderer gets trapped in a lift. Ambience par…
Fly, TheFly, The (1958) Aro Favourite
Dir. Kurt Neumann
Feat. David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price
Classic B–movie is a hammy horror tale of an obsessed scientist who unwittingly turns himself into a freak of nature.
Geisha BoyGeisha Boy (1958)
Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis plays a clumsy stage–magician touring Japan who leaves multiple havoc in his wake.
Giants and ToysGiants and Toys (1958)
Dir. Yasuzo Masumura
Feat. Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe
Japanese satirical comedy about an advertising war between three candy production companies, and a teenage girl who becomes a celebrity after one of…
GigiGigi (1958)
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan
This cheerful musical odyssey of a Parisian girl trained to be a courtesan was the Oscar–winner of its year.

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