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Delicate Delinquent, TheDelicate Delinquent, The (1957)
Dir. Don McGuire
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Darren McGavin, Martha Hyer
Comedian Lewis plays a janitor who is mistakenly picked–up by police as a juvenile delinquent and forced into the police training himself. This…
Delinquents, TheDelinquents, The (1957)
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Tom Laughlin, Peter Miller, Dick Bakalyan
Future luminary Robert Altman's debut feature, an "expose" of juvenile delinquency in the rock'n'roll era. Filmed in Kansas City in a…
Desk SetDesk Set (His Other Woman) (1957) Recommended
Dir. Walter Lang
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Gig Young
Screwball Tracy–Hepburn vehicle makes good use of their excellent chemistry. Tracy is an efficiency expert come to computerise a New York firm…
Enemy Below, TheEnemy Below, The (1957)
Dir. Dick Powell
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Curt Jurgens, Theodore Bikel
Naval thriller with Mitchum as a U.S. destroyer captain caught in a cat–and–mouse battle with German U–boat commander Jurgens he…
Face in the Crowd, AFace in the Crowd, A (1957) Recommended
Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Walter Matthau
Pungent social commentary on American mass culture outlays the rags–to–riches trajectory of a hick nobody (Griffith) whose rapid rise to…
Famous Five, The: Five on a Treasure IslandFamous Five, The: Five on a Treasure Island (1957)
Dir. Gerald Landau
Feat. Rel Grainer, Richard Palmer, Gillian Harrison
Ginger beer and picnics are put on hold as the five set out in search of hidden treasure, and in pursuit the requisite dastardly villains.…
Fire Down BelowFire Down Below (1957)
Dir. Robert Parrish
Feat. Rita Hayworth, Robert Mitchum, Jack Lemmon
Adventure drama set in the Caribbean, with Jack Lemmon and Robert Mitchum playing U.S. expatriates who eke out a meager subsistence transporting…
Golden Age of Comedy, TheGolden Age of Comedy, The (1957) Recommended
Dir. Various
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Ben Turpin
Perfect introduction to the world of silent comedy, this is the first of three celebrated compilations from cinephile Robert Youngson. Hailed as…
Green Man, The / School for ScoundrelsGreen Man, The / School for Scoundrels (1957-1960)
Dir. Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer
Feat. Alastair Sim, George Cole, Terry-Thomas
A double feature of comedies starring Alastair Sim. The Green Man (1957) Dir. Basil Dearden – One of Sim's best films, playing an apparently…
Gun for a CowardGun for a Coward (1957)
Dir. Abner Biberman
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Jeffrey Hunter, Janice Rule
Character driven western with the tragic Jeffrey Hunter as a peaceful cowboy whose non–violent manner saddles him with a reputation for…

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