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Thunder RoadThunder Road (1958) Recommended
Dir. Arthur Ripley
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Jacques Aubuchon
Effective, gritty road movie about a mountain man moonshiner at war with both authorities and big–city competitors. An unusually personal…
Touch of Evil, ATouch of Evil, A (1958) Aro Favourite
Dir. Orson Welles
Feat. Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Zsa Zsa Gabor
Declaring its virtuosity right from the famous opening–shot, this late film–noir weaves a tale of murder and blackmail in a Mexican…
Tunnel of Love, TheTunnel of Love, The (1958)
Dir. Gene Kelly
Feat. Doris Day, Richard Widmark, Gig Young
Romantic comedy starring Doris Day and Richard Widmark as a couple who are unable to conceive, and try to adopt a baby. When they find one, its…
VertigoVertigo (1958) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes
Hitchcock at his most daring and surreal weaves a complex tale of neurosis when Jimmy Stewart's detective begins trailing a mysterious woman (Novak).…
Vikings, TheVikings, The (1958)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine
Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis and Ernest Borgnine sport their Nordic apparel to conduct a brutal dispute over the throne of Northumbria. Elegant…
Wanted Dead or Alive (TV Series)Wanted Dead or Alive (TV Series) (1958)
Feat. Steve McQueen
Riding on the back of success in THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, Steve McQueen lends his star charisma to this TV western series as bounty hunter Josh…
War Of The Colossal BeastWar Of The Colossal Beast (1958)
Dir. Robert Gordon
Feat. Sally Fraser, Russ Bender, Rico Alaniz
Colossally inept sequel to the genuinely interesting AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, has the scarred giant discovered looting government food trucks in the…
Young Lions, The (1958)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin
Sensitive, well–mounted WW2 epic charts the effect of war on young lives from both sides. Marlon Brando as a confused German commandant…
3:10 to Yuma3:10 to Yuma (1957)
Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Glenn Ford, Van Heflin
Outlaw Glenn Ford is escorted via train to his trial in Yuma by rookie bounty–man Van Heflin. A suspenseful yarn made of Elmore Leonard's novel.
A King in New YorkA King in New York (1957) Recommended
Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Maxine Audley, Dawn Addams
Mild satire, in which Chaplin plays the leader of 'Estrovia' whose visit to NYC is beset by witchhunts, noise, and 1950s conservatism. Has often…

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