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Subgenre Sampler

 
Jailhouse RockJailhouse Rock (1957) Recommended
Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Elvis Presley
Great musical numbers highlight this Elvis Presley vehicle. The handsome delinquent learns to pick the guitar while behind bars, which of course…
Kiss Them For MeKiss Them For Me (1957)
Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, Leif Erickson
Very very silly war comedy with Grant and his navy buddies fighting for their right to spend their shore leave as they see fit, which inevitably…
Leave It to Beaver (TV Series)Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) (1957)
Feat. Jerry Mathers, Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Billingsley
One of the most beloved family sitcoms of its time set around the mischief–making exploits of young Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver.
Love in the AfternoonLove in the Afternoon (1957) Recommended
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn, Maurice Chevalier
Dark horse Audrey Hepburn classic sees dir. Billy Wilder riff Ernst Lubitsch by way of Gary Cooper and Maurice Chevalier (a wall fixture of…
Lucky JimLucky Jim (1957)
Dir. John Boulting
Feat. Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Hugh Griffith
A likeable British comedy adapted from the beloved novel by Kingsley Amis about the constant frustrations of a young history lecturer with his…
Man in the Shadow, TheMan in the Shadow, The (1957)
Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Ben Alexander
Socially–conscious Western thriller starring Orson Welles as a property kingpin who provides most of the town a thriving economy. But when his…
Man of a Thousand FacesMan of a Thousand Faces (1957) Recommended
Dir. Joseph Pevney
Feat. James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer
James Cagney moulds his ‘dirty face’ into the many classic horror personas of actor Lon Chaney Jr, in this liberal biopic of the actor’s…
Monster That Challenged the World, TheMonster That Challenged the World, The (1957)
Dir. Arnold Laven
Feat. Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Mimi Gibson
Campy 50's sci–fi creature feature in which an underwater earthquake in California's Salton Sea causes a crevice to open, releasing an army of…
Mother IndiaMother India (1957) Recommended
Dir. Mehboob Khan
Feat. Nargis , Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar
A quintessential Indian classic, depicting the struggle of a woman through her adult life to reconcile traditional values and village life with a…
Mysterians, The Mysterians, The (1957)
Dir. Inoshiro Honda
Feat. Takashi Shimura, Kenji Sahara, Susumu Fujita
Pastel coloured invader movie from the creative team behind GODZILLA. Aliens refugees from a planet destroyed by atomic bombs flee to Earth in the…

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