Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Classics: 3554 Films to Rent
Naked Truth, The (Your Past is Showing) (1957)
- Dir. Mario Zampi
Feat. Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas, Peggy Mount…
- Dark comedy set in the tabloid industry with an extortionate publisher marked for death by his celebrity victims.
Night Passage (1957)
- Dir. James Neilson
Feat. James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea…
- A 'railroad western' with good guy Stewart defending the tracks against a gang of desperados led by Duryea. Tough cast give some distinction to a…
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
- Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Giulietta Masina
- Giulietta Masina is marvelous as a waifish prostitute dreaming of a rich, wonderful life but always finding sorrow. Tragicomic masterpiece won an…
Old Yeller (1957)
- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Tommy Kirk…
- Many Mums and Dads (and Grand–folk) will remember queuing up for this Disney classic about a boy's love for his dog in 1850s Texas.
One That Got Away, The (Einer Kam Durch) (1957)
- Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Hardy Kruger, Colin Gordon, Terence Alexander…
- Sturdy war thriller centred on the true story of German airman Franz von Werra – the only German POW to successfully escape from allied custody…
Pajama Game, The (1957)
- Dir. George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Feat. Doris Day
- Exemplary screen musical stars Doris Day in exuberant form as a feisty union delegate who falls for her boss while negotiating a wage rise for her…
Pal Joey (1957)
- Dir. George Sidney
Feat. Rita Hayworth, Kim Novak, Frank Sinatra
- Rita Hayworth and Kim Novak clash over Frank Sinatra who happens to belt out 'The Lady is a Tramp' among others in cool, jazzy musical.
Paths of Glory (1957)
- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou…
- Kubrick's muscular drama deals frankly with the hypocrisy and inhumanity of military ethics, based on a true incident in WWI France. Following a…
Perry Mason (TV Series) (1957-1966)
- Feat. Raymond Burr, William Hopper, William Talman…
- Benchmark legal drama series which turned star Raymond Burr into a television institution as the near–invincible criminal lawyer, Perry…
Peyton Place (1957)
- Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. Lana Turner, Hope Lange, Lee Philips…
- A cheesy classic based on the mega–seller, weaving almost any domestic scandal you can think of into a compelling melodrama. Followed by a TV…