Subgenre Sampler
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Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
- Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Martin
- High–camp spectacle about treachery in ancient Egypt during the building of the great Pyramid has procured something of a cult following, with…
Lola Montes (1955)
- Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook
- The life of the famous 19th century courtesan provides the basis for this sophisticated portrayal of the capriciousness of fate, which leads to the…
Love is a Many-Splendoured Thing (1955)
- Dir. Henry King
Feat. William Holden, Jennifer Jones
- Romantic splendour set in Hong Kong at the time of the Korean war about a married US war correspondent who embarks on a forbidden love affair.
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
- Dir. Charles Vidor
Feat. Doris Day, James Cagney
- Multiple Oscar–nominated biopic of singer Ruth Etting, played here by Doris Day in a more substantial role than usual. Story chiefly concerns…
Lucky Me (1955)
- Dir. Jack Donohue
Feat. Doris Day, Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers
- Showbiz musical comedy with Doris Day paired once again with CALAMITY JANE tune smiths Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster.
Lust for Life (1955)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn
- Kirk Douglas makes a stirring, enthusiastic Van Gogh in this biopic, choosing to echo the empassioned melancholia of his work rather than drawing…
Man from Laramie, The (1955)
- Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp…
- An angst–ridden James Stewart seeks retribution on arms dealers whose illegal trade resulted in the ambushing of his brother's cavalry patrol.…
Man with the Golden Arm, The (1955)
- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak
- Cardsharp Frank Sinatra, is fresh out of 'the joint' with dreams of being a jazz drummer. Heroin though, is keeping him down, trapped in a…
Man with the Gun (1955)
- Dir. Richard Wilson
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Jan Sterling, Karen Sharpe…
- Brawny western with Mitchum typically taciturn as a mercenary hired by frightened citizens to vanquish a pack of murderous gunfighters.
Man Without A Star (1955)
- Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor
- Character–driven Western sees Kirk Douglas plays a laconic gunslinger with a dark–side, who drifts from scrape to scrape while working…