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Subgenre Sampler

 
D-Day - The Sixth of JuneD-Day - The Sixth of June (1956)
Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Robert Taylor, Richard Todd, Edmond O'Brien
Well–executed enactment of the Normandy landings in WW2, with some extravagent action scenes and solid dramatics.
Day the World EndedDay the World Ended (1956)
Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Richard Denning, Lori Nelson, Adele Jergens
Tight B–movie version of post–nuclear existence from with a small group of survivors battling various mutant creatures and their own…
Don't Knock the RockDon't Knock the Rock (1956)
Dir. Fred F. Sears
Small town Mellonville becomes a makeshift Woodstock in this swinging companion piece to dir. Sears' ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK. Quaint fashion, bad…
Eddy Duchin Story, The Eddy Duchin Story, The (1956)
Dir. George Sidney
Feat. Tyrone Power, Kim Novak, James Whitmore
Tearjerking, CinemaScope biopic of the beloved but short–lived pianist and bandleader Eddy Duchin. Nominated for four Academy Awards.
Fastest Gun Alive, TheFastest Gun Alive, The (1956)
Dir. Russell Rouse
Feat. Glenn Ford, Broderick Crawford, Jeanne Crain
Modest–scale Western with Ford playing a reformed gunfighter who is not allowed to leave his past behind.
Female JungleFemale Jungle (1956) Recommended
Dir. Bruno VeSota
Feat. Lawrence Tierney, Jayne Mansfield, John Carradine
Lawrence Tierney, in a rare leading role, plays a hard–drinking cop who puzzles over a nightclub murder encumbered with a 'hangover'. Careful…
FlowingFlowing (Nagareru ) (1956) Recommended
Dir. Mikio Naruse
Feat. Kinuyo Tanaka, Hideko Takamine, Isuzu Yamada
Dir. Naruse’s compassionate portrait of the fading post–war geisha trade. Considered one of the director's best among his many films to…
Forever Darling (1956)
Dir. Alexander Hall
Feat. Lucille Ball, James Mason, Desi Arnaz
The unique talents of Lucille Ball is the strongest aspect of this 'dysfunctional marriage' comedy, starring James Mason as her Guardian Angel. Ball…
Friendly PersuasionFriendly Persuasion (1956) Recommended
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins
Gary Cooper headlines this sentimental yet atmospheric and beautifuly crafted drama about a Quaker family in southern Indiana whose pacifist beliefs…
Funny FaceFunny Face (1956) Recommended
Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn
Hip musical boasts the unrestrained ebullience of Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn as a fashion photographer and book–clerk who becomes his…

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