Subgenre Sampler
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
- 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 Face (1956)- 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…
Giant (1956)- Dir. George Stevens
Feat. James Dean, Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor - A beautifully conceived saga of life on a Texas cattle ranch told through two generations. James Dean's final performance.
Girl Can't Help It, The (1956)- Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Julie London - This ebullient comedy is not only the best showcase for what one Jayne Mansfield had to offer, but also for many of the rock 'n' roll talent of the…
Great Locomotive Chase, The (1956)- Feat. Fess Parker, Jeffrey Hunter, Jeff York
- An adventure story based on a true American Civil War mission behind Confederate lines to steal a Union train and destroy some strategically…
Gunslinger (1956)- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. John Ireland, Beverly Garland, Allison Hayes - In this cut–price Roger Corman western, town ain’t big enough for a touch–as–nails lady marshall, and her nemesis, a spiteful…
Harder They Fall, The (1956)- Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger - A quality bow–out from the movies for Humphrey Bogart, playing a jaded sports press–agent in the hard world of professional boxing in a…
Helen of Troy (1956)- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Rossana Podesta, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Niall MacGinnis… - Homer's epic of the Trojan War is treated with Hollywood gloves in this above–average adaptation. Centering around the the ambiguous figure of…
High Society (1956)- Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra… - On the button remake of THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, giving the skewed love–triangle tale a musical treatment. Score by Cole Porter.
Hollywood or Bust (1956)- Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin - Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin try to crash the Hollywood lifestyle, in frenzied style.
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