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Subgenre Sampler

 
Blast of SilenceBlast of Silence (1961) Recommended
Dir. Allen Baron
Feat. Allen Baron
Grumpy, low–fi noir presides over the movements of a tetchy contract killer (dir. Baron) as he prepares to whack a two–bit mobster during…
Blue HawaiiBlue Hawaii (1961)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley
Lush setting for this Elvis vehicle is easy on the eye. The King's least Rock'n'Roll effort.
Brain That Wouldn't Die, TheBrain That Wouldn't Die, The (1961) Aro Favourite
Dir. Joseph Green
Feat. Jason Evers
Ripping off other 'brain transplant' cheapies, this flick goes several steps further down the exploitation path and thus has burrowed a special place…
Breakfast at Tiffany'sBreakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Recommended
Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal
Audrey Hepburn is just lovely as an uptown Manhattan socialite who proves a major distraction for her writer neighbour. A chic, carefree frolic based…
By Love PossessedBy Love Possessed (1961)
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jason Robards Jr.
Junky drama set in picture perfect New England town centres on the insipid lives and loves of its inhabitants. Sub–Sirkian melodrama has its…
Children's Hour, TheChildren's Hour, The (1961) Recommended
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Shirley Maclaine, James Garner
Good performances from the two leads as lesbian school–teachers who are involved in smalltown scandal when a trouble–making student…
Comancheros, TheComancheros, The (1961)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin
John Wayne stars (and served as an uncredited director when Michael Curtiz fell ill) in this Western set in Texas in 1843. A Texas ranger arrests a…
Come SeptemberCome September (1961)
Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Bobby Darin
Racy romp with Rock on the Riviera as a businessman habitually harangued on holiday when all he wants is to lavish the luscious Lollobrigida.
Curse of the Werewolf, TheCurse of the Werewolf, The (1961)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Oliver Reed, Clifford Evans
Hammer horror based on the novel "The Werewolf of Paris" by Guy Endore and starring Oliver Reed as the werewolf in his first credited film…
Daredevil in the CastleDaredevil in the Castle (Osaka jo monogatari) (1961)
Dir. Hiroshi Inagaki
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Yuriko Hoshi
Another solid genre excursion from seasoned dir. Hiroshi Inagaki (THE SAMURAI TRILOGY), with Toshiro Mifune again taking the lead as a despondent,…

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