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Subgenre Sampler

 
Atomic Kid, TheAtomic Kid, The (1955)
Dir. Leslie Martinson
Feat. Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss
Mickey Rooney becomes radioactive after bumbling into a nuclear test–site. Minor comedy, the first credit for Blake Edwards (as writer).
Bad Day at Black RockBad Day at Black Rock (1955) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Lee Marvin
An unflappable Spencer Tracy arrives in a desolate town to investigate a dormant missing–persons report, but the surly locals don't take to…
Battle CryBattle Cry (1955)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Van Heflin, Raymond Massey, Aldo Ray
Entertaining WWII yarn concerning a squad of American marines romancing and training (in Paekakariki, New Zealand!) before heading off to action in…
Big Combo, TheBig Combo, The (1955)
Dir. Joseph H. Lewis
Feat. Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy
Late period film noir borders on parody, with light and dialogue straight out of some parallel universe. Untouchables–style story has some…
Big Knife, TheBig Knife, The (1955) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Rod Steiger
Lurid expose of the Hollywood 'studio system' from the melodramatic pen of playwright Clifford Odets. Palance shows a rare vulnerability as a…
Blackboard Jungle, TheBlackboard Jungle, The (1955)
Dir. Richard Brooks
Feat. Glenn Ford, Sidney Poitier, Vic Morrow
Famously controversial on release and first of the 'Rock–n–roll' films, this lifted the lid on the heated youth tensions in 50s America.…
Bob Le FlambeurBob Le Flambeur (Bob the Gambler) (1955) Recommended
Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Roger Duchesne, Isabelle Corney
Superb French noir from the dir. of LE SAMOURAI, here debuting with a taut plan to rob the Deauville casino, that grows ever more perilous for…
Cockleshell HeroesCockleshell Heroes (1955)
Dir. Jose Ferrer
Feat. Jose Ferrer, Trevor Howard, Anthony Newley
Fictionalised account of Operation Frankton, a British canoe–borne raid on Bordeaux Harbour during WWII.
Colditz Story, TheColditz Story, The (1955)
Dir. Guy Hamilton
Feat. John Mills, Eric Portman, Christopher Rhodes
A compulsive and tightly wound prison yarn, set around the supposedly unescapable German POW camp. Britisher John Mills unites prisoners of various…
Confidential ReportConfidential Report (Mr. Arkadin) (1955)
Dir. Orson Welles
Feat. Orson Welles, Robert Arden, Paola Mori
A typically Welles–ian shaggy dog story, with Welles himself playing a possibly insane, Kane–like billionaire, who hires a detective to…

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