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Subgenre Sampler

 
Conquest Of SpaceConquest Of Space (1955)
Dir. Byron Haskin
Feat. Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy
Technicolor space adventure that redeems some of its contrived script with whimsical special effects.
Daddy Long LegsDaddy Long Legs (1955)
Dir. Jean Negulesco
Feat. Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore
An orphaned French teenager (Caron) endears herself to a playboy sophisticate (Astaire), who secretly sponsors her in an American private education.…
Desperate Hours, TheDesperate Hours, The (1955)
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy
A bunch of escaped convicts, led by Bogart, hold a family hostage in this domestic noir thriller based on the Broadway play by Joseph Hayes.…
Doctor at SeaDoctor at Sea (1955)
Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Brigitte Bardot
Dirk Bogarde is once again the eligible MD, in this entertaining second entry in the series taken from Richard Gordon's novels. The crushing boredom…
East of EdenEast of Eden (1955) Recommended
Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. James Dean, Julie Harris, Raymond Massey
James Dean's acting debut electrifies the screen in this emotionally charged drama about two brother's rivalry for the love of their father. Based on…
Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Joan Collins
Glossy account of a truelife scandal in early 20th century NYC.
Gunsmoke (TV Series)Gunsmoke (TV Series) (1955)
Feat. James Arness
James Arness plays Marshal Matt Dillon protecting Dodge City from roaming gunslingers in this seminal TV show – the Grandaddy of TV…
Guys and DollsGuys and Dolls (1955)
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Vivien Leigh
Snappy popular musical in spite of its length. Marlon Brando appears in an atypically upbeat performance.
Honeymooners, The (TV Series)Honeymooners, The (TV Series) (The Color Honeymooners; The Jackie Gleason Show) (1955-1956)
Feat. Jackie Gleason
This Jackie Gleason sitcom from the 1950s is the saga of a not–so–newly–wed couple who lived in a run down apartment. "The…
House Of BambooHouse Of Bamboo (1955)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Shirley Yamaguchi
Samuel Fuller directs this exciting Tokyo–set noir, about an American army cop who goes undercover to take down an organised crime ring lead by…

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