Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3623 Films to Buy & Rent
Doctor 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 Eden (1955)
- 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) (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 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) (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.
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House 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…
I am a Camera (1955)
- Dir. Henry Cornelius
Feat. Julie Harris, Laurence Harvey, Shelley Winters…
- Dreary drama is the original "Cabaret". Julie Harris gives a somewhat overheated portrayal of Sally Bowles, the bawdy nightclub entertainer in…
I Died A Thousand Times (1955)
- Dir. Stuart Heisler
Feat. Jack Palance, Shelley Winters, Lee Marvin…
- Enjoyable remake of High Sierra that benefits from a fantastic cast and a rousing finale. Look for a young and uncredited Dennis Hopper.
It's A Dog's Life (1955)
- Dir. Herman Hoffman
Feat. Jeff Richards, Jarma Lewis, Edmund Gwenn…
- Drama narrated by a bull terrier called Wildfire, and following his adventures in turn–of–the–century New York.