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Subgenre Sampler

 
It's Always Fair WeatherIt's Always Fair Weather (1955)
Dir. Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Feat. Gene Kelly
An American musical satire, shot in CinemaScope and Eastmancolor, with music by Andre Previn. It was one of the last major dance–oriented MGM…
JeddaJedda (1955)
Dir. Charles Chauvel
Feat. Ngarla Kunoth, Robert Tudawali
An adopted Aboriginal girl is kidnapped by a 'wild black' in this beautifully shot Australian classic.
Kentuckian, TheKentuckian, The (1955)
Dir. Burt Lancaster
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Dianne Foster, Diana Lynn
Western directed by and starring Burt Lancaster, an adaptation of the novel The Gabriel Horn by Felix Holt. Beautifully shot in Kentucky and…
Killer's KissKiller's Kiss (1955)
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Frank Silvera, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane
Early Kubrick moodily accounts the tooth–and–nail conflict between a washed–up boxer and a sleazeball club owner, after a club…
KismetKismet (1955)
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Howard Keel, Ann Blyth
An Arabian–Nights style musical, with Howard Keel attempting to woo wicked wizar's wife Ann Blyth.
Kiss Me DeadlyKiss Me Deadly (1955) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart
Ralph Meeker is Mike Hammer in this high–octane film noir, shamelessly blood–soaked in B–movie / pulp novel tradition. The…
La StradaLa Strada (The Road) (1955) Recommended
Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Anthony Quinn
Fellini hit his stride and won a Foreign Film Oscar with this gentle road odyssey about a simple–minded clown whose loyalty to her boorish…
Ladykillers, TheLadykillers, The (1955) Recommended
Dir. Alexander Mackendrick
Feat. Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Frankie Howerd
Priceless Ealing black comedy in which bungling robbers Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers et al conspire to snuff out their rich old landlady, an…
Land of the PharaohsLand of the Pharaohs (1955) Recommended
Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Martin
High–camp spectacle about treachery in ancient Egypt during the building of the great Pyramid has procured something of a cult following, with…
Lola MontesLola Montes (1955) Recommended
Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook
The life of the famous 19th century courtesan provides the basis for this sophisticated portrayal of the capriciousness of fate, which leads to the…

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