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Invasion of the SaucermenInvasion of the Saucermen (1957)
Dir. Edward L. Cahn
Feat. Steve Terrell, Gloria Castillo, Frank Gorshin…
This low budget sci–fi comedy has a reputation for being so bad it's good. Bulbous–headed aliens frame a teenager for drunk driving by…
Jailhouse RockJailhouse Rock (1957) Recommended
Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Elvis Presley
Great musical numbers highlight this Elvis Presley vehicle. The handsome delinquent learns to pick the guitar while behind bars, which of course…
James Dean StoryJames Dean Story (1957)
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Martin Gabel
Martin Gabel narrates this portrait of James Dean created shortly after his death, which assembles the material available at this time, including…
Kiss Them For MeKiss Them For Me (1957)
Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, Leif Erickson…
Very very silly war comedy with Grant and his navy buddies fighting for their right to spend their shore leave as they see fit, which inevitably…
Le Notti BiancheLe Notti Bianche (White Nights) (1957)
Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Maria Schell, Jean Marais…
A departure from neo–realist beginnings, this surreal Visconti masterwork adapts Dostoyevsky’s ‘White Nights’ through dreamlike art…
Leave It to Beaver (TV Series)Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) (1957)
Feat. Jerry Mathers, Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Billingsley
One of the most beloved family sitcoms of its time set around the mischief–making exploits of young Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver.
Love in the AfternoonLove in the Afternoon (1957) Recommended
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn, Maurice Chevalier
Dark horse Audrey Hepburn classic sees dir. Billy Wilder riff Ernst Lubitsch by way of Gary Cooper and Maurice Chevalier (a wall fixture of…
Lower Depths, TheLower Depths, The (Donzoko) (1957)
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Isuzu Yamada…
Arresting Maxim Gorky stage adaptation (previously filmed by Jean Renoir) is transposed to Japan’s Edo–era slums. Social realisms and the…
Lucky JimLucky Jim (1957)
Dir. John Boulting
Feat. Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Hugh Griffith…
A likeable British comedy adapted from the beloved novel by Kingsley Amis about the constant frustrations of a young history lecturer with his…
Man in the Shadow, TheMan in the Shadow, The (1957)
Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Ben Alexander
Socially–conscious Western thriller starring Orson Welles as a property kingpin who provides most of the town a thriving economy. But when his…

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