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Subgenre Sampler
Court Jester, The (1956)
- Dir. Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Feat. Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury - Much–loved comedy thrives off the charms of Danny Kaye as a bogus jester entangled in spoofed up royal intrigues from the Middle Ages. Basil…
Crazed Fruit (1956)- Dir. Ko Nakahira
Feat. Yujiro Ishihara, Masahiko Tsugawa, Mie Kitahara - Two hedonistic brothers chase the skirt of a voracious young temptress in this scorching, jazz–infused statement on reckless youth. A seminal…
Creature Walks Among Us, The (1956)- Dir. John Sherwood
Feat. Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason - Second sequel to THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON this time focusing on a group of scientists on a mission to capture Gill Man and put him on show…
D-Day - The Sixth of June (1956)- Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Robert Taylor, Richard Todd, Edmond O'Brien… - Well–executed enactment of the Normandy landings in WW2, with some extravagent action scenes and solid dramatics.
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)- Dir. Norman Foster
Feat. Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York… - Fess Parker returns as the frontier folk–hero, here battling his way down the Mississippi enroute to New Orleans. plenty of excitement to be…
Day the World Ended (1956)- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Richard Denning, Lori Nelson, Adele Jergens - Tight B–movie version of post–nuclear existence from with a small group of survivors battling various mutant creatures and their own…
Don't Knock the Rock (1956)- Dir. Fred F. Sears
- Small town Mellonville becomes a makeshift Woodstock in this swinging companion piece to dir. Sears' ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK. Quaint fashion, bad…
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)- Dir. Fred Sears
Feat. Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor - Animator Ray Harryhausen provides the fab effects for the familiar 50's alien invasion theme, making it a standout example of the genre.
Eddy Duchin Story, The (1956)- Dir. George Sidney
Feat. Tyrone Power, Kim Novak, James Whitmore - Tearjerking, CinemaScope biopic of the beloved but short–lived pianist and bandleader Eddy Duchin. Nominated for four Academy Awards.
Elena and Her Men (Paris Does Strange Things) (1956)- Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Marais, Mel Ferrer - Ingrid Bergman plays a Polish princess torn between marrying for love, or wealth, in this slinky, sweet–natured comic romance. Mel Ferrer, Jean…
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