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Subgenre Sampler

 
Girls in PrisonGirls in Prison (1956)
Dir. Edward L. Cahn
Feat. Richard Denning, Joan Taylor
A seminal women–in–prison movie sure to have packed the kids in at US drive–ins to see 'what happens when a group of deranged,…
Godzilla - King of the MonstersGodzilla - King of the Monsters (1956)
Dir. Inoshiro Honda, Terry O. Morse
Feat. Raymond Burr
The original US version of ‘Godzilla’ which spawned countless remakes and sequels. Raymond Burr plays a reporter investigating various disasters…
Great Locomotive Chase, TheGreat Locomotive Chase, The (1956)
Feat. Fess Parker, Jeffrey Hunter, Jeff York
An adventure story based on a true American Civil War mission behind Confederate lines to steal a Union train and destroy some strategically…
GunslingerGunslinger (1956)
Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. John Ireland, Beverly Garland, Allison Hayes
In this cut–price Roger Corman western, town ain’t big enough for a touch–as–nails lady marshall, and her nemesis, a spiteful…
Harder They Fall, TheHarder They Fall, The (1956)
Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger
A quality bow–out from the movies for Humphrey Bogart, playing a jaded sports press–agent in the hard world of professional boxing in a…
Helen of TroyHelen of Troy (1956)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Rossana Podesta, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Niall MacGinnis
Homer's epic of the Trojan War is treated with Hollywood gloves in this above–average adaptation. Centering around the the ambiguous figure of…
Her Bridal NightHer Bridal Night (Mariée est trop belle, La) (1956)
Dir. Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Micheline Presle, Louis Jourdan
Light comedy dating from Brigette Bardot's early years in which she plays a country girl who gets 'discovered' by the Parisian fashion industry and…
High SocietyHigh Society (1956) Recommended
Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra
On the button remake of THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, giving the skewed love–triangle tale a musical treatment. Score by Cole Porter.
Hollywood or BustHollywood or Bust (1956)
Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin try to crash the Hollywood lifestyle, in frenzied style.
Indestructible ManIndestructible Man (1956)
Dir. Jack Pollexfen
Feat. Lon Jr. Chaney
Homicidal maniac Lon Chaney Jnr is revived, post–execution, by a mad scientist, before going on a revenge–spree. Interesting entry for…

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