Subgenre Sampler
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Desperate Hours, The (1955)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy…
- A bunch of escaped convicts, led by Bogart, hold a family hostage in this domestic noir thriller based on the Broadway play by Joseph Hayes.…
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…
Dreams (Kvinnodröm; Journey Into Autumn) (1955)
- Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Bjornstrand
- Early, flawed Bergman microscope on relationships focuses on two women – a photographer and her model on a fashion shoot – as they…
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…
French Can Can (French Cancan, Only the French Can) (1955)
- Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Jean Gabin, Michel Piccoli, Dora Doll…
- Jean Renoir returned to France after 15 years absence to make this vibrant tribute to the Parisian world of his father, the Impressionist painter…
Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Joan Collins
- Glossy account of a truelife scandal in early 20th century NYC.
Grandes Manoeuvres, Les (1955)
- Dir. Rene Clair
Feat. Michele Morgan, Gerard Philipe, Brigitte Bardot
- Sophisticated French fare is a battle of the sexes between a notorious womanizer, and the divorcee he’s convinced he’ll be able to seduce and…
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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