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Incredible Petrified World, TheIncredible Petrified World, The (1957)
Dir. Jerry Warren
Feat. John Carradine, Robert Clarke, Phyllis Coates
This slimly plotted adventure has four divers trapped in an undersea cavern with a grim–faced hermit. This dull fate is soon livened by…
Incredible Shrinking ManIncredible Shrinking Man (1957) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Grant Williams, Randy Stuart
A man suffers a humiliatingly gradual size–reduction after exposure to radiation. A class act, compellingly told through water–tight…
InterludeInterlude (1957)
Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. June Allyson, Rossano Brazzi, Marianne Koch
June Allyson falls for the charms of a married European conductor while being courted by a Munich doctor. One of Sirk's weaker melodramas, this was…
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.
Les MiserablesLes Miserables (1957)
Dir. Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Feat. Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, Daniele Delorme
Adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel with Jean Gabin playing the peasant who is jailed for stealing a loaf of bread in 19th century France. A faithful…

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