Subgenre Sampler
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Desert Fox, The (1951)
- Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. James Mason, Jessica Tandy, Sir Cedric Hardwicke…
- James Mason gives a definitive performance as Nazi General Rommel (which he repeated for THE DESERT RATS), whose troubles proved overwhelming despite…
Detective Story (1951)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, Cathy O'Donnell…
- Kirk Douglas is his grizzled, hard–bitten self as one of several detectives trying to get through the work day at a busy Brooklyn…
Early Summer (Bakushû) (1951)
- Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Setsuko Hara, Chishu Ryu, Chikage Awashima
- Another of dir. Ozu's majestic domestic dramas, this time concerning the inner–family conflicts over the spinsterhood of a daughter (Hara) and…
Five (1951)
- Dir. Arch Oboler
Feat. William Phipps, Susan Douglas Rubeš, James Anderson…
- Apocalyptic 50's sci–fi set in the aftermath of an atomic bomb disaster where five survivors (a pregnant woman, a philosopher, a black man, a…
Fixed Bayonets (1951)
- Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Richard Basehart, Gene Evans, Michael O'Shea
- Brassy Korean War flick with a diminished platoon struggling for survival, and Basehart as the soldier terrified of having leadership thrust upon…
Flight to Mars (1951)
- Dir. Lesley Selander
Feat. Cameron Mitchell, Marguerite Chapman, Virginia Huston…
- Expedition adventure set on a Red Planet inhabited by an underground–dwelling but dying civilization that appear to be human.
Go for Broke! (1951)
- Dir. Robert Pirosh
Feat. Van Johnson, Warner Anderson, Don Haggerty
- The story of the 442nd Regiment, a team composed of second–generation Japanese–American soldiers fighting in Italy who were heavily…
Great Caruso, The (1951)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Mario Lanza
- Entertaining biopic of the legendary tenor Enrico Caruso with American protege Mario Lanza in the title role. His hokey performance and some…
Green Grow the Rushes (1951)
- Dir. Derek Twist
Feat. Richard Burton, Honor Blackman, Roger Livesey…
- Minor comedy, of the English variety, set in a brandy–soaked Kent village.
He Ran All The Way (1951)
- Dir. John Berry
Feat. John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford
- Tense film noir features John Garfield as a bank robber on the run and Shelly Winters as the woman who takes him into her home. Garfield's final…