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Subgenre Sampler

 
Female JungleFemale Jungle (1956) Recommended
Dir. Bruno VeSota
Feat. Lawrence Tierney, Jayne Mansfield, John Carradine
Lawrence Tierney, in a rare leading role, plays a hard–drinking cop who puzzles over a nightclub murder encumbered with a 'hangover'. Careful…
FlowingFlowing (Nagareru ) (1956) Recommended
Dir. Mikio Naruse
Feat. Kinuyo Tanaka, Hideko Takamine, Isuzu Yamada
Dir. Naruse’s compassionate portrait of the fading post–war geisha trade. Considered one of the director's best among his many films to…
Forbidden PlanetForbidden Planet (1956) Recommended
Dir. Fred M. Wilcox
Feat. Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen
Pre–eminent sci–fi film of the 50's with a story and special effects well beyond its time. This fascinating film launched the careers of…
Forever Darling (1956)
Dir. Alexander Hall
Feat. Lucille Ball, James Mason, Desi Arnaz
The unique talents of Lucille Ball is the strongest aspect of this 'dysfunctional marriage' comedy, starring James Mason as her Guardian Angel. Ball…
Friendly PersuasionFriendly Persuasion (1956) Recommended
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins
Gary Cooper headlines this sentimental yet atmospheric and beautifuly crafted drama about a Quaker family in southern Indiana whose pacifist beliefs…
Funny FaceFunny Face (1956) Recommended
Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn
Hip musical boasts the unrestrained ebullience of Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn as a fashion photographer and book–clerk who becomes his…
GiantGiant (1956) Recommended
Dir. George Stevens
Feat. James Dean, Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor
A beautifully conceived saga of life on a Texas cattle ranch told through two generations. James Dean's final performance.
Girl Can't Help It, TheGirl Can't Help It, The (1956) Recommended
Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Julie London
This ebullient comedy is not only the best showcase for what one Jayne Mansfield had to offer, but also for many of the rock 'n' roll talent of the…
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…

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