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Sunset BoulevardSunset Boulevard (1950) Aro Favourite
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich von Stroheim
Faded screen vamp Gloria Swanson and screenwriter William Holden exploit each other mercilessly in this searing dissection of Hollywood decadence,…
Three Came HomeThree Came Home (1950)
Dir. Jean Negulesco
Feat. Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles, Florence Desmond
Harrowing true life tale of a woman's imprisonment in several Japanese prisoner–of–war camps from 1941 to the end of WWII.
Three SecretsThree Secrets (1950)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal, Ruth Roman
Three women exchange handkerchiefs and spill their secrets while awaiting news of their children after a plane crashes. You may need the tissues…
To JoyTo Joy (Tuill Glädje) (1950)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Maj-Britt Nilsson, Stig Olin, Birger Malmsten
Described by some contemporary reviewers as a kind of Swedish WHIPLASH, this Ingmar Bergman film follows an orchestral violinist who contends with an…
Treasure IslandTreasure Island (Long John Silver) (1950) Recommended
Dir. Byron Haskin
Feat. Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton, Basil Sydney
This definitive version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story was the first live–action feature from Disney studios, and contains…
Un Chant D'amourUn Chant D'amour (A Song of Love) (1950) Recommended
Dir. Jean Genet
Sole foray into cinema for French convict–turned–playwright Jean Genet is a brief and intense visual poem about the fantasies of…
Variety LightsVariety Lights (1950)
Dir. Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada
Feat. Giulietta Masina
Fellini co–directed this carnivalesque drama about a mediocre theatre troupe in need of a crowd puller before breaking out solo with THE WHITE…
Wagon Master, The (1950)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. Ben Johnson
Pioneering saga starring Ben Johnson. A personal favourite of its director.
Where the Sidewalk EndsWhere the Sidewalk Ends (1950) Recommended
Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Dana Andrews, Karl Malden, Gary Merrill
In one of his keynote roles, Dana Andrews plays an over–aggressive cop on the dirty sidewalks of New York who takes matters into his own hands…
Winchester '73Winchester '73 (1950) Recommended
Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Shelley Winters
Lean, mean, and superbly photographed, this helped repopularise the Western in the '50s. Stewart wins a rare 'perfect' rifle, which is subsequently…

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