Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3626 Films to Buy & Rent
Born Yesterday (1950)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden
- Judy Holliday won an Oscar for her role as the 'dumb' blonde mistress of a ruthless tycoon who takes up English lessons, falls for her teacher, then…
Broken Arrow (1950)
- Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget
- This influenced a trend in offering a more sympathetic view of Indian culture. James Stewart is amiable as always as an army scout who arbitrates…
Cisco Kid, The (TV Series) (1950-1956)
- Feat. Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo
- A generous selection of episodes from the 1950s TV Western serial, in which the semi–masked 'Cisco Kid' (Renaldo) redistributes justice and…
Classic TV Commercials of the 50's 60's & 70's (1950-1979)
- Collection of American TV commercials from the decorous 50's, rampant 60's and radical 70's. Includes ads on every perfect housewifes dream products…
Clouded Yellow, The (1950)
- Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard, Kenneth More…
- Superior British noir with Howard as a jaded ex–secret service agent pressed into service when he falls for the charms of mysterious young…
Comanche Territory (1950)
- Dir. George Sherman
Feat. Maureen O'Hara, Macdonald Carey, Will Geer…
- Solid enough B Western with Carey as Jim Bowie sent by the government to negotiate a treaty with an Indian tribe. Double–crossing ensues, but…
Cyrano De Bergerac (1950)
- Dir. Michael Gordon
Feat. Jose Ferrer, Mala Powers
- The original film version of the famous French fable with Jose Ferrer in Academy Award–winning form as Cyrano, the 17th Century poet and…
D.O.A. (1950)
- Dir. Rudolph Mate
Feat. Edmond O'Brien
- Edmund O'Brien finds himself the victim of a slow poison and sets about finding his own murderer. Impressively detailed film noir uses location…
Damned Don't Cry, The (1950)
- Dir. Vincent Sherman
Feat. Joan Crawford, David Brian, Steve Cochran…
- Loosely based on the relationship between Bugsy Siegel and Virginia Hill, this riveting film tells of a New York socialite's involvement with an…
Destination Moon (1950)
- Dir. Irving Pichel
Feat. John Archer, Warner Anderson, Dick Wesson…
- Prescient sci–fi film that deals with the practical scientific and engineering challenges of space travel and to speculate on what a manned…