Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Halls of Montezuma (1950)- Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Karl Malden… - Unflashy and well–cast war film, that follows the US Marines into action on a Pacific island. Makes a fairly gung–ho contrast to dir.…
Harvey (1950)
- Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. James Stewart - Jimmy Stewart's personal favourite role is his middle–aged drunk who has a six–foot rabbit friend that only he can see. From Mary Chase's…
House by the River (1950)- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman, Jane Wyatt… - Crime noir which chillingly evokes the Victorian era thanks to director Fritz Lang's characteristic attention to detail and mood. When a rich…
In a Lonely Place (1950)- Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame - Hot–headed Hollywood writer Humphrey Bogart is suspected of murder by his new girlfriend and old army pal detective. Gutsy psycho–drama…
Kim (Rudyard Kipling's Kim) (1950)- Dir. Victor Saville
Feat. Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell, Paul Lukas… - Adventure based on the classic Rudyard Kipling novel of the same name, set during the British Raj in India, where the orphan of a British soldier…
King Solomon's Mines (1950)- Dir. Compton Bennett, Andrew Marton
Feat. Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Richard Carlson - Stewart Granger is Allan Quartermain, Deborah Kerr and Richard Carlson are his intrepid side–kicks who venture the perilous African jungle in…
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)- Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. James Cagney, Ward Bond, Luther Adler - Hard gangster flick about an escaped con who blackmails, betrays and murders his way through a robbery scam. Hits the mark with a great script and…
La Ronde (1950)- Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Anton Walbrook, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani… - A witty chronicle of circular love–affairs and seductions in 19th century Vienna. Lavish sets and extravagent spiralling camerawork complement…
Long John Silver (1950)- Dir. Byron Haskin
Feat. Robert Newton, Bobby Driscoll, Basil Sydney… - Rambunctious adventure with arch pirate Long John Silver on the hunt for his young friend Jim Hawkins and maybe some treasure. Arrrrrgh!!! Notably…
Magnet, The (1950)- Dir. Charles Frend
Feat. Stephen Murray, Kay Walsh, James Fox - After tricking a school–chum out of a toy magnet, an 11yr–old James Fox gets the guilts and resolves to 'do good'. Quirkily…
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