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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…
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…
56 Rue Pigalle56 Rue Pigalle (1949)
Dir. Willy Rozier
Feat. Raymond Cordy, Marie Dea
Distinctive French noir telling the tale of a boss, suspected of murdering his blackmailing manservant, who flees to Africa with his mistress once…
All the King's MenAll the King's Men (1949) Recommended
Dir. Robert Rossen
Feat. Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge
Broderick Crawford brilliantly plays a well intentioned but bullheaded Southern senator whose thirst for power sets him on the road to ruin. Fine…
Boys in Brown, TheBoys in Brown, The (1949)
Dir. Montgomery Tully
Feat. Jack Warner, Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde
Soft youth rebellion drama with Jack Warner as warden of a borstal struggling to keep his tempestuous young charges in line. Mostly of note for its…
De Sica Collection, TheDe Sica Collection, The (The Bicycle Thief, Miracle in Milan, The Roof) (1949-1956)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Three films from Italian master Vittorio De Sica. Includes the previously unreleased THE ROOF (1956).
Eureka Stockade (Massacre Hill) (1949)
Dir. Harry Watt
Feat. Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert
Stirring account of the Victorian gold miners rebellion against British colonial authority in the 1850's and it's violent result. Ealing Studio's…
First Films of Samuel Fuller, TheFirst Films of Samuel Fuller, The (I Shot Jesse James, The Baron of Arizona, The Steel Helmet) (1949-1951)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. John Ireland, Vincent Price, Gene Evans
Sam Fuller's directorial debut is I Shot Jesse James (1949), the tale of Robert Ford (John Ireland), a member of the James gang who shot their leader…
Fountainhead, TheFountainhead, The (1949) Aro Favourite
Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Gary Cooper, Raymond Massey, Patricia Neal
A touchstone movie for architects, idealists, and geniuses of any profession modelled on the career of architectural wunderkind Frank Lloyd Wright.…
Great Gatsby, TheGreat Gatsby, The (1949)
Dir. Elliott Nugent
Feat. Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey
The second adaptation of the literary classic has the miscast Alan Ladd as the mysterious Long Islander.

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