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Subgenre Sampler
Ugetsu Monogatari (1953)
- Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Feat. Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyo, Kinuyo Tanaka - Stories by the 18th century writer Akinari Ueda are woven into an odyssey of civil–war misfortune, in which two peasant–potters and their…
Adventures of Superman (TV Series) (1952-1958)- Feat. George Reeves, Phyllis Coates
- The first ever 'Superman' TV series, this was an immensely popular rendition of the comicbook tale of the Man of Steel, whose life as…
Monkey Business (1952)- Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn… - Scientist Cary Grant discovers a rejuvenation serum which has screwball side–effects. Stars include the director and writing team – Ben…
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)- Dir. Albert Lewin
Feat. Ava Gardner, James Mason, Nigel Patrick… - Ava Gardner stars as the ravishing siren of a small Spanish town who has never fallen for anyone until the arrival of the mysterious James Mason, the…
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…
Batman and Robin (1949)- Dir. Spencer Gordon Bennett
- The first screen incarnation of Bob Kane's comicbook duo – a 15–episode serial following the caped crusaders portentous perils. Two…
Secret Garden, The (1949)- Dir. Fred M. Wilcox
Feat. Margaret O'Brien, Herbert Marshall, Dean Stockwell… - Story about an orphan who discovers a secret garden at her Uncle's Victorian manor continues to fascinate young and old. Colour sequences give the…
Les Enfants Terribles (The Strange Ones) (1948)- Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Edouard Dermithe, Nicole Stephane - A poetic drama–fantasy from the pen of Jean Cocteau (who also directed several scenes), that centres round the narcissistic,…
Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (1947)- Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison - A whimsical tone pervades this mildly spooky tale of widow Gene Tierney being haunted by phantom sea–captain Rex Harrison. Music by Bernard…
Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)- Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff - Danny Kaye shines in this delightful family film as a quiet day–dreamer whose real life catches up with his elaborate adventure fantasies.
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