99 River Street (1953) – A Review
99 River Street Ernie Driscoll (John Payne) looked like he would have a great career in boxing, maybe going all the way to the top. But after a humiliating defeat...
Tagged: 1950s
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) – A Review
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Unidentified flying objects are being spotted all around the world. Confusion and panic grip the planet. It is learned these flying saucers have plans to...
Remake Recon: The Ladykillers
An elderly lady gets an unusual inquiry from a stranger about the room she wants to rent. Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness) explains to Mrs. Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) he is a...
The Long, Long Trailer (1953) – A Review
Desi Arnez and Lucille Ball in The Long, Long Trailer Newly married Tacy and Nicky Collini (Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez) have just made a huge investment in their future....
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) – A Review
Nancy Fowler Archer (Allison Hayes) is going through a rough patch. She’s rich and beautiful, but she’s also recently been released from ‘the booby hatch’, her husband Harry (William Hudson)...
The Steel Trap (1952) – A Review
Joseph Cotten enters The Steel Trap Jim Osbourne (Joseph Cotten) is a mild-mannered bank officer in Los Angeles. He’s got a loving wife (Teresa Wright), a daughter, a steady job...
The Sniper (1952) – A Review
Arthur Franz is The Sniper Eddie Miller (Arthur Franz) has some issues. By day he works as a laundromat delivery man in San Francisco. He’s quiet, keeps to himself and...
The Lineup (1958) – A Review
Eli Wallach in The Lineup It was a coincidence that I happened to watch Eli Wallach in the 1958 film The Lineup a few months after his death at the...
Remake Recon: The Fly
In 1957 within the pages of Playboy magazine a short story appeared that sent shivers down the backs of readers. George Langelaan’s ‘The Fly’ would tell the tale of a...
The Red Balloon (1956) – A Review
The Red Balloon A young boy is on his way to school when he finds a red balloon. He soon discovers that this red balloon has a life of its...
The Hitch-Hiker (1953) – A Review
The Hitch-Hiker Roy Collins (Edmond O’Brien) and Gilbert Bowen (Frank Lovejoy) are on the road in Arizona ready to enjoy a leisurely fishing trip when they happen upon a stranger...
Kiss Them For Me (1957) – A Review
Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield and Suzy Parker in Kiss Them For Me Cary Grant’s career was packed with a whole slew of great films. Dramas, comedies, thrillers. He might be...
The High and Mighty (1954) – A Review
The High and Mighty An airplane traveling from Hawaii to San Francisco through stormy skies. An engine blows. Fuel begins leaking. The plane has already passed the point of no...
Gun Crazy (1950) – A Review
John Dall and Peggy Cummins in Gun Crazy Gun Crazy (also known as Deadly Is The Female) is a low-budget film noir that could have ended up as just another...
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) – A Review
The Asphalt Jungle The Asphalt Jungle is a noir caper film based on a novel by W.R. Burnett. It has shady characters, a carefully planned crime and an inevitable unraveling...
Superhero Films – Superman and the Mole Men (1951)
The wait is nearly over for Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel. Superman fans have been anxiously awaiting the newest incarnation of the character and are all geared up for a...
