Movies I Have Seen: 1950's
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- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsLana TurnerRay MillandTom EwellA girl from Kansas arrives in New York City to become a model. Her further success brings her before moral choice.'6/06
- DirectorGottfried ReinhardtStarsVan JohnsonDorothy McGuireRuth RomanA millionaire tries to buy his dying daughter a husband.'6/06
- DirectorElia KazanStarsVivien LeighMarlon BrandoKim HunterDisturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.'10/95
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsMontgomery CliftElizabeth TaylorShelley WintersA poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.'12/94
- DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsBob HopeHedy LamarrFrancis L. SullivanA burlesque comic, who resembles an international spy, is recruited by the government and sent to Tangier to retrieve a sensitive microfilm before it's captured by hostile foreign agents.'6/93
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsOlivia de HavillandRichard BurtonAudrey DaltonA young man plots revenge against the woman he believes murdered his cousin, but his plans are shaken when he comes face to face with the enigmatic beauty.'3/95
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantGinger RogersMarilyn MonroeA chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.'12/97
- DirectorJoseph PevneyStarsFrank SinatraShelley WintersAlex NicolA nightclub singer has a racketeer for a manager and a rivalry with his pianist for a girl.'7/95
- DirectorElia KazanStarsFredric MarchTerry MooreGloria GrahameA Czech circus owner/clown and his entire troupe employ a daring stratagem in order to escape en masse from behind the iron curtain.'1/95
- DirectorJosef von SternbergMel FerrerNicholas RayStarsRobert MitchumJane RussellWilliam BendixNick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the attractive singer/petty crook, Julie Benson?'9/92
- DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsJune HaverWilliam LundiganFrank FayTwo married New Yorkers purchase an old, run-down building full of colorful tenants.'12/94
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsKathryn GraysonRed SkeltonHoward KeelThree Broadway producers struggling to get backing for their show, hope one's sudden inheritance of a half interest in a Parisian fashion house is the answer. They travel to Paris only to learn the salon is in debt and requires their help.'1/92
- DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsBarbara HaleRichard GreeneCarl Benton ReidSet in 17th century England, a young woman falls in love with a humble villager whose community suffers under the rule of her despotic landowning family.'8/95
- DirectorRay AshleyMorris EngelRuth OrkinStarsRichard BrewsterWinifred CushingJay WilliamsA young boy fears that he shot his older brother, who is only faking. He then runs away to Coney Island, a crowded beach area, and gets money by returning soda bottles for their deposits.'7/94
- DirectorGeorge SeatonStarsBing CrosbyClaude DauphinChristian FourcadeA war correspondent who was stationed in Paris during World War II married a French girl who was murdered by the Germans. After the war he returns to to try to find his son, whom he lost during a bombing raid but who he has been told is living in an orphanage in Paris.'9/94
- DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinClaire BloomNigel BruceA fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.'8/91
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsLeslie CaronMel FerrerJean-Pierre AumontAn orphaned young woman becomes part of a puppet act and forms a relationship with the anti-social puppeteer.'4/95
- DirectorRichard SaleStarsClaudette ColbertMacdonald CareyZachary ScottThe Halsworths' nearly-final divorce suddenly gets complicated when Miriam's old flame comes to town.'6/95
- DirectorElliott NugentStarsBing CrosbyJane WymanEthel BarrymoreJordan Blake (a widower) is a successful Broadway producer who has always been too busy for his children, Barbara and Jerry. His girlfriend Carolina, a musical comedy star, urges Jordan to take his kids on a vacation and get to know them before they are all grown up. Is Jordan already too late?'1/95
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsDean MartinJerry LewisMona FreemanNightclub comic Hap Smith assumes the identity of another soldier so he can tour army bases in a revue with his ex-partner Chuck Allen.'5/95
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsBurt LancasterCharles BickfordSteve CochranThe triumph and tragedy of Native American Jim Thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same Olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality.didn't record view date
- DirectorJean YarbroughStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloBuddy BaerAbbott and Costello's version of the famous fairy tale, about a young boy who trades the family cow for magic beans.tcm 5/18; have on dvd
- DirectorMark RobsonStarsDana AndrewsDorothy McGuireFarley GrangerIn 1950, small-town Americans try to deal with military conscription.'8/93
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsIrene DunneDean JaggerJoan EvansWhat happens when an American family gets two trees that grow spendable money.'8/95
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsRobert RyanRhonda FlemingWilliam LundiganA tough, hard-driving business tycoon suffers a broken leg and is left to die in the desert by his scheming wife and her greedy lover.'8/96
- DirectorMichael GordonStarsSusan HaywardDan DaileyGeorge SandersA ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves.'7/92
- DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsTony CurtisJanet LeighTorin ThatcherFrom his beginnings as a "wildman" carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice-jammed river, the great Harry Houdini emerged as the world's most captivating magician and escape artist.didn't record view date
- DirectorBudd BoetticherStarsRobert RyanJulie AdamsRock HudsonTwo brothers end up on opposite sides of the law in post-Civil War Texas.'12/95
- DirectorJohn FarrowRichard FleischerStarsRobert MitchumJane RussellVincent PriceA deported gangster's plan to re-enter the USA involves skulduggery at a Mexican resort, and gambler Dan Milner is caught in the middle.'6/04
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGary CooperGrace KellyThomas MitchellA town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.didn't record view date
- DirectorClaude BinyonStarsBob HopeTony MartinArlene DahlA clumsy, full-of-himself chorus boy gets a chance at Broadway stardom when he's a stand-in for a leading actor threatened by an infamous killer.'6/93
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsJames StewartWallace FordWilliam H. LynnDue to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows.'4/97
- DirectorIda LupinoStarsClaire TrevorSally ForrestCarleton G. YoungTennis prodigy Florence Farley is torn between romance and her mother's ambitions.'9/91
- DirectorRichard SaleStarsLoretta YoungJoseph CottenCecil KellawayNurse Nora Gilpin is attracted to lawyer John Raymond whom she dislikes during the day and seduces during the night, when she sleepwalks.'1/92
- DirectorDon WeisStarsRed SkeltonJean HagenCharles DingleMagazine writer copes with modern life in the suburbs, stressing about the expenses. Then his editor assigns an article calling the suburbs the slums of tomorrow. His research yields interesting conclusions.'3/98
- DirectorNathan JuranStarsAudie MurphySusan CabotPaul KellyA young gunslinger tries to help a rancher and his daughter save their land and cattle from an evil, wealthy land owner.'11/95
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsJane RussellMarilyn MonroeCharles CoburnShowgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.'7/94
- DirectorTed TetzlaffStarsVictor MatureTerry MooreWilliam BendixIn New York, a small-time hood, who took the rap for a murder committed by his crime-boss in exchange for 50 G's, faces deportation because he doesn't hold American citizenship.'2/95
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsBurt LancasterMontgomery CliftDeborah KerrAt a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his commanding officer's wife and top aide begin a tentative affair.'10/97
- DirectorIrving RapperStarsGinger RogersWilliam HoldenPaul DouglasAn aging actress refuses to admit she is too old to play the ingénue role anymore.'8/91
- DirectorRudolph MatéStarsTony CurtisJoanne DruLyle BettgerEddie Darrow, seeking a mobster's widow in Macao, gets involved in a casino owner's affairs.'8/94
- DirectorNicholas RayStarsJohn WayneRobert RyanDon TaylorMajor Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.'9/97
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsJames MasonDanielle DarrieuxMichael RennieDuring WWII the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.'6/93
- DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsBob HopeLucille BallBruce CabotAn American actor impersonating an English butler is hired by a woman from New Mexico to refine her husband and headstrong daughter. The complications increase when the town believes Arthur to be an Earl, and President Roosevelt decides to pay a visit.'8/94
- DirectorRoy RowlandBuster KeatonEdward SedgwickStarsRed SkeltonSally ForrestMacdonald CareyJoe, an inventor in an American small town of 1895 has problems with his new invention, a car driven with a gasoline motor. Everybody is making fun about his "crazy invention", and only his girlfriend believes in him. When he's halfway successful, another woman tries to win his heart, and his girlfriend thinks he has quit on her. But in a race for those new horse-less vehicles, he gets in trouble and only his former girlfriend is able to help him.'8/97
- DirectorBudd BoetticherStarsJeff ChandlerMarilyn MaxwellAnthony QuinnTough Duke Mullane tries to open a new mine in the jungle, but the natives turn hostile...except for one lissome dancer.'8/95
- DirectorSidney SheldonStarsCary GrantDeborah KerrWalter PidgeonA business tycoon decides to wed a Middle Eastern princess whose customs dictate the pair must live apart for several months before marrying. Even more complications settle in when the tycoon's ex-fiancée is assigned to chaperone the pair.'6/97
- DirectorIrving CummingsStarsJane RussellGroucho MarxFrank SinatraAn innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.'10/96
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsRichard WidmarkMarilyn MonroeAnne BancroftAfter being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous.'4/95
- DirectorAnthony MannStarsRobert TaylorLouis CalhernPaula RaymondAfter the Civil War, a highly decorated Shoshone Indian veteran plans to raise cattle in Wyoming but white farmers plan to grab fertile tribal lands by pitting the whites against the Indians.'6/06
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsKirk DouglasEleanor ParkerWilliam BendixOn one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.didn't record view date
- DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsRichard BasehartGary MerrillOskar WernerAs the US Army approaches Nazi Germany, they recruit German prisoners of war to spy behind German lines.'7/94
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsHumphrey BogartEthel BarrymoreKim HunterWith his newspaper about to be sold, crusading editor Ed Hutcheson tries to complete an exposé on gangster Rienzi.'3/93
- DirectorHenry KingStarsGregory PeckSusan HaywardRaymond MasseyAfter King David sees the beautiful Bathsheba bathing from the palace roof, he enters into an adulterous affair which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.'6/95
- DirectorStuart HeislerStarsGary CooperRuth RomanSteve CochranA former Confederate officer hunting for an outlaw who wronged him finds him in Dallas, but now as a wealthy, respectable citizen.'6/96
- DirectorGordon DouglasStarsJames CagneyPhyllis ThaxterRaymond MasseyAlcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. After six years on the wagon he gets his job back and devotes himself to other recovering alcoholics. His boss enlists his help to sober up his nephew, Boyd Copeland, who has married Lew's old sweetheart. Boyd, who is involved with a cabaret singer and the mob, presents quite a challenge.'12/95
- DirectorDaniel MannStarsBurt LancasterShirley BoothTerry MooreAn emotionally remote recovering alcoholic and his dowdy, unambitious wife face a personal crisis when they take in an attractive lodger.'8/94
- DirectorFritz LangStarsBarbara StanwyckRobert RyanPaul DouglasMae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl.'8/97
- DirectorBudd BoetticherStarsRobert RyanMala PowersAnthony QuinnTwo American divers are distracted by fair ladies and skulduggery while trying to salvage a gold ship off Jamaica.'2/96
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsGregory PeckVirginia MayoRobert BeattyDuring the Napoleonic wars, a British Navy Captain has adventures in Central American waters.6/96; SAW AS "Captain Horatio Hornblower" (IMDb export title "Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.")
- DirectorMelvin FrankNorman PanamaStarsFred MacMurrayDorothy McGuireHoward KeelTwo marketing professionals hire a lookalike of classic Western actor Smoky Callaway to impersonate the actor and make new films, but things go awry when the real Callaway, thought long missing, returns.'3/97
- DirectorDelmer DavesStarsJames StewartJeff ChandlerDebra PagetTom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory.'3/95
- DirectorMark RobsonStarsArthur KennedyPeggy DowJulie AdamsAfter he gets blinded by a German sniper's bullet in 1943, Sergeant Larry Nevins begins the long and painful road to recovery.'9/95
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsGary CooperLauren BacallPatricia NealIn 1894, Brant Royle shocks the aristocratic tobacco growers of Kingsmont by planning to mass-produce cigarettes.'7/96
- DirectorJohn FarrowStarsAlan LaddJames MasonPatricia MedinaIn 1787, American medical student Hugh Tallant and British convicts are sent from London to New South Wales on a ship commanded by the evil Captain Gilbert.'2/93
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsJudy HollidayWilliam HoldenBroderick CrawfordA tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette, with unexpected results.'5/95
- DirectorEdward LudwigStarsJohn WayneNancy OlsonJames ArnessIn the post-war Hawaii, House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter hunt down Communists.'2/96
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsKirk DouglasJan SterlingRobert ArthurA frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.1/94; SAW AS "The Big Carnival"
- DirectorHarry HornerStarsIda LupinoRobert RyanTaylor HolmesA mentally disturbed handyman on the run, for reasons even he doesn't understand, takes a job at the house of a lonely war widow in 1918.'9/94
- DirectorRobert D. WebbStarsRobert WagnerTerry MooreGilbert RolandFierce competition among sponge fishermen forces a Greek-American family to fish in the dangerous 12-mile reef area off the western coast of Florida.didn't record view date
- DirectorAnthony MannStarsJames StewartRock HudsonArthur KennedyWhen a town boss confiscates homesteaders' supplies after gold is discovered nearby, a tough cowboy risks his life to try and get it to them.'11/95
- DirectorJoseph PevneyStarsLoretta YoungJeff ChandlerAlex NicolA female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.'6/97
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsHumphrey BogartJune AllysonKeenan WynnSet in Korea and made during the war, this is the love story of a hard-bitten Army surgeon, and a new nurse ready to save the world.'12/94
- DirectorLewis AllenStarsAlan LaddPhyllis CalvertPaul StewartWhen ruthlessly dedicated postal inspector investigates the murder of a co-worker, he finds that the sole witness, a nun, has been targeted by the killers.'8/98
- DirectorJacques TourneurStarsGlenn FordAnn SheridanZachary ScottA wealthy American couple are hostages on an arduous jungle journey.'8/94
- DirectorIrving RapperStarsBette DavisGary MerrillEmlyn WilliamsA mystery writer becomes involved in a tangled web of murderous deception not unlike the plots of her novels.'5/96
- DirectorOtto PremingerStarsRobert MitchumJean SimmonsMona FreemanAmbulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.'11/92
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsKirk DouglasVirginia MayoJohn AgarA U.S. Marshall and two deputies rescue a cattle rustler from a lynch mob led by a local cattle baron convinced that the rustler also killed his son.'11/96
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsBette DavisAnne BaxterGeorge SandersA seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.'9/96
- DirectorRoy RowlandStarsJean SimmonsVictor MatureLinda DouglasWhen a TV gossip columnist wrongly announces that the marriage between now successful playwright William Blakeley and his wife Carolyn is breaking up, New York friends variously reminisce about how the two met and married.'9/98
- DirectorMelvin FrankNorman PanamaStarsRobert TaylorEleanor ParkerJames WhitmoreCol. Paul Tibbets piloted the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in World War II.'8/94
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsSpencer TracyJoan BennettElizabeth TaylorThe father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.'4/07
- DirectorVincent ShermanStarsRita HayworthGlenn FordAlexander ScourbyNightclub singer and her brother-in-law try to find her husband's killer.'4/07
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsBing CrosbyJane WymanAlexis SmithForeign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.'5/07
- DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsJohn WayneLloyd NolanWalter AbelA C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.'6/07
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsBarbara StanwyckBarry SullivanRalph MeekerA family vacationing on the coast of Mexico have to cope with multiple threats to their safety.'7/07
- DirectorTay GarnettStarsLoretta YoungBarry SullivanBruce CowlingAn invalid husband (Barry Sullivan) wrongly believes his wife (Loretta Young) and doctor (Bruce Cowling) are conspiring to kill him and outlines that suspicion in a letter, which causes a serious concern when he ends up dying anyway.'9/07
- DirectorGerald MayerStarsDorothy DandridgePhilip HepburnHarry BelafonteBased on the story, See How They Run (The Ladies' Home Journal June 51), and subsequently won that year's Christopher award. The story was written by Mary Elizabeth Vroman, a 4th generation schoolteacher from the British West Indies. Jane Richards, a young 4th grade teacher in the South, faces a challenge in the form of 11 year-old C.T. Young, a backward boy, whose pride has made him a stubborn rebel and liar. Jane believes in him, then discovers his interest in nature when he spends his time watching a caterpillar in a tree trunk as it develops a cocoon. C. T.'s devoted to his family and especially to Tanya, who adores him. When Tanya dies, despite Dr. Mitchell's efforts to save her, the embittered C.T. stays away from school; when he returns, he gets into a fight and gets sent to Coventry. But when a swarm of bees invades the classroom and panics the students, C.T. takes charge, captures the queen bee, and leads the swarm outside, earning the school principal's praise. But C.T. has urgent business: the cocoon's splitting and a butterfly's ready to emerge. He had meant it for Tanya, but he now presents it to Jane, who calls the other children to watch the unfolding miracle of nature.'9/07
- DirectorRobert ParrishDick PowellStarsDick PowellRhonda FlemingRichard ErdmanEx-con Rocky Mulloy seeks the real culprit in the crime for which he was framed in a night world of deceptive dames and double crosses.'10/07
- DirectorChester ErskineStarsGroucho MarxMarie WilsonWilliam BendixAfter two sailors are conned into buying a lame race-horse, they go ashore to sort out the problem, but when they realize that the horse is one of a pair of identical twins, their plan for revenge becomes more complicated.'12/07
- DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsClark GableRicardo MontalbanJohn HodiakTrapper Flint Mitchell and other mountain men from the Rendezvous join forces to enter virgin trapping territory but must contend with a resentful Blackfoot chief.'1/08
- DirectorJohn FarrowStarsJohn WayneGeraldine PageWard BondArmy dispatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and young son living in the midst of warring Apaches and becomes their protector.'1/08
- DirectorDon WeisStarsMickey RooneyEddie BrackenElaine StewartTwo army buddies down on their luck open up a gas station and get involved in a price war - in a somewhat underhanded way.'1/08
- DirectorVictor SavilleStarsWalter PidgeonMargaret LeightonRobert BeattyWith a ruthless gang terrorizing London, Scotland Yard calls Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond out of retirement. With the help of detective Helen Smith, Drummond infiltrates the gang under an assumed name. He and Smith become trusted gang-members until the gang's overlord discovers their true identities, and they are taken as prisoners.'2/08
- DirectorJohn FordStarsClark GableGrace KellyAva GardnerOn a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.'2/08
- DirectorJoseph H. LewisStarsVittorio GassmanBarry SullivanPolly BergenA fugitive is pursued by a lawman who is obsessed with his capture.tcm in las vegas 7/10
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsCary GrantJosé FerrerPaula RaymondWhile on vacation in a Latin American country, an American neurosurgeon and his wife become tangled in a revolutionary uprising against a tyrannical dictator.tcm in las vegas 11/11
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsGene KellyLeslie CaronOscar LevantThree friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.tcm 9/12
- DirectorJean NegulescoStarsMarilyn MonroeBetty GrableLauren BacallThree women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.tcm 10/12
- DirectorLew LandersStarsJohnny WeissmullerAngela GreeneJean WillesJungle Jim is forced to lead anthropologist Dr. Edwards into a land inhabited by giant people.dvr tcm 2/13