Category Archives: 1950-1959

The Horse Soldiers (1959)

Posted on February 29, 2012 by laurarachel4

Rated NR John Wayne stars as a Union cavalry colonel during the Civil War, who was ordered behind Confederate lines to sabotage the enemy. Starring John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers Based on the real raid of Col. Benjamin Grierson (Grierson’s Raid) this movie … Continue reading →

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Bundle of Joy (1956)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by laurarachel4

Rated NR After finding a baby on a the steps of a foundling home Polly Parish has a hard time convincing everyone that the baby isn’t hers. It gets more complicated when her boss and his handsome son get involved. … Continue reading →

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Dream Wife (1953)

Posted on January 4, 2012 by laurarachel4

Rated NR A business tycoon has marriage on his mind. His girlfriend is a modern girl with little affection and when he travels to Bukistan he finds the women schooled in the arts of pleasing men. While there he falls for … Continue reading →

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Royal Wedding (1951)

Posted on October 4, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR A brother and sister dance duo get a chance of lifetime to perform on the eve of Elizabeth II’s wedding. Trying not to be distracted by love they both agree not to have relationships until they both meet … Continue reading →

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Raintree County (1957)

Posted on October 3, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR A Southern belle lures a young pacifist from his high school sweetheart. Then the Civil War breaks out and the belle’s past comes back to haunt them. Starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint At first, you … Continue reading →

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North by Northwest (1959)

Posted on September 30, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR An advertising executive who looks like someone else and is forced to go on the run. A classic Alfred Hitchcock film. One of the best. Cary Grant stays cool in his debonair way as he’s accused to be someone he … Continue reading →

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It’s Always Fair Weather (1955)

Posted on July 25, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR After World War II war buddies, Ted, Doug, and Angie decide to meet 10 years later. In those ten years their dreams dissolve and a network wants to show their reunion on TV. What was the point of … Continue reading →

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The Scarlet Coat (1955)

Posted on July 16, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR This is the story of Benedict Arnold as he tries to turn over West Point to the British. To me this was the most boring movie I have seen in a long time. It tells a wonderful story of the … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Disciple (1959)

Posted on July 12, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR The Devil’s Disciple is a play by George Bernard Shaw. It takes place in a small town during the Revolutionary War. We follow two men, the black sheep in town and the minister, as they learn their true vocations during … Continue reading →

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Bell Book and Candle (1958)

Posted on June 20, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR Bell Book and Candle is based on the Broadway play by the same name. In the show the characters never leave the apartment when they made the movie they added characters and moved it to Gillian Holroyd’s antiquities … Continue reading →

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