Some good 50s movies...
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- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsFrank SinatraDean MartinShirley MacLaineA veteran returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals.Shirley and Frank- what a couple!
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsJames StewartCharlton HestonBetty HuttonThe dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle.Charlton Heston' s first big role, and Jimmy Stewart is the perfect clown.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAnthony QuinnAnna MagnaniAnthony FranciosaAn immigrant Nevada rancher brings a woman from Italy to be his second wife, but when he neglects her she becomes involved with his trusted assistant.A soap opera love story between a father and the man he raised as a son, and the woman they both love. Hard to quit watching. What acting!
- DirectorDelbert MannStarsErnest BorgnineBetsy BlairEsther MinciottiA middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.A wonderful love story. Very simple and moving.
- DirectorJoseph AnthonyStarsDean MartinAnthony FranciosaShirley MacLaineMore than anything in the world, Sam Lawson wants to be a successful actor. Is he willing to sacrifice his wife, happiness and personal reputation to achieve his goal?The second Shirley MacLaine movie on this list, and the second with Anthony Franciosa. This wannabe actor is determined to succeed.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsFrank SinatraEdward G. RobinsonEleanor ParkerWidower Tony is trying to keep a small Miami hotel afloat while raising a 12-year-old son. He's forced to ask his harried brother Mario for help, but he'll only bail Tony out if he quits his bohemian lifestyle and marries a sensible woman.I once begged to stay up late to see this. Frank Sinatra' s second appearance on this list. Features the beloved song, "High Hopes".
- DirectorJoshua LoganStarsRossano BrazziMitzi GaynorJohn KerrOn a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous military mission.Such good music and dancing. And very romantic.
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGordon MacRaeGloria GrahameGene NelsonIn Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.Rodgers and Hammerstein classic! Great music and dancing as expected!
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsNancy KellyPatty McCormackGage ClarkeRhoda Penmark seems like your average, sweet eight-year-old girl. After her rival at school dies in mysterious circumstances at the school picnic, her mother starts to suspect that Rhoda was responsible.The original devil child. What a little psycho!
- DirectorMichael GordonStarsRock HudsonDoris DayTony RandallAn interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a telephone party line and size each other up.Such a lighthearted, feel good movie...