Classic 1950s movie reviews, movie articles and information. Movie reviews from classic movies from 1950 to 1959, the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Believe it or not, 2025 marks 70 years since Clint Eastwood made his motion picture debut. Discovered in 1953-54 while he was serving in the Army at California’s since-closed Fort Ord, the 24-year-old Golden State native auditioned for Universal Pictures…
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It’s almost inconceivable that today marks 70 years since James Dean died. The 24-year-old star, driving his Porsche 550 Spyder from Los Angeles to Salinas to take part in an auto race, was killed after colliding with another car along…
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The Italian film world of the 1950s helped several talented and photogenic actresses–Gina Lollobrigida, Sophia Loren, Anna Magnani, and Monica Vitti, among others–rise to global acclaim. One such performer, however, took a circuitous route to stardom, thanks to growing up…
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It’s easily one of the most recognized images in Hollywood history…even if the shot most people recall didn’t actually come from the movie. This week marks the 70th anniversary of director/co-writer Billy Wilder’s comic take on marital infidelity, The Seven…
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The midway point of the 20th century saw the official start of the Korean War, the debut of the comic strip “Peanuts,” and diplomat Ralph Bunche becoming the first Black American to win a Nobel Prize. 1950 was also the…
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Even casual classic movie buffs tend to have some familiarity with the plot of Billy Wilder’s 1959 romp Some Like It Hot. Often considered one of the finest comedies in Hollywood history, the film stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon…
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Because it is the Halloween season, now the perfect time for you to sound off about more of your thoughts the horror genre in general. With that in mind, here’s what we would like to know your opinions on: • What is your…
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In today’s guest post, Jim Brymer remembers the 1950s sci-fi favorite Forbidden Planet. Sometimes the prognosticators of the 50’s era science fiction books and movies were overly optimistic, sometimes they were astoundingly cautious. In the case of this movie, it…
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Based on the beloved play by George Bernard Shaw, the 1959 feature The Devil’s Disciple is a star-studded affair that can enchant classic and contemporary film lovers alike. Set in colonial New Hampshire, the movie concerns Dick Dudgeon (Kirk Douglas)…
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Bernard de Voto’s book Across the Wide Missouri became a surprise best-seller in 1947, earning the Pulitzer Prize for History. The brass at MGM quickly purchased the rights to the book in order to use the title and then pondered,…
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