1950s

  • La Strada

    La Strada

    Date: 1954 Director: Federico Fellini Starring: Giuiletta Masina, Richard Basehart, Anthony Quinn Dimwitted and destitute Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina) is sold to…

  • North by Northwest

    North by Northwest

    Date: 1959 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Cary Grant, James Mason, Eva Marie Saint It’s not so much Cary Grant’s gradually-alarmed suaveness.…

  • Bridge Over the River Kwai

    Bridge Over the River Kwai

    Date: 1957 Director: David Lean Starring: Alec Guiness, Sessue Hayakawa, Jack Hawkins, William Holden Director David Lean’s war epic (and precursor…

  • Them!

    Them!

    Date: 1954 Director: Gordon Douglas Starring: James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness, Onslow Stevens Pulp is only as good…