Das singende, klingende Bäumchen
In the years following its original release, Das singende, klingende Bäumchen (1957) became something of a staple on British television during the holidays. As Christmas drew ever closer, Das singende,… Read more »
Tag: 1950s
Taza, Son Of Cochise
Taza, Son Of Cochise (1954) is rather anomalous in the cycle of films made by producer Ross Hunter and director Douglas Sirk at Universal pictures as it is a Western… Read more »
Land Of The Pharaohs
It’s funny how Land Of The Pharaohs (1955) is better known today as a favorite film of a celebrated auteur rather than as the lost masterpiece of one of the… Read more »
Day Of The Outlaw
Andre DeToth’s masterpiece of the Western genre, Day Of The Outlaw (1959), is one of the most influential and important films of its genre ever made. From Il grande silenzio… Read more »
Dangerous When Wet
Charles Walters re-teamed with Esther Williams after Texas Carnival (1951) for MGM’s fanciful retelling of Dorothy Kingsley’s swimming of the English Channel Dangerous When Wet (1953). By this time in… Read more »
Invasion Of The Saucer Men
Invasion Of The Saucer Men (1957) is a youth oriented science fiction thriller produced by American International Pictures. The low budget of the film as well as its hokey dialogue… Read more »
Hard, Fast & Beautiful
Ida Lupino’s film Hard, Fast & Beautiful (1951) was her third outing in the director’s chair. The film was produced by Lupino’s production company The Filmmakers and distributed by RKO… Read more »
Futures vedettes
Futures vedettes (1955) is a relatively late film from the french auteur Marc Allégret. Allégret, best known today for his films Fanny (1932) and Zouzou (1934), co-scripted Futures vedettes with… Read more »
Battle In Outer Space
Ishirō Honda’s film Battle In Outer Space (1959) is a kind of conceptual sequel to his earlier film The Mysterians (1957). Both films were produced by Toho and feature themes… Read more »
Santa Claus
In René Cardona’s beloved holiday film Santa Claus (1959) the title character (José Elías Moreno) resides in a castle of silver that orbits the earth above the North Pole. Santa… Read more »
