1950s Favorite Movies



"Ben Hur" (1959) ****

"Anatomy of a Murder" (1959) ****

"Gigi" (1958) ****

"A Touch of Evil" (1958) *****

"Twelve Angry Men" (1957) *****

"The Ten Commandments" (1956) ****

"The King and I" (1956) *****

"Seven Year Itch" (1956) ****

"Oklahoma" (1955) ****   First of Rogers and Hammerstein greats.

"On the Waterfront" (1954) ****

"White Christmas" (1954) *****

"Roman Holiday" (1953) ****

"Shane" (1953) **** Classic western

"Singin' in the Rain" (1952) *****  Great comedy.  Great musical.  Great dancing. Worth watching several times.  6 years up.

"High Noon" (1952) ***** There are no heros in Hollywood anymore.

"An American in Paris" (1951) *****!

"African Queen" (1951) *****

"The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) **** Best of Classic Science Fiction.

"Rashomon" (1951) **** Akira Kurosawa begins his very influential string of Japanese movies.

"Treasure Island" (1950) ****

"All About Eve" (1950) ****

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