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Rusty Knife (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 16, 2016
Rusty Knife (Sabita naifu)
Directed by Toshio Masuda
Written by Shintaro Ishiharo and Toshio Masuda
1958/Japan
Nikkatsu
First viewing/Hulu This is a gritty Japanese noir with more graphic violence that we would have seen on US screens at the time. The authorities have been unable to pin anything read more
Dunkirk (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 16, 2016
Dunkirk
Directed by Leslie Norman
Written by David Divine and W.P. Lipscomb from a novel by Trevor Dudley Smith and a book by Ewan Butler and J.S. Bradford
1958/UK/USA
Ealing Studios
First viewing/YouTube rental This war history was the kind of excellent “sleeper” I am always hoping f read more
I Bury the Living (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 15, 2016
I Bury the Living Directed by Albert Band Written by Louis Garfinkle 1958/USA Maxim Productions First viewing/Netflix rental This is predictable but of fairly high quality for a B horror flick. Robert Kraft (Richard Boone) is on the management committee of a conglomerate. One of the businessR read more
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 13, 2016
The Long, Hot Summer
Directed by Martin Ritt
Written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr.
1958/USA
Jerry Wald Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental It’s such joy to watch a young, sexy Paul Newman woo Joanne Woodward on screen! Ben Quick (Newman) has a reputation as a “barn-burn read more
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 12, 2016
The Hidden Fortress (Kakushi-toride no san-akunin)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Written by Ryuzo Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Akira Kurosawa
1958/Japan
Toho Company
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Probably the most purely entertaining film that Kurosawa made. As the film begi read more
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 11, 2016
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Directed by Richard Brooks
Written by Richard Brooks and James Poe from the play by Tennessee Williams
1958/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Avon Productions
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Fantastic acting and writing makes up for watered-down drama. As the film begins Brick Pollit (P read more
Vertigo (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 10, 2016
Vertigo Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor from a novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac 1958/USA Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental The definition of a movie you must see before you die. The setting is San Francisco. Detectiv read more
Horror of Dracula (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 9, 2016
Horror of Dracula (AKA Dracula) Directed by Terrence Fisher Written by Jimmy Sangster based on the story by Bram Stoker 1958/UK Hammer Films First viewing/Netflix rental #353 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die A bit gorier than the 1931 version and also a classic. The setting is a very Vi read more
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 8, 2016
Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud) Directed by Louis Malle Written by Roger Nimier and Louis Malle from a novel by Noël Calef 1958/France Nouvelle Editions de Films Repeat viewing/Netflix rental In his first film, Louis Malle gets film noir just right. Simon Carala is a wea read more
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 6, 2016
Run Silent, Run Deep
Directed by Robert Wise
Written by John Gay from a novel by Edward L. Beach
1958/USA
Hill-Hecht-Lancaster Productions/Jeffrey Pictures Corp.
First viewing/Netflix rental Commander Richardson: [after a long pause] Mr. Bledsoe, tell them I’m doubling the drills, starting read more
Stolen Desire (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 5, 2016
Stolen Desire (Nusumareta yokujô) Directed by Shohei Imamura Written by Toshiro Suzuki from a novel by Toko Kon 1958/Japan Nikkatsu First viewing/Hulu This ribald comedy about theater folk is a departure from classic Japanese film. The story concerns a down-and-out theater troupe in Osaka that co read more
The Cry Baby Killer (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 3, 2016
The Cry Baby Killer Directed by Jus Addiss Written by Leo Gordon and Melvin Levy 1958/USA Allied Artists Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental Mostly for those completists who want to see Jack Nicholson’s film debut. Nicholson plays high-schooler Jimmy Wallace. As the film begins his ex-g read more
The Music Room (1958)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 2, 2016
The Music Room (Jalsaghar) Directed by Satyajit Ray Written by Satyajit Ray and Santi P. Chouhury from a story by Tarashankar Banerjee 1958/India Arora First viewing/Hulu Plus #350 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die A gorgeous film about the disintegration of an aesthete. Huzur Biswambhar read more
1958
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 1, 2016
During the filming in Spain of the Biblical epic Solomon and Sheba, one of the scenes was a strenuous, swashbuckling swordfight between 44 year-old actor Tyrone Power and co-star George Sanders . Power suffered a fatal heart attack and died on the way to the hospital. Producer Michael Todd (the thi read more
Old Yeller (1957)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 1, 2016
Old Yeller
Directed by Robert Stevenson
Written by Fred Gipson and William Tunberg from Gipson’s book
1957/USA
Walt Disney Productions
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Travis Coates: And you won’t never see another one like him. This childhood favorite held up very well. The Coate read more
The One That Got Away (1957)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 31, 2016
The One That Got Away
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Written by Howard Clews from a book by Kendal Burt and James Leasor
1957/UK
The Rank Organization/Julian Wintle Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental This is an different POW escape/action film in that it is a Nazi that does the escaping. It is read more
The Tall T (1957)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 30, 2016
The Tall T
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Written by Burt Kennedy based on a story by Elmore Leonard
1957/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation/Brown-ScottProductions/Producers-Actors Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental Pat Brennan: Don’t you? These Boetticher Westerns are all new to me and I read more
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 29, 2016
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Directed by Frank Tashlin
Written by Frank Tashlin from a play by George Axelrod
1957/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental This broad Technicolor satire of mass media and pop culture works better for me than some other cart read more
Sayonara (1957)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 28, 2016
Sayonara Directed by Joshua Logan Written by Paul Osborn based on a novel by James A. Michener 1957/USA Pennebaker Productions/William Goetz Productions Repeat viewing/YouTube I last saw this film on a black-and-white TV. It was even better than I remembered. Major Lloyd Gruver (Marlon Brando) read more
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jul 27, 2016
An Affair to Remember
Directed by Leo McCarey
Written by Delmer Daves, Leo McCarey Mildred Cram, and Donald Ogden Stewart
1957/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corportation/Jerry Wald Productions
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#331 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Nickie Ferrante: People? read more