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Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 21, 2016

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Directed by John Huston Written by John Lee Mahin and John Huston from a novel by Charles Shaw 1957/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Repeat viewing/Netflix rental When I was about 12 years old, I decided Robert Mitchum was the sexiest man alive.  This movie was read more

Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 19, 2016

Man of a Thousand Faces Directed by Joseph Pevney Written by R. Wright Campbell, Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts; story by Ralph Wheelwright 1957/USA Universal International Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental Man of a Thousand Faces is a solid biopic featuring one of James Cagney’s classic per read more

The Pajama Game (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 18, 2016

The Pajama Game Directed by George Abbott and Stanley Donen Written by George Abbott and Richard Bissell 1957/USA Warner Bros. Repeat viewing/DVD Collection   This musical was a childhood favorite and I still love it. The workers in an Iowa pajama factory have been petitioning management for read more

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 17, 2016

A Face in the Crowd Directed by Elia Kazan Written by Budd Schulberg 1957/USA Newtown Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental   Lonesome Rhodes: Marcia, I put my whole self into everything I do. This is must-see viewing during any U.S. political campaign but is fantastic any time. Marcia J read more

Designing Woman (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 16, 2016

Designing Woman Directed by Vincente Minnelli Written by George Wells 1957/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental   This is a broad MGM Technicolor romantic comedy, full of late 50’s atmosphere and style. The clothes were my favorite part. Mike Hagen (Gregory Peck) and Ma read more

The Strange One (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 15, 2016

The Strange One Directed by Jack Garfein Written by Calder Willingham from his novel and play 1957/USA Horizon Pictures/Columbia Pictures Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental This strange and disturbing film gave movie-goers Ben Gazzara and Pat Hingle among others. The story takes place at a read more

3:10 to Yuma (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 14, 2016

3:10 to Yuma Directed by Delmer Davies Written by Halsted Welles from a story by Elmore Leonard 1957/USA Columbia Picture Corporation Repeat viewing/Netflix rental   I love this.  It may be Glenn Ford’s best performance.  It is certainly my favorite of his. Courtly, slick outlaw Ben read more

Desk Set (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 13, 2016

Desk Set Directed by Walter Lang Written by Phoebe and Henry Ephron from a play by William Marchant 1957/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Bunny Watson: Whether the person is male or female. It is 1957 and Katharine Hepburn once again plays a desperate old m read more

The Black Scorpion (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 11, 2016

The Black Scorpion Directed by Edward Ludwig Written by David Duncan and Robert Blees; story by Paul Yawitz 1957/USA Amex Productions/Frank Melford-Jack Dietz Productions First viewing/Netflix rental This movie is all about the stop-motion animation effects by Willis O’Brien, who gave us Ki read more

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 10, 2016

Witness for the Prosecution Directed by Billy Wilder Written by Billy Wilder and Harry Kurnitz; adapted by Lawrence B. Marcus from the play by Agatha Christie 1957/USA Edward Small Productions/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant I don’t know how this courtroom drama missed the read more

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 9, 2016

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Directed by John Sturges Written by Leon Uris, suggested by an article by George Scullin 1957/USA Wallis-Hazen First viewing?/Netflix rental #323 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die It’s always fun to see Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas play off each other read more

Wild Strawberries (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 8, 2016

Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället) Directed by Ingmar Bergman Written by Ingmar Bergman 1957/Sweden Svensk Filmindustri Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #334 of 1001 Films You Must See Before You Die I have loved this every time I have seen it.  And every time I see it, it seems like a different read more

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 6, 2016

The Spirit of St. Louis Directed by Billy Wilder Written by Billy Wilder, Wendell Mayes and Charles Lederer from a book by Charles A. Lindbergh 1957/USA Leland Hayward Productions/ Warner Bros./Billy Wilder Productions First viewing/Netflix rental Billy Wilder makes the story of a man alone in a read more

Kronos (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 5, 2016

Kronos Directed by Kurt Neumann Written by Lawrence L. Goldman; story by Irving Block USA/1957 Regal Films First viewing/Netflix rental   This B sci-fi film is kind of a mixed bag. A truck driver is humming along to “Something’s Gotta Give” on his radio as he tootles down a read more

Forty Guns (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 4, 2016

Forty Guns Directed by Samuel Fuller Written by Samuel Fuller 1957/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Globe Enterprises Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Griff Bonnell: And a weak man to take them. Fun Sam Fuller Western confirms my opinion that Barbara Stanwyck aged the most gracefully of th read more

Abandon Ship (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 4, 2016

Abandon Ship (AKA Seven Waves Away) Directed by Richard Sale Written by Richard Sale 1957/USA/UK Copa Productions First viewing/YouTube   This “lifeboat” type movie goes a little overboard. A ship is sunk by a derelict mine.  Ship’s officer Alec Holmes finds himself and a few read more

The Incredible Petrified World (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 3, 2016

The Incredible Petrified World Directed by Jerry Warren Written by John W. Steiner 1957/USA GBM Productions First viewing/Internet Archive   Dale Marshall: You don’t need help – neither do I. Not as long as we have two men around us. John Carradine is the best thing about this te read more

Tokyo Twilight (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 2, 2016

Tokyo Twilight (Tôkyô boshoku) Directed by Yasujiro Ozu Written by Yasujiro Ozu and Kogo Noda 1957/Japan Shochiku Eiga Repeat viewing/Hulu   Of all Ozu’s domestic dramas, this is the one that made me cry most. Kisako Sugiyama (Isuzu Yamada) abandoned her husband Shukichi (Chisu Ryu) read more

12 Angry Men (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 1, 2016

12 Angry Men Directed by Sidney Lumet Written by Reginald Rose 1957/USA Orion-Nova Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #333 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die   Lumet gathered all the great character actors of the 50’s into one room with Henry Fonda and made a stage play wor read more

Across the Bridge (1957)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 1, 2016

Across the Bridge Directed by Ken Annakin Written by Guy Elmes and Dennis Freeman; story by Graham Greene 1957/UK The Rank Organization First viewing/Netflix   Rod Steiger pulls off a masterful, restrained performance as a corrupt German businessman. Financier Carl Schaffner (Steiger) has li read more
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