Mister 880 (1950)
Synopsis: Secret Service agent Steve Buchanan (Burt Lancaster, Atlantic City) becomes obsessed with capturing an elusive counterfeiter dubbed “Mister 880.” However, unbeknownst to the agent, the “master criminal” he is […]
Category Archives: 1950
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
Synopsis: In medieval Italy, archer Dardo Bartoli (Burt Lancaster, Elmer Gantry) declares war against a German despot, Count “The Hawk” Ulrich (Frank Allenby, Vincente Minnelli’s Madame Bovary), after the aristocrat […]
The Men (1950)
Synopsis: In a VA (Veteran Affairs) hospital, Ken (Marlon Brando, The Godfather), who is paralyzed from the waist down, struggles to accept his current reality. With the help of his fiancée […]
The Great Rupert (1950, aka A Christmas Wish)
Synopsis: Out-of-work vaudeville performer Louie Amendola (Jimmy Durante, The Man Who Came to Dinner) and his family find themselves homeless during the Christmas season. Suddenly, a crafty little squirrel shows […]
The Miniver Story (1950)
Synopsis: World War II is over and British stalwart, Mrs. Miniver (Greer Garson, Random Harvest), tries to put her household back together, but a series of unexpected events threaten to […]
Destination Moon (1950)
Synopsis: A scientist (Warner Anderson, The Caine Mutiny), a retired General (Tom Powers, Double Indemnity) and a tycoon (John Archer, The Big Trees) work together to develop the very first […]
All About Eve (1950)
Synopsis: Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter, The Razord’s Edge), the self-proclaimed #1 fan of theater legend Margo Channing (Bette Davis), ingratiates herself into the famous and temperamental thespian’s inner circle of friends and colleagues. […]
Madeleine (1950)
Synopsis: A young British socialite, Madeleine (Ann Todd, The Sound Barrier), begins a clandestine love affair with a poor Frenchman (Ivan Desny, Lola Montès). She knows her rich father will never […]
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