The End of the Affair (1955)
Synopsis: In the 1940s, a writer, Maurice Bendrix (Van Johnson, A Guy Named Joe), begins a clandestine relationship with a married woman, Sarah Miles (Deborah Kerr, The Innocents), whom he tries […]
Category Archives: 1955
The Bette Davis Project: The Virgin Queen (1955)
Synopsis: In 1581, England, adventurer Walter Raleigh (Richard Todd, Stage Fright) tries to convince Queen Elizabeth I (Bette Davis) to finance an expedition to the New World. Reaction & Thoughts: Beautifully […]
Les Diaboliques (1955, aka Diabolique)
Synopsis: The timid wife (Vera Clouzot, Wages of Fear) and mistress (Simone Signoret, Room at the Top) of a mean-spirited headmaster (Paul Meurisse, Army of Shadows) of an all-boys private […]
Rebel without a Cause (1955)
Synopsis: The new kid in town, Jim Stark (James Dean, East of Eden), has a knack for getting into trouble. Jim’s odd behavior quickly attacks the attention of the school’s […]
East of Eden (1955)
Synopsis: In the 1910s, California, a troubled young man, Cal (James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause), discovers that his presumed-dead mother (Jo Van Fleet, Wild River) is alive and runs a […]
George Pal Presents: Conquest of Space (1955)
Synopsis: In the near future, NASA has managed to build a space station that travels in orbit around Earth. A hand-picked group of astronauts run the station. The courageous cosmonauts fight space […]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV-Series): “Don’t Come Back Alive” (1955, Season 1, Episode 4)
Synopsis: Desperate for money, Frank Partridge (Sidney Blackmer, Rosemary’s Baby) and his wife, Mildred (Virginia Gregg, Operation Petticoat), think of a plan to cheat their life insurance company: Mildred will hide out […]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV-Series): “Triggers in Leash” (1955, Season 1, Episode 3)
Synopsis: In the American old west, Madge (Ellen Corby, I Remember Mama) is famous for her cooking skills. She owns a little diner that attracts different types of customers. One […]
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Synopsis: Spencer Tracy (Inherit The Wind) plays John J. Macreedy, a one-armed World War II veteran who arrives at the small town of Black Rock. The town is controlled by […]
Director’s Spotlight: David Lean’s Summertime (1955)
Synopsis: Lonely spinster, Jane Hudson (Katharine Hepburn, The African Queen), uses all her savings to take a vacation in Venice, Italy. While touring the city’s biggest attractions, Jane, who had […]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV-Series): “Premonition” (1955, Season 1, Episode 2)
Synopsis An American musician, Kim Stanger (John Forsythe, Blake Carrington in TV’s Dynasty), who is living abroad, decides to return to his hometown after he has a premonition that something […]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV-Series): “Revenge” (1955, Season 1, Episode 1)
Synopsis: Vera Miles (Psycho) and Ralph Meeker (Kiss Me Deadly) play a young married couple who has recently moved into a trailer park. The young wife, an ex-dancer, is brutally […]
