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1950's movies

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  • Richard Boone in I Bury the Living (1958)

    1. I Bury the Living

    19581h 17mApproved
    6.3 (3.4K)
    Cemetery director Robert Kraft discovers that by arbitrarily changing the status of plots from empty to occupied on the planogram causes the death of the plots' owners.
    DirectorAlbert BandStarsRichard BooneTheodore BikelPeggy Maurer
  • Indestructible Man (1956)

    2. Indestructible Man

    19561h 12mApproved
    4.4 (3.3K)
    A brutal death row inmate double-crossed by his crooked lawyer gets his chance for revenge when, following his execution, a bizarre experiment brings him back to life and deadlier than ever.
    DirectorJack PollexfenStarsLon Chaney Jr.Max ShowalterMarian Carr
  • Vincent Price and Carolyn Craig in House on Haunted Hill (1959)

    3. House on Haunted Hill

    19591h 15mApproved
    6.7 (33K)
    A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.
    DirectorWilliam CastleStarsVincent PriceCarol OhmartRichard Long
  • The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (1958)

    4. The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy

    19581h 5mApproved
    2.5 (2.9K)
    A mad doctor builds a robot in order to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from a tomb guarded by a centuries-old living mummy.
    DirectorRafael PortilloStarsRamón GayRosita ArenasCrox Alvarado
  • Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor in South Pacific (1958)

    5. South Pacific

    19582h 37mApproved
    6.8 (11K)
    On a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous military mission.
    DirectorJoshua LoganStarsRossano BrazziMitzi GaynorJohn Kerr
  • Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner in The King and I (1956)

    6. The King and I

    19562h 13mG72Metascore
    7.4 (29K)
    A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.
    DirectorWalter LangStarsYul BrynnerDeborah KerrRita Moreno
  • Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae in Oklahoma! (1955)

    7. Oklahoma!

    19552h 25mG74Metascore
    7.0 (15K)
    In Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.
    DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGordon MacRaeGloria GrahameGene Nelson
  • Carousel (1956)

    8. Carousel

    19562h 8mApproved
    6.5 (7.1K)
    Fifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter.
    DirectorHenry KingStarsGordon MacRaeShirley JonesCameron Mitchell
  • The Killer Shrews (1959)

    9. The Killer Shrews

    19591h 9mApproved
    4.2 (6K)
    On an isolated island, a small group of people is terrorized by giant voracious shrews during a hurricane.
    DirectorRay KelloggStarsJames BestIngrid GoudeKen Curtis
  • Roger Corman, Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Leo Gordon, and Barboura Morris in The Wasp Woman (1959)

    10. The Wasp Woman

    19591h 3mApproved
    4.8 (5.9K)
    The head of a major cosmetics company experiments on herself with a youth formula made from royal jelly extracted from wasps, but the formula's side effects have deadly consequences.
    DirectorRoger CormanStarsSusan CabotAnthony EisleyBarboura Morris
  • A Bucket of Blood (1959)

    11. A Bucket of Blood

    19591h 6mApproved
    6.7 (8.6K)
    A dimwitted busboy at a beatnik cafe passes off a cat he accidentally killed and covered in plaster as a sculpture, prompting a demand for more art that compels him to commit murders.
    DirectorRoger CormanStarsDick MillerBarboura MorrisAntony Carbone
  • The Giant Gila Monster (1959)

    12. The Giant Gila Monster

    19591h 14mApproved
    3.7 (4.6K)
    A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.
    DirectorRay KelloggStarsDon SullivanFred GrahamLisa Simone
  • Captain Scarlett (1952)

    13. Captain Scarlett

    19521h 15mApproved
    4.6 (395)
    Post-Napoleonic Wars, Scarlett returns to southern France. He rescues a princess from a forced marriage, defends locals from the Duke of Corlais' persecution, and ultimately overthrows the Duke's oppressive rule.
    DirectorThomas CarrStarsRichard GreeneLeonora AmarNedrick Young
  • Peter Lorre, Mickey Rooney, Barbara Bates, and Jeanne Cagney in Quicksand (1950)

    14. Quicksand

    19501h 19mApproved
    6.6 (2.9K)
    After taking 20 dollars from his employer to go on a date with plans to repay it the next day, an auto mechanic falls into increasingly disastrous circumstances for more and more money which rapidly spirals out of his control.
    DirectorIrving PichelStarsMickey RooneyJeanne CagneyBarbara Bates
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Dorothy Ford in Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)

    15. Jack and the Beanstalk

    19521h 18mApproved
    5.8 (3.7K)
    Abbott and Costello's version of the famous fairy tale, about a young boy who trades the family cow for magic beans.
    DirectorJean YarbroughStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloBuddy Baer
  • Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, and Eleanor Parker in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

    16. The Man with the Golden Arm

    19551h 59mApproved63Metascore
    7.3 (13K)
    A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsFrank SinatraKim NovakEleanor Parker
  • Luther Adler, Pamela Britton, and Edmond O'Brien in D.O.A. (1949)

    17. D.O.A.

    19491h 23mApproved
    7.2 (14K)
    Frank Bigelow, told he's been poisoned and has only a few days to live, tries to find out who killed him and why.
    DirectorRudolph MatéStarsEdmond O'BrienPamela BrittonLuther Adler
  • Noreen Nash in Phantom from Space (1953)

    18. Phantom from Space

    19531h 13mApproved
    4.1 (1.7K)
    When an asteroid crashes, the search begins to track down the mysterious aliens.
    DirectorW. Lee WilderStarsTed CooperTom DalySteve Acton
  • Bruce Kellogg and Marilyn Nash in Unknown World (1951)

    19. Unknown World

    19511h 14mApproved
    4.2 (1.4K)
    Scientists use a gigantic drilling machine for an expedition to the center of the earth.
    DirectorTerry O. MorseStarsBruce KelloggOtto WaldisJim Bannon
  • Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, and Susan Hayward in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)

    20. The Snows of Kilimanjaro

    19521h 54mApproved62Metascore
    6.1 (6.3K)
    Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.
    DirectorsHenry KingRoy Ward BakerStarsGregory PeckSusan HaywardAva Gardner
  • Polly Bergen, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin in At War with the Army (1950)

    21. At War with the Army

    19501h 33mApproved
    5.5 (2.8K)
    Alvin Corwin is low man on the totem pole, and goes from one mishap to another at an army training camp in World War II.
    DirectorHal WalkerStarsDean MartinJerry LewisMike Kellin
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)

    22. Road to Bali

    19521h 31mApproved64Metascore
    6.4 (5.4K)
    Two unemployed show-biz pals accept treasure-diving work in Bali for a local princess and they find treasure, love and trouble.
    DirectorHal WalkerStarsBing CrosbyBob HopeDorothy Lamour
  • Burt Lancaster and Joanne Dru in Vengeance Valley (1951)

    23. Vengeance Valley

    19511h 23mApproved
    5.9 (2.7K)
    The sons of a Colorado cattle baron, one biological and the other adopted, resent one another and fight for control of their father's cattle empire.
    DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsBurt LancasterRobert WalkerJoanne Dru
  • Kirk Douglas, John Archer, Eve Miller, and Patrice Wymore in The Big Trees (1952)

    24. The Big Trees

    19521h 29mApproved
    5.7 (2K)
    A Quaker colony tries to save the giant sequoias from a timber baron.
    DirectorFelix E. FeistStarsKirk DouglasEve MillerPatrice Wymore
  • Marilyn Monroe in Home Town Story (1951)

    25. Home Town Story

    19511h 1mApproved
    4.9 (1.2K)
    After failing to be re-elected, politician Blake Washburn returns home and becomes editor of the local newspaper. When he notices the influence the paper has on the public, he uses it to appeal to potential voters in the next election.
    DirectorArthur PiersonStarsJeffrey LynnDonald CrispMarjorie Reynolds

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