Robby the Robot made his second movie appearance (after his 1956 "Forbidden Planet" debut) in 1957's "The Invisible Boy." The story depicts Robby and a ten-year-old boy battling a supercomputer who wants to take over the Earth. The black-and-white film is innocuous entertainment, [..]
Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
Debbie Reynolds stars in one of her most famous roles in "Tammy and the Bachelor." The theme song performed by Reynolds was a big hit on the music charts in 1957. The song's composers, Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, received the movie's sole Academy Award nomination for Best [..]
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)
"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" is a holiday comedy-drama film about six juvenile delinquent siblings who somehow find themselves starring in their small town's Christmas pageant. They teach a shocked community something or two about the true meaning of Christmas. Director Dallas Jenkins ("The Resurrection of Gavin Stone" [..]
The Kettles on Old MacDonald’s Farm (1957)
"The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm" has Ma and Pa Kettle (Marjorie Main, Parker Fennelly) helping out a friend turn his city-slicker girl friend into a respectable farm wife. In turn, she hides out at the Kettle farm until her boyfriend can convince her father that he [..]
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Director Jack Arnold ("Creature from the Black Lagoon" 1954) and screenwriter Richard Matheson put together a thought-provoking film called "The Incredible Shrinking Man." It is the story of a man who begins to shrink in size due to exposure to a radioactive mist while on a boat [..]
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
John Wayne always delivers the goods in the films he appears in, and "The Wings of Eagles" is no exception. Here the Duke portrays Frank "Spig" Wead (1895-1947), a pioneer in the U. S. Navy's aviation program who later became a Hollywood screenwriter. Director [..]
The Delicate Delinquent (1957)
Jerry Lewis began his solo career after his famous breakup with Dean Martin in "The Delicate Delinquent." Lewis' unique brand of comedy is on full display here as he plays a janitor who is mistaken for a gang member and is arrested with three juvenile delinquents. [..]
Hard Miles (2023)
"Hard Miles" is a sports drama about a prison social worker who puts together a team of young convicts and takes them on a one thousand mile bicycle ride, from Denver to the Grand Canyon. They learn about life and perseverance along the way. Director R. [..]
South of Heaven (2021)
"South of Heaven" is a crime drama about a convict released from prison early to spend time with his terminally ill wife. Trouble comes knocking when a former associate asks him to do "one last" job. Even orchestration of this project by Israeli director Aharon Keshales [..]
The Sun Also Rises (1957)
"The Sun Also Rises" is a drama film about an American journalist who served in World War I and decides to settle in Paris after the war. He becomes involved with several people, who help the themes of alcoholism and friendship appear high on the list of the [..]