Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and director George Sidney ("Bye Bye Birdie" 1963) put together the classic stage play "Show Boat" for the big screen. This third big screen version (after 1929 and 1936) features the enormous talents of Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson vocalizing the songs written by Jerome [..]
Fourteen Hours (1951)
"Fourteen Hours" is a riveting drama about a policeman trying to talk a man out of jumping to his death from the fifteen floor of a hotel. Henry Hathaway ("Down to the Sea in Ships" 1949) tightly directed this melodrama from an excellent screenplay by John [..]
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
"On Dangerous Ground" is the typical film noir crime drama headlined by a talented cast including Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, and Ward Bond. Ryan plays a police detective who joins a manhunt for a murderer of a little girl. Director Nicholas Ray ("Rebel Without [..]
Quo Vadis (1951)
The release of "Quo Vadis" marked the start of the spectacle pictures of the 1950's, the major Hollywood studios' reaction to the popularity of television. And this was the last big production of Louis B. Mayer's MGM, before his replacement by Dore Schary in July, 1951. [..]
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
"The Day the Earth Stood Still" is a science fiction movie about an alien being who comes to Earth with a message for all of mankind, accompanied by a robot. Director Robert Wise ("The Sound of Music" 1965) and screenwriter Edmund H. North compiled a high-quality [..]
A Place in the Sun (1951)
"A Place in the Sun" is a heavy drama film about a young man moving up the ranks in his career in his uncle's factory and becoming romantically involved with a female co-worker. He soon meets a beautiful young socialite, also gets entangled with her as well, and [..]
Utopia (1951)
"Utopia" is the final film of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy telling the story of Stan receiving an inheritance of a south Pacific island from his uncle, traveling there with Oliver, and all kinds of complications arising. French director Leo Joannon did a poor job at [..]
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
"Angels in the Outfield" is a comedy film telling the story of the Pittsburgh Pirates manager whose team is in perpetual last place. While wandering through Forbes Field one night, he is addressed by an angel who states that heaven will help the Pirates win games [..]
1776 (1972)
"1776" is a fictional account of events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in July, 1776. Director Peter H. Hunt, in his feature film debut, put together a high-quality motion picture adaptation of the popular 1969 Broadway musical of the same name by Sherman [..]
An American in Paris (1951)
The Best Picture of 1951 is....."An American in Paris." This musical comedy film tells the story of an American ex-GI who stays in Paris after World War II to become a painter. The plot thickens when he receives romantic attention from both a young French girl and a [..]