Elvis Presley turns in a respectable performance as a young man searching for a job, and a girl friend, in "King Creole." This entertaining black and white melodrama was tightly directed by Michael Curtiz ("Casablanca" 1943), from a screenplay by Herbert Baker and Michael V. Gazzo. [..]

"The Defiant Ones" tells the story of two escaped prisoners from a chain gang, one white and one black, who are shackled together and must cooperate to survive. It stars Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier, delivering outstanding performances under what was undoubtedly very difficult circumstances. The pair took [..]

"Damn Yankees" is a musical comedy about a middle-aged Washington Senators baseball fan who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for helping his team win the pennant against the New York Yankees. The devil also transforms him into a young ball player. [..]

The English charm of Cary Grant and the Italian charisma of Sophia Loren combine to make a very entertaining romantic comedy movie called "Houseboat." It was capably directed by Melville Shavelson ("Beau James" 1957), who was able to handle the strong personalities of the two major stars. He [..]

Andy Griffith found his niche in show business with the role of Will Stockdale, a man from rural Georgia who joins the Air Force. Stockdale's sergeant's numerous attempts to make him look foolish backfire, with Will always coming out on top. Griffith's "country bumpkin" [..]

"Run Silent, Run Deep" is an exciting World War II action movie starring Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. The story has Gable as the commander of a U. S. submarine who is obsessed with a Japanese destroyer which has sunk three American subs. The film has [..]

"War of the Satellites" is a science fiction film telling the story of an alien force that declares war on Earth when the United Nations ignores its warnings against deploying humanity's first satellites in the atmosphere. They feel the human race would contaminate the universe. Famed B-movie director [..]

"The Vikings" is a typical Hollywood swashbuckling-spectacle movie from the 1950's. An all-star cast headed by Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh tells the story of a feud in a Viking royal family, well directed by Richard Fleischer ("20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" 1954) from a screenplay by Calder [..]

"Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" is a typical low-budget 1950's science fiction film telling the story of a woman who grows to the height of fifty feet due to an encounter with an extra-terrestrial alien. She then goes on a rampage looking for her unfaithful [..]

"The Crawling Eye" is typical of early science fiction films: Low budget special effects, bad acting, and predictable storyline. It tells the tale of a mysterious radioactive cloud that appears on the side of Mount Trollenberg in Switzerland. Large octopus-like creatures with a [..]