"Louisa" is a comedy film where Ronald Reagan plays an architect whose senior citizen mother begins dating two men at the same time, the local grocer and his boss, much to the consternation of the family. Director Alexander Hall ("The Great Lover" 1949) put together a [..]
Stage Fright (1950)
Alfred Hitchcock's fingerprints are all over "Stage Fright," a murder mystery set in the London theater district. The film was shot in England, with screenwriters Whitfield Cook, Alma Reville (Mrs. Hitchcock) and James Bridie providing excellent dialogue. The talented cast includes [..]
Ma and Pal Kettle Go to Town (1950)
"Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town" and get involved with gangsters! Our favorite hillbillies win a trip to New York City and travel by train from their home in Cape Flattery, Washington. A fleeing bank robber runs into Pa and agrees to baby-sit their fourteen children if [..]
Summer Stock (1950)
"Summer Stock" is a musical film about an actress with a theater group who returns home to her family farm in Connecticut, and decides to convert the barn into a venue for plays and musicals. This rubs her sister the wrong way, who has been working [..]
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
The musical version of the life of Annie Oakley moves from stage to screen in "Annie Get Your Gun." Director George Sidney ("Bye Bye Birdie" 1963) did an outstanding job at the helm of the picture, after replacing Busby Berkeley, who had numerous conflicts with star Judy Garland. [..]
My Blue Heaven (1950)
"My Blue Heaven" is a musical film featuring Dan Dailey and Betty Grable as radio stars who decide to adopt a baby after she suffers a miscarriage. This engrossing dramatic storyline keeps the audience engaged in between the wonderful song-and-dance segments. Director Henry Koster ("Harvey" 1950) kept the [..]
King Solomon’s Mines (1950)
"King Solomon's Mines" has everything: Action, adventure, romance, fantastic scenery. It is the story of a veteran explorer who agrees to help an Englishwoman and her brother search for her long-lost husband on a trek through unexplored Africa. The filming in Technicolor on location in Uganda, Kenya, Tanganika, [..]
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
"When Willie Comes Marching Home" is a comedy-drama film about a young man who enlists in the Army Air Force after Pearl Harbor. He longs for action as a pilot, but is assigned as an instructor at a base near his hometown. This "safe spot" as [..]
In a Lonely Place (1950)
"In a Lonely Place" is a film noir drama about a troubled screenwriter who is suspected of murder. Complicating matters is that his attractive neighbor falls under his romantic spell. Director Nicholas Ray ("A Woman's Secret" 1949) gave the movie quality production values in this sardonic look at [..]
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
"Where the Sidewalk Ends" is a black-and-white film noir crime drama about a policeman who accidentally kills a murder suspect and dumps his body in the river. He is assigned by his superiors to find the killer. Tight direction by Otto Preminger and a flowing script by Ben [..]