Tag Archives: The 1950s

John Farrow: Unholy Wife (1957) Starring Diana Dors & Rod Steiger

Source:IMDB– “Half angel, half devil” is the perfect way to describe Diana Dors character. Source:The New Democrat “A gold-digger floozy marries a wealthy wine producer but she secretly takes a young lover with whom she conspires to murder her husband … Continue reading

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The Mike Wallace Interview: Rod Serling From The Twilight Zone (1959)

. Source:The New Democrat  Rod Serling is obviously famous for The Twilight Zone and that he created it and he created Thriller as well and several other shows. But what I believe is his mark on Hollywood is that he … Continue reading

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Marilyn Monroe Video Archives: River of No Return (1954) Featuring Marilyn Monroe & Robert Mitchum

Source:The New Democrat The River of No Return is certainly not a great movie. It is a good movie, an entertaining movie, a fairly well-written movie with a good cast and Marilyn Monroe looks great in the movie. This movie … Continue reading

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Mike Wallace Interview: ‘Diana Dors- Complete (1957)’

Source:The New Democrat  “Diana Dors in interviewed by Mike Wallace in this half-hour program from 1957.” From Alan Eichler I don’t know a whole lot about Diana Dors. Over the last few months I’ve been watching a few of her films … Continue reading

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Otto Preminger: The Man With The Golden Arm (1955) Starring Frank Sinatra & Kim Novak

Source:TCM– Chairman of the Board Frank Sinatra and Hollywood Goddess Kim Novak. Source:The New Democrat “In the late 1940s, Frankie Majcinek, who is known as Frankie Machine, returns to Chicago’s South Side, which is mostly inhabited by Polish Americans, after … Continue reading

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Movie Clips: Vertigo (1958) Let’s Wander Together

. Source:The New Democrat I could simply listen and watch Kim Novak until Israel and Palestine came to peace and agree to a two-state solution. There’s just something about her voice and those eyes and cheeks that just makes me … Continue reading

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Movie Clips: Vertigo (1958) Starring Jimmy Stewart & Kim Novak

. Source:The New Democrat I wouldn’t say that Vertigo is a great movie, especially not a great Alfred Hitchcock film. There are at least three others and probably more Hitchcock movies that are better. North by Northwest my favorite, Rear … Continue reading

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Marilyn Monroe: Living Life to the Fullest

Source:The New Democrat Marilyn Monroe is not known for saying many intelligent things. Not saying she was dumb or anything because I believe the opposite is true but how she presented herself in a lot of ways gave a lot … Continue reading

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Alfred Hitchcock: North by Northwest (1959)

Source:The New Democrat North by Northwest is my favorite movie of all time.  Cary Grant is my favorite actor of all time and Alfred Hitchcock is probably my favorite director of all time.  I have a couple versions of this … Continue reading

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Jack Benny Show: Marilyn Monroe (1953)

Source:The New Democrat There is no better way to kick off the Jack Benny program than with Marilyn Monroe highlighting her excellent comedic abilities, which includes playing the dumb blonde but doing it intentionally for entertainment. Jack Benny is living … Continue reading

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