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Tag: 1955

Horror Half-Week, Day 2: Diabolique (1955)

Spoooooky Halloween, movie buffs, and welcome to Day 2 of TMP’s annual haunted celebration: Horror Half-Week! Yesterday, we took a look at a ’70s ghost-thriller, Don’t Look Now. Today, we hop back a few decades — and across the pond — for a French horror-thriller. On to the review! Michel Delassalle (Paul Meurisse) runs a… Read More Horror Half-Week, Day 2: Diabolique (1955)

October 29, 2019December 3, 2019 Lindsey8 Comments

Tarantula (1955)

Matt Hastings (John Agar) is a doctor on a mission. After being refused an autopsy on a highly unusual corpse by the sheriff, Dr. Hastings is determined to figure out what caused the corpse’s apparent sudden acromegaly. Hastings calls on Dr. Gerald Deemer (Leo G. Carroll), who had a hand in refusing the autopsy. As… Read More Tarantula (1955)

October 4, 2018October 25, 2018 Lindsey2 Comments

The Desperate Hours (1955)

Glenn Griffin (Humphrey Bogart), Hal Griffin (Dewey Martin) and Sam Kobish (Robert Middleton) have managed to escape from prison. Knowing that the law will be on to them soon, they decide to hide out in a randomly selected house in the suburban Indianapolis area. The home they select is that of the Hilliard family. Dan… Read More The Desperate Hours (1955)

June 20, 2013June 22, 2013 Lindsey15 Comments

Films to watch in winter: We’re No Angels (1955)

Joseph (Humphrey Bogart), Albert (Aldo Ray) and Jules (Peter Ustinov) are three prison escapees who have made their way to a small town on the coast of France. They plan on taking a ship to another location where they’ll be free from the searching eyes of the prison they’ve escaped from, but in order to… Read More Films to watch in winter: We’re No Angels (1955)

December 14, 2012December 21, 2012 Lindsey4 Comments

I’ll Cry Tomorrow (1955)

Susan Hayward stars in this cautionary biographical tale of 1920s/1930s Broadway and film star Lillian Roth. Lillian falls into the trap of alcoholism after enduring a childhood with an oppressive stage mother and losing her fiance to tuberculosis. Hayward lends her own strong voice to the film’s beautiful songs. She earned a Best Actress nomination… Read More I’ll Cry Tomorrow (1955)

March 30, 2012October 31, 2012 Lindsey3 Comments

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