Tag Archives: 1950s

White Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Morgan R. Lewis

In 1942, Bing Crosby starred in Mark Sandrich’s Holiday Inn and performed the now-classic Irving Berlin song “White Christmas”. Twelve years later, Paramount would have him star in a film named directly for that song, this time directed by Michael … Continue reading →

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Godzilla (1954)

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Morgan R. Lewis

Sixty years. That’s how long the big guy has been stomping around. There was a new American version released this year which seems to have done reasonably well, but it all began back in 1954, with a film made in … Continue reading →

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The Great Rupert (A Christmas Wish)

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

The Great Rupert is a film directed by Irving Pichel and released in 1950. Having lapsed into public domain, it was later colorized and retitled as A Christmas Wish. (Though the colorized version is the one I saw, I will … Continue reading →

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I Bury the Living

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

The poster to the left should be appreciated only for its classic b-movie horror style; it has little resemblance to the film itself, leading one to surmise that the poster artist had perhaps only read the title of this 1958 … Continue reading →

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Woman on the Run

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

Sometimes all it takes for a simplistic plot to become entertaining is a little twist. It’s easy to believe that the idea of playing with a genre is a relatively modern device, but even in the “classic era” of Hollywood, … Continue reading →

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Please Murder Me

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

It is difficult sometimes to remember that just because we first see an actor in a particular role, at a particular age, that isn’t necessarily what they’ve always been. It’s easy to picture, for example, Jack Nicholson as the rebellious … Continue reading →

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Quicksand (1950)

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

People have a tendency to panic under pressure. And this panic has a tendency to exacerbate the problem a person faces. Which puts them under more pressure. Which makes them panic more. Director Irving Pichel explores this concept in the … Continue reading →

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Chronological Bond: Casino Royale (v1)

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

Year: 1954 Series Number: 0 (Non-canonical) Director: William H. Brown Jr. James Bond: Barry Nelson A few months back, I revealed some movie franchises I’ve mostly overlooked; among them, the James Bond franchise, of which I’d seen only two films … Continue reading →

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The Blob (1958)

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

Every so often I wonder about the creative process that goes into a movie. Monster movies in particular can raise some interesting questions. In the case of the 1958 film The Blob (which would later gain a sequel — 1972’s … Continue reading →

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The Seventh Seal

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

Even if you have never seen The Seventh Seal, you are familiar with the key scene. It’s been homaged, referenced, and parodied dozens, even hundreds of times since the film came out in 1957. The knight playing chess with Death … Continue reading →

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