Showing posts with label 1955. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1955. Show all posts

Friday, December 23, 2011

The Night of the Hunter (1955)



The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American thriller film based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Davis Grubbs. The novel and film draw on the true story of Harry Powers, hanged in 1932 for the murders of two widows and three children in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

Directed by: Charles Laughton
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters
Distributed by: United Artists


Monday, April 11, 2011

Underwater! (1955)


Underwater! is a 1955 adventure film about a man Johnny and his wife Theresa, along with mercenary Dominic Quesada, priest Father Cannon and Gloria, the boat owner, who go searching for sunken treasure in the Carribean. Whilst on a dive, the party are menaced by a band of modern-day pirates who also have their eyes on treasure.

Directed by: John Sturges
Starring: Jane Russell, Richard Egan
Distributed by: RKO






Sunday, April 3, 2011

Citroen DS (1955-1975)

The Citroën DS was an executive car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën between 1955 and 1975.
Citroën sold nearly 1.5 million D-series during the model's 20-year production run.




Citroën DS 19 (1955)




Thursday, March 24, 2011

Blackboard Jungle (1955)





Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school. The film marked the rock and roll revolution by featuring Bill Haley & His Comets' "Rock Around the Clock". 
The music also led to a huge teenage audience for the film, and their exuberant response to it sometimes overflowed into violence and vandalism at screenings. In this sense, the film has been seen as marking the start of a period of visible teenage rebellion in the late 20th century.


Directed by: Richard Brooks
Starring: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Sydney Poitier
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer