To Please a Lady (1950)

To Please a Lady (1950)

[4] Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck star in this story of a midget car racer (Gable) whose treacherous tactics get exposed by a prying news reporter (Stanwyck). After he's blamed for causing the death of another driver, Gable's racing career implodes. Stanwyck…
Lafayette Escadrille (1958)

Lafayette Escadrille (1958)

[6] William Wellman's (Wings, The Ox-Bow Incident) final film is also his most autobiographical, combining his experiences as an American volunteer in the French Legion during World War I with the experiences of a friend who fell in love with a French…
Fearless Fagan (1952)

Fearless Fagan (1952)

[5] If I were a kid in the 1950s, I probably would have loved Fearless Fagan, the story of a circus performer (lanky Carleton Carpenter) drafted into the army with nowhere to leave his pet lion, Fagan. He sneaks Fagan onto army…
The Enforcer (1951)

The Enforcer (1951)

[7] Humphrey Bogart stars in this taut mystery-thriller as a district attorney trying to keep a terrified witness alive until he can testify against the ringleader of a hit-squad. The Enforcer is largely told through a series of flashbacks told by various…
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

[7] Producer Walt Disney brings Jules Verne's adventure to the big screen in his first live-action feature, one that nearly bankrupted the studio and ended up being the most expensive movie ever made up to that time. James Mason stars as Captain…
The Naked Jungle (1954)

The Naked Jungle (1954)

[5] Eleanor Parker stars as a mail-order bride to a lonely South American cocoa plantation farmer played by Charlton Heston. When she first meets her husband, she's taken back by his brutish behavior. The two decide maybe marrying each other without ever…
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)

Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)

[7] A doctor visits a woman in an insane asylum to determine if she requires a lobotomy to forget the horror of seeing her cousin murdered, or if her aunt is pushing for the procedure to cover the truth. Tennessee Williams wrote…
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

[8] If you told me I'd enjoy a movie about a unabashed gold-digger and her showgirl best friend traveling to Paris while trying to pull the wool over the eyes of a private detective attempting to catch one of them in an…
Forever, Darling (1956)

Forever, Darling (1956)

[5] Real life wife and husband Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz star in this comedy about a married couple who begin drifting apart. When Ball's guardian angel (James Mason) appears and coaches her on how to strengthen the relationship, she decides to…
The Sharkfighters (1956)

The Sharkfighters (1956)

[3] Victor Mature (Samson and Delilah) leads an ensemble cast in this underwhelming adventure about Navy scientists in Cuba trying to invent an effective shark repellent for downed pilots. With a title like The Sharkfighters, you might expect to see people fighting…