Films and TV Shows from the 1950s

poster The Lawless Years
The Lawless Years
(3.8/5)
Nonemn - Crime, Drama
Detective Barney Ruditsky faces his most personal case when the wife of paid killer Artie Moon—an old family friend—begs him to intervene before her husband crosses a line he can never come back from. As …
poster Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
(3.8/5)
Nonemn - Mystery, Drama
Holmes and Watson travel to Scotland to investigate a "haunted" portrait that appears to be part of a clever scheme to force the sale of an ancestral castle.
poster The Big Combo
The Big Combo
(3.7/5)
87mn - Drama, Action, Thriller
Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.
poster Rancho Notorious
Rancho Notorious
(3.4/5)
89mn - Western
When his fiancée is brutally murdered, Wyoming ranch hand Vern Haskell embarks on a relentless quest for vengeance that leads him to Chuck-a-Luck, a remote outlaw hideout run by the enigmatic Altar Keane,…
poster The Proud Rebel
The Proud Rebel
(3.5/5)
103mn - Western
A Confederate veteran travels through the North seeking a cure for his young son's muteness while facing the lingering hostility of the Civil War.
poster Warlock
Warlock
(3.6/5)
121mn - Western
When a terrorized frontier town hires notorious gunfighter Clay Blaisedell as their marshal to end a reign of violence, he clashes with a reformed outlaw turned deputy sheriff who believes in law over bul…
poster Hercules
Hercules
(2.7/5)
104mn - Fantasy, Adventure
In this melange of characters and events from separate mythological stories, Hercules, demigod and superman, arrives in the ancient Greek kingdom of Iolcus to tutor Iphitus, son of king Pelias; immediatel…
poster Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
(4.1/5)
125mn - Drama
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Alone, his wife, Sarbojaya, looks after her rebellious daughter, D…
poster Shotgun Slade
Shotgun Slade
(3.7/5)
30mn - Western
Private detective Shotgun Slade arrives in the rough lumber town of Big Fir to investigate a brutal axe murder at a corrupt casino, where hidden secrets and dangerous enemies threaten to turn his investig…
poster Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac
(3.7/5)
113mn - Adventure, Drama, History
A brilliant swordsman-poet with an enormous nose secretly loves the beautiful Roxane but believes himself too ugly to be loved, so he helps his handsome but tongue-tied friend Christian win her heart by w…
poster La Parisienne
La Parisienne
(3.2/5)
86mn - Comedy
The spoiled daughter of the French Ambassador tricks one of his aides into marrying her.
poster Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
(3.7/5)
Nonemn - Western, Drama
Frontier scout Hawkeye returns to upstate New York to discover his younger brother has joined the British army, but when Tommy is murdered by a treacherous French agent and accused of treason, Hawkeye mus…
poster Silver Lode
Silver Lode
(3.4/5)
81mn - Western
A respected rancher's wedding day turns into a nightmare when a vengeful marshal arrives with murder charges, forcing him to prove his innocence as the entire town slowly turns against him in a deadly gam…
poster Mayabazar
Mayabazar
(4.6/5)
181mn - Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
Balarama promises Subhadra that he'll marry his daughter to her son. But when the Pandavas lose their kingdom to the Kauravas, Balarama breaks his promise.
poster Napoleon
Napoleon
(3.1/5)
Nonemn - History, Drama, War
The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estate…
poster The Tall Stranger
The Tall Stranger
(3.2/5)
83mn - Western
After being left for dead by rustlers, a Civil War veteran is rescued by a wagon train and must protect them from a treacherous path leading into a valley owned by his hostile half-brother.
poster Teaserama
Teaserama
69mn - Documentary
A collection of numerous burlesque acts from the 1950s, including strippers, and cult character Betty Page introducing the acts.
poster Little Big Horn
Little Big Horn
(3.4/5)
86mn - Western
Two cavalry officers (Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland) lead a patrol to warn Gen. Custer about an ambush.
poster The Girl in Black Stockings
The Girl in Black Stockings
(2.8/5)
75mn - Crime, Drama, Mystery
Residents at a posh Utah hotel become suspects when a girl is found murdered during a pool party. Local sheriff Jess Holmes takes charge of the investigation and must discover who among the terrified gues…
poster Albert R.N.
Albert R.N.
(3.3/5)
88mn - War, History
When repeated escape attempts from a German POW camp mysteriously fail, British prisoners begin to suspect there's an informer among them. An ingenious naval artist creates a dummy head named Albert to ta…