Films and TV Shows from the 1950s

poster Mother India
Mother India
(3.9/5)
172mn - Drama, Music
A poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, always sticks to her own moral code.
poster Quicksand
Quicksand
(3.3/5)
79mn - Crime, Thriller
Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeep…
poster The Maverick Queen
The Maverick Queen
(3.0/5)
90mn - Western
In post-Civil War Wyoming, the beautiful and fierce Kit Banion reigns as "The Maverick Queen," running a profitable hotel while secretly leading an outlaw gang. When a charismatic Pinkerton detective infi…
poster Frankenstein's Daughter
Frankenstein's Daughter
85mn - Horror, Sci-Fi
In this campy 1950s B-movie classic, Dr. Oliver Frank continues his grandfather's twisted legacy by creating a hulking beast with a young woman's brain, all while carefree teenagers party on the beaches o…
poster Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil
(4/5)
89mn - Action, Adventure, Comedy
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.
poster Go for Broke!
Go for Broke!
(3.3/5)
92mn - Action, Drama, War
A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of Lt. Mike Gr…
poster Pantry Panic
Pantry Panic
(3.4/5)
7mn - Animation
Woody's friends warn him that the groundhog has predicted a blizzard. Unconcerned, Woody decides not to go South with his pals. Soon enough, the blizzard sweeps in and destroys the loony woodpecker's stas…
poster The Screaming Skull
The Screaming Skull
68mn - Thriller, Horror
Newlyweds Eric and Jenni Whitlock retire to his desolate mansion, where Eric's first wife Marianne died from a mysterious freak accident. Jenni, who has a history of mental illness, begins to see strange …
poster The Limping Man
The Limping Man
(2.9/5)
76mn - Thriller
An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a limping sniper.
poster The Crystal Brawl
The Crystal Brawl
(3.0/5)
0mn - Animation
Bluto muscles out Popeye to take Olive to the fair. Popeye rushes ahead and poses as a fortune teller, luring Olive in. He shows Olive her future (actually, her past) in the crystal ball.
poster Wicked Woman
Wicked Woman
(3.4/5)
77mn - Drama
Drifting floozy Billie Nash gets a bar job where she seduces the owner's husband by convincing him to defraud his drunkard wife in order to elope together to Mexico, but a sleazy neighbor with designs on …
poster Hot Spell
Hot Spell
(3.5/5)
86mn - Drama
Alma Duval, a middle-aged housewife, tries to hide how much she suffers from her husband's amorous excursions while trying to help her children solve their problems and doing her best to keep her family t…
poster Comanche
Comanche
(2.8/5)
87mn - Western
Common efforts of the U.S. government and the Comanche nation to negotiate a peace treaty are sabotaged by renegade Indians and by the short-sighted Indian Commissioner.
poster A Dog of Flanders
A Dog of Flanders
(3.6/5)
96mn - Drama, Family
The emotional story of a boy, his grandfather, and his dog. The boy's dream of becoming a great classical painter appears shattered when his loving grandfather dies.
poster The Christmas Spirit
The Christmas Spirit
29mn - Family, Drama
Story about two boys who want ponies for Christmas but their family can only afford one. The horse owner, who is bitter about the loss of his son in the war, is softened by the boys' sacrifice for each ot…
poster The Flower in Hell
The Flower in Hell
(3.2/5)
87mn - Crime, Drama
In post-Korean War Seoul, a young man from the countryside discovers that his older brother has become romantically involved in a prostitute and has no intentions of returning home.
poster Yellowneck
Yellowneck
83mn - Drama, Western, War
Five Confederate deserters flee through the treacherous Florida Everglades toward Cuba, but deadly wildlife, hostile Seminoles, and their own personal demons prove more dangerous than the war they abandon…
poster Robot Monster
Robot Monster
66mn - Sci-Fi, Horror
An alien robot sent to destroy the last humans on Earth finds his deadly mission compromised when he falls in love with one of his intended victims, forcing him to choose between his programming and his n…
poster The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackers
(2.8/5)
67mn - Thriller, Western
A Confederate veteran sworn off violence arrives in Missouri hoping for peace, but must take up arms again when a ruthless rancher and his hired guns terrorize settlers to steal their land for the incomin…
poster Kentucky Rifle
Kentucky Rifle
84mn - Western
A determined escort guides a dangerous cargo of Kentucky rifles through hostile Indian territory, but when the natives discover his mission and issue a deadly ultimatum—surrender the weapons or lose their…