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    Strangers on a Train 1951 POSTER

    Strangers on a Train

    1951

    English

    7.9

    70

    98%

    92%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    infidelity

    island

    murder

    noir

    Romance

    Thriller

    train ride

    Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Director Murray Alper Murray Alper as Boatman Robert Walker Robert Walker as Bruno Antony Robert Gist Robert Gist as Det. Leslie Hennessey Norma Varden Norma Varden as Mrs. Cunningham
    A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.
    Bright Victory 1951 POSTER

    Bright Victory

    1951

    English

    7.3

    5

    100%

    84%

    Action

    blind

    disability

    Drama

    Romance

    veteran

    War

    Mark Robson Mark Robson Director Peggie Castle Peggie Castle as Eleanor Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Party Guest Murray Hamilton Murray Hamilton as Pete Hamilton Robert F. Simon Robert F. Simon as Psychiatrist
    A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.
    The Texas Rangers 1951 POSTER

    The Texas Rangers

    1951

    English

    6.2

    4

    57%

    57%

    Drama

    outlaw

    ranger

    shootout

    Western

    Phil Karlson Phil Karlson Director Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as 1st Telegraph Operator Douglas Kennedy Douglas Kennedy as Dave Rudabaugh George Montgomery George Montgomery as Johnny Carver Edward Earle Edward Earle as Lowden
    It's 1874 and the Texas Rangers have been reorganized. But Sam Bass has assembled a group of notorious outlaws into a gang the Rangers are unable to cope with. So the Ranger Major releases two men from prison who are familiar with the movements and locations used by Bass and his men and sends them out to find him.
    Bedtime for Bonzo 1951 POSTER

    Bedtime for Bonzo

    1951

    English

    5.5

    67%

    39%

    chimpanzee

    Comedy

    Family

    professor

    Romance

    screwball comedy

    social experiment

    Frederick De Cordova Frederick De Cordova Director Diana Lynn Diana Lynn as Jane Linden Walter Slezak Walter Slezak as Prof. Hans Neumann Larry Carr Larry Carr as Student Frank Nelson Frank Nelson as Trailer Narrator
    College prof Peter Boyd tries to salvage his professional and personal reputation by using a lab chimp to prove that environment trumps heredity in behavioral development.
    Apache Drums 1951 POSTER

    Apache Drums

    1951

    English

    6.5

    7

    31%

    31%

    Action

    Adventure

    apache nation

    Drama

    gambler

    Western

    Hugo Fregonese Hugo Fregonese Director George Lynn George Lynn as Bartender Chuck Hayward Chuck Hayward as Townsman Alex Sharp Alex Sharp as Townsman Sheb Wooley Sheb Wooley as Townsman
    A gambler is thrown out of a western town, but returns when the town is suddenly threatened by a band of marauding Apaches.
    Pandora and the Flying Dutchman 1951 POSTER

    Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

    1951

    English

    6.9

    5

    68%

    75%

    Action

    bullfighter

    Drama

    Fantasy

    flying dutchman

    legend

    matador (bullfighter)

    Mystery

    Romance

    singer

    spain

    Albert Lewin Albert Lewin Director James Mason James Mason as Hendrik van der Zee Abraham Sofaer Abraham Sofaer as Judge Ava Gardner Ava Gardner as Pandora Reynolds Nigel Patrick Nigel Patrick as Stephen Cameron
    Pandora Reynolds is a woman who has never fallen in love – but one who men kill and die for. When she meets dashing and mysterious ship's captain Hendrik van der Zee, he pushes her to commit the ultimate act of love.
    A Christmas Carol 1951 POSTER

    A Christmas Carol

    1951

    English

    8.1

    15

    86%

    89%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    businessman

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    greed

    holiday

    london, england

    supernatural

    Brian Desmond Hurst Brian Desmond Hurst Director Alastair Sim Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge Kathleen Harrison Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Dilber Richard Pearson Richard Pearson as Mr. Tupper Glyn Dearman Glyn Dearman as Tiny Tim
    Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.
    The 23rd Annual Academy Awards 1951 POSTER

    The 23rd Annual Academy Awards

    1951

    English

    Action

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    The Thing from Another World 1951 POSTER

    The Thing from Another World

    1951

    English

    7.0

    42

    Action

    base

    based on novel or book

    flying saucer

    Horror

    loose adaptation

    pilot

    research station

    Sci-Fi

    Howard Hawks Howard Hawks Director Kenneth Tobey Kenneth Tobey as Captain Patrick Hendry Norbert Schiller Norbert Schiller as Dr. Laurence George Fenneman George Fenneman as Dr. Redding Douglas Spencer Douglas Spencer as Scotty
    Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.
    People Will Talk 1951 POSTER

    People Will Talk

    1951

    English

    7.3

    8

    88%

    78%

    Action

    Comedy

    doctor

    Drama

    Romance

    romantic comedy

    romcom

    unplanned pregnancy

    Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director Walter Slezak Walter Slezak as Prof. Barker Jack Kelly Jack Kelly as Student in Classroom William Bryant William Bryant as Student Manager Carleton Young Carleton Young as Technician
    Successful and well-liked, Dr. Noah Praetorius becomes the victim of a witchhunt at the hands of Professor Elwell, who disdains Praetorius's unorthodox medical views and also questions his relationship with the mysterious, ever-present Mr. Shunderson.
    Obsessed 1951 POSTER

    Obsessed

    1951

    English

    6.6

    1

    arsenic

    Crime

    detective

    Drama

    extramarital affair

    housekeeper

    murder suspect

    Mystery

    scotland yard

    Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey Director Geraldine Fitzgerald Geraldine Fitzgerald as Elizabeth David Farrar David Farrar as Gregory Sidney Monckton Sidney Monckton as Horace Roland Culver Roland Culver as Inspector
    When a sickly Victorian woman dies suddenly, a postmortem reveals that her body contains a fatal dose of arsenic. Suspicion falls on her husband and her companion, who are lovers. Inspector Martin of Scotland Yard solves the mystery of her death... over a cup of tea.
    Umi no hanabi 1951 POSTER

    Umi no hanabi

    1951

    Japanese

    6.0

    3

    Action

    Drama

    Romance

    Keisuke Kinoshita Keisuke Kinoshita Director Yoshio Inaba Yoshio Inaba as Kappei Matsumoto Kappei Matsumoto as Toshio Hosokawa Toshio Hosokawa as Hideaki Uozumi Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada as Kaoru Uozumi
    A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.
    Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison 1951 POSTER

    Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

    1951

    English

    6.6

    2

    33%

    33%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    Crane Wilbur Crane Wilbur Director Sheb Wooley Sheb Wooley as Chick Fullis Paul Picerni Paul Picerni as Jeff Riordan William Campbell William Campbell as Nick Ferretti Ted de Corsia Ted de Corsia as Warden Ben Rickey
    A warden and his assistant clash over prison reform, triggering a violent riot.
    Edward and Caroline 1951 POSTER

    Edward and Caroline

    1951

    French

    6.9

    4

    Comedy

    Drama

    pianist

    Romance

    Jacques Becker Jacques Becker Director Jean Toulout Jean Toulout as Herbert Barville Jean Riveyre Jean Riveyre as Julien, le valet de chambre Betty Stockfeld Betty Stockfeld as Lucy Barville Micheline Rolla Micheline Rolla as Une invitée
    Newlyweds Edward & Caroline are preparing for an important evening when a quarrel over Caroline's dress sets off a series of domestic brouhahas.
    Miracle in Milan 1951 POSTER

    Miracle in Milan

    1951

    Italian

    7.6

    2

    92%

    89%

    angel

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Drama

    Fantasy

    homeless person

    magic

    milan

    slum

    Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica Director Arturo Bragaglia Arturo Bragaglia as Alfredo Emma Gramatica Emma Gramatica as La vecchia Lolotta Guglielmo Barnabò Guglielmo Barnabò as Mobbi Paolo Stoppa Paolo Stoppa as Rappi
    Once upon a time a wise and kind old woman discovers a baby in her cabbage patch. She brings up the child and, when she dies, the boy, Totò, enters an orphanage. Totò leaves the orphanage a happy young man, and looks for work in post-war Milan. He ends up with the homeless and organizes them to build a shanty town in a vacant lot. But when greedy developers threaten the community’s land, Totò will need all the help he can get in order to find an impossible way out.
    Nature's Half Acre 1951 POSTER

    Nature's Half Acre

    1951

    English

    6.9

    1

    Documentary

    Family

    James Algar James Algar Director Mogens Lind Mogens Lind as Danish narrator Winston Hibler Winston Hibler as Narrator
    The strange and wonderful world that lies beneath our feet, under leaf, log and rock, peopled by millions of weird and fascinating creatures. Released theatrically alongside Alice In Wonderland.
    Operation Pacific 1951 POSTER

    Operation Pacific

    1951

    English

    6.6

    9

    20%

    51%

    Action

    Drama

    pacific war

    pearl harbor

    Romance

    submarine

    War

    world war ii

    George Waggner George Waggner Director Kathryn Givney Kathryn Givney as Cmdr. Steele Paul Picerni Paul Picerni as Jonesy Carleton Young Carleton Young as Pilot Briefing Officers on Carrier William Campbell William Campbell as The Talker
    During WWII, Duke E. Gifford is second in command of the USS Thunderfish, a submarine which is firing off torpedoes that either explode too early or never explode at all. It's a dilemma that he'll eventually take up personally. Even more personal is his quest to win back his ex-wife, a nurse; but he'll have to win her back from a navy flier who also happens to be his commander's little brother.
    The African Queen 1951 POSTER

    The African Queen

    1951

    English

    7.7

    48

    96%

    86%

    Action

    Adventure

    africa

    boat

    canadian

    Drama

    faith

    missionary

    Romance

    War

    world war i

    John Huston John Huston Director Humphrey Bogart Humphrey Bogart as Charlie Allnut Theodore Bikel Theodore Bikel as First Officer Katharine Hepburn Katharine Hepburn as Rose Sayer Walter Gotell Walter Gotell as Second Officer
    At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.
    The Law and the Lady 1951 POSTER

    The Law and the Lady

    1951

    English

    6.5

    6

    Action

    Comedy

    con artist

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    gentleman thief

    high society

    jewel theft

    Music

    Romance

    society matron

    thief

    Edwin H. Knopf Edwin H. Knopf Director Jean Del Val Jean Del Val as Chemin de fer Dealer Victor Sen Yung Victor Sen Yung as Chinese Manager Fernando Lamas Fernando Lamas as Juan Dinas Richard Hale Richard Hale as Sheriff
    A former housemaid teams up with an English gentleman thief and works a confidence game to bilk the wealthy but their plans for a big job in California go awry.
    Mamma mia, che impressione! 1951 POSTER

    Mamma mia, che impressione!

    1951

    Italian

    6.0

    Action

    Comedy

    Roberto Savarese Roberto Savarese Director Riccardo Bertazzolo Riccardo Bertazzolo as Il bagnino di salvataggio Alberto D'Amario Alberto D'Amario as Il colonnello Pisacane Carlo Delle Piane Carlo Delle Piane as Testa di triangolo Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica as (uncredited)
    Shy, clumsy and petulant, Alberto tries in every way to impress Margherita. With the hope of winning the first prize, he participates in a race.
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