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    The Prowler 1951 POSTER

    The Prowler

    1951

    English

    7.1

    14

    100%

    84%

    Action

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    illicit affair

    los angeles, california

    pregnant woman

    prowler

    radio show host

    sociopath

    Thriller

    Joseph Losey Joseph Losey Director Herbert Anderson Herbert Anderson as Reporter Bess Flowers Bess Flowers as Spectator at Coroner's Inquest Evelyn Keyes Evelyn Keyes as Susan Gilvray Van Heflin Van Heflin as Webb Garwood
    Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who stalks the home of a married woman.
    The Tall Target 1951 POSTER

    The Tall Target

    1951

    English

    7.2

    6

    100%

    66%

    Adventure

    american civil war

    assassination of president

    Crime

    detective

    Drama

    History

    night train

    political assassination

    Thriller

    treason

    Western

    Anthony Mann Anthony Mann Director Peter Brocco Peter Brocco as Fernandina Paula Raymond Paula Raymond as Ginny Beaufort Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as Insp. Tim Reilly Barbara Billingsley Barbara Billingsley as Young Mother
    A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
    Captain Horatio Hornblower 1951 POSTER

    Captain Horatio Hornblower

    1951

    English

    7.3

    12

    100%

    78%

    Action

    Adventure

    battle

    captain

    Drama

    History

    napoleonic wars

    sea battle

    War

    Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh Director Gregory Peck Gregory Peck as Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N Robert Cawdron Robert Cawdron as French Mate on 'Witch of Endor' James Kenney James Kenney as Midshipman Longley James Robertson Justice James Robertson Justice as Seaman Quist
    Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.
    Flight to Mars 1951 POSTER

    Flight to Mars

    1951

    English

    5.1

    4

    21%

    21%

    Action

    Drama

    dying world

    jealousy

    planet mars

    reporter

    Sci-Fi

    space travel

    suspicion

    Lesley Selander Lesley Selander Director Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as Alzar William Forrest William Forrest as Gen. Archer Edward Earle Edward Earle as Justin Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell as Steve Abbott
    Four scientists and a newsman crash land on Mars and meet martians who act friendly.
    Utopia 1951 POSTER

    Utopia

    1951

    English

    5.5

    15

    27%

    27%

    Action

    Comedy

    John Berry John Berry Director Paul Frees Paul Frees as Antoine Adriano Rimoldi Adriano Rimoldi as Giovanni Copini Philippe Richard Philippe Richard as Le directeur Guglielmo Barnabò Guglielmo Barnabò as Propriétaire de la palissade
    Stan and Ollie are marooned on an island in the south pacific island.
    A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 POSTER

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951

    English

    7.9

    62

    97%

    89%

    Action

    brother-in-law

    Drama

    loss of sense of reality

    middle aged woman

    rape

    sibling relationship

    southern usa

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Juanita Moore Juanita Moore as Extra Karl Malden Karl Malden as Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell Rudy Bond Rudy Bond as Steve Hull Mickey Kuhn Mickey Kuhn as The Helpful Sailor
    A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.
    The Man from Planet X 1951 POSTER

    The Man from Planet X

    1951

    English

    5.7

    14

    100%

    39%

    Action

    alien

    b movie

    Horror

    mind control

    Romance

    scientist

    Sci-Fi

    scotland

    telepathy

    Thriller

    Edgar G. Ulmer Edgar G. Ulmer Director William Schallert William Schallert as Dr. Mears Margaret Field Margaret Field as Enid Elliot Harold Gould Harold Gould as Frightened villager Charles Davis Charles Davis as Geordie - Man at Dock
    While watching for a planet that may collide with earth, scientists stationed in Scotland are approached by a visitor from outer space.
    La Poison 1951 POSTER

    La Poison

    1951

    French

    7.4

    5

    blackmail

    Comedy

    courtroom

    Crime

    gossip

    married couple

    murder

    rivalry

    Sacha Guitry Sacha Guitry Director Louis de Funès Louis de Funès as André Pauline Carton Pauline Carton as La mercière Marc Arian Marc Arian as Le greffier du tribunal Michel Simon Michel Simon as Paul Louis Victor Braconnier
    Paul Braconnier and his wife Blandine only have one thing in mind: to find a way to kill each other without risk. After listening to a radio show, Paul decides to go to Paris to meet a famous lawyer in the acquittal of the murderers. He tells the lawyer that he killed his wife. The lawyer asks Paul to reconstruct the circumstances of the drama. Without knowing it, he explains, in spite of himself, the way for Paul to murder his wife by putting the odds on his side to avoid death penalty or even be released...
    Penny Points to Paradise 1951 POSTER

    Penny Points to Paradise

    1951

    English

    4.9

    2

    Comedy

    Crime

    Anthony Young Anthony Young Director Paddie O'Neil Paddie O'Neil as Christine Russell Freddie Frinton Freddie Frinton as Drunk Alfred Marks Alfred Marks as Edward Haynes Sam Kydd Sam Kydd as Porter
    When Harry and Spike visit Bristol to spend the winnings from Harry's latest Pools win, the boys are soon targeted by a gang of local counterfeiters.
    Day of the Fight 1951 POSTER

    Day of the Fight

    1951

    English

    6.2

    4

    54%

    54%

    boxer

    boxing

    catholic

    Documentary

    new jersey

    short film

    Sport

    twin brother

    Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick Director Walter Cartier Walter Cartier as Self - Boxer Nat Fleischer Nat Fleischer as Self - Boxing Historian Alexander Singer Alexander Singer as Self - Man at Ringside with Camera Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick as Self - Man at Ringside with Camera
    Stanley Kubrick’s debut documentary, following Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier on April 17, 1950—the day of his bout with Bobby James. The film traces Cartier’s quiet morning rituals, training, and anxious hours before the match, culminating in his swift victory that night in Newark. Opening with a brief history of boxing, Kubrick’s tightly crafted short captures the discipline, isolation, and tension behind a fighter’s daily routine.
    The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 POSTER

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951

    English

    7.7

    36

    95%

    87%

    Action

    Drama

    flying saucer

    peace

    remote control

    Sci-Fi

    social commentary

    spacecraft

    ufo

    Robert Wise Robert Wise Director Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt as Airforce Captain looking perplexed Carleton Young Carleton Young as Colonel in Jeep Sam Jaffe Sam Jaffe as Professor Jacob Barnhardt Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as Taxi Driver
    An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
    Summer Interlude 1951 POSTER

    Summer Interlude

    1951

    Swedish

    7.5

    20

    100%

    81%

    Action

    ballet

    ballet dancer

    diary

    Drama

    island

    memory

    Romance

    tragic romance

    Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Director Renée Björling Renée Björling as Aunt Elisabeth Carl-Axel Elfving Carl-Axel Elfving as Man delievering flowers to Marie Mimi Pollak Mimi Pollak as Mrs. Calwagen, Henrik's aunt Fylgia Zadig Fylgia Zadig as Nurse
    During a brief summer vacation, a lonely woman recalls her first love thirteen years earlier.
    Early Summer 1951 POSTER

    Early Summer

    1951

    Japanese

    8.0

    23

    100%

    92%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    family relationships

    marriage proposal

    matchmaking

    post war japan

    post world war ii

    Romance

    tokyo, japan

    Yasujirô Ozu Yasujirô Ozu Director Toyo Takahashi Toyo Takahashi as Nobu Tamura Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Noriko Mamiya Ichirô Sugai Ichirô Sugai as Shukichi Mamiya Kuniko Igawa Kuniko Igawa as Takako
    A 28-year-old single woman is pressured to marry.
    His Kind of Woman 1951 POSTER

    His Kind of Woman

    1951

    English

    7.0

    5

    72%

    72%

    Action

    Crime

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    mexico

    rendezvous

    resort

    Romance

    Thriller

    Richard Fleischer Richard Fleischer Director Tim Holt Tim Holt as Bill Lusk Vincent Price Vincent Price as Mark Cardigan Dale Van Sickel Dale Van Sickel as Seaman Peter Brocco Peter Brocco as Thompson's First Henchman
    Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man who hired him may be the deported crime boss Nick Ferraro aiming to re-enter to the USA.
    Miss Oyu 1951 POSTER

    Miss Oyu

    1951

    Japanese

    7.4

    2

    death in childbirth

    Drama

    japan

    Romance

    sibling relationship

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Eitaro Eitarô Shindô Eitarô Shindô as Kusaemon Yûji Hori Yûji Hori as Shinnosuke Seribashi Nobuko Otowa Nobuko Otowa as Shizu
    Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to marry because she has to raise her son as the head of her husband's family. Oyu convinces Shinnosuke and Shizu to marry so that she can remain close to Shinnosuke.
    Vengeance Valley 1951 POSTER

    Vengeance Valley

    1951

    English

    5.9

    4

    100%

    24%

    barn

    cattle

    cattle ranch

    Drama

    illegitimate child

    pistol duel

    quick draw

    Western

    Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe Director Norman Leavitt Norman Leavitt as Cowhand Robert J. Wilke Robert J. Wilke as Cowhand John Ireland John Ireland as Hub Fasken Robert Walker Robert Walker as Lee Strobie
    A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. As they get older the resentment festers into hatred, and eventually the real son frames his stepbrother for fathering an illegitimate child that is actually his, seeing it as an opportunity to get his half-brother out of the way so he can have his father's empire all to himself.
    Unknown World 1951 POSTER

    Unknown World

    1951

    English

    4.2

    7

    10%

    10%

    Adventure

    cave

    exploration

    scientific expedition

    Sci-Fi

    subterranean world

    tunnel

    underground lake

    Terry O. Morse Terry O. Morse Director Jim Bannon Jim Bannon as Andy Ostergaard Harold Miller Harold Miller as Carlisle Foundation Board Member Victor Kilian Victor Kilian as Dr. Jeremiah Morley Otto Waldis Otto Waldis as Dr. Max A. Bauer
    With the cyclotram, an atomic-powered rock-boring vehicle, Dr. Jerimiah Morley leads an expedition into a subterranean world.
    Silver City 1951 POSTER

    Silver City

    1951

    English

    5.9

    8

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    lease

    mining engineer

    Romance

    silver

    Western

    Byron Haskin Byron Haskin Director Edgar Buchanan Edgar Buchanan as Dutch Surrency Edmond O'Brien Edmond O'Brien as Larkin Moffatt John Roy John Roy as Miner Barry Fitzgerald Barry Fitzgerald as R.R. Jarboe
    Having masterminded the hold up of his company office, a mining engineer is barred from the industry. He then sets up shop as an assayer, scheming to acquire a rich silver mine lease from its operators.
    Topaze 1951 POSTER

    Topaze

    1951

    French

    7.0

    4

    Comedy

    Marcel Pagnol Marcel Pagnol Director Robert Moor Robert Moor as Le vénérable vieillard Marcel Vallée Marcel Vallée as Oscar Muche Jacques Morel Jacques Morel as Régis Castel-Vernac Hélène Perdrière Hélène Perdrière as Suzy Courtois
    Albert Topaze, sincere schoolteacher addicted to "rote" morality, works at a private school run by supremely money-grubbing M. Muche, whose daughter, also a teacher, makes cynical use of the knowledge that Topaze loves her. Alas, Topaze's naive honesty brings him unjust dismissal...and makes him fair game for the "aunt" of his private pupil, really the mistress of crooked politician Regis, who needs an honest-seeming "front man." Can artful Suzy Courtois keep Topaze on the string? With steadily escalating disillusion comes moral crisis...
    The Frogmen 1951 POSTER

    The Frogmen

    1951

    English

    6.5

    3

    54%

    54%

    Adventure

    Drama

    frogmen

    navy

    War

    Lloyd Bacon Lloyd Bacon Director Robert Adler Robert Adler as Chief Ryan Robert Rockwell Robert Rockwell as Lt. Bill Doyle Robert Wagner Robert Wagner as Lt. (jg) Franklin Robert Patten Robert Patten as Lt. Klinger
    The new commander of a Navy Underwater Demolition Team--nicknamed "Frogmen"--must earn the respect of the men in his unit, who are still grieving over the death of their former commander and resentful of the new one.
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