Ten Favorite Fifties Movies

Anastasia

Amazon Price: $13.49 (as of 12/21/2009)

Ingrid Bergman gives one of her memorable, haunting, and haunted performances as an amnesiac chosen by a White Russian general (Yul Brynner) in 1928 to play the part of Anastasia, the long-rumored but missing survivor of the Bolsheviks' murderous attack on the czar's family.

A Star Is Born

Amazon Price: $5.79 (as of 12/20/2009)

"This is Mrs. Norman Maine": Could these be the most heartbreaking words Judy Garland ever uttered?

High Noon (Two-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition)

Amazon Price: $10.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

One of the greatest Westerns ever made gets the deluxe treatment on this superior disc from Republic Home Video's Silver Screen Classics line of special-edition DVDs.
HIGH NOON garnered a total of four Academy Awards(R) including Best Editing, Score and Original Song.

The King and I (50th Anniversary Edition)

Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 12/20/2009)

This visual and musical masterpiece features Yul Brynner's Academy Award(r) winning performance, an unforgettable Rodgers and Hammerstein(r) score,

The Long, Hot Summer

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Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Orson Welles, Anthony Franciosa, Lee Remick and Angela Lansbury co-star in this riveting tale of life in the Deep South. Provocative and compelling, it simmers with sexual tension, bawdy humor and a powerful clash of personalities.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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What could be better than singing by Howard Keel and Jane Powell? The music is great, the colors bright and vivid, the choreography wonderful.

Oklahoma! (50th Anniversary Edition)

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The film Oklahoma! followed the original stage version extremely closely, more so than any other Rodgers and Hammerstein stage-to-film adaptation.

The Complete James Dean Collection (East of Eden / Giant / Rebel Without a Cause Special Edition)

Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

The Complete James Dean Collection includes two-disc special editions of the three major films Dean made during his meteoric career: East of Eden (1955, never before available on DVD), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and Giant (1956). In addition to new transfers, the films collect new and vintage documentaries, commentary tracks, publicity materials, and even the infamous "Drive Safely" commercial spot Dean filmed shortly before his death in an auto accident.

Hans Christian Andersen

Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 12/21/2009)

Of all the Danny Kaye movies, this musical biography of the legendary vagabond storyteller is definitely the most poignant, extending the performer's range far beyond his usual comic shtick.

Teacher's Pet

Amazon Price: $9.98 (as of 12/21/2009)

If you are a Doris Day or Clark Gable fan then you are in for a real treat.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classic Movies

by: Lee Pfeiffer

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Comprehensive information on the best classic films from the silent era up through 1969, cross-referenced several different ways for easy access. Also contains fun, "insider" trivia and facts about the movies, the stars, and factors that influenced the movie or the audience at the time of the movie's release.