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The Fraeon Archive · The 1950s
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1954

Widescreen spectacle at the movies, quiet revolutions in Japan and Europe, and television arriving to change everything.

The films everyone saw

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Seven Samurai

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

4.3

Seven Samurai

1954

Rear Window

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

4.2

Rear Window

1954

Ulysses

A retelling of Homer's The Odyssey, focusing on Ulysses's ten-year journey home to Ithaca following the Trojan War, where he faces various mythical challenges while his wife Penelope fends off suitors.

3.3

Ulysses

1954

White Christmas

Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.

3.6

White Christmas

1954

Godzilla

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.

3.8

Godzilla

1954

The Million Pound Note

An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.

3.5

The Million Pound Note

1954

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.

3.6

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954

On the Waterfront

A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.

3.9

On the Waterfront

1954

Sabrina

After two years in Paris, chauffeur's daughter Sabrina returns home elegantly transformed and immediately catches the attention of David, the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos and wins Sabrina, who has always been in love with him, however their romance is threatened by David's serious older brother Linus, who runs the family business and is relying on David to marry an heiress in order for a crucial merger to take place.

3.8

Sabrina

1954

Dial M for Murder

When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.

4.0

Dial M for Murder

1954

Animal Farm

Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.

3.6

Animal Farm

1954

Them!

As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.

3.4

Them!

1954

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.

3.6

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

Creature from the Black Lagoon

When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.

3.4

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954

Sansho the Bailiff

In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal servitude under the cruel bailiff Sansho.

4.0

Sansho the Bailiff

1954

La Strada

When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.

4.0

La Strada

1954

River of No Return

An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.

3.4

River of No Return

1954

The Count of Monte Cristo

Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

3.4

The Count of Monte Cristo

1954

What the critics kept

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Johnny Guitar

On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.

3.7

Johnny Guitar

1954

Journey to Italy

Married for eight years with no children, Brits Katherine and Alex Joyce are driving to Italy, their ultimate destination just outside of Naples to sell the villa they have just inherited from his uncle, the villa where they will be staying during their time there. On the drive, they come to the realization that this trip marks the first time that they have truly been alone together, and as such don't really know one another in the true sense.

3.7

Journey to Italy

1954

The Caine Mutiny

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.

3.6

The Caine Mutiny

1954

A Star Is Born

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

3.6

A Star Is Born

1954

Hidden gems of 1954loved by the few who found them

Poverty and Nobility

Eugene, a young nobleman, asks two penniless idlers to impersonate his noble relatives to help him marry Gemma, the daughter of an enriched cook.

4.0

Poverty and Nobility

1954

Chikamatsu Monogatari

When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves truly falling for one another.

3.9

Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954

Twenty-Four Eyes

From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.

3.8

Twenty-Four Eyes

1954

Hobson's Choice

A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.

3.7

Hobson's Choice

1954

Sound of the Mountain

An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.

3.7

Sound of the Mountain

1954

The Gold of Naples

A tribute to Naples, this film presents six episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster, a pizza seller losing her husband’s ring, a child's funeral, a gambler beaten by a kid, a prostitute's unusual wedding, and a "wisdom seller" offering advice.

3.7

The Gold of Naples

1954

Senso

A troubled and neurotic Italian Countess betrays her entire country for a self-destructive love affair with an Austrian Lieutenant.

3.6

Senso

1954

Frisky

The relationships between a veteran marshal, his bride-to-be, a rookie and his fiancée are severely tested when the young carabiniere is temporarily sent to a distant town.

3.6

Frisky

1954

An Inspector Calls

An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?

3.6

An Inspector Calls

1954

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.

3.6

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

1954

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

3.6

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954

An American in Rome

Nando Moriconi is a young Italian living in Rome obsessed with all-things American.

3.6

An American in Rome

1954

It Should Happen to You

Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city.

3.5

It Should Happen to You

1954

On the small screen

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Lassie

Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy family adventures in the American countryside, teaching each other about love, nature and commitment.

3.1

Lassie

1954

On the page

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The Fellowship of the Ring

Elves · Dwarves

The Fellowship of the Ring

J.R.R. Tolkien

1954

The Two Towers

Ents · Orcs

The Two Towers

J.R.R. Tolkien

1954

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings · Fiction

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

1954

Lord of the Flies

fiction · relationships

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

1954

The Horse and His Boy

Fantasy · Children's fiction

The Horse and His Boy

C. S. Lewis

1954

Live and let die

British · Fiction

Live and let die

Ian Fleming

1954

Bonjour tristesse

French fiction · Translations into Russian

Bonjour tristesse

Françoise Sagan

1954

Destination Unknown

English Detective and mystery stories · Mystery

Destination Unknown

Agatha Christie

1954

Les Mandarins

Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author) · France, fiction

Les Mandarins

Simone de Beauvoir

1954

Sweet Thursday

American literature · American fiction

Sweet Thursday

John Steinbeck

1954

Histoire d'O

French fiction · Fiction, erotica, general

Histoire d'O

Dominique Aury

1954

La hojarasca

Spanish language books · Politics and government

La hojarasca

Gabriel García Márquez

1954

I am Legend

Fiction, horror · Fiction, science fiction, general

I am Legend

Richard Matheson

1954

The group

Fiction · Women college graduates

The group

Mary McCarthy

1954

The Naked Sun

Fiction · Science fiction

The Naked Sun

Isaac Asimov

1954

Mary Anne

Fiction · Women

Mary Anne

Daphne du Maurier

1954

A Primer of Freudian Psychology

Psychoanalysis · Textbooks

A Primer of Freudian Psychology

Calvin S. Hall

1954

Special Senate investigation on charges and countercharges involving

Army-McCarthy Controversy, 1954 · Controverse entre McCarthy et l'Armée, 1954

Special Senate investigation on charges and countercharges involving

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations.

1954

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