Subgenre Sampler
Famous Five, The: Five on a Treasure Island (1957)- Dir. Gerald Landau
Feat. Rel Grainer, Richard Palmer, Gillian Harrison… - Ginger beer and picnics are put on hold as the five set out in search of hidden treasure, and in pursuit the requisite dastardly villains.…
Old Yeller (1957)
- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Tommy Kirk… - Many Mums and Dads (and Grand–folk) will remember queuing up for this Disney classic about a boy's love for his dog in 1850s Texas.
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)- Dir. Norman Foster
Feat. Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York… - Fess Parker returns as the frontier folk–hero, here battling his way down the Mississippi enroute to New Orleans. plenty of excitement to be…
Great Locomotive Chase, The (1956)- Feat. Fess Parker, Jeffrey Hunter, Jeff York
- An adventure story based on a true American Civil War mission behind Confederate lines to steal a Union train and destroy some strategically…
Red Balloon, The (Ballon Rouge, Le) (1956)
- Dir. Albert Lamorisse
- Classic French short that still manages to captivate audiences with its simple premise of a young Parisian boy who discovers a red balloon with a…
Smiley (1956)- Dir. Anthony Kimmins
Feat. Ralph Richardson, John McCallum, Chips Rafferty… - An iconic, simple depiction of smalltown life in rural 1950s Australia, loosely revolving around the life of a young boy, whose father is a nomadic…
It's A Dog's Life (1955)- Dir. Herman Hoffman
Feat. Jeff Richards, Jarma Lewis, Edmund Gwenn… - Drama narrated by a bull terrier called Wildfire, and following his adventures in turn–of–the–century New York.
Lady and the Tramp (1955)- Dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
- This superlative animated Disney feature tells the evergreen story of a pampered cocker spaniel and her faithful friend Tramp, a jaunty,…
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas… - Kirk Douglas and Peter Lorre are shipwreck survivors aboard the Nautilus under the strange command of Captain Nemo (James Mason). From Jules Verne's…
Animal Farm (1954)- Dir. John Halas
- Animated adaptation of George Orwell's dark political satire keeps faith with the book, except for the optimistic ending.
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