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Tall Story (1960)
Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Jane Fonda, Anthony Perkins
A young Jane Fonda makes her screen debut in this candy–coated comedy as a bubbly co–ed with romantic yearnings for basketballer Anthony…
Thirteen GhostsThirteen Ghosts (1960)
Dir. William Castle
Feat. Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow
A nuclear family inherit a house haunted by a dozen ghosts of various colourful guises and some hidden stash. Trademark William Castle…
When Comedy Was KingWhen Comedy Was King (1960) Recommended
Dir. Various
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel
Second anthology of priceless silent comedy from complier Robert Youngson features excerpts from the likes of Chaplin, Keaton, Laurel & Hardy,…
World of Suzie Wong, TheWorld of Suzie Wong, The (1960)
Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. William Holden, Nancy Kwan
Aspiring artist William Holden courts the Chinese prostitute of the title (Nancy Kwan) in 1950s Hong Kong. Lukewarm dramatically, but with some…
4D Man4D Man (1959) Recommended
Dir. Irvin S. Yeaworth
Feat. Robert Lansing
Sullen scientist Robert Lansing becomes greedy and homicidal after being charged with the ability to pass through solid matter. A certain…
Al CaponeAl Capone (1959)
Dir. Richard Wilson
Feat. Rod Steiger, Fay Spain, James Gregory
Rod Steiger is a belligerent Scarface in this throwback to the 30s gangster films.
Angry Red Planet (1959)
Dir. Ib Melchior
Feat. Gerald Mohr, Norah Hayden
An expedition to Mars runs into all sorts of alien terrors in this extraterrestrial romp. 'Cinemagic' (which turns everything pink) is just one of…
Atomic SubmarineAtomic Submarine (1959)
Dir. Spencer Gordon Bennet
Feat. Arthur Franz, Dick Foran
Entertaining sci–fi thriller with a decent script and a believable cast, even if the small budget is plainly obvious.
Beat Generation, TheBeat Generation, The (1959)
Dir. Charles Haas
Feat. Steve Cochran, Jackie Coogan, Louis Armstrong
Steve Cochran and Jackie Coogan are the fuzz who drop in to the beatnik world of cool jazz, dope and Kerouac on the trail of a sexual assaulter.…
Bucket of Blood, ABucket of Blood, A (1959) Aro Favourite
Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Dick Miller, Ed Nelson
This has the twin distinction of being both a hilarious send–up of 'beat' culture and a ripping black comedy. Dick Miller is Walter Paisley, a…

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