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Lone Ranger, TheLone Ranger, The (1956)
Dir. Stuart Heisler
Feat. Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Lyle Bettger
Modest but proficient movie spinoff from the popular 1950s TV series, with the masked one (Moore) and Tonto (Silverheels) taking on a rancher who is…
Plucking the DaisyPlucking the Daisy (Mademoiselle Striptease) (1956)
Dir. Roger Vadim
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Roger Vadim
One of the Brigitte Bardot/Roger Vadim light comedies that relies on Bardot's charms rather more than the simple story of a smalltown woman who is…
Violent Years, The (1956)
Dir. William J Morgan
Feat. Mamie Van Doren
Scripted by Ed Wood Jnr (PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE) this tawdry 50s juvenile–delinquent pic features Mamie Van Doren leading a gang of…
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
Dir. Charles Lamont
Feat. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
An interesting 'Abbott and Costello' where the duo, circa 1914, take refuge from crooks by hiding in the Mack Sennett studios and end up…
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Dir. Charles Lamont
Feat. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor
One of the better films in the 'Abbott and Costello' series, sees the bumbling duo wrapped up in the intrigue surrounding the excavation of The…
Big Combo, TheBig Combo, The (1955)
Dir. Joseph H. Lewis
Feat. Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy
Late period film noir borders on parody, with light and dialogue straight out of some parallel universe. Untouchables–style story has some…
Bolshoi Ballet - Romeo and Juliet (1955)
The Bolshoi Ballet presents Sergei Prokofiev's interpretation of Shakespeare's play. Features the daning talents of Galina Ulanova. Narrated in…
Bride of the MonsterBride of the Monster (1955)
Dir. Ed Wood Jnr.
Feat. Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson
Mad scientist Bela Lugosi and hulking monster Tor Johnson abduct passers–by in a scheme to create a super–race. Super–bad acting,…
Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Joan Collins
Glossy account of a truelife scandal in early 20th century NYC.
Gunsmoke (TV Series)Gunsmoke (TV Series) (1955)
Feat. James Arness
James Arness plays Marshal Matt Dillon protecting Dodge City from roaming gunslingers in this seminal TV show – the Grandaddy of TV…

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