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Banned during the Hays Office Code for the obscene nature in these films, [1] despite them only shown in private parties. All Charlie Chaplin films: 1914-1952 1940s-1956 Memphis, Tennessee's longtime board chief Lloyd T. Binford had a strong history of banning every single Charlie Chaplin movie due to his objection to the popular actor's ...
Miss Sadie Thompson is a 1953 3-D American musical romantic drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Rita Hayworth, José Ferrer, and Aldo Ray. The film was released by Columbia Pictures. The film is based on W. Somerset Maugham's 1921 short story "Miss Thompson" (later retitled "Rain").
The movie was banned on request of Łodzian funeral entrepreneurs due to depiction of the "skin hunters" scandal, focusing on Łodzian medics killing patients with pancuronium to get paid by Łodzian funeral agencies. Another supposed reason for the movie's banning was depiction of Poland in a bad light.
The Wild One is a 1953 American crime film directed by László Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer.The picture is most noted for the character of Johnny Strabler, portrayed by Marlon Brando, whose persona became a cultural icon of the 1950s.
Salt of the Earth is a 1954 American film drama written by Michael Wilson, directed by Herbert J. Biberman, and produced by Paul Jarrico.Because all three men were blacklisted by the Hollywood establishment due to their alleged involvement in communist politics, [1] Salt of the Earth was one of the first fully independent films made outside of the Hollywood studio system.
Not all movies need to serve up profound insights into the human … With “Bubble & Squeak,” writer-director Evan Twohy sets out to answer that question — and little else of relevance to ...
Robot Monster (or Monster from Mars) [1] is a 1953 independently made [2] American black-and-white 3D science fiction horror film, remembered in later decades as one of the worst movies ever made. [3] It was produced and directed by Phil Tucker, written by Wyott Ordung, and stars George Nader, Claudia Barrett, and George Barrows.
The Hitch-Hiker is a 1953 American independent [2] film noir thriller co-written and directed by Ida Lupino, and starring Edmond O'Brien, William Talman and Frank Lovejoy. Based on the 1950 killing spree of Billy Cook , the film follows two friends who are taken hostage by a murderous hitchhiker during an automobile trip to Mexico .