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Movies of the 1950s

Movies of the 1950s. Changes in Film . Theater attendance dropping Total # of films being made going down Quality and budget for films going up Films saw an increase in morally daring content Could not show this on TV, had to make themselves different . James Dean.

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Movies of the 1950s

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  1. Movies of the 1950s

  2. Changes in Film • Theater attendance dropping • Total # of films being made going down • Quality and budget for films going up • Films saw an increase in morally daring content • Could not show this on TV, had to make themselves different

  3. James Dean • Cultural icon of teenage disillusionment • Most famous for Rebel Without a Cause • Died in a car accident • Made him a cult hero to teens the world over

  4. Marilyn Monroe • Object of mid-century wish fulfillment for men, envy for women • Core of her appeal was her looks; not a remarkable actress • Committed suicide • Would never grow old, never lose her luster

  5. John Wayne • Real name: Marion Mitchell Morrison • Stared in numerous western films • Characters initially seemed to be good guys, but that was not always the case

  6. Walt Disney • Cinderella (1950) • Alice in Wonderland (1951) • Peter Pan (1953) • Lady and the Tramp (1955) • Sleeping Beauty (1959)

  7. Alfred Hitchcock • 1950: Stage Fright • 1951: Strangers on a Train • 1953: I Confress • 1954: Dial M for Murder, Read Window • 1955: To Catch a Thief, The Trouble with Harry • 196: The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Wrong Man • 1958: Vertigo • 1959: North by Northwest

  8. North by Northwest • September 1959 • Roger Thornhill is mistaken by spies to be George Kaplan, government agent • Chased across the country trying to survive

  9. Invasion of the Body Snatchers • February 1956 • Dr. Miles Bennell returns to his small town practice • Many patients claiming their relatives are imposters • Aliens are making duplicates of the humans

  10. Some Like it Hot • March 1959 • 2 Chicago men witness St. Valentine’s Day Massacre • Escape to Florida with an all-girl band • Try to keep their male identities a secret

  11. Ben-Hur • November 1959 • Ben-Hur is a rich Jewish prince & merchant • Sent to prison for an accident • Swears he will return and get his revenge

  12. The Searchers • March 1956 • Civil War veteran returns home to find his niece missing • Goes on an adventure to rescue her from her indian kidnappers

  13. 12 Angry Men • April, 1957 • Jury trying to decide if young Spanish-American man guilty of killing his father • Supposed to be open-shut case • Turns into exploration of juror’s prejudices

  14. Bridge on the River Kwai • December 1957 • WWII setting • British PoWs have to construct a bridge to help enemy • Want to sabotage construction • Secret plans to destroy bridge

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