Movies from 1956

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

103 mins     Mystery, Thriller      

Everyone who watches "23 Paces to Baker Street" says the same thing, it is very Hitchcock like. From the styling through to the storyline director Henry Hathaway has crafted a movie which feels and looks like a Hitchcock movi...

7th Cavalry (1956)

75 mins     Western      

I want to tell you that the "7th Cavalry" is a good movie, something different to your normal 50s western but I can't despite the fact it has the potential to be very different. What I mean is that the first part of "7th Cava...

A Town Like Alice (1956)

117 mins     Drama, Romance, War      

Having recently watched "A Town Like Alice" for the first time I couldn't help but be reminded of the popular TV series "Tenko", they are not the same but there are similarities and both are compelling viewing. But the thing ...

Anastasia (1956)

105 mins     Drama      

Ingrid Bergman had taken some time out of Hollywood before making "Anastasia", she was still making movies but not in Hollywood. Some say her exile was due to an affair some suggest at other reasons, for what ever the reason ...

Anything Goes (1956)

106 mins     Musical      

Watching "Anything Goes" I wondered how this musical would have turned out if it had featured Danny Kaye instead of Donald O'Connor as O'Connor delivers the same sort of humorous side-kick performance which Kaye had delivered...

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

182 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Family      

Oh to be a child again when the illusion of cinema could mesmerise you for hours upon hours. That is how I sadly feel when watching "Around the World in Eighty Days" a movie which impresses in many ways but also disappoints d...

Assignment Redhead (1956)

79 mins     Crime, Drama      

"Assignment Redhead" is quite frankly extremely hard work with a static look and a wordy script which drags from the word go and continually struggles to grab the audience's attention. Occasionally for brief moments it manage...

Attack (1956)

107 mins     Action , Drama, War      

One of the problems with watching and reviewing lots of movies is that you can end up watching one movie which merges in to the next. This is particularly the case when it comes to watching old war movies from the 1950s as so...

Away All Boats (1956)

114 mins     Drama, War      

It has to be said that "Away All Boats" is a terrific looking movie especially when you think that so many war movies in the 50s, especially those which were Navy war movies were shot in black and white. It is not just the co...

The Baby and the Battleship (1956)

96 mins     Comedy      

Whilst anyone who really loves movies will know the names John Mills and Richard Attenborough I wouldn't be surprised if few of those would have heard of the movie "The Baby and the Battleship". I say that because whilst it's...

Backlash (1956)

84 mins     Western      

The clue to "Backlash" is there right at the start of the movie, a piece of music which doesn't fit in with the western genre but much more at home in the world of thrillers. And that is that "Backlash" is, it's a thriller se...

The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

119 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama, War      

This is hard for me to say it but "The Battle of the River Plate" did very little for me as it struggled to draw me in to the unfolding drama based on a real wartime event. The annoying thing is that it is a nicely shot movie...

Battle Stations (1956)

81 mins     Drama, War      

I'm sure I've seen it but I don't seem to have reviewed it, the synopsis sounds familiar as do the cast but still I can't find evidence of having watched or reviewed it. This was the situation I found myself in when I came ac...

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)

80 mins     Crime, Drama      

I can sum up "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" as a movie with an interesting idea but a lot of flaws. That interesting idea is collusion between a Newspaper owner and a writer to prove that an innocent man can be wrongly accused o...

Bhowani Junction (1956)

110 mins     Drama      

I know I have mentioned this before but I will say it again as history lessons at school bored me senseless and I am pretty sure that Britain's departure from India back in the 1940s was not even covered. Now that makes watch...

The Big Money (1956)

86 mins     Comedy      

Movie Review - The Big Money (1956) Ian Carmichael stars as Willie, a petty criminal who dreams of being rich so that he can date Gloria (Belinda Lee). Trouble is that after stealing a case full of counterfeit money he finds ...

Bigger Than Life (1956)

95 mins     Drama      

Director Nicholas Ray's 1956 drama "Bigger Than Life" is a movie which was ahead of its time, not in the sense that it told some futuristic storyline but it told a storyline which people at the time weren't ready for. In simp...

The Black Tent (1956)

93 mins     Drama, War      

Sitting here staring at a computer screen I am trying to work out what I have to say about "The Black Tent" and I am lost for words. The reason is not because I have just watched something utterly terrible or something undeni...

Bundle of Joy (1956)

98 mins     Comedy, Musical      

Bundle of Joy (1956) Eddie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds star in this 1950s musical remake of "Bachelor Mother"...

The Burning Hills (1956)

94 mins     Romance, Western      

Technically there isn't a lot wrong with "The Burning Hills" with a reasonable story of western revenge and western romance. At times the acting may be a little over the top but it is reasonably well cast and there is a decen...