Il Grido (1957)
Il Grido storyline. After a seven-year relationship with refinery mechanic Aldo, Irma learns that her husband died in Australia. Aldo thinks that this might be a chance to “legitimize” their affair.
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The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter movie storyline. In West Virginia in the Great Depression, Reverend Harry Powell is a misogynistic serial killer and self-proclaimed preacher traveling along the Ohio River.
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The Gunfighter (1950)
A reformed Gunfighter Jimmy Ringo (Gregory Peck) is on his way to a sleepy town in the hope of a reunion with his estranged sweetheart (Helen Westcott) and their young son (B.G. Morgan) who he has never seen. On arrival, a chance meeting with some old friends including the town’s Marshal (Millard Mitchell) gives the repentant Jimmy some respite.
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Awaara (1951)
Awaara movie storyline. Raju lives as a derelict as a result of being estranged from his bitter father, a district judge, who threw Raju’s mother out of the house years ago. Raju shacks up with a Dacoit (pickpocket bandit) as his surrogate father only to realize that the man is actually responsible for the original misunderstanding between his parents.
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The Country Girl (1954)
The Country Girl movie storyline. Broadway director Bernie Dodd (William Holden) is in desperate need of a male lead for his new play and pushes to hire Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby), an aging one time star with just the experience and skills required. The downside is that he has a reputation for being an unreliable drunk. Elgin has the talent for the job, but seems to be entirely dependent on his wife Georgie (Grace Kelly) to make all of his decisions for him.
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White Christmas (1954)
White Christmas movie storyline. After World War II, song and dance men Bob Wallace and Phil Davis form a successful partnership, eventually becoming top Broadway producers. Bob agrees to take in a nightclub act by the Haynes sisters, Betty and Judy, as a favor, so he thinks, for their brother who served with Bob and Phil in the war.
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A Summer Place (1959)
A Summer Place movie storyline. The Hunter family has long owned a mansion on Pine Island, a summer resort located off the Maine coast. Bart Hunter’s now deceased father was able to open the mansion for free when Bart was younger, but current owner Bart, a drunkard and weak man, must now live there year round for financial survival with his wife Sylvia and their late teen-aged son Johnny, the family which is barely able to eke out a living with the mansion now as a year-round inn which is in an extreme state of disrepair.
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Gun Crazy (1950)
Gun Crazy movie storyline. From the time he was old enough to hold a gun, Bart Tare was fascinated with firearms, and was put into a reform school for stealing one. He becomes an expert marksman, but after killing a chicken because it was a running target he becomes remorseful and vows to never again kill a living thing.
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The Goddess (1958)
The Goddess movie storyline. Emily Ann Faulkner grew up unloved by her self-absorbed party-loving mother, who openly stated that they would have given up Emily Ann if given the chance.
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Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Elevator to the Gallows movie storyline. A businessman (Julien Tavernier, played by Maurice Ronet), in love with his boss’s wife (Florence Carala, played by Jeanne Moreau), plans a murder to look like suicide. This involves using a grappling hook and rope to enable him to climb up a floor without using the elevator. So far, so good.
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