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1950s Movies

Sayonara (1957)

October 2, 2020January 7, 2023 - by greatmovies

1951. US law forbids Japanese nationals from emigrating into the country, including the wives of military personnel posted in the Far East. As such, the US military has made it as difficult as possible for Far East posted servicemen to marry Japanese. Regardless, US Air Force Airman Joe Kelly, posted in Korea, intends to marry his Japanese girlfriend, Katsumi.

1950s Movies

Ben-Hur (1959)

August 21, 2020January 15, 2023 - by greatmovies

Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) is a wealthy merchant living in Judea at the time of Christ. Under the influence of the oppressive Roman Empire, the land seethes with talk of revolt, and Caesar has sent more soldiers to quell the potential uprising. The new Tribune Messala (Stephen Boyd) once lived in Judea as a boy, and longs to rekindle his old friendship with Judah.

1950s Movies

The Ten Commandments (1956)

July 3, 2020February 7, 2023 - by greatmovies

The Ten Commandments movie storyline. To escape the edict of Egypt’s Pharaoh Rameses I (Ian Keith), condemning all newborn Hebrew males, the infant Moses (Fraser C. Heston) is set adrift on the Nile in a reed basket. Saved by the pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah (Nina Foch), he is adopted by her and brought up in the court of her brother, Pharaoh Sethi (Sir Cedric Hardwicke).

1970s Movies

The Turning Point (1977)

May 19, 2020July 11, 2023 - by greatmovies

The Turning Point storyline. Former dance colleagues Deedee and Emma are reunited when Emma’s New York ballet company stops in Oklahoma City for a performance.