Sweet Smell of Success
Movie / 1957-07-04 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Elmer Bernstein
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.
The Seventh Sin
Movie / 1957-06-28 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Miklós Rózsa
In post-WWII Hong Kong, unhappily married Carol has an affair with Paul. Her physician husband Walter discovers it and presents her with a choice: travel with him to China (where he will fight a cholera epidemic) or face the scandal of a public divorce. She persuades him to reconsider and he proposes an alternative. If Paul's wife will agree to a divorce and he marries Carol within one week Walter will obtain a quiet divorce. Carol presents Walter's 'deal' to Paul, who regretfully declines, citing respect for his wife.Carol sees as her only choice to accompany Walter to the village, where she meets booze-soaked Tim. He soon introduces her to nuns at the local hospital-convent and Carol begins to re-evaluate her self-absorbed life and character. Working at the convent, Carol learns she is pregnant. She tells Walter she's unsure who is the father and he regrets her honesty. Shortly after, Walter contracts cholera and dies. Carol returns to Hong Kong and an uncertain future.
The Lonely Man
Movie / 1957-06-21 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Nathan van Cleave
Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, Jacob finds no town will have him. They end at Monolith, the ranch of Jacob's former girlfriend Ada, to whom he had no intention of returning. A mustang hunt finds Riley himself attracted to the shapely Ada...and Jacob having trouble with his eyesight. And his visions of a quiet life are doomed by the re-appearance of enemies from his past...
Johnny Tremain
Movie / 1957-06-19 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 2
Composed by George Bruns
When an injury bars him from pursuing his trade, Revolutionary War-era silversmith's apprentice Johnny Tremain finds a new life in the ranks of the Sons of Liberty army, taking part in the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere's legendary ride.
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Movie / 1957-05-30 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Dimitri Tiomkin
Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
L'oceano ci chiama
Movie / 1957-05-16 / Italy / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Documentary
The Vintage
Movie / 1957-05-08 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by David Raksin
A young Italian fugitive and his older protective brother hide among the grape pickers at a vineyard in Provence, France.
Something of Value
Movie / 1957-05-08 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Miklós Rózsa
As Kenya's Mau Mau uprising tears the country apart, former childhood friends Kimani (Sidney Poitier), a native, and Peter (Rock Hudson), a British colonist, find themselves on opposite sides of the struggle in this provocative drama. Though each is devoted to his cause, both wish for a more moderate path -- but their hopes for a peaceful resolution are thwarted by rage, colonial arrogance and escalating violence on both sides.
Men in War
Movie / 1957-05-03 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Elmer Bernstein
In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding concern is caring for his catatonic colonel. Benson and Montana can't stand each other, but together they must get the survivors to Hill 465, where they hope the division is waiting. It's a long, harrowing march, fraught with all the dangers the elusive enemy can summon.
Boy on a Dolphin
Movie / 1957-04-19 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Hugo Friedhofer
Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector, but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder, who would return it to the Greek government.
The Spirit of St. Louis
Movie / 1957-04-01 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Franz Waxman
Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.
Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot
Movie / 1957-03-29 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Bernard Herrmann
Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot tells the story of Virginia's role in American Independence (up to the point of voting to propose independence at the Second Continental Congress), from the point of view of John Fry (played by a young Jack Lord), a fictional Virginia planter elected to the House of Burgesses.
The True Story of Jesse James
Movie / 1957-03-22 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Leigh Harline
Having fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War, Jesse James and his brother Frank dream of a farm life in Missouri. Harassed by Union sympathizers, they assemble a gang of outlaws, robbing trains and becoming folk heroes in the process. Jesse marries his sweetheart, Zee, and maintains an aura of domesticity, but after a group of lawmen launch an attack on his mother's house, Jesse plans one more great raid -- on a Minnesota bank.
Toccata for Toy Trains
Movie / 1957-01-01 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Elmer Bernstein
An interesting look at the world of toy trains, shot from the perspective of the little world itself. Originally created for model train enthusiasts, this short film transcends it's intended audience to delight viewers of all ages and interests!
Giant
Movie / 1956-11-08 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Dimitri Tiomkin
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
Julie
Movie / 1956-10-17 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Leonard Pennario
A terrified stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband.
Between Heaven and Hell
Movie / 1956-10-11 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Hugo Friedhofer
Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, married to the daughter of a colonel. At the beginning of the war he was mobilized with his National Guard unit as a sergeant. Came the day when, revolted by the cowardice of his lieutenant, who had fired at his own men, he hit him. Downgraded, he was sent to a disciplinary battalion. Sam now discovers his new detachment, his new commanding officer, just another cowardly brute, Captain Waco Grimes. While in combat, Sam will gradually become closer to the privates, working-class people he used to despise. He will become another man, a better man.
The Ten Commandments
Movie / 1956-10-05 / United States / Releases: 4 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Elmer Bernstein
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
Playhouse 90
Television / 1956-10-04 / United States / Releases: 0 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.
The Power and the Prize
Movie / 1956-09-26 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Bronislau Kaper
An ambitious executive jeopardizes his career to marry a European refugee.
The Last Wagon
Movie / 1956-09-21 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Lionel Newman
When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives into the hands of Comanche Todd, a white man who has lived with the Comanches most of his life and is wanted for the murder of three men.
Lust for Life
Movie / 1956-09-15 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Miklós Rózsa
An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.
The Bad Seed
Movie / 1956-09-12 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Alex North
Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter's darker side to herself, but when a schoolmate of Rhoda's dies mysteriously, her self-deception unravels.
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Movie / 1956-07-04 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Bronislau Kaper
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Crime in the Streets
Movie / 1956-06-10 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Franz Waxman
A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.