Until They Sail
Movie / 1957-10-08 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by David Raksin
Four sisters in New Zealand fall for soldiers en route to the Pacific theater in WWII.
Search for Paradise
Movie / 1957-09-24 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Dimitri Tiomkin
Lowell Thomas travels across Europe and the Middle East on his way to attend the coronation of King Mahendra in Nepal.
Wagon Train
Television / 1957-09-18 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Jack Marshall
The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series. The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond, and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic The Big Trail starring John Wayne and featuring Bond in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role. Horton's buckskin outfit as the scout in the first season of the television series resembles Wayne's, who also played the wagon train's scout in the earlier film.
Black Patch
Movie / 1957-09-15 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith
A New Mexico Town Marshal, Clay Morgan, known as 'Black Patch' since he had lost an eye in the Civil War, takes his job seriously, especially after an old friend, Hank Danner, arrives in ...
Tip on a Dead Jockey
Movie / 1957-09-06 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Miklós Rózsa
Broke and about to divorce his wife, a pilot joins a smuggling scheme in postwar Madrid.
Night Passage
Movie / 1957-07-24 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Dimitri Tiomkin
Grant MacLaine, a former railroad troubleshooter, lost his job after letting his outlaw, the Utica Kid, escape. After spending five years wandering the west and earning his living playing the accordion, he is given a second chance by his former boss.
A Hatful of Rain
Movie / 1957-07-17 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Bernard Herrmann
A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.
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.
The Vampire
Movie / 1957-06-14 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Gerald Fried
A small town doctor mistakenly ingests an experimental drug made from the blood of vampire bats which transforms the kindly medic into a bloodthirsty monster.
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!
Anastasia
Movie / 1956-12-13 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Alfred Newman
Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her, he comes to believe that she is really Anastasia. In the end, the Empress must decide her claim.
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.