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The Admiral Was a Lady (1950) starring Wanda Hendrix, Edmond O'Brien, Rudy Vallee

The Admiral Was a Lady

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In The Admiral Was a Lady, a post-World War II comedy, Wanda Hendrix (Prince of Foxes) stars as Jean Madison, a former WAVE (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) ensign taken under the wings of a rowdy group of former airmen, who affectionately dub her the “Admiral.” Handily directed by veteran filmmaker Albert S. Rogell (Li’l Abner), the film is bolstered by the crackling chemistry between Hendrix and her co-star, Oscar winner Edmond O’Brien (The Barefoot Contessa).

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Mister 880 (1950) starring Burt Lancaster, Dorothy McGuire, Edmund Gwenn

Mister 880

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Based on a Secret Service file, Mister 880 tells the tale of a sweet old counterfeiter who stymies the U.S. Secret Service for over a decade by passing counterfeit single dollar bills with “Washington” misspelled.

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Born to Be Bad (1950) starring Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Zachary Scott, Joan Leslie

Born to Be Bad

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Born to Be Bad (1950) starring Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Zachary Scott, Joan Leslie

Synopsis of Born to Be Bad

In Born to Be Bad, a manipulative gold digger sets her sights on a wealthy man. A man who’s already engaged. She ignores the advances of a rugged writer who loves her despite her flaws.

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All About Eve (1950) starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Gary Merrill

All About Eve

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All About Eve (1950) starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Gary Merrill

All About Eve: Fasten your seat belts for a bumpy ride. This is the story of an aging actress, undone by a young, ambitious fan. Sophisticated performances by Davis, Sanders and Baxter shine in this scathing look at the world of the theater.

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Summer Stock, starring Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Phil Silvers

Summer Stock

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Summer Stock (1950), starring Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Phil Silvers

Summer Stock is an enjoyable musical with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. It’s the story of two mismatched romances, a family farm facing foreclosure, and an acting troupe that shows up unannounced …

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Annie Get Your Gun, starring Betty Hutton, Howard Keel

Annie Get Your Gun

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Annie Get Your Gun, starring Betty Hutton, Howard Keel

Synopsis of Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun stars Betty Hutton as backwoods sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Plucked out of obscurity by Buffalo Bill (Louis Calhern), the rough-edged Annie is groomed for a leading role in Bill’s world famous Wild West show. However, Annie has a rival in the form of rifleman Frank Butler (Howard Keel), a man she soon falls in love with.

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The Fuller Brush Girl cover - Lucille Ball knocks on the door, Eddie Albert answers

The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)

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The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) starring Lucille Ball, Eddie Albert

Synopsis of The Fuller Brush Girl

 Sally Elliot (played by Lucille Ball) has been engaged to her co-worker Humphrey Briggs (Eddie Albert) for three years; even though they have enough money saved up for a down payment on their dream house, but they don’t make enough for the monthly payments. Until Humphrey is promoted by his crooked supervisor, Mr. Simpson, who plans to make Humphrey the fall guy for a crooked scheme.  

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Lyrics to The Loveliest Night of the Year

The Loveliest Night of the Year song lyrics

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Lyrics to The Loveliest Night of the Year, performed by Desi Arnaz on the I Love Lucy episode Ricky’s Life Story

words by Paul Francis Webster, music by Irving Aaronson, 1950, Adapted from Rosa’s waltz: Sobre los olas (“Over the Waves”)

When you are in love
It’s the loveliest night of the year
Stars twinkle above
And you almost can touch them from here

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Frosty the Snowman song lyrics

Frosty the Snowman lyrics

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Frosty the Snowman song lyrics

Frosty the Snowman is a popular Christmas song written by Walter “Jack” Rollins and Steve Nelson, first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. It was later recorded by Jimmy Durante. It was written after the success of Autry’s recording of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer the previous year. Like Rudolph, Frosty was subsequently adapted to other media including a popular television special by Rankin/Bass Productions, Frosty the Snowman.

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