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Nightmare

Nightmare (1956) starring Edward G. Robinson, Kevin McCarthy
Nightmare (1956) starring Edward G. Robinson, Kevin McCarthy A jazz musician has a recurring Nightmare about killing a stranger in an odd mirrored room. And suspects that it was all too real …
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The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was (1956), starring Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame, Robert Flemyng The Man Who Never Was is a World War II thriller. In order to mislead the Nazis about an invasion, the British take an anonymous corpse, “make” him a fake officer, plant fake orders on him,...
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Bus Stop

Bus Stop (1956) starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray Bus Stop is a comic drama is about a rancher who falls for a nightclub singer while stranded at a bus stop in a blizzard. Based on the Broadway hit by William Inge.
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Our Miss Brooks [movie]

Our Miss Brooks (1956) starring Eve Arden, Robert Rockwell, Gale Gordon, Richard Crenna Our Miss Brooks encapsulates the first three seasons of the classic TV series. Snarky English teacher Eve Arden starts work at a new high school, pursues true love, and deals with her cantankerous principal.
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The Indestructible Man

The Indestructible Man (1956) starring Lon Chaney Jr., Casey Adams, Marian Carr What would happen if a prisoner on death row, with a chip on his shoulder, was accidentally revived? And accidentally made indestructible as well? It’s The Indestructible Man, and the answer is a roaring rampage of...
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Invitation to the Dance [Gene Kelly]

Invitation to the Dance (1956) starring Gene Kelly Synopsis of Invitation to the Dance Invitation to the Dance is an anthology of three stories in dance. Gene Kelly wrote, directed, choreographed, and stars. The first story deals with a mime-like Pagliacci comic drama. The second is about a...
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Back from Eternity

Back from Eternity (1956) starring Robert Ryan, Rod Steiger, Jesse White, Anita Ekberg, Phyllis Kirk, Keith Andes, Gene Barry, Fred Clark, Beulah Bondi Back from Eternity is a remake of 1939’s Five Came Back, both directed by John Farrow. It’s the story of the crew and passengers of...
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Forever Darling

Forever Darling (1956) starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James Mason Forever, Darling a very sweet movie, and very funny as well.  I enjoyed it, and hope that you do as well.Frankly, Forever Darling is one of my favorite Lucille Ball movies.  The basic premise is that biologist Lorenzo Xavier Vega (played by Desi Arnaz)...
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Hollywood or Bust [Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin]

Hollywood or Bust (1956), starring Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Pat Crowley, Anita Ekberg Synopsis of Hollywood or Bust In Hollywood or Bust, Malcolm Smith is a star-struck movie fan. With his “lucky feeling” he wins a new convertible in a theater raffle.  But his ownership is challenged by compulsive gambler Steve Wiley,...
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Pardners

Pardners (1956) starring Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin Synopsis of Pardners In Pardners, Rich momma’s boy Wade Kingsley Jr. an Eastern dude, tries to follow in his murdered father’s footsteps.  He returns to the West to partner up with Slim Moseley Jr.,the son of his father’s former partner. Wade overcomes...
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